death of regular cab pickups

[big bubba]

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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[duffer]

Other than fleet trucks, I haven't seen a reg cab F150 around my area in years.

 

[two_bit_score]

Regular standard two door cab 1 ton duallys are hard to find now.

 

[Tomtint]

Local Ford dealer had 20-30 regular cab F250/350s on the lot. Does not seem that there is any difficulty getting one here if that's what you want

 

[Mtsoxfan]

I need a longer bed area more then I need seating for 4

What I meant to write, I want a longer bed area more than I want seating for 4...

 

[big bubba]

I need a longer bed area more then I need seating for 4

What I meant to write, I want a longer bed area more than I want seating for 4...

agreed, why i went w/long bed yrs ago when the "extended cabs" were 1st coming out in early 90's. at least there was the option back then. nothing against luxury pu's, but if i were buying new again, would be tough to meet my needs w/what's avail now.

 

[beeforty]

As I got around to replacing my 30 year old extended cab with 8' bed, I realized that i would be hauling more people more often than cargo, so I got the 4 door with 6' bed and bought a 10' dump trailer for the hauling of heavy/long stuff.

 

[big bubba]

makes sense, but you'd be hard pressed in today's market finding something close to what you had. but i know i'm in the minority, glad to have what i do now @ later lifestage

 

[Fishin-4-a-Livin]

I always assumed the ”backseat” was for tool storage.

Not sure if I have ever had a passenger back there. It stays laid down and full.

 

[Shenandoah MF1760]

I have a Crew Cab Dually with an 8-foot box. The trouble is at 22 feet long it's getting harder to park and maneuver.

It gets turned away at carwashes and in the last parking spot I backed into both rear tires with sitting on the lines.