Bad news. No new Ranger

[BlackBII]

They cant kill the Ranger.

Far too many compaines rely on them for fleet vehicles. Like delivery trucks 'n such. (2.3L, Short bed, Single cab.)

Im not worried.

 

[willied]

If Ford wanted to they could easily make the best small truck ever, but we'll see.

 

[Jason]

The Edison plant is no more. They stopped making trucks and closed the door a few years ago. They demolished the plant over 1 year ago.

Judging by the quality of my truck, it's a good thing.

 

[FO44RD]

Judging by the quality of my truck, it's a good thing.

Try a Chevy next time...you will be running back to Ford.

 

[Buckeyeman]

Try a Chevy next time...you will be running back to Ford.

That's not saying a whole lot.

 

[tony314]

Ford can't keep up in the compact truck corner of the market.

The 4.3 in the Dimes will out a 4.0 w/o a doubt.

Toyota and the foreigns are throwin in lockers, super chargers, and deeper gearing.

Ford could make a very good compact truck, if they would pull their heads out of their asses.

I'm still a blue oval boy, but it's no big loss to me if they kill the Ranger. To me, it died in 98.

If you want a basic as hell fleet truck, Ford's the way to go. If you want all the bells and whistles, look across the ocean.

The 99 and newer Rangers are just as good as 98 and older. Sorry to say. I've had older Rangers,but I take a new one ( mine ) over an older one any day of the week!

 

[seanm]

Ford has to kill the Ranger. At least in Canada, it is one of the few vehicles they have with double digit growth figures

 

[jimmy3970]

I like the old style Rangers like the 85's. Thats what I have & it is all custom out. The picture in my avatar is my custom out 85 Ford Ranger I have had since 1989. It has a 302 v8 engine in it & also have a c-6 tranny & a b&M shifter & lots of chrome on the engine & a chrome tranny pan too. You can see the engine pics at RBV Photo Galleries & then go to Street Rangers & click on the J's & click on jimmy3970 & you can see the Ranger.

 

[oldjohnny]

thanks for helping the big 3 when they need it most.....

I agree. I try to help American brands as much as I can. You sure as hell will never see me in a Toyota lot. I know Ford and Chevy outsource a lot of jobs (IE parts assembly), but at the end, the profits come back to America, not Japan.

 

[Ozwynn]

I agree. I try to help American brands as much as I can. You sure as hell will never see me in a Toyota lot. I know Ford and Chevy outsource a lot of jobs (IE parts assembly), but at the end, the profits come back to America, not Japan.

so its ok to line the pockets of Bill Ford (admitted communist) who likes to bash America and donate money to "Off-Road" hating charities like the Sierra club but its not okay to buy a product from Toyota of America (which has American Share Holders) even though 90% of the Toyotas sold here are built here...... even 50% of their parts (on average) are built here...... How many Fords sold here are built here? I know my Chrysler came from Mexico and my Silverado came from Canada

Even the new 6.7L powerstroke (AKA Scorpion) that everybody is drooling over will be built in Mexico.

so you think Bill Ford spends as much money in the American Economy as say 100,000 workers that work for Toyota of America?........

 

[seanm]

My Ranger was built in Edison, NJ.

Is there a way to tell where the truck was made? Or do you just go by the year?

On the door panel it says when it was made, Feb 1998, but only "Made in the USA".

 

[Alex FX4]

so its ok to line the pockets of Bill Ford (admitted communist) who likes to bash America and donate money to "Off-Road" hating charities like the Sierra club but its not okay to buy a product from Toyota of America (which has American Share Holders) even though 90% of the Toyotas sold here are built here...... even 50% of their parts (on average) are built here...... How many Fords sold here are built here? I know my Chrysler came from Mexico and my Silverado came from Canada

Even the new 6.7L powerstroke (AKA Scorpion) that everybody is drooling over will be built in Mexico.

so you think Bill Ford spends as much money in the American Economy as say 100,000 workers that work for Toyota of America?........

I think the big problem is not were its made, its the name... people who want an american truck want an american name.

But i do agree with you.

 

[rockwerks]

I like the Titan quite a bit to be honest. For a fullsize truck I'm torn between the Titan and the F150. The Titan is no longer as problematic as it was in 04-05. The truck is great and I work on em almost everyday. It has great power and is a decent size (better than the bloated Tundra, sorry, I just don't like the Tundra too much). But Nissan has had the Titan as is with little to no cosmetic or mechanical changes for 6 years now. Nissan was trying to get in bed with Dodge but that didn't happen. Nissan recently said they're either gonna find someone for the next gen Titan or go at it alone again. So, this is another thing that's up in the air as the Ranger.

Our Resort has a 2009 F150 and frankly it just sits because its a total pile of crap!

IT gets about 12 mpg.

The auto trans has to be driven in 3rd 90% of the time or it just bucks and bucks at any speed such as intown driving.

The horn has had to be fixed 3 times already in 20,000 miles. ya close the hood after checking oil and the horn turns on and has to be disconnected and back to the stealership.

The seats are the most uncomfortable I have seen in any vehicle, 30 minutes of driving and my legs start to fall asleep.

The heater control does not work at all. either its 100% heat or 100% cold. Nothing in between, You can leave the heater control in the same place and each time you start the truck it will be a different temp, the dealer says it works as designed.

That is just a few of the interesting problems with the truck

I love my 95 Mazda B4000 and would not trade it for anything

 

[Fast Fords]

sounds like your resort truck got the shit end of the stick lol!

you should get your "steal-ership" to take a better look at those issues..sounds like a bunch of TSBs to me..

 

[rockwerks]

sounds like your resort truck got the shit end of the stick lol!

you should get your "steal-ership" to take a better look at those issues..sounds like a bunch of TSBs to me..

They look at it monthly. I have driven many ford trucks over the years and except for the ranger line they have all sucked