> Look at the number of people driving around town in full-size SUVs or 4-door pickup trucks. Unfortunately it is difficult to impossible to get a 2-door stand

> Look at the number of people driving around town in full-size SUVs or 4-door pickup trucks. Unfortunately it is difficult to impossible to get a 2-door standard cab pickup truck any more. And forget a short bed. I wish, wish, wish I could purchase a new Ford Ranger (ideally 4wd), with a standard cab and short bed - but that's an impossibility. I can't even get something comparable from any other manufacturer. The only thing I've seen that may be possible is to get such a vehicle as part of a "fleet purchase" - it seems like you can get such a vehicle if you purchase a ton of 'em. But I'd have to somehow sneak one of those in (ie - know somebody buying a fleet and willing to do such a deal for me). So - zero chance there, too. The sad thing is - Ford sold a version of the Ranger that was fully electric. It's range and hauling capacity were terrible (it used lead acid gel cell batteries), but it was an option back in the early 1990s. They didn't sell many; the few they did went to mainly electric utilities or enthusiasts.