Extended Cab Vs Crew Cab

[tjm80]

Hey guys, I currently own a 2008 extended cab z71. I owe about $16k on it w/ 33 payments left, and am considering trading it in for a new 2011 crew cab z71. (exact same truck except the new is black - plus the "all star package", and my current is silver)

 

My monthly payments would increase by $10. Not worth factoring this in.

 

My issue is financing another truck for 5 years to get a crew cab versus keeping my extended cab with only 2.5 years left to pay.

 

What would you do?

[nashss]

keep your extended cab unless you absolutly need a crew cab.

[dataspng]

#1 question I would ask is can you handle the shorter bed lenght? The 1500 crew is too short for some folks liking.

 

The next answer is really up to you... weigh the new featuers of the 2011 over the 2008... not alot of changes but some might be worth it for you. Next thought would be the 5 year 100,000 warranty... is it worth starting the payments all over to have the truck covered.

[tjm80]

Bed length isn't an issue, I hardly haul anything, but when I do I've never ran into an issue where the entire bed was taken up. My reason for considering the trade is I have a toddler, and getting him in and out of his carseat in the ext. cab can be a hassle. The dealership let me keep the crew cab overnight to test it out and there was a world of difference w/ the carseat.

 

That being said, he's almost 2 and we've survived w/ the extended cab thus far.

[tjm80]

The next answer is really up to you... weigh the new featuers of the 2011 over the 2008... not alot of changes but some might be worth it for you. Next thought would be the 5 year 100,000 warranty... is it worth starting the payments all over to have the truck covered.

 

I don't really consider the warranty, because a new warranty will go out as well, conveniently just in time to trade in again. My bumper to bumper is out, but my powertrain is still under warranty. The real question is is it worth starting payments over for a crew cab over the extended cab.

[Stevens03]

Only you can answer that.

 

Hell, I traded a perfectly good trouble free 07 Vmax Crewcab with all the bells and whistles I wanted for an 11, with the same options, different color To me it was worth it... I had a serious love-hate relationship with the color black and I wanted the 6.2L.

[RockySierra]

After having a crew cab and going back to an extended cab, I could not trade the truck in fast enough to get back into a crew cab. Nice thing is though I drive a 2500HD so no silly pointless shot bed available for that. 8ft baby. LONG bed.

[Scotter]

Get the new truck.

[Black02Silverado]

Sounds like you need the new truck for the little guy! He is only going to get bigger.

[HawkScot]

Get the new truck, it is only money!

[z71rob09]

i've had a regular cab, extended cab, and now currently have a crew cab. The plus side of extended cab is the bed is longer which is nice....but the backseat sucks for any person that needs to sit back there. For me, it was no good bc no one wanted to ride back there so it was more of just extra space to put crap. The crew cab is like a full car and then you have option of a bed to haul a few things. i'll never be able to go back to a regular cab or an extended cab after having the crew......

 

sounds like your payments are pretty hefty as is. not sure it's worth it to finance for another 2.5years, but that's totally up to you of course.

[sic lsx]

i like the room of the crew cab i just dont like the short bed. so i got a ext cab

[tyhuck]

Ide say go with the crew cab, if you dont mind the shorter bed. I had a 2500 crew cab, and stepped down to a 1500. I wanted the better mpg, but I couldnt go with the shorter bed of the 1500 CC, so I went with an Ext. cab. We are making it, but I also have a little one in a car seat and I really REALLY miss my CC. Next truck I get will be another 2500 just so I can get the full 6.5' bed and 4 full doors. To me its worth the extra gas.

 

When in doubt, go with more cab space. You can always pull a trailer if you need more hauling area.

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I don't have a Kid, but I have a dog, and the crew is perfect for me. Moving from a station wagon, it was nessecary for me to maintain the interior space. I spend a lot of time in the wilderness and it's nice to just open the back door and basically have a closet with all my stuff dry.

 

On a different page, I personally don't like being in the back of a vehicle without my own door... almost a little claustrophobic. 'What if' scenarios start to play in my mind, about getting out if i needed to. I use my bed mostly to move construction materials and mountain bikes, with a alum ladder rack up top for longer stuff, so the bed length isn't a issue.

[tanked_darren]

This comes down to money, can you spare it? I know I can, but I choose to spend on other things. If a new truck is what you want do it. That's alot of money to lose though.