I would say that is possible in certain situations. I had a 2016 F-350 crew cab 4x4 6.7L diesel for awhile, and it could get about 24mpg on a 100 mile round trip route I frequently drive. The Gladiator might get 23. The difference is that the Jeep does do better in all city driving. I think the main thing is that the big diesels don't work as hard once rolling because they have so much torque, but they do have to work getting that much weight moving from a stop each time. My old 2005 F-350 dually with the 6.0L definitely does worse on fuel...maybe 17mpg on that same trip.
death of regular cab pickups
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Rockbadchild
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yeah the ford has so much room in the back ... id ratter if they shink the back seat by a foot and made the bed 7'Missed this thread. Too long to read through all of it, but it is kinda funny how tastes can change.
I just bought my first crew cab pickup. My justification was getting room for kids in the backseat, more inside cargo room for vacations and camping, etc. But I wasn't gonna give up all bed cargo space, so had to search for the elusive CC w/ 6.5' bed. And now I daily drive a land yacht. I don't have to navigate tiny parking lots or parallel park anywhere, so it's totally fine.
My kids can't reach the cupholders on the back of the center console while belted in. My 3-yr old daughter can't even reach the window up/down switch on her door. Why is the leg room so very, very long in the crew cab backseats? For grown men being transported as a crew or something?
Sprinkler Fitter
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I don’t care about mileage, so I rarely check it but the couple times I have I get about 15 in the gladiator, not towing with the Duramax I get 18 to 22.
Not complaining because like I said, I don’t care about the mileage typically I just like comfort
deezler
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Shoot, I'd take just shortening the overall truck by 6-8" by taking it right out of the rear leg room. Figured my late-model pickup would have a tighter turning radius too, but its basically the same as my trusty old 2003 Sierra.
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Mine isn't quite that old but my 2004 Silverado 1500 "Minty" is a great maneuverable truck. I live in a very hilly area and I also use it in my farm. Any bigger would be a pita.
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Rockbadchild
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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.
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Stumbled across this a while ago:
Before I got my antique truck, I bought a 2009 Tacoma Access Cab (has the mini doors behind the main doors to access the tiny seats in the back). I rarely actually put people in the back seats, and I sure wouldn't want to do it for a long trip, but it's been nice to be able to put the kids back there in a pinch. My main reason for getting that style of cab was that I wanted a place to be able to lock up chainsaws or other tools. I also wanted a short wheelbase for driving in the woods - less chance of high centering over a waterbar. As a result.it's not the greatest for hauling full sheets of plywood, but I can make it work.
Before I got my antique truck, I bought a 2009 Tacoma Access Cab (has the mini doors behind the main doors to access the tiny seats in the back). I rarely actually put people in the back seats, and I sure wouldn't want to do it for a long trip, but it's been nice to be able to put the kids back there in a pinch. My main reason for getting that style of cab was that I wanted a place to be able to lock up chainsaws or other tools. I also wanted a short wheelbase for driving in the woods - less chance of high centering over a waterbar. As a result.it's not the greatest for hauling full sheets of plywood, but I can make it work.
ovrszd
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A few years ago Ford started using the Super Duty crew cab on the 150. A cab designed to haul half a dozen construction workers.Missed this thread. Too long to read through all of it, but it is kinda funny how tastes can change.
I just bought my first crew cab pickup. My justification was getting room for kids in the backseat, more inside cargo room for vacations and camping, etc. But I wasn't gonna give up all bed cargo space, so had to search for the elusive CC w/ 6.5' bed. And now I daily drive a land yacht. I don't have to navigate tiny parking lots or parallel park anywhere, so it's totally fine.
My kids can't reach the cupholders on the back of the center console while belted in. My 3-yr old daughter can't even reach the window up/down switch on her door. Why is the leg room so very, very long in the crew cab backseats? For grown men being transported as a crew or something?
OzarkChris
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I still have my '82 f150 - replaced the engine with an '84 Napa crate mustang 302 with hookers & dui dist. Passes everything on the road except gas stations - but it will still hold a sheet of plywood in the back.
OzarkChris
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I recall as a kid when I started working that these cabs were more of an oddity, we used to only see them used by logging crews. Pretty sure they were called "6 packs" or maybe "6 pax" because the held 6 folks.
