Super tall pickup beds

[Garandman]

Except for the fact that the city people who think they look cool have made pickups unaffordable for the rest of us that actually need them. I知 driving a 90s model truck because a 2000s body truck with equal mileage and body condition is 20k.

City people do not buy pickup trucks. They do not make sense.

Most extra cab pickups are too long to park easily in standard parking spaces, which are 20 feet. Ditto Suburbans. Crew cab pickups do not fit them, period. Turning radius is an issue as well.

Popular city cars tend to be those with high volume for the footprint, at least around here where people take off for lakes, mountains and beaches on the weekend with their friends. Vehicles like Mazda 3 Hatchbacks, Subaru CrossTrek or Forester, or other small CUV, and VW Golf are far more popular than pickups. Too hard to secure the contents as well.

Suburbanites seem to be the ones who buy the glam trucks: they have money and parking. Population of Boston is 620,000. Population of Metro Boston is 4.5 million. That is where the pickups are.

 

[Ford850]

To many of us, metro Boston is still city.

 

[Peter 315]

To many of us, metro Boston is still city.

Right still city, you need 2 chairs and 1 couch to save your parking spot for a crew cab pickup

 

[ovrszd]

To many of us, metro Boston is still city.

In my world if you live within city limits of more than 20K you are city.

 

[goeduck]

I have one of these on each of our 3/4 ton pickups:

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Haven't tried the side step:

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My pickup is a 99 F250, No such features. So left foot goes on top of the rear tire, grasp the bed rail, pull myself up and swing the right leg into the bed. I am not young by any means but still easy enough for now.

 

[4570Man]

My grandpa has running boards that extend all the way to the rear wheel. They’re pretty nice for reaching into the front half of the bed.

 

[Xfaxman]

My pickup is a 99 F250, No such features. So left foot goes on top of the rear tire, grasp the bed rail, pull myself up and swing the right leg into the bed. I am not young by any means but still easy enough for now.

Our trucks, GMC and Dodge, didn't have any built in step features either.

They make them to fit your Ford: BEDSTEP(R) | AMP Research

Here is the one on my GMC, in the down position:

 

[Erik M]

Trucks have gone stupid because credit is cheap and people want them to drive like a sports car with all the bells and whistles of a luxury SUV.

Would be nice to be able to buy a new 150 with vinyl seats, manual everything, painted metal interior and have it cost $20K.

As interest rates go up, this will correct and used trucks that never saw dirt or pulled a load will be going cheap.

 

[Jstpssng]

Trucks have gone stupid because credit is cheap and people want them to drive like a sports car with all the bells and whistles of a luxury SUV.

Would be nice to be able to buy a new 150 with vinyl seats, manual everything, painted metal interior and have it cost $20K.

As interest rates go up, this will correct and used trucks that never saw dirt or pulled a load will be going cheap.

Manual transmissions in light trucks have gone the way of the Dodo bird; the only one I am aware of now is the Tacoma, with a 4 cylinder engine. Perhaps Nissan offers the same?
I'll probably get shouted down on this, but I can't imagine trying to drive that little four banger mated with an automatic transmission.

 

[Jstpssng]

Our trucks, GMC and Dodge, didn't have any built in step features either.

They make them to fit your Ford: BEDSTEP(R) | AMP Research

Here is the one on my GMC, in the down position:

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Now you're just showing off again! :laughing: