SCREW v. SCAB: Please give me *your* "legal opinion" on this important case.

[WyoStorm]

I still have my 68 Bronco and I suspect I'll die with my 2013 Raptor! The government will have to try and take it from me!!

 

[SupermanUSAF]

I'm 6'3" and can fit in the back of my SCAB w/ a 6' driver.

 

[jrodrg]

Scab here

If WE need the room I take my wife's car...

If I ever become single I won't need the extra space!

 

[DrippinRaptor]

We debated a lot over Scab/Screw. We don't have kids yet but will hopefully soon. We ended up going Scab and my wife said we will make it work. It came down to the Scab fits in the garage and the Screw would not. Neither of us wanted to drop $45k on a vehicle to let it rot outside in the sun year round.

 

[skyscraper]

Old thread, but lots of good replies. Regarding this, here is my input:

I already own a diesel with four doors, so its kind of a moot point as I will use that for towing and long trips.

But anyways, I went with the scab because I like the sportier look(just my opinion). The only thing I dont like is the neutered gas tank. Im thinking of making a fuel cell and mounting it in the back. Anyone do this? I used to be a welder before I was promoted to my current position, so I have access to all the equipment. Just seems like a fix for those that want more range while offroading. Im thinking of something on the smaller side, like 15 gallons so I dont take all my bed space.

 

[Kojack19]

I have two 7 year old boys and am getting an Scab as a daily driver. I take them to school in the morning and have no problem fitting them in and I am 6'2" (did a test run in an F150 this past weekend). If we need a bigger car on the weekends, we will drive my wife's Tahoe.

Parking in my town is tight and with short spots the extra length would have been problematic. I was shocked to learn the Screw is 11 or so inches longer than the suburban.

 

[Icecobra]

Huge plus for the Screw owners 10 extra gallons of fuel. Not that I don't like having people look in amazement and asking questions while I fuel it up. But when your out in the desert and have two five gallon cans along and 10 more gallons in the tank than a Scab, priceless... Going to get out of the screw and the rear door opens and I don't fall out. priceless.. I have been a passenger in a scab... Room in the backseat to stretch my legs, priceless,,... Resale value higher its not priceless but has a good value by comparison...

 

[Deinonychus]

Room in the backseat to stretch my legs, priceless,,... .

You actually sit in the back seat of your own raptor?

 

[Kojack19]

Back Seat SCAB and SCREW

Hi all,

I have read through many of the threads on which cab people prefer and tried the search function and could not find an answer regarding the seats in the two different cab options. More specifically, I sat in a scab and the back seat is extremely upright with no adjustment. Is it the same in the screw? I am a bit concerned about kids car seats fitting in correctly-my kids are 7 and are in high back boosters. We fit with no problem (plenty of space) even with me sitting back at 6'2". just wish there was some pitch available. I have to take my kids to school who are 7 so their car seats are not big at this point and seemed to fit very easily in the back of the super cab even with me at 6'2" driving.

The other question I have is the safety of the supercab vs screw given that there is no permanent steel-just two moveable fixtures that come together to make the scab door. Given that the kids will be with me for highway driving on the way to school safety is important. Would you consider the scab to be less safe based on the door configuration?

The reason I am looking into these issues is that I really want to make a scab work. I can get it in my garage and we live in a very populated area so having a smaller footprint would be beneficial. My wife drives a tahoe so when we need more interior space, we have it.

Your input is really appreciated.

 

[6gun]

Having had 5 rugrats myself, with carseats and kid crap, the extra room will become essential if you can make it work garage-wise (I would hate my truck sitting in the street). Remember, measure twice, cut once. But hey, you need to take the whole family and all the associated clutter, take the Tahoe regardless of which truck you buy.

Interesting question about the door configuration and safety, although I would think that if someone T-***** you, most cars would hit you lower than the center of the door, nearer the bottom sill, where the truck is uber stiff side on. Big truck T-Bones you at high speed, all bets are off. As for the seat angle, the SCrew is very comfortable for looooong periods, I'm talkin 5+ hours comfortable and adults in the back. Seat is big enough to turn into a cot to snooze too, and I am 6'. Still no rear seat adjustment in the SCrew, it's just comfortable. As far as access, the SCab, might be easier to access back seats with kids and car seats, the doors on the SCREW are HUGE and cut a pretty large swath. SCab might be better there, maybe someone will weigh in on that.

Bottom line: Quit ****** around and decide already! We expect to see pics SOON.