Iām leaning towards a hard roll up or a hard retractable cover around the same price point (i.e. the Gator). I think Iāve read all the threads here and Iām still chewing this over! My sense is folks are pretty happy with most everything, be it Ford or BAK or an eBay/amazon off-brand alternative...
I like the little window that goes down on the Lariats. Iād like an even larger window as an option, or possibly a fold down rear seat system to extend the bed storage.
I like the look of some of the fender flares Iāve seen available for the Mavāand the added protection seems like another reason to get them. But Iāve also read enough remarks here cautioning that they can lead to rust down the road. So whatās the verdict? Anyone install them only to find some...
Made more sense to use what I saved up for a 20+ year old truck and put it towards a sweet ride with great milage that should last me for a few decades.
I went from looking for a 2000s manual Ranger, to waiting for the recall fix on a XLT, to (finally) picking up my new-to-me ā24 Lariat.
Coming up on one week tomorrow and Iām 3/4ths of the way through the break-in already. Having a blast so far!