Extended Or Crew?

neto1978 · May 13, 2008

wich one is more stylish? more country boy style? more chevy traditional?

ext cab or crew cab?

not thinking about confort for rear passengers ,just better look!

tks

99silverado1500 · May 13, 2008

Extended cab is more country, and i think it looks better because you can get a real bed unlike that 5 foot joke

huero626 · May 13, 2008

Extended cab looks way better than a crew.

Jaredkm · May 13, 2008

I also think extended cabs look better. Plus, like previously said, you get a better sized box. You got a quad? It is sure gonna fit better in there.

2004GMC1500CC · May 13, 2008

Extended cab looks way better than a crew.

unless your looking at it from the back seat of the extended cab...

ajcain79 · May 13, 2008

ext. looks more country, but all the farmers I know drive crew cabs.

Crew cabs look way better than ext.

zxcv · May 13, 2008

Extended cabs are great if you aren't worried about rear seat comfort. If you need the bigger bed, get the extended. Where I'm from, Regular and Extended are the "Country Boy" Trucks. People won't bug you for rides as much cuz the back seats are not even close to the comfort of the crews - but you can still take people if necessary.

Crew Cabs are great for interior space and comfort. Plus, I find that they feel bigger than the ext. cab when you drive them. (Not that they actually are if you get an extended cab regular bed). Crews around here have a better resale value.

All the trucks look really great IMO. Just buy one for what you need dude.

VMax2007 · May 13, 2008

Extended cabs are great if you aren't worried about rear seat comfort. If you need the bigger bed, get the extended. Where I'm from, Regular and Extended are the "Country Boy" Trucks. People won't bug you for rides as much cuz the back seats are not even close to the comfort of the crews - but you can still take people if necessary.

Crew Cabs are great for interior space and comfort. Plus, I find that they feel bigger than the ext. cab when you drive them. (Not that they actually are if you get an extended cab regular bed). Crews around here have a better resale value.

All the trucks look really great IMO. Just buy one for what you need dude.

^^^ What he said.

Also, I am not a fan of the "suicide" doors on the ext cab. The lack of a B pillar is also a weak point IMO. The other day I was parked behind a NBS ext cab and when the guy got in and slammed his door, it looked like both the driver door and rear cab door flexed way in. Flimsy!

Buy based on your personal needs....interior space/comfort vs bed space. I have 2 kids and we boat all summer. I need the Crewcab for space and towing, bed space is not an issue, my 5'9" bed is plenty for my needs. Fits nicer in the garage too.

jrrod2004 · May 13, 2008

I vote crew (as I own one and have more people than cargo to actually haul around)

NeverRest · May 13, 2008

Crews are more practical, and they do have better resale value.

When it comes time for me to get my new truck, I want a crew cab.

jrrod2004 · May 13, 2008

plus if I needed the bed space, I would have gone to a 2500 crew with an 8 foot bed, but I didnt need the extra space

neto1978 · May 13, 2008

plus if I needed the bed space, I would have gone to a 2500 crew with an 8 foot bed, but I didnt need the extra space

thanks to all of you ,I don't really carry people with me ,just my girlfriend on weekends ,I just like the truck style ,and in a better sense of way ,for example ,why gm choose the extended cab 1500 for the past SS models and not crew ,because its really more balanced and stylish...

do you agree?

tks

NeverRest · May 13, 2008

I wouldn't agree that its more stylish ;)

I'm confident that crew cabs outsell ext cabs for personal use. I don't haul anyone besides myself, and my boxer. Well besides my girlfriend occasionally. I prefer the crew myself. Its like having an trunk that is protected from the elements in your truck. The NBS has really made it that much more useful with the fold up seats.

EDIT: On the quad topic. I can still haul my quad with the tailgate down, if you have a tool box on an ext cab, you'll have to put the tailgate down as well I believe. I have a toolbox on my truck now, and plan to have one on my new one. So either way, the truck can haul my dirtbike or quad with the tailgate down, makes no difference to me.

jrrod2004 · May 13, 2008

plus if I needed the bed space, I would have gone to a 2500 crew with an 8 foot bed, but I didnt need the extra space

thanks to all of you ,I don't really carry people with me ,just my girlfriend on weekends ,I just like the truck style ,and in a better sense of way ,for example ,why gm choose the extended cab 1500 for the past SS models and not crew ,because its really more balanced and stylish...

do you agree?

tks

The SS was a great truck, I believe (my own personal belief) that GM put that to balance the weight, Crews are heavier than Extended Cabs, and putting that much power in a Regular Cab would be asking for trouble. Granted with the SS Extended Cabs, I would agree that those trucks look awesome...and the fact that most of them I see only have the SS badging, everything else is taken off...less clutter.