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Once upon a time I owned an ‘89 Ranger STX Highrider. It was probably my favorite truck I’ve ever owned and what got me hooked on Rangers. It was very capable offroad, yet it still maintained a factory ride quality. Everything I’ve built since has been a comprise between offroad-ability and street ride/ handling. I’ve always wanted another one as a daily driver.
This leads me to the point of this thread. I recently drove a ‘22 Ranger Tremor. For some reason, it reminded me of my old ‘89 STX and I decided I needed one. With my F150 lease ending in a few months, the current Covid, chip shortage, supply chain issues, or whatever other excuse of the day is causing the dealers to not have anything in stock I started looking into a replacement truck.
Since dealer lots are currently empty and trucks are sold before the car carrier finishes unloading them, I decided to order one. This gives me a great opportunity to walk anyone who may who may want to order a Ford for the first time through the process. (Between my wife and I, this will be our 3rd special ordered Ford, so I’ve got some experience already.)
My first step was to decide what vehicle I was interested in. Driving the ‘22 Ranger Tremor pretty much sealed that deal. I checked the specs and found it checked all the boxes I need a vehicle to do.
My second step was to text my salesman and find out if I can order a ‘23 Ranger yet. Apparently I could. So I went on Fords build and price site and built about 20 different optioned ‘22 Rangers. (The ‘23 model year build and price isn’t out yet.) I settled on a few different choices, and stopped by the dealership to get a price.
My choices included a XLT, 302a package, Tremor and a Lariat, 500a package, Tremor. The price difference was just about $1500. I took the quotes home to think it over for the night. (I never agree to a purchase on the first visit to the dealer.)
I thought about it overnight and decided that the leather interior, LED headlights, etc was well worth the $1500. I texted my salesman and told him to order me the Lariat. (He already had all my info from the past trucks.) About 5 minutes later, I got an email from Ford confirming my order and telling me that it may take a while.
So that’s where we are right now. I have a ‘23 Ranger Lariat Tremor on order as of 9/22/22.
Here are the options I ordered and a few of the computer generated pics:
Lariat 500a
Tremor offroad package
Technology package
Trailer tow package
Spray in bed liner
Keyless keypad
This leads me to the point of this thread. I recently drove a ‘22 Ranger Tremor. For some reason, it reminded me of my old ‘89 STX and I decided I needed one. With my F150 lease ending in a few months, the current Covid, chip shortage, supply chain issues, or whatever other excuse of the day is causing the dealers to not have anything in stock I started looking into a replacement truck.
Since dealer lots are currently empty and trucks are sold before the car carrier finishes unloading them, I decided to order one. This gives me a great opportunity to walk anyone who may who may want to order a Ford for the first time through the process. (Between my wife and I, this will be our 3rd special ordered Ford, so I’ve got some experience already.)
My first step was to decide what vehicle I was interested in. Driving the ‘22 Ranger Tremor pretty much sealed that deal. I checked the specs and found it checked all the boxes I need a vehicle to do.
My second step was to text my salesman and find out if I can order a ‘23 Ranger yet. Apparently I could. So I went on Fords build and price site and built about 20 different optioned ‘22 Rangers. (The ‘23 model year build and price isn’t out yet.) I settled on a few different choices, and stopped by the dealership to get a price.
My choices included a XLT, 302a package, Tremor and a Lariat, 500a package, Tremor. The price difference was just about $1500. I took the quotes home to think it over for the night. (I never agree to a purchase on the first visit to the dealer.)
I thought about it overnight and decided that the leather interior, LED headlights, etc was well worth the $1500. I texted my salesman and told him to order me the Lariat. (He already had all my info from the past trucks.) About 5 minutes later, I got an email from Ford confirming my order and telling me that it may take a while.
So that’s where we are right now. I have a ‘23 Ranger Lariat Tremor on order as of 9/22/22.
Here are the options I ordered and a few of the computer generated pics:
Lariat 500a
Tremor offroad package
Technology package
Trailer tow package
Spray in bed liner
Keyless keypad