Stepside Trucks--Cool but why?

RobS · Sep 17, 2003

That's what I thought, thanks for confirming Gary. My sister and BIL have one too. Great for family hauling but much else /forums/images/graemlins/smile.gif

bigpete · Sep 17, 2003

I think you might be thinking of the Explorer Sport Trac. The bed appears to hold less than the trunk of a Crown Victoria.

Gary_in_Indiana · Sep 17, 2003

<font color="blue"> why the stepside style truck (has) such a high price tag....resale....according to the dealer its the hardest to find and easest to sell of any of the gm trucks..it looks good, and i would guess, a lot of folks buy trucks, and never haul anything... </font>

Your dealer gave you the straight scoop there. I never have to sit on a stepside very long. /forums/images/graemlins/grin.gif

fivestring · Sep 17, 2003

That's the one.
My little S-10 bed holds more than the Sport Trac does.
She can haul more kids, tho!! LOL.

Bird · Sep 17, 2003

Gary, higher price tag and better resale might be the trend now, but I've only had one "styleside" and that was when I bought a new 1969 shortly after the 1970 models hit the dealers and I bought the styleside only because it was the cheapest new pickup I could buy at the time ($1948 if I remember right. It had a heater and a rear bumper; no other "options"). /forums/images/graemlins/laugh.gif

Egon · Sep 17, 2003

Bird:

Do you remember the days when pickups only came in the stepside mode. We must aben real cool back then.

Egon

Will_C · Sep 17, 2003

Bird; Your post made me smile and remember my father (who has been gone 11 years now) telling me about his 1965 Chevy. It was his first new truck. He paid $2195 for it, a 1/2 ton 2wd that was considered the ultimate in fancy; it had a AM radio, heater, and a chrome front bumper!!
Will

Bird · Sep 17, 2003

Yep, Egon, I remember when they were all stepside, and when they changed, a lot of folks didn't like the new wide bed with those fenders in the way inside the bed. /forums/images/graemlins/laugh.gif When I had the 1969, the only objection I had to it was the fact that it was harder to hand wash and wax the exterior.

Bird · Sep 17, 2003

Yep, Will, there was a time when a new pickup cost considerably less than a new car, and then the used ones held their value better than a car.

RobS · Sep 17, 2003

OK, as promised here is a photo of my ultimate yuppie-mobile short bed crew cab. Details of the bed wrinkle will be in the safety forum shortly /forums/images/graemlins/smile.gif