Is Ford keeping the rear access doors on the regular cab? I've seen spy photos of a regular cab with no access doors, so I was just wondering. If I were to get a regular cab, which I am considering, that would be a big selling point for me.

 

Nope. Access door is going away.

 

Boo! I love my 4 door regular cab.
Does anyone know how much room is going to be behind the seats of the new version?

 

Oh well, I'd better start really saving so that I can get an 08 before they run out. There should be some pretty good rebates by the end of the year, so that is a big plus anyway. I will be looking for an 08 FX4 Flairside Regular Cab or a similarly equipped XLT.

Why in the heck would they eliminate the access doors. That was real innovation, and really made the F150 stand out. I could honestly give a flying crap about voice activating my radio or brushed accents on my dash. This is supposed to be a truck! Now if I want to be able to put something behind my seat, I'm going to have to get an extended cab with the mile long wheelbase or a crew cab that weighs ten thousand pounds and has a stumpy bed to boot, or a regular bed and a two mile long wheelbase.

 

Thank god!!! I'm so glad that ford has a 'true reg.cab' now!! Now if I could just see a photo of one.....

 

The same as last year just no little door.

 

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. Also if you live in Iowa most of us have to drive gravel and that makes the door jambs get really dirty, with the short front door you brush up against the acess door with your back when you get in or out and end up getting dirty.

If anyone see's a picture of a Reg cab to verify that its got full sized front doors, please post here to let me know.

 

I've been driving mine for three years come May and I do love them. I have no problems with blind spots. Between my mirrors and my neck I can see everything without a problem. In fact with the size and position of my mirrors I only have one small blind spot on the passenger side. I can see the door handle and everything behind it in my driver side mirror and if the vehicle is in front of my door handle I'll be able to see it in my periphrial.

As long as there's the same am amount of room behind the seats it might be ok, but I think it will be more difficult to access and I don't like huge doors. Has anyone ever driven an 80's model Daytona? The doors are huge compaired to the car and they're a b!tch to open and close.

 

Yeah, I like my small doors. I thought it was a great idea... especially since I keep a slew of college books in behind my seat during the semesters. Makes it really simple to find something without having to annoyingly readjust the seat.

 

Oh and a good friend of mine I went to high school with has a 05 reg.cab and his little doors rattle big time!! Another reason I dont like them.

 

Love my small doors....

 

I'm not married to the idea of the access doors, I just like having unobstructed access to the area behind the seat. If Ford can provide the same level of access by making the front doors longer alone, then I will be okay with that as well. In fact, I can see where there would be some advantages to that, especially given what some of you had to say above. I would still like to see pictures though.

 

does anyone have a pic of an 09 regular cab yet????

 

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...

 

no more access door.

maybe there are official pictures up now since its after the official press release monday