re: second row captain's chairs or bench seats

On a vehicle that large I'd actually go with the bench, as the middle seat is wide enough to be functional. I guess the caveat is if you know you will never need that extra seat, you can go with the captains chairs because they are roomy and they make the cabin a bit more spacious.

I'm looking at getting a Durango or Acadia, and the middle bench seat can't fit 3 comfortably, so I'm going with captains chairs.