I leased 3 scabs before purchasing the reg cab. One great feature is I can now actually open the slider while driving (safely) haha. I do like having the 2 extra doors, and think Ford got that one wrong when they made the main doors wider and nixed the 2 small doors in '09. There is quite abit of room behind the seats for storage. Heck, I've loaded the back up with a weeks worth of groceries on many occasions, and also the golf clubs prior to getting the cap. I've got a couple of explorers for hauling people, so if your a one car person or family with small kids I would say scab, otherwise the reg cab is a perfect setup.

 

supercab

 

You said it urself, you are single, you rarely ever have passenegers and you believe the bed is where you store stuff. You pretty much sound like you suscribe to the "less is more" mentality which is exactly the way I am. I dont regret buying a regular cab one bit. Less weght. Less interior to clean. Smaller turning radius. Smaller turning radius. And not to mention, a smaller price tag. Plus you cant beat the looks of a lifted regular cab. My truck is so fun to drive. Light. Nimble. and fast. Should be an easy decision

 

i have a 00 reg cab flare side right now. and will be buying a 11 reg cab short box. im in the same situation you are, single, with no kids or any intentions to have any soon. i talked to my dealer today and since they are a dying breed my reg cab shorty will be a special order and i will have to wait 6 weeks from the day i order it. i know it will be worth every minute

 

I need a big boy truck

Problem solved. I wanted a 3.7 V6 4 X 4. Ford does not sell that combo with a back seat. I ordered it in XLT trim. Does not feel like a work truck to me. 19,000 miles at 20 MPG makes even more sense today.

 

Supercab

 

Keep in mind the reg cab limits your box options with certain engines. Also a regular cab and shortened wheel base diminishes your towing capacity. I think a reg cab maxes at 8300lbs which is a big difference for a lot of us.

 

I ordered a regular cab shortbox 2wd XLT with a 5.0L... coming from a 2005 F150 XL RCSB 2wd, and before that a Ranger regular cab. I picked it primarily based on performance and appearance. The extended and crew cab configurations don't even come close in the appearance department.

 

read above you are losing performance. Unless you are talking a 0-60 time which I would best is probably .000 and some more decimals of a difference. To each his own I dont measure trucks in speed I measure it in towing and payload thats what a truck is built for.

 

I vote for the SuperCab. I had a regular cab for 8 years, and many times wished I had a SuperCab instead. I don't think you will be wishing for a regular cab if you buy a SuperCab, unless you do some hard-core off-roading where length is a hindrance.



He was referring to one on a regular cab...it would have to pop up and slide on the outside instead of inside.

 

and thats probably why the factory does not offer it. It's pointless to design a product for one specific model that 99% of people who buy said model do not want that option.

 

Agreed!

 

A 2wd Reg cab short box is about 1000lbs less than a supercrew 4x4, and 1500lbs less than a Supercrew Raptor. That's plenty to feel a significant difference.

I do tend to measure a vehicle by it's unloaded performance. 90% of the half tons I see are being used like cars. 9% have a couple dirtbikes, a sled, or are pulling around a light trailer. The last 1% that are flirting with the upper limits of capacity with a big 5th wheel trailer, rear suspension sagged out to the bump stops, and headlights aiming at the moon... really ought to have bought a Super Duty.

 

I agree buying an underpowered truck is bad but your numbers are wrong and having a longer wheel base is better for towing because the weight is distributed out. Towing 8-10k is nothing for a half ton these days which simply can not be achieved by a reg cab. Comparing a 4x4 XLT model in all cabs this is what I found. BY your thinking a SCREW would weigh almost 6500lbs and this isnt true. Now I am sure my numbers could be higher depending on certain options but the basic XLT packages this what I got

REG-4925
SUPER-5333
Crew- 5577

A Regular cab 4x2 weighs 4685 and a Crew 2WD weighs 5128. Of which you were comparing a 4x2 REG cab and a 4x4 Crew which is easyily 300-400lbs in any vehicle Not the big difference you are thinking. If a regular cab works for you and others go for it. But I think most would agree the practicality and use for it does not have much support anymore.

I can tell you if you are comparing stop light to stop light speed 300lbs might save you a couple of tenths of a second, and in a truck who cares.

 

I'm gonna go with my gut, and against the grain on this one. My favorite truck I ever owned was an 01 2WD Ranger regular cab short box flare side bright yellow little monster. That little thing got me out of giving people rides, and was rarely considered a truck by those looking for help moving. On top of that, I could park it in any spot in any mall, under any condition. Winter rubber, and a few sandbags in the back had me driving that thing year round without trouble.

This Screw I have now, (which I absolutely love), serves its purpose extremely well, but being married with kids on the short horizon demanded such a rig, or face having to have yet another vehicle in the driveway to take on outings with the family. That said, this thing is a pig to park, and I usually find myself parking a long way from the entrance doors to get enough room to be able to open up all 4 doors and let everybody out without someone dinging up either my rig, or the one I parked next to.

My only qualm about the reg cab f150 is that they don't have a 5.5 bed option. Although I'm not sure how many folks would actually choose this option, I think in the world of looks it would reign supreme.

I vote reg cab, short box, 4X4, 5.0, 3.73 gears. And get it in flame blue, it's the best color choice available. If you are a single guy without kids, why would you need (or want) anything else.