• UsernameHere@lemmings.world
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    8 months ago

    Another EV truck with a bed too small to haul plywood/drywall… wtf it might as well not have a bed at all.

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      8 months ago

      Just shows that people get those trucks because they think they look cool/safer/whatever, not because of any utility.

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        8 months ago

        I’m the first one to admit that the primary reason for buying my truck is because it looks cool. Mine is a 2 seater with a long bed though

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      8 months ago

      It could have a pass through rear. Similar to the avalanche. I’ve always wished more trucks had that to increase bed size when I need it and don’t need the seating.

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          7 months ago

          It’s the only reason I’m kinda interested in one. But otherwise it got beat with Transformers stick like a lot of recent GM vehicles and I hate how it looks.

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            7 months ago

            I think it actually lools pretty good especially compared to Rivian. Just needs few coats of black paint over the light bar and illuminated logo on the front.

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      8 months ago

      You can’t fit a full sheet in a dual cab Hilux, Ranger, or DMAX (etc etc) either but these utes sell in vast quantities. To get a dual cab in something not ridiculously large (and not a cab over design) the tray size will inherently be compromised, it seems however that people still go for the extra seats much more than single cabs with more useful tray sizes.

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          8 months ago

          Dumb thing is, there’s no engine up front. Its an EV! They could easily slide the cab forward and extend the bed and STILL have a dual cab.

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            8 months ago

            But then you compromise on having the giant dick replacement hood that can hide entire cars from view.

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          8 months ago

          Unfortunately you’re in the minority these days, at least in the eyes of manufacturers. It appears that dual cabs are what sell so they’re what get made.

          The lack of useful tray sizes in utes is one reason I ended up going for a van for something to put my dirt bike in - unlike most of the utes I was finding within my budget it actually has a load space long enough to fit the bike with room to spare and low enough to roll it in easily.

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            8 months ago

            Knowing that work trucks were more popular when they were available a decade or so ago.

            And knowing that car manufacturers make more profit per truck when they have more add ons to charge extra for.

            I would say I’m not in the minority and that the reason single cab work trucks with a full size bed are not available is because of greed.

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        8 months ago

        The bed on my dual seater Nissan Navara (Frontier in US) is 180cm long and a sheet of plywood or gyproc is 260cm. You can fit it in but got to leave the tailgate open.

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      7 months ago

      I can fit bigger stuff in my crossover with the 2nd row folded down than most of these emotional support vehicles can fit in their bed. And I can rent a truck once a year when I need to move something big. These things are such stupid shapes.

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        7 months ago

        This should be one of the only legal form factors for trucks. I can also tolerate something like a dual cab Sprinter with a flatbed.