Roadster vs. Closed Cab Pickup

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Originally Posted by Lona

Why would it be any easier getting into the passenger side? Both doors are the same size. Seems the hardest thing is to get your foot in because of the small space between the seat and door opening in the roadster. I'm only 5'7" (used to be 5"8") so it may be easier for me to squeeze by the steering wheel on the driver's side since I'm not as big anymore.

Fender mounted spare tires on pickups interfere with full door opening. Most pickups have a spare on the driver's side and a shorter door check on the driver's door to prevent the door from hitting the spare tire.

IMO, it's not the door swing causing a problem on early style pickups; it's the lack of space between the seat and the front of the door opening for those of us whose legs don't bend as easily as they used to. I have more trouble getting out of my 29 CCPU than getting in, because my left leg doesn't want to twist enough to fit through that narrow space.

And it probably doesn't help that I'm 50 years older and 50 lbs. heavier than I was the first time I tried it.