rockhound

i think its a good looking truck, i skipped the mega cab because the dually wasn't available at the time. still liking the longer bed i have, the short bed limits my option when towing my 5er

i can put the transfer flow and tool box in the bed and still have room for the 5er and three days of campfire wood

Hoss

This whole thing is all about SAVING money to build it so they could make MORE money with their jacked up prices.

Start with the frame. They didn't want the expense of making a longer frame so what do they do?? They stick the short bed on a frame meant for a long bed and fill the extra space by making the cab HUGE. "Sure, it looks stupid, but we'll just market it as being the biggest, baddest cab ever made and people will jump all over it."

Now they want a dually, but they do not have a short bed made for dual rear wheels. What do they do? They take the standard short bed and retrofit some ugly fenders on it to make it work. "Sure, it looks stupid, but we'll just market it and say we did it to bring back the retro look of the first Dodge dually trucks and people will jump all over it."

IF Dodge had done this right, they would have made the frame 12-15 inches longer and given us a true crew cab (no mega cab) and kept the 8' bed. It's all about money though. They've been criticized for so long for not offering a full size crew cab. This was there way of getting a full size (and then some) crew cab without the cost of lengthening the frame. Personally, I'd be surprised if they ever offer the mega cab with a long bed.

From seeing the reactions, it appears that people either love it or hate it. While the hugely oversized headlights and that ugly rear pillar aren't as hideous to me as they were when I first saw them, when you combine all of that with a short bed the whole truck just looks WRONG...like someone's back yard creation that they came up with using spare parts that they could find.

While I can somewhat see why folks would buy the mega cab SRW, the idea of making a short bed dually just seems plain stupid to me.

I think I'll pass. Are the regular crew cabs still available or is the mega cab the only option in '06? Surely they're not doing away with the long bed completely??

Now...having said all of that...the more I look at it the more I like it.

yfz450guy

the short bed dually looks totally "gay"

dodgeman01

Heck I like it. I can't wait for the long bed vershion to come out. For years you guys complained about a crew cab?? no you got it so SHUT UP all i ever hear is crying Geesh!!
DM01

hovisimo

here is what i would have done:



credit to slimm44 @ gmfullsize.com for the photoshop

Flashdancr

Now that's more like it. It looks like a truck, not some stubby wanabe.

jthorpe

...and I suggest that you play nice or don't play at all. this whole website is about opinions and technical facts. People are stating their opinions, and they've done it nicely until your post.

Berak

Looks like most of you want a Ford Superduty Crew Cab short bed. It seems to me Dodge innovates and takes chances more than the other two. Sometimes they have a hit, other times not so much. But if you want the same old same old, you have your choice of Ford or Chevy.

yfz450guy

yes........that pic is much better!!!
needs to be longer though. that don't look like an 8ft. box.
maybe add another rear diff so we could lock the diffs together for some awesome burnouts!!!! oh and we need the taylor wing on the roof too.

billyrae

That sucker rocks! Except for the short box.

Scotty

Pricing...up here. 3500 4x4 Cummins Laramie dually

Just priced an 06 Quad cab...same options as my 04 and its cheaper!
Add the power sun roof and the power rear slider on the 06 and its still cheaper.

I will price a mega cab dually tomorrow.

50,211.00 for an 06 quad in Canuck bucks. 41,842.00 USD
Scotty

jd4030

This truck looks terrible, that pillar & cheap looking fenders got to go. And 50k for a truck? Man, something wrong with this world. They were too expensive when I bought mine.

MikeyB

Someone on the TDR just reported seeing a Mega Cab dually longbed test mule on the road. Said it has the standard longbed 'big hips' fenders.

MikeyB

Hoss

Now THAT would be nice.