It makes me feel so bad for trucks that aren't used on a farm or something. I've got a couple friends that have trucks and don't even need them and the only thing it seems they use the bed for is junk or trash. It's funny that the easiest part of any vehicle to clean is often so dirty when you see peoples beds. Like it takes a few minutes at a self serving car wash to take out the trash and just hose down the bed.
Reminds me of Bill Clinton saying he had Astroturf in his El Camino. And then passing it off as for protecting luggage, rather than a mobile venue for extracurricular activities. Probably depended on what the meaning of the word "luggage" is.
I tried putting the spare in the frunk of the CAD model before. It does work if you have some sort of draw that slides it halfway under the dash. But its not a good spot for absorbing crash energy. Plus I'd rather have a large frunk for tools and luggage.It seems to me that most people posting here have not mentioned storing the spare in or UNDER the frunk. Have any of you with CAD (or other similar) skills tried to fit a full size spare there?
I'm wondering if the bias about this is because we've been conditioned for decades with "you can't put a spare there - it's where the engine goes!".
I agree and i think you misread my meaning. I was talking about the backseats. I've never owned a 4 door pickup and the ones you see in town are always hip deep in trash with dads toy strapped in the bed. Cow hands and rodio bums keep their tack dry in there on a one off event.
I think the whole spare vs storage was probably a big discussion when Tesla engineered the Cybertruck. Some people want a spare, some people want more storage. It'll be impossible to make everyone completely happy.
I agree that you can't have enough storage on a truck. I went back to my CAD drawing and really the best solution would be to have a rear draw behind the bumper. I saw an option on the first page of this thread, where if the motor assembly/casting would be low enough you could have a full bed length draw up to the vault cover roll. That way you could have the spare over the motor, and still have that "underbed" storage as a pull out drawer. Much better than having to dig under your bed load.
I am holding out for that push button feature where the Mid Gate opens up and you can toss your food or beverage container into the back seat and it automatically compacts it into the vault. Twice a year you can make a trip to the recycle ramp and dump the contents thereby saving the planet.
I think he meant "baggage" and in some circles that term is often used to describe "relationships" with certain homo sapiens and can be used rather loosely as loose people do what they do do.Reminds me of Bill Clinton saying he had Astroturf in his El Camino. And then passing it off as for protecting luggage, rather than a mobile venue for extracurricular activities. Probably depended on what the meaning of the word "luggage" is.
