#5 on MSN

[85_Ranger4x4]

The Ranger is still the #5 most commonly searched for truck on MSN, they must be doing something halfway right.

http://editorial.autos.msn.com/listarticle.aspx?cp-documentid=434654&topart=pickups

[Twizzler09]

Mostly because of their durability. Theres alot of older Rangers still on the road compared to comparable products from GM and Mopar/Chrysler. At least thats how it is around here.

Honestly I think the Ranger would be a much more sought after truck if Ford was smart and actually "updated" it. MSN even said in a nutshell that its not really been updated in forever....just minor changes every so often.

Do something like Toyota did with the Tacoma, give it a supercharger. The "Taco" gets a huge power boost out of that thing.... that'd sure be nice to have in a Ranger and it would make it very competitive with some of the larger trucks.....giving it a very similar peak power output to many trucks twice its size.

Just have to wait and see what actually happens to the Ranger after the plant closes down.

[85_Ranger4x4]

Ranger sales are not looking too bad lately...

From Pickuptruck.com
Top 10 Pickups Sales Figures
Year-to-Date (YTD) March 2008

Ford F-Series
148,138 -13.7% YTD
March 2008: 54,465
March 2007: 71,481

Chevrolet Silverado
122,779 -19.6% YTD
March 2008: 42,561
March 2007: 55,626

Dodge Ram
68,862 -25.0% YTD
March 2008: 26,318
March 2007: 38,301

GMC Sierra
44,207 -7.5% YTD
March 2008: 15,919
March 2007: 16,503

Toyota Tundra
40,784 +41.6% YTD
March 2008: 14,311
March 2007: 13,196

Toyota Tacoma
39,776 -13.0% YTD
March 2008: 15,587
March 2007: 18,243

Ford Ranger
21,597 +16.8% YTD
March 2008: 8,620
March 2007: 7,989

Chevrolet Colorado
15,750 -20.3% YTD
March 2008: 5,126
March 2007: 7,685

Nissan Frontier
13,527 -20.4% YTD
March 2008: 4,802
March 2007: 7,254

Nissan Titan
11,355 -39.0% YTD
March 2008: 3,869
March 2007: 7,563

[laclabb]

See that! That's what I mean! Like me, there are still some people who are still satisfied with their pick up trucks like the way I do. But I saw Chevrolet Silverado got the number 1 spot on the other survey.
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