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I don't think it would take much to make the Ford Ranger more competitive in this area. Make it a FX4 Level II that people can order.

A friend of mine paid $60k for a Gladiator that he ordered.
 

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I don't think it would take much to make the Ford Ranger more competitive in this area. Make it a FX4 Level II that people can order.

A friend of mine paid $60k for a Gladiator that he ordered.
It is so simple that it has to be in the works (in my opinion)

Little more ride height/play with suspension, better wheels, real tires, front locker, new bed sticker... send it.
 

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Italian pickup... yeah, that looks like something they would come up with.
I mean, it could work. Look how succcessful the ridgeline has been.:ROFLMAO:

I dont know why any of the manufacturers bother though. We all know teslas pickup with its 300,000lb towing capacity will be far superior to anything :sneaky:
 

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Wait that truck is actually left hand drive... does that really exist in north america?

Italians are backwards like the brittish right?
 

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I mean, it could work. Look how succcessful the ridgeline has been.:ROFLMAO:
I use to have a gmc envoy xuv which was way before the ridgeline existed but the same terrible half pickup half suv nonsense. It was truely one of the worst things that ever existed... honda should have learned from GM.
 

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I mean, it could work. Look how succcessful the ridgeline has been.:ROFLMAO:
Cover the front clip and it looks very much like any other midsize.

Actually I set in a new Ridgeline, they are nice.

Wait that truck is actually left hand drive... does that really exist in north america?

Italians are backwards like the brittish right?
I think most of mainland Europe is LH drive.

Generally British Empire related countries are RH drive. Like Australia and India, countries that used to belong to the British Empire.
 

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Cover the front clip and it looks very much like any other midsize.

Actually I set in a new Ridgeline, they are nice.



I think most of mainland Europe is LH drive.

Generally British Empire related countries are RH drive. Like Australia and India, countries that used to belong to the British Empire.
No its only in europe right now. That pic is of the UK model.
 

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