Access Cab Question

I am thinking of trading my regular cab in on an access cab. How useful are the rear seats in an acces cab? I really want to stick with a 4 banger, and I would like for the whole family to be able to ride in the truck. I have an 8 year old and a 5 year old.

 

i test drove the access cab. the back seat was not very large. it might be ok for a 5&8 year old but not for verry long

 

thats what i think of it as. an area for a bookbag or some clothes or speakers really

 

Thanks guys. Sounds like I will just stick with my regular cab for now. I am not ready to spend the money to move up to a V6 DC just yet.

 

The back seats aren't good for anyone above 6 feet tall. They're perfect for kids and backpacks though. I'm 5'10" and I could sit back there for about an hour, tops.

 

They back seats are very managable for one person if they have room to sit sideways like old school seats.

 

yeah i really enjoy my acess cab. It is tough for anyone to sit back there. I sometimes dd and get a tall person in the back, they just have to lean over to the side. Its def nice to have to store stuff though.

 

I wanted a long bed for hauling my stuff for work, and I wanted the shorter wheel base so I could still wheel.

Most people have vehicles to drive themselves.

 

My AC is perfect for me. I have a 5 and 2 year old, and they fit fine in the back. If you're not traveling long distances it would be a worthy upgrade. I moved from a older Dakota to the Taco for 2 reasons - fuel economy and the extended cab with 4 doors to fit the kids. It was definately worthwhile on both fronts.

 

Yeah...I wouldn't want to road trip back there or anytihng...but for short trips- No biggie. I like the "extra storage" area like most folks have mentioned and it's not a super long truck like a DC LB.

The DC didn't come with the long box/manual trans/sport package I wanted....so I'm totally OK with it.

 

For the 1-2 hour drives to get to the campsites my 4 year old does fine, besides he's to young to know the difference yet. The 18 hour drive to Dayton this summer will be different, we'll see how that works out.

 

I have 6 and 7 year old girls they love it back there, they allways want to go in the tacoma. But on longer trips it's very hard for them to sleep, it's too strait up.

 

i believe its a place to put stuff not people!

 

I bought my Access Cab for interior storage space. The rear seats are not suitable for any full-sized human and I would have liked to purchase the vehicle without any seats back there, just a storage area. I have put my grand-daughter's rearward facing car seat behind the pasenger seat but had to move the passenger seat quite a bit forward to put it in.

 

you can take the seats out!

 

I have stuffed 2 guys 5'11 or so in the back from santa cruz to phoenix 3 or 4 times, it just speeds up the need to pee.

 

I went from an 01 4 dr 6 cyl to an 08 Access Cab 4 cyl and love it, my kids not so much. They are 16 and 11 and are good for about 150 miles before they start to complain. Seating is fine for most anyone under 6 ft that I have hauled around.

Steve E........

 

I just went from an 2007 reg. cab 4x2 into a 2009 access cab 4x2. I also wanted to stay with a 4 banger due to my daily commute. From my understanding, the back seats on the 2009 are designed differently than the past models. They are suppose to be bigger and more comfortable? I havent had the opportunity to have anyone in the back yet to find out. Also, there is a center console in the middle for the back passengers now.

 

Well I pulled the trigger. I swapped my '07 silver regular cab 2WD in on an '09 2.7 Access cab 2WD. It has the SR5 package and I couldn't be happier. It is in my driveway now with 26 miles on the odometer!

 

Good for piling in and going across town, wouldn't recommend it for road trips, had two 5'11'' guys in the back for a two hour drive and they later bitched about being uncomfortable