• Auk@kbin.social
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    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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        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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          But then you compromise on having the giant dick replacement hood that can hide entire cars from view.

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        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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          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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      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.