$1237.49 for rear lamp assembly..... You could buy a running and driving 90s ranger for that price. Suckers....
Or an entire fleet of Ford Pinto's....
Suckers..... Well, opinions vary but there are legit reasons to step into a newer vehicle than a 90's Ranger or a '72 Pinto.
It's a risk vs rewards thing.
The only reason we traded our '02 Tacoma in on a new truck was air bags, specifically side curtain air bags. Nearly every time we drive we see people passing in no passing zones, swerving into oncoming traffic, tailgating... you know... all that self centered stupid shit we all see people doing, not paying attention to the road or obeying laws. It's that "if I don't get caught I didn't do anything wrong" mentality.
So with a new Ranger, you get all the airbags in the XL trim, and you don't get all the other technology that is super expensive to replace... like LED headlights and tail lights, sensors in the front bumpers, etc., etc.
We had the money in the bank to pay cash for a new truck. I figured if I or my wife end up laying in a hospital bead, with major head trauma, because somebody was playing with their phone, swerved into our lane and hit us... that I'd be saying a safer vehicle would have been a wise move.
This is the type of stuff that worries me a bit buying a New Bronco. I'll be curious to find out systems that will be tied into trim packages... engine upgrades... upper level suspension... whatever. I would really like to bypass most the tech stuff. Not all of it... but most of it. I fear that won't be possible.
As far as parts go there will be aftermarket choices that will be more cost effective than buying parts from Ford.
But people today want all those bells and whistles. Tailgate Dampers are a perfect example. Folks bitch and moan about Rangers not having a tailgate damper, or air conditioned seats, or a heated steering wheel. I'd be happy with manual everything... but with lots of airbags.
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