06/25/08, 08:48 AM
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Join Date: Jan 2007
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Quote:
Originally Posted by reluctantpatriot
As of late, I have also noticed that if a pickup has a shorter bed it is also equipped more like a play truck and has more flashy and less useful options if you really do want a truck for utilitarian tasks. Finding a real working truck takes time and it is easier if you are willing to have a long bed.
For whatever reason, 8 foot bed trucks are more likely to have fewer options, but what they have serves a purpose, like air conditioning, cruise control and a cassette deck or CD slot but have an interior that would wear better as a working truck rather than a leather interior of a play truck.
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Hmmmmmm.......
My 1997 Long bed has more "stuff" then my 2003 Short bed!
The 97 has a 6 CD player, Power seats, auto headlights, Leather seats and a couple other things the 2003 doesn't. You can get just about any option on either - at least with a Ford. There are just more short bed pickups being made.
We purposely looked for a work truck with leather BECAUSE it was more durable then the cloth (and easier to keep clean).
I do agree, though, it is all in what the individual person wants. I've had both long and short bed trucks (and even mini trucks....) and don't see a problem with either.
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