death of regular cab pickups

[deezler]

Stumbled across this a while ago:

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This chart is so funny, because it is completely selective and makes it look like the bed has been shrinking dramatically. But you could get an f150 with the exact same ~6.5' long bed in at least the final 4 out of 5 generations shown. The % went down on average because people use their pickups more for family duties, and want comfort and crash safety. Seems pretty logical to me.

So let's see, my new (to me) 2019 CC with a 6.5' bed is 20.2' long overall, so that's just 32% of the length. Even worse, yikes!

 

[OzarkChris]

I hate not boing able to close the tailgate when hauling a quad, dirt bike or even being able to have a tool box and still have bed room for a rake ... it is true that a quad cab with a 8'' box is a limousine and very challenging to drive in town ... With my ram crew cab and 6' box I rarely have problem in the city... obviously you have to park at the end of parking lots but that's with any 1/2 tonne or bigger.

Come down here, most parking lots are made for a dually so you don't have to park at the end of the lot.

 

[Rockbadchild]

Come down here, most parking lots are made for a dually so you don't have to park at the end of the lot.

nice ... ours are made for a smart car...

 

[bgr]

My local Chevy dealer told me that I could not special order a regular cab truck because they are only produced for a month or so at the start of the year's model run. Every dealer who wants work trucks to sell must order them at the beginning of the year as no more are made for the rest of the production year. I had to tell the dealer to save me a regular cab from his next year's order.
Extended cab and crew cab trucks are where the money is for the manufacturers.

 

[Bob64]

Just did a quick look at one of the major north east Ford dealers in Portsmouth, NH and they have a bunch of regular cabs either in stock or coming. My 2005 F150 reg. cab with 8 ft. box was great until the frame rusted out from under it. Had it welded three times and finally traded it in toward a used 2012 Chevy WT (Work Truck) reg cab with short bed. The Chevy I am lucky if I can put my hand in back of the seat to store anything. And of course that is starting to rust out. Vermont winters with salt on the roads is rough on all vehicles unless you can store it for the winter. The 2005 F150 reg cab had space in back of the seat so I could at least put suitcases, groceries, tools, or other similar sized stuff that I didn't want exposed to the elements. Now that I am well into retirement I don't put many miles on my truck per year but don't want to give it up because it sure comes in handy. I definitely can't justify a new one at the new prices and 2nd hand prices are getting up there also.

 

[charris65]

After extended cabs came on the market, I don't understand why anyone would want a regular cab. Everyone needs secure, dry storage of the stuff they carry around, like tools, etc. You're so limited with a regular cab and, especially, if 2 people are in the truck. My first pick-up was a '95 Chevy Cheyenne K2500. [Yes, Chevy had 2 lines of PUs back then.] It was an extended cab with a long bed and I bought it off the lot. Nowadays, you can't find a long bed on the lot. So, I had my '07 and '20 Chevy Silverado 2500s built to get exactly what I wanted: Extended cab, long bed, 4X4, etc.

 

[Bison]

Thank the Lord for the extended cab, it is great to have room for stuff that has to stay out of the weather and a gods end to be able take passengers at times instead of having to have half a fleet to accommodate them.
I often have people over that want to take a tour of my bison ranch, the extended cab as my farm truck is the way to go

 

[Big Barn]

2004-2008; the single cab trucks had that weird mini door. Since then they've just made the doors long enough to allow access to the cargo are behind the seat.

Haha. That’s the same as my last one (2008)…..

 

[deezler]

Haha those are so weird! Stubby little front doors. I love it, though. I presume thats because they used the same front doors on all cab models. That era of F150 crew cabs was a lot shorter than the current ones.

 

[Bushbunnie]

guess it's all about current market demand: regular cab pickups are a thing of the past with limited availability. couldn't live without my regular long bed Toyota 4x4.

seems today everyone wants to bring their living room with them in a pickup (w/very little payload capacity). i'll stick with my farm work beast that is also very roadworthy. plus don't feel like taking a 2nd mortgage for today's luxury models. each to his own... best regards, bb

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