I was going to replace my truck this year, but COVID ate up my truck replacement fund. My current truck is a 2003 Siverado 2500 HD with a 7 ft utility body. I've been very happy with the truck other than now that it's 17 years old, every time I crawl under it, I get covered in rust and I need something reliable for plowing. When I first bought the truck, the intent was to use it as a POV as well, but the gas prices skyrocketed and I ended up buying a car. So I'm on the fence on whether I should get a regular cab with a longer utility body bed or get the double cab with the 7' utility bed. I don't take hardly any passengers, but the extended cab was nice when you bought stuff and it was raining out to keep dry. --66.30.xx.xx

One of my guys had a Chevy PU with a cub cab. He could put a lot of stuff including his chop saw & a small table saw in the back seating area. Even with the cub cab & a 6' bed it wasn't much longer than a regular PU with an 8' bed. --71.174.xxx.xx

Would a regular cab with one of those roll up bed covers solve all of the issues? The solid bed covers are nice, but limit what you can move in the bed, so the roll up ones have all ways been a good compromise for me. --208.104.xxx.xxx

If you do much hauling I would go with an 8 foot bed, it really makes a difference in what you can haul. An example, a 12' board is unsteady when laid in a 6-7 foot bed but is fine in an 8 foot bed. --64.130.xx.xxx

Do you really need the utility body? I have a 2500HD with an 8 foot bed and a deep tool box that eats up about 2 feet of bed. So I still have 6 feet usable and can pack a lot into the tool box. I also have the extended cab with the suicide doors (not the full blown quad cab). In my opinion it’s a pretty perfect setup. Plenty of storage inside and outside, plus plenty of bed space. --24.147.xx.xxx

I have to say that the utility body, while it's very expensive and I plan on my next one to be aluminum instead of steel so it doesn't rust is well worth the money. I have it loaded with everyday tools, fasteners, and supplies to do everyday typical repairs just pulling up to rental knowing you have what you need is priceless. I couldn't fit all my stuff in a 2' bed box. The cab space is nice because I can fit stuff that in there that doesn't fit in the utility body like a small ladder, or chop saw if it rains or you don't want to get stolen. Length is a concern because it would be harder to plow. The new GM's don't have suicide doors anymore but either a double cab (narrow rear door) or crew cab (wide rear door). Crew cab is definitely too long. --66.30.xx.xx

I picked up my last truck at Hertz Car sales. It was about 30% off retail --24.101.xxx.xx

Are you planning to park it in a garage? Your garage size may make those decisions for you. --108.69.xxx.xxx

One recommendation, get a truck with one of the newer "step" tailgates....they are awesome. --99.92.xxx.xxx

I have a crew cab, but I have kids. Even if I didn’t though I’d buy a crew cab, I toss stuff in the back seat that I don’t want stolen if I have to run into a store or something. --73.17.xxx.xxx

I have a crew cab, but I have kids. Even if I didn’t though I’d buy a crew cab, I toss stuff in the back seat that I don’t want stolen if I have to run into a store or something. --73.17.xxx.xxx

A extended cab is nice where can store things out of sight of thieves. If never going to carry passengers then rear seats can removed for additional space. Find it difficult to buy a basic truck where everything is loaded up where more to go wrong over time. Additional weight is going to effect fuel consumption where if a two wheel drive then the weight is reduced along extended load can be carried. Most pick ups have a trailer hitch where if only need added cargo then use a trailer. Most domestic vehicles depreciate a lot during the first three years where Toyota does not. A tonneau cover is a nice option where can keep things dry along out of sight of thieves. --70.29.xxx.xxx

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I'm happy with my current setup. Frontier king cab (their name for extended cab) with jump seats. Each side has 2 doors, one opens normal, other is suicide type. I removed the seats and have decent room for things that need to stay dry. The rest goes in the bed. --174.198.xxx.xxx

I have a 2000 Silverado with the extended cab and a 6.5 foot bed. For me it's the perfect set up. I don't have a tool box in the bed at this point. I'm going to try to see in I can get something that fits in the rear. Currently I use the rear of the cab to put my tools. --209.122.xx.xxx

Debating almost the same thing but it’s replace my Honda Pilot or go to a pick up. My 2 issues are Landlording but almost more important is ease of transporting my new paddle board for my freedom play time between turnovers:) --73.17.xx.xxx

I have a Tacoma off road w extended cab. It came w toolbox. I removed it. My next one will be a crew cab. The extra space to haul tools you don't want stolen etc is key. Has to be the 6ft bed. They are hard to find. I do pretty well w Hf bed extender when I need to haul long stuff. I wouldn't think it makes make a good plow truck though except that it has locking rear differential. I need that to get to camp or on the hill i live on. --99.203.xx.xx

I used to have a 1995 Toyota extended cab pickup truck with a V6 and a 6' fisher plow. The plow was short and didn't do well breaking through the wall of snow created by the city and state plow drivers at the end of the driveway. The transmission broke at a 155k miles which is pre-mature for a Toyota. The truck was too small for my needs and went to a Silverado 2500HD which has worked well. I also use it to transport kayaks. --66.30.xx.xx

We got last year's model new at year end with $6000 rebate and a dealer incentive on top of that to keep our purchase price reasonable. Hubby said it gets one of the best mileages. --75.11.xx.xx

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A landlord friend of mine has a utility truck that he uses to carry all his tools and supplies. He jokes that he is driving Home Depot. It's very effective however because he doesn't have to drive back and forth to pick up supplies when he's doing repairs. However he is doing more work than I would like to do. I prefer to hire many of the things he does. Of course that assumes that you can find someone decent to hire as that seems to be getting more and more difficult. --209.122.xx.xxx