After 15 years without ever finishing a story, I suddenly got struck with inspiration again and have started yet another story. And much like Okinawa, this one started a single chapter throw-away that has gotten away from me. No idea at this point how far "Country Boy, City Girl" will go, I guess everybody is just going to have to go along for the ride.
And for the commenter that sent me a message commenting on the back seat of a Scout II, I deleted it by accident. But yes, there were several different back areas for a Scout II. In particular, the Scout in the story is based off of one a friend had. By placing the spare tire in a rear gate mount instead of inside he had a back seat that would lay flat (not sure if this was stock or an aftermarket seat). This is how we drove it with our skis in the back, and he told me that his GF and he could get cozy in the back, so long as he had extra pillows to fill in the foot well, and he had to lay diagonally because he was a bit to tall to fit back there otherwise.
And in checking my memory, I found several pictures of the rear of Scout IIs. Some had a seat that the back stretched to the side over the tire well, which obviously would be unable to fit back. But I found others that had a more traditional bench seat that also had pictures of them laid down. And at least one with 2 jump seats on either side in the far back compartment.
So yes, in many you can lay back the rear seat and get comfortable.