We live in Vermont, where dealers pretty much have the higher end trucks. The only time I have seen a single cab is at the larger dealers where they have some "commercial" trucks for companies who purchase a fleet. Trying to find a basic truck, with a vinyl floor and self powered windows is pretty much impossible. When we bought our first 2 F250's, I ordered both as base models, with the camper package, 8' bed, and the extended cab for our dogs. We were very happy with the trucks, and made sure that they were 2 X 4. We had no problems with a 2 wheel drive, and had the added benefit of a larger load capacity and less maintenance. 6 years ago, my wife ran into a light pole in slippery weather, and we had to replace the truck quickly, as we were going to Florida in 4 weeks. All they had on the lot were the double cab, 6' bed, 4 X 4, with carpets and power everything. Even the base models all have air conditioning and cruise control, which is really all you need to travel with a TC. Well.......our dealer had nothing we wanted on their lot, or anywhere in Vermont or NY, or New England. Well, they kept looking and found a 2 wheel drive, extended cab, camper package, 8' bed in Maryland! I flew down to Baltimore/DC airport and the dealer had driven to the airport to deliver the truck. I drove him back to his shop and drove back to VT. My dealer took the price of the flight off of what I owed, and I got exactly what we wanted. The point of my story is that pickup trucks have always been multi use vehicles, but the manufacturers send very few of the basic, functional models to dealers. I have always said that if you had a bunch of 8" beds, no frills, half of them 2 X 4's, you would probably sell them before you sell the crew cab, 4 wheel drive, chariots of the gods. Someday, the manufacturers and dealers will figure that out. In the meantime, next truck we get will be pretty much the same.....and 15-20,000 dollars cheaper!
