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Like the ford ranger? I hated driving one of thoses little shits. My leg room felt as small as the bed, granted i was working for a construction company that needed trucks. Well not really, i would take the e150 if i could but id had preferred to use the transit all every time.
As i was typing that i realized all we had were fords.
I had a Mazda B2200 and it was fantastic. 8' bed, regular cab and a 2.2L 4 cylinder engine. Perfect. All of the long time brands had such offerings for a good long time. Toyota of course, Isuzu, Chevy had the S-10, and yes the Ford Ranger. Some things you just can't fit in a hatchback civic, or don't want inside your car, but you don't need a whole F-150( which now seems to only even be available as a crew cab with a pissy little 5' bed. Light pickups were a useful category of vehicle.
Excuse me? F150s have a smaller bed? Wtf. I mean our f250 was more comfortable but it felt more bulky then it needed to be.
Now all the other cars you listed i have no idea about. Im no car dude, i just so happened to work at a place that had a lot of ford vehicles that i had to drive.
All the trucks now seem to come with the dinky short beds and a whole SUV worth of interior. The pickup truck as a utility vehicle has all but died.
Thats so stupid though. I mean dont short the cab like the ranger i drove, but a bed helps so much whem you need it. Thats why i liked the e150 because that shit was bareboned but still had some comfrey seats with leg room.
God i know its been like a decade since i worked in those types of vehicles, but have trucks just become a dick swinging contest over the usability of them? I know everything else going on is so stupid, i didnt want to know this was another one.
Yeah, it's pretty bad.