To each their own, but I would never buy a stepside truck. If my truck ever got smashed, I'd make a hick ass wood flatbed for it before I put a stepside on it, even if it was free. I guess it just kind of pisses me off how the look of the truck is not smooth with a step side. The hard indents of the step parts and the rubber pads there on the bed kinda stick out like a sore thumb to me.