In memory of my 95 extended cab
I really want a Kei Truck, and I can't be the only one.
this post was submitted on 24 Aug 2025
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OMG, there are two people in my neighborhood with them and I want one soooo bad. Only problem is I need to haul stuff to the landfill and that requires getting on the interstate which I don't think they're rated for in my state.
Yeah I really don't get it.
I drive an old pickup truck with a standard sized bed. Every time I've needed the bed of the truck, I've needed it to be as big as it is. If it was as short as modern truck beds I'd be making more trips or hiring a U-Haul or something.
I get a normal, functional bed AND it's still a normally sized vehicle that's easy to drive and park. When this vehicle eats shit, whoever makes a normal sized pickup is getting my money.
It's because they're emotional support vehicles for suburban dudes who have an incredibly fragile ego. What they need is a van or a "sensible" SUV or even just y'know a fuckin car but these men are too sensitive and scared to drive one of those so they buy a truck as a family car instead.
It's kind of pathetic honestly.
I'd be pissed if I bought a pickup that can't fit a damn couch
I thought the bed size was chosen as standard so it would fit a standard 4x8 sheet of plywood. What's the point of it can't fit that?
When this vehicle eats shit, whoever makes a normal sized pickup is getting my money.
So... either you'll be buying used or not a truck.
Chevy still makes a regular cab, 8' bed version of the Silverado in the entry-level "WT" (work truck) trim, which at least theoretically is available to non-fleet buyers. Good luck finding one though.
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A “regular bed” has always been an 8ft bed for the last 60-odd years. Look at any full-sized Ford, GMC, AMC, or Chevrolet pickup from the 70s, 80s, or 90s -- it’s nearly impossible to find one with anything but an 8ft bed. If you wanted anything shorter you went with a “toy truck” like the Mazda B2000 to B2600i, or a Toyota Tacoma.
It’s just the utter lack of 8ft beds in full-sized modern (last 10-15 years) trucks that has had the industry reclassifying uselessly lobotomized truck beds as “regular” and normal-length beds as “extended”
They're projecting, as has always been the case for giant truck owners
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Ya. It makes sense this is what the majority of people in the US are buying.
The small car market only constitutes like 2% of the entire market.
The other 98% are suvs and pick up trucks which means most people aren't buying a truck because they need it for work or some kind of utility reason. They don't need 8ft beds. They need back seats because they don't want to buy a sedan.
But since the customer is almost never right outside of matters of taste what they all really want is a sadan that looks like a pick up. So here we are.
Trucks are third now I think. compact SUV's started taking over the market roughly last year
https://www.autoblog.com/news/study-says-these-four-segments-make-up-half-of-us-car-sales
How else do you expect to fit two morbidly obese American parents and their morbidly obese children?
I needed a new vehicle this year and knew I wanted a small truck to help with my forever ongoing home renovation needs. A Ranger was definitely what I was targeting before ultimately falling in love with an 88 Jeep Comanche long bed. Perfect size truck that looks Comically small when parked next to any modern day truck
They're a vanishing breed. I was searching Autotrader for a compact pickup, and the only thing I found was a Mazda B2300 ... from 1986. I can't use that - I'd be too worried about damaging it. It's a collector's item.
I definitely feel that! I bought it knowing that I will have to do all my own maintenance and repairs, which is terrifying but doable. I had to promise myself that if it ever gets wrecked, I’ll have to restore it at any cost, because there simply aren’t that many left out there.
So today's 'trucks' have just slightly more storage space than my old Mini Cooper did. Neat. Like can you legit fit like a bike or 4-wheeler in that?
Red is peak truck for me.
Back then I was told the extended beds suck because they had more leverage and the frame was more likely to snap with a real load and you should use a gooseneck trailer anyways
No Idea how true this is but Hay if the extra length is harmful anyways then might as well shrink it more.
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