Comment by wlesieutre
13 hours ago
And when they pick up groceries they load everything onto the floor of the back seat because the bed is so high up you’d need a step ladder to use it
13 hours ago
And when they pick up groceries they load everything onto the floor of the back seat because the bed is so high up you’d need a step ladder to use it
I think the more important reasons are to prevent the groceries from sliding around in the bed and to protect them from the sun and precipitation.
Dang, if only someone made an everyday car with a soft weather proof enclosed cargo area, possibly you could have the tailgate open up and away as well so it's not in the way. I would think Americans would love to have something more practical than a work vehicle
Still see this in the ones with tonneau covers as if they intended to put cargo in the bed
But who knows maybe it’s already full of stuff under there
I once met a homeless guy who kept a mattress back there.
Another reason is to avoid letting the inside of the bed get scratched. I lived in Texas for a while, and people were that fussy about their trucks.
So true! My Ram 1500 was purchased to pull our travel trailer. It has the tow package and is factory raised up some. I'm kind of old, so I keep a three-step ladder in the bed so I can easily climb into it.
Because of the poor gas mileage, I always wonder at why people drive these gas guzzlers as their main transport. But each to his own. (BTW, some claim safety, but it's probably fashion.)
The safety aspect is intersting. The driver might be safer, but they are vastly more likely to kill anything they hit.
https://www.lshtm.ac.uk/newsevents/news/2025/being-hit-suv-i...
Which a selfish person is definitely okay with, might even like it.