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- Just what the heck is wrong with a soccer mom grocery getter feature.
If you don't like it don't buy it simple as that,as if your opinion one way or another will sway anyone anyway.
I bought a used Astro van many years ago,had the dutch door on the rear,at first I thought it was a ridiculous feature,but I ended up liking it.
Why the prejudice about grocery getters? If not for my rv,ing my truck needs could be covered by renting or borrowing,but you know what; I drive a "grocery getter" I like trucks,I have no need for the additional expense and reduced mileage of an HD,I never will get an Rv much heavier than I have now.
For the few times a year I need to haul dirt, stone,mulch, or wood,I hook up the utility traler.
PROUD OWNER AND DRIVER OF A GROCERY GETTER - Makes it easer to load groceries, which pretty much sums up the design limits of this truck.
:p - Can't tell from the diagram. Do the doors open more than 90 degrees?
Assuming they don't hit your tongue jack, having them open wide (>90 degrees) would make it easy to get at your bed. Could really use that. jerem0621 wrote:
I like innovation...gadgets and tools like this is what sells trucks.
The other day we bought a Chrysler Town and Country.....what am I playing with when we go through the final walk through before we drive off? The built in rechargeable led flashlight...
I personally love the split tailgate design.
Honda has had the swinging tailgate for years in the Ridgeline. Well it could swing open or lower like a regular tailgate. Not many paid attention to it because it was considered a sub truck....being unibody.
Thanks!
Jeremiah
That's just it as someone mentioned it is a Soccer Mom feature for those who don't want to reach over the tailgate. For the Ridgeline light duty market the feature may catch on
I use my truck for work and the tail gate makes a great work bench. I would never want it to swing.
My fear is that the design brings unnecessary complexity but the Soccer Mom's of the world may actually like the new design.- I like innovation...gadgets and tools like this is what sells trucks.
The other day we bought a Chrysler Town and Country.....what am I playing with when we go through the final walk through before we drive off? The built in rechargeable led flashlight...
I personally love the split tailgate design.
Honda has had the swinging tailgate for years in the Ridgeline. Well it could swing open or lower like a regular tailgate. Not many paid attention to it because it was considered a sub truck....being unibody.
Thanks!
Jeremiah ib516 wrote:
Dog Folks wrote:
Regarding LED lighting: I am sorry but I see no practical advantage over the cab mounted rear light that has worked well for years on thousands of truck.
You've obviously never had to look for something under a hard tonneau cover then. I see LED bed lights as extremely useful.
In that situation so can I. I never thought of that problem as I have never owned one.- I'm betting that the split gate would easily clear the tongue jack. As to the weight capacity of the gate, the question should be the weight capacity of the cables that support the gate. You won't often see me praising anything from CDJR but I like this one.
Turtle n Peeps wrote:
Junk. :W
This is much cooler. Now if Dodge came out with a tailgate that could do this then I would be impressed!
And at least the Ford stripper pole is cool at parties! :B
We had one of those on a Chevy Brookswood wagon, then we had the two-way tail gate on a Caprice wagon and then barn doors on a Suburban. This just puts all 3 together. This will be great for 95% of pickups that will never venture off road or tow anything in their entire life.
The Ford "stripper pole" makes a perfect handle when I have to remove the tailgate all by my lonesome.ib516 wrote:
There is also mention of it being able to be remotely released and opened via the key fob.
I can tell you one of the BEST features on my 2014 RAM is the power lock on the tail gate via the key fob. One press of a button secures it. Not only to prevent theft of the tail gate itself, but also for secure weather proof storage. I have an Undercover Flex tonneau cover that is opened from underneath, and so once the tail gate is locked, the whole bed becomes secure storage.
x2; I love it. The only difference is I have a Retrax tonneau cover but same idea!lancekeys wrote:
How much does a replacement cost when you damage that one? Looks expensive to me!
A whole lot cheaper then an all aluminum body I would think and everyone thinks there a great idea :W. Maybe Ram will sell the replacement parts under cost to offset the repair costs like another manufacture is doing for their trucks :B.
I think it will sell, as for alignment issues unless you drop something on the top of the swung open side it wouldn't be any more of an issue then a standard tailgate.
Another thing it would help with on a LB anyway, is loading plywood or drywall with 10' or 12' lumber. The panels would be secured by the closed side and the lumber would beheld in place by the weight of the panels. Looks like a good idea to me, but that's right I'm just a fan boy :B.
Don
