Tim13

I've had three Super Cabs since 1998, and have never regretted not having the extra space. There's plenty of room in the back if you need to carry passengers, and more than enough cargo area with the seats up.

Lastly, I think the Super Cabs with the 6.5ft box are the nicest looking of all the combinations. The Super Crew looks like there's too much cab, and not enough bed. The Crew starts looking like an Avalanche, or a Ridgline with the short bed.

Tim

packplantpath

Supercab with infant rear facing car seat is a pain. It goes in the middle or it hits the seat in front unless it is all the way forward. Once the front facing seat comes along it is fine until somebody parks beside you. Supercab doors are very wide making it very hard to put a kid in the back seat without hitting the car beside you.

But park in truck land in the lot and it works great. I'm very happy with mine. But I only have one kid. Two might change things.

TexasEd

I had three GMCs with extended cab (reverse opening rear doors) over the last 17 years. Just got a Super Crew in December.

The reverse opening rear doors are a pain in parking lots. If you've been shopping or you're trying to get small children in the back seat you have to do a dance with the doors to get stuff in the back seat with another car parked next to you.

Every trip to get groceries from the cart meant:
open the front door (don't ding anything),
scoot forward,
open the back door,
drop off package,
close rear door,
gently release front door,
get another package,
repeat.

And forget about trying to get larger items in the back seat without pulling out of the spot so you could fully open both doors.


Getting kids in/out also means both of you have to stand in the small clam shell space and scoot into the front door wedge so you can close/open the back door.

boy_welder2000

All of the trucks I have owned have been super cabs, but my 2010 F150 is the first with opening back doors. That is really nice. It is more then enough room for me. I have had no complaints from people in the back about room. I can tell you that the F150 super cab has quite a bit more room then the Super Duty super cab does

Robert8252

Buddy of mine had a 11 super cab and I rode in the back a time or two and it wasn't horrible for an adult but did feel like a back seat and person in front had to sit decently far forward. I ended up with a 13 screw cab and love it. I have no kids but do have two saint bernards I haul around camping and being able to fold the backseat up and have the huge open flat space has been a blessing. Also very comfortable sitting back there, sometimes I wish someone else would drive so I could. Ha. And they do make the screw cab with a 6.5 foot bed and when you go to actually buy it there probably won't be a $5,000 price difference.

fordtruckman2003

Went with the super cab 6.5 bed but after 3 years of doing the dance to open rear doors I think next truck will be crew cab 6.5 bed. The 5.5 bed just reminds me of a sportrac with that tiny bed.

I can fit people okay in the back for around town but longer trips a crew would be more comfortable.
There are lot of posts on here from people that go with super and trade in for crew couple years later.

jt16xlt

I wanted a SCAB over a SCREW all along. I wanted the 6.5' bed and and SCREW with a 6.5' bed will not fit in my garage due to all the storage shelves that I need. As far as getting stuff in and out the back seat just get a good solid tonneau cover and lock your tailgate. I have a Extang solid fold with some 2x6s in the bed to give me a nice storage area where things cannot slide up front that works great for my use. I have had 6 adults in mine and fit was not an issue. Only way it would have been is if we would have been travelling a good distance. As far as parking goes I usually park out in BFE anyway so no issues with opening doors.

archer23

I have a Super cab. I like it, it's plenty for me. I don't have any kids to haul around, but I have put my nephew back there with the forward facing seat. He seemed to have enough room.

If you honestly think you will have kids in the next year or so, get the crew cab. It will just make things easier, and maybe get one with the longer bed.

skupko9680

That would be me. No kids and 3 dogs so the SCAB was fine size wise. There were 2 things I hated about the SCAB 1. having to open the front door to open the back which wasn't a lot of fun if someone was parked next to you since you can't open the front all the way so you need to hold one door and open the other and then either close the front or juggle to get whatever it is in back out and 2. panicking every time one of your back seat passengers starts to close the back door first before the front - the wrong order is sure to lead to disaster

FWIW I thought the loss of the 6.5 bed would be an issue however I still hang the same things over the back or carry with the tailgate down (2x4, plywood, moulding etc.)

LiquidA45

Definitely appreciate everyone's input, seems like it's a split preference. The 6.5ft bed with the screw isn't really an option, to my knowledge, due to the fact I'm looking for an STX and my budget is $30k. Guess I'll just have to go with whatever I find the best deal on when the time comes.