Another reason why long bed is best bed

"Dr. Zoidberg - RIP Oppo" (thetomselleck) 04/15/2016 at 19:02 • Filed to: I own other vehicles

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Because stock uprights fit perfectly with a carpet sample on each end, cradling it all safely to its new home. I’m putting in some shelving in a closet for my sister in their nursery.

The scribbles are because they wrote my name on everything...

Spaceball-Two > Dr. Zoidberg - RIP Oppo 04/15/2016 at 19:12

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Wait. You mean your first name isn’t Doctor?

Dr. Zoidberg - RIP Oppo > Spaceball-Two 04/15/2016 at 19:14

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No but if you look closely, you’ll see my aliases include “JC” and “Lord and Savior and dark master"

4muddyfeet - bare knuckle with an EZ30 > Dr. Zoidberg - RIP Oppo 04/15/2016 at 19:22

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This is not as impressive as Dr. Zoidberg

Dr. Zoidberg - RIP Oppo > 4muddyfeet - bare knuckle with an EZ30 04/15/2016 at 19:23

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Are you sure?

shop-teacher > Dr. Zoidberg - RIP Oppo 04/15/2016 at 19:26

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I must say I do not care for how short the bed in my Sierra is. 5'8" is too damn short. Next truck, whenever that is, will be at least a 6'6" bed. It makes a difference!

Dr. Zoidberg - RIP Oppo > shop-teacher 04/15/2016 at 19:28

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Yeah my 89 was a short box (72") which was ocassionally inconvenient, but this longbed is dope as hell (90").

4muddyfeet - bare knuckle with an EZ30 > Dr. Zoidberg - RIP Oppo 04/15/2016 at 19:32

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The fact that that image exists proves that the internet is a wondrous thing, and that something somewhere exists within it so that you may win any arguement.

shop-teacher > Dr. Zoidberg - RIP Oppo 04/15/2016 at 19:34

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I’ve had a 6'6" bed before, and it’s just long enough that you can put a 10' stick of pipe in diagonally without needing to flag the load. With the 5'8" bed if I put it in diagonally it sticks out so far to the side it goes past my side view mirror. If I put it straight back, it’s far enough out that I have to flag it. Tis annoying. An 8' bed would be the shit, but I need a crew cab to haul the kiddos. That would necessitate stepping up to a 3/4 ton, which is too much truck and too much money.

TheHondaBro > 4muddyfeet - bare knuckle with an EZ30 04/15/2016 at 19:39

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The Internet, or the writers for Futurama.

4muddyfeet - bare knuckle with an EZ30 > TheHondaBro 04/15/2016 at 19:47

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There’s a strong possibilty that I haven’t seen that episode. I thought I’d seen most.

Dr. Zoidberg - RIP Oppo > shop-teacher 04/15/2016 at 19:55

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I’ve been brainstorming what my next pickup would be, and nothing will be perfect. I really want an extended cab next time, but I don’t need it... which would also increasing the probability of another 6' bed. You can get a longer bed with an extra cab, but I don’t want a vehicle that’s 25 ft long... And I don’t really want or need a full size. And trucks are fucking expensive. New or used.

shop-teacher > Dr. Zoidberg - RIP Oppo 04/15/2016 at 20:08

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Yeah, it’s always a compromise. I’m too big to be comfortable in the average regular cab mini truck, but to my surprise, the regular cab 1st gen Colorado is so roomy I had to pull the seat up a click. Unfortunately they didn’t make a long bed Colorado.

Truck prices have gone bonkers! I paid less than $22k out the door for my ‘06 Sierra crew cab, brand new. It’s closest equivalent now stickers for almost $40k. Yesterday I spec’d the truck I’d actually want if I were to get a new one... $45 THOUSAND dollars!!! Yeah, I’ll be clinging to this one as long as it remains reliable.

Used ones are no help either. Heck, my truck is still worth better than half what I paid for it a decade ago. I can’t imagine paying that much for a truck that old.

Dr. Zoidberg - RIP Oppo > shop-teacher 04/15/2016 at 20:12

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A good ‘96 Tacoma (4x4 extended) still fetches 7-8k. For a 20 year old pickup! A 2001 in good condition is over 10k... Lordy.

shop-teacher > Dr. Zoidberg - RIP Oppo 04/15/2016 at 20:16

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That’s bat-shit-crazy-pants!

Dr. Zoidberg - RIP Oppo > shop-teacher 04/15/2016 at 20:17

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And there is no Taco longbed either... I’d have to get a T100 (which I like) but those are getting more expensive with time too.

shop-teacher > Dr. Zoidberg - RIP Oppo 04/15/2016 at 22:43

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T100s didn’t sell too well around here. We’ve always had plenty of Tacos (even though they rusted like no other, people kept buying them), but even when they were new I maybe saw one a month. Now I maybe see one every few years. It’s an event when I spot a T100.