Short bed or standard bed?

bogie514 wrote:
I am going to purchase a new truck very soon and am trying to decide on a short bed or a standard bed Silverado 1500. The standard bed truck's wheelbase is about 10 inches longer. I'd really like to have the 6.2, but will probably go with the 5.3 because of cost. You can see what I tow in my signature line.

I've got the 6'4" in my Ram and it works well overall, even with the fiver. There have been some situations where a long bed would be better, but it's my daily driver and I am frequently in tight parking lots and garages and the short bed plays much better in that setting. It's a compromise either way.

It's too bad GM only puts the 6.2 in their high trim trucks.