Short box vs Long box

Unfortunately, here in Canada....Doublecab V6 Automatic TRD sport - Longbox only. I would like a full load doublecab shortbox but you can only get it in the 6 spd.

 

I am in the longbed camp...I think they look better and I can't fit my bike in a short bed. Having said that, the shortbed does drive like a much shorter vehicle. It corners sharper and just feels more nimble.

 

Short!

 

Short bed looks better with the double cab. I have the short bed and when I need to carry sheet rock or full size plywood I use a few 2x4's that I made up to fit in the back, I also added a support to rest on the tailgate. There no point in having a long bed if your only going to use it a few times a year.

 

I like the nimbleness in the concrete jungle. Nice when navigating trails mostly used by ATVs too.

 

I like the utility of my long bed. I can carry a motorcycle or quad with the tailgate closed.

 

short with bed extender

 

I like the the look of the long bed on the Access Cab (only way it comes anyway) and I prefer the shortbox on the Double Cab 4 door. But the long box is a good size bed. I wish it was a bit wider inside the wheel wells.

 

I love the long bed, but as the posts state, they are a little more tricky to park at first. No worries now, but my wife still has to take a few turns to park it correctly. Test drive both first before buying one. My 83 toyota has a 7 foot bed....

 

i don't know if i posted this or not but heres my short bed next to my dads long bed.



the asses are even

 

Short bed. Shorter wheel base = more maneuverable on the trails.

 

Short bed -- I've wanted a long bed every now and again -- usually when I'm loading stuff in the truck when the wife and I head out of town...

but the short bed looks better IMHO.

 

I really don't see the similarities....

 

^actually, i do!

but i must say, the taco does it better!

but i think I'll take a long bed DC.

i thought about it long and hard, and my type of wheeling isnt on technical rocky trails. its (fast) on abandoned fire roads (and the like)

so driving a small boat isnt that big a worry,

plus. length=stability at speed.

but i have neither now and would gladly accept either!

 

short box is enought for just about anything. for you hunters out there coyotes,bear and deer will fit there and if that big get your buddies trailer

 

Long box. It's not hard to park. Back it in you sissies. I see civics that have to pull the Austin powers turn to pull into a park spot that I could put my truck into sideways.

Backing in is the only way to park. But I've had that bred into me from working the patch.

 

yeah, if i can back a chevy 3500 panel van (without even BACK WINDOWS) into strangers driveways 12 times a day without a sweat after a summer of doing it,

anyone can do it with a taco!

 

I agree short bed. Nice color man.

 

I believe I can fit the same amount of stuff in my short bed Just put the tailgate down. And I believe its the same length with the tailgate down and the cargo thing(I cant remember what you call it.)

 

just like the song says
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dvdMtamUTM4&feature=related
personaly i think it looks funny also depends what your going to use the truck for
i find you can get more vercitility with the long box
i carry lots of long ladders and lots of buliding materials