Cab Options
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It seems that after the Jeep Gladiator was released with only a crewcab and tiny cargo box nearly everyone jumped on the one cab style bandwagon justifying it with; reduced production complexity, crewcabs out sell** others, and farm/ranch/contractors will get full size basic regular cab trucks.
Newest midsize GM Twins and Ford Ranger are crewcab limited.
I and many in the anti-crewcab camp have decided not be buy a new truck, live with the ones we have, due to the crewcab limitations.
With luck the Scout Terra final production release will include a smaller cab & larger cargo box version . . . extended cab (supercab) with a 6.5 foot bed would be fine (and yes one extra foot of cargo bed does make a difference).
** crewcabs out sell others because that is what dealers stock, that is what GM/Ford/etc push as they have higher profit margins
My goal is to wait for yr-2027. If GM or Ford produce a mid-size extended cab 6.5'ish bed I'll buy it,
if Scout actually builds/ships Terra in 2027 . . . I will bite the bullet and live with a crewcab,
after all the initial specs of the Terra with Harvester option are impressive.
Newest midsize GM Twins and Ford Ranger are crewcab limited.
I and many in the anti-crewcab camp have decided not be buy a new truck, live with the ones we have, due to the crewcab limitations.
With luck the Scout Terra final production release will include a smaller cab & larger cargo box version . . . extended cab (supercab) with a 6.5 foot bed would be fine (and yes one extra foot of cargo bed does make a difference).
** crewcabs out sell others because that is what dealers stock, that is what GM/Ford/etc push as they have higher profit margins
My goal is to wait for yr-2027. If GM or Ford produce a mid-size extended cab 6.5'ish bed I'll buy it,
if Scout actually builds/ships Terra in 2027 . . . I will bite the bullet and live with a crewcab,
after all the initial specs of the Terra with Harvester option are impressive.
In the traditional dealer model - floor plans cost money. Stocking more costs money. Now some dealers do get incentives to be regional inventory storehouses - but most dealers don't have the acreage to do that. So dealers stock what they think they can sell with the most margin.
When I got my F150 - perhaps a real bed was an option, but good luck finding one. Now at least I know it can be ordered with a 6.5' bed. But since Ford went with a common cab, that mostly became less important - you could always go F250 for the bed. I needed more towing capacity, so it was not even a decision. More towing capacity is the reason I traded in my 1/2 ton.
When I wanted to get a Tacoma - I did find about the same thing. They still offer an extend cab - but good luck finding one in stock. They understood that the extend cab was a workers dream (and perhaps a dog owners) - and a families nightmare. They don't even offer it with the jump seats anymore.
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I would love to see an extend cab 6.5' bed option. I have owned multiple extend cabs and multiple crew cabs - they each have their merits. For a work truck, I do like extend cabs - as a family vehicle, backward hinged doors are a parking lot nightmare.
With factory direct sales, perhaps extend cabs can make a rebirth. I doubt they will exceed 10% of sales, but they might make those 10% of customers happy.
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FWIW, not sure what killed the JLURD. It took 2 years to find one to test drive. Then it took 4 months for an order window (which we ordered within 1hr of it opening. I think the window was open for 2 weeks and closed again. Then Jeep said it was being discontinued due to lack of sales. How can it sell when it can not be test drove and can not be ordered?
When I got my F150 - perhaps a real bed was an option, but good luck finding one. Now at least I know it can be ordered with a 6.5' bed. But since Ford went with a common cab, that mostly became less important - you could always go F250 for the bed. I needed more towing capacity, so it was not even a decision. More towing capacity is the reason I traded in my 1/2 ton.
When I wanted to get a Tacoma - I did find about the same thing. They still offer an extend cab - but good luck finding one in stock. They understood that the extend cab was a workers dream (and perhaps a dog owners) - and a families nightmare. They don't even offer it with the jump seats anymore.
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I would love to see an extend cab 6.5' bed option. I have owned multiple extend cabs and multiple crew cabs - they each have their merits. For a work truck, I do like extend cabs - as a family vehicle, backward hinged doors are a parking lot nightmare.
With factory direct sales, perhaps extend cabs can make a rebirth. I doubt they will exceed 10% of sales, but they might make those 10% of customers happy.
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FWIW, not sure what killed the JLURD. It took 2 years to find one to test drive. Then it took 4 months for an order window (which we ordered within 1hr of it opening. I think the window was open for 2 weeks and closed again. Then Jeep said it was being discontinued due to lack of sales. How can it sell when it can not be test drove and can not be ordered?
