“”Did I say it cost 33% less?””
Yes, you did. You do have to wonder what a person gains by buying a short bed pickup....
Just no accounting for some people’s taste as they say!
“You do have to wonder what a person gains by buying a short bed pickup....”
Better maneuverability. And not everyone needs to haul 4x8 plywood, for example. I typically haul stuff that is heavy or bulky but not 8’ long. A 500 pound wood chipper a few weeks ago. A bunch of concrete blocks that my wife wanted for the garden. Sacks of horse pellets (feed) - 80 pound sacks, so 12+ sacks is a load. Doesn’t take up much room, though.
My last 2 trucks? One was a Ford F-150. In 2008, went to the dealer thinking of looking at a small truck. They had 8 F-150s with 6 cylinder engines just arrived and they were on sale for $12,000 each. New. I bought one on the spot. The last one was sold before I finished the paperwork. Good truck. 6’ bed, roll up windows - but just over 13K to drive it off the lot.
My Tundra was one of the last V-8s in stock. The dealer literally had 8 trucks left before the new turbo-charged V6s would be the only thing Toyota sold. I bought one with a 5.5’ bed. Because...that was all they had left. And because I wanted towing capacity and the ability to haul heavy stuff that didn’t take up much room. Fits my needs fine.
Nothing WRONG with a longer bed. My first truck was a 1980 Chevy 6 cylinder with an 8 foot bed.
My complaint now is too many seem to want super fancy trucks with lots of bells and whistles. A bare bones truck is fine by me but not many are made. However, my Tundra is likely to be running after I die and one of my kids inherits it, so....