From all I've seen so far, I'm very seriously considering buy a new Maverick pickup truck. Base model. I don't need a large screen TV set in the middle of my dashboard telling me where the nearest starbucks is. When it does come out, I'll see what the competition has. Hyundai Santa Cruz, etc.
You can get a bed extender for less than $100 on Amazon. The bed on my '98 Jeep Wrangler is 3' x 3'. I removed the side-hinged tailgate and replaced it with a Humvee tailgate hinged on the bottom which gave me another 2'. I can haul 4' x 8' plywood, diagonally, on edge. Plywood does not have to...