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Posted by Keith in Washington on Sunday, January 13, 2008 at 15:00:14 :
In Reply to: 2009 Dodge Ram Interior Pictures posted by Will (in IL) on Friday, January 11, 2008 at 19:48:48 :
Not too bad looking truck from the outside but inside is a different story.
The bedside storage is a great idea but poorly done. It become useless of you put a canopy or lid on the bed. They need to make it side access with a couple of doors and use the space in front and behind the wheel. I have seen a custom bed that does that and it is great.
The ice chest in the floor is about as stupid as you can get. First it is in the rear floor so the driver can not get to it you must have someone the the rear to get it. Also think about all the crap that will get into it. Just look at the floor of most trucks and cars and do you want that in your ice chest. How about keeping it clean and sanitary? And why use ice not you got water in the mixture. I am sure that it has a drain but I can see ice and water all over the rear carpet. What they should have done is put it between the two front seats and used the diaeletric type that will both heat and cool. They are proven technology and they require less space as no ice is needed and not water is used. Between the drives seat allows access by the driver if they are the only one in the truck.
The front layout is very poor in my opinion and I would not buy it for that reason alone. First the center consul should never go much above the seat base. Once it get much above it the driver can be impeeded in his arm motion when turning as their elbows will hit it. I have driven several truck with the high consul and it was in my way and my wife found it even worse because her elbows are lower than mine as she is much sorter than I. She brought that up herself and did not like it at all.
I do not like it when they extend the center consul from the dash to the seats. I do not like my legs to be restricted into a tunnel besides that kills any third passenger in the front.
Speaking of seats the rear seat is poorly designed. It will fit only two and the third will have to sit on the middle jump seat with a short lower cushion and a back that has a fold down arm in it. When I think crew cab I think of putting people in it.
As I said when I started it is not bad looking from the outside but they really need to rethink the interior. And get rid of that worthless 6 foot bed.
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