On Nov 4, 8:37*am, Tony wrote:
aemeijers wrote:

Does anyone make a small pickup any more? Like the rangers or toyotas
from 10-15 years ago? All the stuff on the lots now looks huge, not to
mention looking like a Tonka toy. Big meaningless chrome phallic noses,
pointless huge tires, etc. Does anyone make a truck that looks like a
truck anymore? I'm a form follows function sort of person- I don't need
rolling bling.

Oh gawd, I know what you mean about the Tonka toys. *Big fat fender
flares with giant fake plastic bolts. *How much uglier can they get?
Actually that is an unfair comparison to Tonka Toys, the toys look much
better then the real trucks.

My big concern is what is being called a "truck" now and where the new
trucks are going to in design.
I saw an SUV with a two foot long bed and they called it a truck. I'm
not sure what they can haul in that small of a bed.
I've noticed that there are very few new trucks being made that have
the 8' long bed now. Most of the "150/1500" size trucks come with a
back seat (crew cab) and a 6.5' bed. At least the 8' bed allows you to
haul sheet material, such as drywall or plywood, with the tailgate
up. I always laugh when I'm at the lumber yard and I see people
putting trying to fit a sheet of plywood into a short-bed pickup
having it hang over the tailgate. I definitely avoid being behind
them in case it slips out of the truck.

Rob