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<blockquote data-quote="Cowabunga" data-source="post: 7939571" data-attributes="member: 718"><p>They are a bit long to park in British parking bays, which are ridiculously small for most cars today that have opening doors. One has to choose a space appropriate to the vehicle so that doors can be opened and it doesn’t stick out too far into the roadway. I’ve never found it to be a critical issue and the pickup is not normally used for domestic, non-business use here anyway. If it is a great issue for someone, then they obviously have the wrong type of vehicle for their use.</p><p>I always carry three lengths of alkathene in the bed of the truck, plus various load straps under the rear seat to tie loads down in both the bed and any trailer hitched to the back. One of the most important tools is a gaff. A stick with a crook or hook on the end to reach items, without climbing into the tray, over the side mostly. Personally I would never have a canopy on a pickup tray as it restricts loads and access to things in the tray. As you say, access then becomes a big issue and if you stow anything small right at the back, at the first hard braking it will slide all the way to the front and be a pain to reach with the tailgate making it even more difficult. So the rear seats in my Ranger as used for additional cargo, tools, and so on rather than passengers.</p><p>Everyone’s expectations and use differs, so what suits me may not suit you or the next guy. However I could not farm without a pickup for both cargo carrying and towing and accessing places on the land which two wheel drive vehicles could not.</p><p></p><p>As far as vans go, the 4wd VW Transporter can be specified to be an amazing vehicle. I was driving behind one last week that had some VW customisation kit fitted, including a lift kit and off-road wheels and tyres . A friend, a builder, has a more standard version and he loves it.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Cowabunga, post: 7939571, member: 718"] They are a bit long to park in British parking bays, which are ridiculously small for most cars today that have opening doors. One has to choose a space appropriate to the vehicle so that doors can be opened and it doesn’t stick out too far into the roadway. I’ve never found it to be a critical issue and the pickup is not normally used for domestic, non-business use here anyway. If it is a great issue for someone, then they obviously have the wrong type of vehicle for their use. I always carry three lengths of alkathene in the bed of the truck, plus various load straps under the rear seat to tie loads down in both the bed and any trailer hitched to the back. One of the most important tools is a gaff. A stick with a crook or hook on the end to reach items, without climbing into the tray, over the side mostly. Personally I would never have a canopy on a pickup tray as it restricts loads and access to things in the tray. As you say, access then becomes a big issue and if you stow anything small right at the back, at the first hard braking it will slide all the way to the front and be a pain to reach with the tailgate making it even more difficult. So the rear seats in my Ranger as used for additional cargo, tools, and so on rather than passengers. Everyone’s expectations and use differs, so what suits me may not suit you or the next guy. However I could not farm without a pickup for both cargo carrying and towing and accessing places on the land which two wheel drive vehicles could not. As far as vans go, the 4wd VW Transporter can be specified to be an amazing vehicle. I was driving behind one last week that had some VW customisation kit fitted, including a lift kit and off-road wheels and tyres . A friend, a builder, has a more standard version and he loves it. [/QUOTE]
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