Pick-up trucks in the Extended Cab configuration (Iike our long-term 2011 Ford F-150 Raptor) seem to be quite popular. And for good reason. They allow you easy access to the rear seat, but keep the overall length of the vehicle shorter than a Crew Cab configuration.
The downside is that if you don't make sure the you get the door to hold on the door check, it can swing back closed on your leg while you're grabbing your gear in the back seat.
I know this from experience.
Albert Austria, Senior VE Engineer @ 28, 900 miles
hybris says:
03:57 PM, 08/ 4/11
I'm slightly confused as to the point of this post.
Is it a post about how roomy the Raptor is?
Is it a post about the doors are in the opinion of the writer heavy and painful when shut on a body part?
Or is it a post that we'll probably see a sequel with story development in a day or two?
mr_bots says:
04:07 PM, 08/ 4/11
Except that crew cabs and extended beds are usually the same length bumper to bumper. What one has in cab space it loses in bed space. Also, the suicide doors are a real pain in tight parking lots.
fordson1 says:
06:03 AM, 08/ 5/11
Another thing that won't show up in an ownership experience - you learn to hit the catch when you use the door.
ed124c says:
06:59 AM, 08/ 5/11
When you close a front door on the Supercab, the whole truck shudders (no B pillar) I wonder if this would cause problems down the road. But, if I bought one, I would think "shoddy" every time I closed the door.
bigfork says:
11:18 AM, 08/ 5/11
"...if you don't make sure the you get the door to hold on the door check..."
Um, come again?