With no new Rangers available?

[k3eaxk3eax]

I might like to buy a new truck in a year or so. And with no new Rangers available, are there any suggestions for a a 4-cylinder/manual trans. and otherwise basic truck from another manufacturer?

Al

 

[kryptonitecb]

I had a Nissan Frontier that I bought about two years ago and I really liked it. Mileage was around 20 on average. Fairly quite for a pickup. And handled on the road wonderfully. It was a manual also and shifted pretty smooth for a truck tranny. For the year and a half I owned it it never had any issues and I drove the piss out of it. Only put it on the street though. Sold due to being a college student and I no longer had a military salary to depend on.

Sent from the road while ignoring traffic

 

[jcd302]

Suzuki Equator is a rebadged Nissan. Decent trucks. Our family has had decent luck with the few Nissan's we have owned.

 

[85_Ranger4x4]

There is a new Colorado coming out at some point.

Then there is always the "T" company too.

Nice low mile four cylinder Rangers should be fairly easy to come by for a couple years yet too.

 

[azreb]

I'll second (or is it third) the Nissan suggestion. I bought a year old 4-banger 5 speed stick Nissan pickup in 2002 that got 29 mpg on the highway. Only reason I traded it off is that SWMBO wanted something a bit bigger. Replaced it with a 6 cyl '04 Nissan crew cab. That was a very reliable machine until it met a Dodge 4x4 head-on.

 

[Jim Oaks]

Whatever you do, don't buy an F-150.

I read this in an article:

Since its last redesign in 1998, Ford has toyed with updating or replacing the Ranger for years — but decided a new model would only compete too closely with the F-Series pickups for a shrinking pool of customers. And where fuel economy had once been the Ranger's reason for existence, technology has caught up; the twin-turbo V-6 F-150 pickup now gets better mileage than the top-end Ranger.

And a Ford Spokesman stated this:

"The compact pickup segment in the U.S. has been declining — from almost 8 percent of total industry sales in 1994 to 2 percent of industry sales in 2010," said Ford spokesman Mike Levine "The F-Series works best for customers in North America."

Ford should expect that sales will decline when you go so many years without a redesign.

Earlier this year, Ford launched a new Ranger in Asia that will eventually be sold in 188 countries. Larger than the current Ranger but still smaller than an F-150, Ford stuffed the new global Ranger with a host of new tech, from touch-screen navigation to new fuel-efficient diesel engines.

The two countries where it won't be sold: the United States and Canada. In Australia, where the new Ranger has won strong plaudits from reviewers, the base model costs $28,000, more than what a larger, well-equipped F-150 can be bought for here. Top-end models touch $40,000, unheard-of prices for a small pickup on these shores.

I personally believe Ford is trying to steer people to buy F-150's. In fact, somewhere here in the forum a member had mentioned a while back that when he was at a dealership looking at a Ranger, the sales person was trying to steer him to the F-150 instead.

 

[cman24]

I know I'm moving to a Toyota when i get the money although it's gonna be an FJ cruiser not a pickup but i'm sure most small pickups are pretty good now but i know toyota pickups have a very good history but just go on different forums and i'm sure you will find what your looking for by the time your ready

 

[Ranger Sport Honduras]

I'd get a Nissan Frontier.

 

[RangerBoy94]

Id go for a yota. Toyota built their reputation on their small trucks.

 

[Black_Splash]

Whatever you do, don't buy an F-150.

I read this in an article:



And a Ford Spokesman stated this:



Ford should expect that sales will decline when you go so many years without a redesign.

Earlier this year, Ford launched a new Ranger in Asia that will eventually be sold in 188 countries. Larger than the current Ranger but still smaller than an F-150, Ford stuffed the new global Ranger with a host of new tech, from touch-screen navigation to new fuel-efficient diesel engines.

The two countries where it won't be sold: the United States and Canada. In Australia, where the new Ranger has won strong plaudits from reviewers, the base model costs $28,000, more than what a larger, well-equipped F-150 can be bought for here. Top-end models touch $40,000, unheard-of prices for a small pickup on these shores.

I personally believe Ford is trying to steer people to buy F-150's. In fact, somewhere here in the forum a member had mentioned a while back that when he was at a dealership looking at a Ranger, the sales person was trying to steer him to the F-150 instead.

If Ford would have updated the engines in the Ranger like the F-150 then the Ranger would be far superior with gas mileage. When Ford put the 4.0L in the Mustang they were advertising MPG at around 28.

 

[Rose2300]

I agree with getting a toyota

 

[85_Ranger4x4]

Whatever you do, don't buy an F-150.

That is if they made the jump from compact to midsize, it would eat into the F-150's. A V6 F-150 wasn't much more money than a 4.0 Ranger, I would go with the F-150 for just a couple bucks more in heartbeat.

I trumped a Ranger for a '150 back in '05, I would eagerly do it again.

If Ford would have updated the engines in the Ranger like the F-150 then the Ranger would be far superior with gas mileage. When Ford put the 4.0L in the Mustang they were advertising MPG at around 28.

Same engine in a completly different vehicle. My brother's 412hp 5.0 Mustang can get that on flat going now that it is getting some runtime under its belt... with 3.73 gears.