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4-Door Ranger?!?!


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I meant the second gen st sorry i didnt clear that up
 


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Extra doors would be awesome. But not at the expense of a shorter bed, for my taste, cuz I wish the Ranger bed was a weensy bit longer, 8' vs 6'. But putting a longer bed and doble cabina would get closer to a stretch (limo) style of Ranger! Does that exist too?
 

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Extra doors would be awesome. But not at the expense of a shorter bed, for my taste, cuz I wish the Ranger bed was a weensy bit longer, 8' vs 6'. But putting a longer bed and doble cabina would get closer to a stretch (limo) style of Ranger! Does that exist too?
haha no that's pretty much the only bed choice for the doble cabina.. :icon_confused:
 

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You need to smuggle one of those bad boys up here for me. :icon_thumby:
 

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I never get why don't thy sale that kind of ranger here and on top of that a diesel version, i would get one in a heart beat.
 

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My neighbor just bought a new four door diesel about a month ago. Very common vehicle once you head into Latin America. I personally don't want one because the bed is so small you almost couldn't put a week's worth of groceries in it let alone enough tools to do a job with.

I suppose that for you guys that want them I could see if there are any used ones available. That way they would probably be immune to high import duties. Don't know what parts availability problems would be like. I guess it couldn't be much worse than to find the parts for gas ones here.
 
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there's no way you can just import one in. if it were that easy there would be some in the us
 

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I'd sneak it in somehow... Switch VIN numbers with a comparable US Ranger and if anyone asked I'd just say "it's modified."
 

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I'd sneak it in somehow... Switch VIN numbers with a comparable US Ranger and if anyone asked I'd just say "it's modified."
Switching VIN #s is illegal, but cutting a regular cab in half and welding the back half of a crew cab on isnt illegal. :secret:
 

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Switching VIN #s is illegal, but cutting a regular cab in half and welding the back half of a crew cab on isnt illegal. :secret:
Hence tell people "it's modified" :icon_twisted:
 

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I never get why don't thy sale that kind of ranger here and on top of that a diesel version, i would get one in a heart beat.
Once again, Ford already DID sell that here, except for the diesel part. You can argue all day whether the Sport Trac is/was a 4 door Ranger or not, but the fact is, it was a 4 door, it had the exact same size bed as the foreign 4 door Ranger, same payload as a Ranger, and same drivetrain. If they had different sheet metal Ford could've easily called it a Ranger.

They didn't sell that well. If they did, Ford would still be making them. So, next time you wonder "why don't they sell those here?" Well, there's your answer.
 

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They didn't sell that well. If they did, Ford would still be making them.
At first they actually sold very well. There was a waiting list for the first year or two. But after a lack of attention (Gee doesn't that sound familiar?) Ford killed it off in 2010. Not the worst of runs.
 

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Once again, Ford already DID sell that here, except for the diesel part. You can argue all day whether the Sport Trac is/was a 4 door Ranger or not, but the fact is, it was a 4 door, it had the exact same size bed as the foreign 4 door Ranger, same payload as a Ranger, and same drivetrain. If they had different sheet metal Ford could've easily called it a Ranger.

They didn't sell that well. If they did, Ford would still be making them. So, next time you wonder "why don't they sell those here?" Well, there's your answer.
Thats nice, but I dont want a 3' bed. I just want the cab to put on a stretched frame.
 

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