Why pick 2016 Tacoma DCLB over F150 DC (supercrew)

I would say short beds are useless because you usually can't fit any building materials of standard size in them. The purpose of having a truck is for utility. Short beds usually don't live up to much in the utility world.

 

Yes.
And a 6' bed is so much better at hauling building materials.

 

No, but the 6.5' bed is. With the tailgate down it can handle sheets of drywall and plywood without dangerous overhang.

 

You mean the average single guy? What about the average guy with a family? Wife, couple of kids, maybe a dog or 3, and bikes/clothes/camping gear/etc that won't fit in an SUV? Seems like you mean the average bachelor doesn't buy a truck to haul people.

 

With the Tacoma it's the wheel well spacing that sucks. To carry drywall safely you have to stick a couple of 2x6's and some plywood in the back to make even the long box work to get the board home in one piece every time. Any fullsized truck gets drywall home without any added materials.

Not mention the short sides on the Tacoma box. They are just high enough that you can lift things over them easy but still to low to keep everything at below box height on the average home depot trip.

 

Cant keep all my bitches out in the rain.

 

I agree, I wouldn't want to consider a truck that couldn't fit in the garage... which is kind of why I'm upset that my house has such a small garage. Both width and length are a problem for anything larger than a DCLB. My DCSB is pushing it but I know I could fit a DCLB if I needed to... A full size with 4 doors is another story entirely and probably wouldn't fit.

 

Fuck me is right! Tacoma has many of those features. Some are little value. Head on over to the F150 forum where you belong! No Toyota owner wants to be here to listen all the about FORD. I'll take my 2016 Tacoma over the too big for my needs F-150. Which you see the around at night sitting outside because they are too big to fit in most garages.
I don't do ugly 4 doors on trucks that's why I bought the access cab. The Tacoma will pull anything I need. I see them trying to park
and they they drive around with nothing in the back or pulling anything. Just waste of space.
You need to know people have different needs and some don't not like a FULL SIZE 4 DOOR TRUCK of ANY brand! period.

Tacoma is the best truck for me. I keep my truck cleaned inside and out and will put on 10 coats of liquid glass on it.
I'm single with plenty of girl friends!

Ford full size is farm truck!

 

And an 8' bed does it w the tailgate closed...for the 8' stuff.
However, anyone in building that is serious about material transport has a 16-20' trailer. Or uses the delivery service offered by most pro lumber/material yards.

But hey, I've only been in the industry for 40+ years...so don't quote me.

 

Yep full size trucks sit outside at night too BIG! I do have a big enough garage but don't buy full size trucks.

 

^^This! Sure, I could fit shit in the DCSB, but it had to stack higher and get strapped down. Or hang over the tailgate, sometimes at an angle due to the wheel wells.

With the F150 I can fit a 4ft pallet between the wheel wells with room to spare, so bringing home drywall will be so much easier next summer.

 

Most modern garage doors are built to barely fit a half ton. It's intentional, since the manufacturers of the both the truck and the door know that's about the biggest personal vehicle that will go in a garage. If you own a newer home where there is only a few inches more garage than door then, yes, the full sized is a problem.

 

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Pickup trucks don't belong in a garage.

 

Actually I will quote you.

Weren't we talking about personal vehicles here? Who the fuck would even buy a Tacoma for construction work? A retard? Maybe the boss man if he's cheap? At that point, business construction use, a half ton is the smallest truck on site. Most guys working will have a regular cab with 8 foot box and a trailer. Most places delivering materials will use a 20' flat deck or box truck, screw the trailer.

 

Don't blame me for your lack of a garage on your mobile home

In all honesty we leave our trucks out until winter, and then the F150 goes inside because it's nice to wake up to a frost free vehicle to take the family out in.

 

I do own a new home actually. It was (probably) built on a budget and they cheaped out in areas I consider important. The garage is barely wider than the garage door so as it is with a Tacoma and Chrysler 300 I have to back in and my roommate pulls straight in so our doors open into the walls. They're so tight that you can't get between them and can't get a passenger in either until you pull it out of the garage. I have maybe 2 feet of extra length for my DCSB and like I said with a fullsize I'd likely have to have the garage door open for someone to talk in front or behind a full-size vehicle. It's crazy how tight it is and honestly a real bummer.

 

I've built plenty using the Tacoma. And for years I built while driving a short bed reg cab full size "cowboy Caddillac".
Yes. Delivery.
Who the heck wants to handle 4x12 sheets of drywall. Or worse, 4.5 stretch rock.
Not I.

 

Yup, this is very typical of new construction. My garage is old school weird. I've got about 3 feet of extra space on each side of the door and it's about 50-60 feet long. I can fit a midsized car and a Ram 2500 in there it's so long. Plus there's a little wrap around the house where I can leave my tools and any on going projects untouched. It's a nice setup.

 

So you're saying you'd rather use a box truck with a haul behind forklift for handling a delivery of drywall over a Tacoma with a trailer it can't even tow by the weight regulations?

Good, I'm glad we are on the same page