Regular Cab
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From: Kamloops. B.C.
Seems like everyone who has them loves them. Everyone who doesn't have them, hates them. Makes sense.
I agree with this. Parking spaces are getting smaller and smaller these days. I don't really want to walk a mile and a half to get from my parking space to the front door of Wal-Mart or Rona but there's no way im parking next to anyone else even with the smaller doors I have. Granted I'm more worried about the occupants of the other vehicle, but still. Long doors = no.
i love my rear doors, sure a longer front door could take its place but i already have trouble opening my doors in most parking lots...
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From: Rochester, NY, USA
Originally Posted by XCR440SP
I'd recomend driving a reg cab with access doors for a while before loving them. Most of my 04 F-150 Regular cab buyers are ordering Super Duty's or going with competitors due to the doors. The doors are a good idea, but making the front door so short to make room to have them is a really bad idea. It creats a blind spot that is terrible (especially when towing) because the door post is directly beside you instead of behind.
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From: N.O., LA
Originally Posted by 2stroked
Finally, somebody who agrees with me. This is my 6th F-150 Regular Cab and the first one where I hate the visibility. Attempting to look out the passenger side to see if it's clear to pull out into a cross street is infuriating. The b-pillar blind spot is the size of Texas. Yes, the junior varsity size doors are nice, but I could live without them in a heartbeat if I had better visibility.
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From: Kansas side of the greater KC area
I had a 2000 reg cab not much room behind the seat I now have a 05 reg cab love the room behind the seat the little doors can be a pain in a parking lot loading the groceries behind the seat. I have to close and open that little door when getting stuff out of the cart to put behind the seat. I'll be glad if the 09 doesn't have that little door.
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From: Alabama
I guess I'm just accustomed to visibility in a truck with space behind the seat because I've not noticed any issue with visibility, and I love the small doors! I've only had my 04 since November, but I was sold on the idea when I first heard about it. I hate to see that they are going the way of the dodo.
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From: great white north
On my old o4 F-150 RC, I really thought the concept of rear doors that could open was cool, But all ford did was cut down the size of the driver/passenger door and add it to a little door.
For me to really use the back doors, I had to move up the drivers seat ( I'n 6ft 5 ) and than open up the rear door, not practical.
My dodge reg cab has way more room behind the back seat than a 04+ Ford reg cab and way more room for getting in and out of my truck.
If Ford kept the door sizes the same as the 97+ reg cab, this would have made way more sense
For me to really use the back doors, I had to move up the drivers seat ( I'n 6ft 5 ) and than open up the rear door, not practical.
My dodge reg cab has way more room behind the back seat than a 04+ Ford reg cab and way more room for getting in and out of my truck.
If Ford kept the door sizes the same as the 97+ reg cab, this would have made way more sense