Bad news. No new Ranger

[dirtsquirt]

Good night everyone I am off to work in my $250.000 U.S made grader, plowing snow

 

[The Luigiian]

LOL i understand that, i was shoping around for a new unit in november to replace my bronco 2. I looked at everything out there, in the smaller SUV. Not much to choose from, to much fluff and no gut's. so i started looking at trucks ( not really ) a good choice for me. I ended up with a jeep unlimited rubicon. all i can say is a match made in heaven.

Same here. I was looking at trucks, then decided to see if there were any small five-seater SUVs besides the Wrangler with any "truckiness". I found that the soccer moms have hijacked virtually the whole genre, they're all either too big to be taken off-road or small station wagons on stilts.

I centered on a Jeep Patriot, lost interest because it's just not very desireable or reliable, and the Suzuki Grand Vitara is only given a transfer case if you turn it into a a luxury liner, and even then, no skids and less than 8" ground clearance.

The truck market is ridiculous. Once I started hearing critics complain that the Grand Vitara was "too trucklike" I knew that the old-school capable truck will become a dinosaur if the mainstream car guys have anything to say about it.

 

[koda6966]

This will be the most stupid thing ford as done but if it's true boys and girls hold on to your rangers hopefully it's a lie

what are they going to do stick us with this

I do not think These global warming People let this come out everyone needs a good gas saving truck

Sorry to burst your bubble but that's a fullsize concept truck and is a few years old.

 

[dirtsquirt]

Man do i miss the day's when a truck was a truck, and a car was a car. I would much rather have a unit with solid axles, manual transfer case, lockers, a strong frame, 10 ply tires, solid bumpers, just a good old work horse.

I seen a photo of a bronco prototype on this site a few months back. If it was for sale i would have bought one in a heart beat. When i bought my jeep i had never even considerd one,to short and no room. never crossed my mind. my first stop was ford, my bronco had treated me very well over the years i have had it. So ford was my first stop. nothing then i started looking at other unit's My wife would love most of those ,but not for me.

My son and i spent 10 hours on a saturday shoping around, i was frustrated and tired. and were on our way home. My son spotted my rubicon on a lot, We stoped and looked, i noticed it was longer then the others, came with lockers and D44 solid axles, in line 4.0 6 cyl. dealer said take it for a drive, hell take it for the night, and try it out. I dropped of a check in the morning.

 

[downzero]

I've been very happy with my 2000 ranger and it'd be a shame, but they want too much for the new trucks. I paid $6k for my truck in 2003 and have over 160k miles on it now. Build me another one like this one that sells for $6k when it's 3 years old and I'll buy another!

 

[Jay FX4]

For $250, I could get a ticket to the "Charity Preview" for the North American International Auto Show on Jan. 15. I could mingle with Ford executives, including Mulally himself, and try to get the inside scoop.

 

[MountainMike]

i noticed it was longer then the others, came with lockers and D44 solid axles, in line 4.0 6 cyl. dealer said take it for a drive, hell take it for the night, and try it out. I dropped of a check in the morning.

Rubi Unlimited, I looked high and low for one of those in my price range but ended up 'settling' on the Ranger. The extra wheelbase may have detrimants (sp?) on the trail but it handles spades better than the normal one on the road and towing.

 

[dirtsquirt]

Rubi Unlimited, I looked high and low for one of those in my price range but ended up 'settling' on the Ranger. The extra wheelbase may have detrimants (sp?) on the trail but it handles spades better than the normal one on the road and towing.

I just about bought a ranger, but the sale guy got to pushy for me. ( needed) a SUV more. the wheel base is 103 inches on the rubi. and it's 15 inches longer then a regular TJ. It's getting a 4 inch lift next weekend.

 

[1mean02hd]

I love my Rangers. I have had 4 Rangers so far in my lifetime, and have 2 still to this day (a 94 ext. cab 2wd with a V8, and a 95 4x4 ext. cab), and an 02 F150 and 2 Mustangs. I've had GM products when I was in high school and my brother still has his 90 YJ Wrangler he bought 10 years ago. I also used to work for a Chevrolet/ Dodge/ Chrysler/ Jeep dealership. The other guys used to always heckle me about driving a Ford but every time I turned around, their GM or Mopar product was in the shop getting worked on. I am partial to Fords, but I have worked on almost everything. Fords seem to be the vehicles that you can beat on day after day and they still come back for more. Sure, they may have stupid stuff go up on them but I see more and more older Fords everyday still on the road. The other brands just don't seem to hold up. I do agree that manufacturers are getting to be a little pansy with the way they build them today, but I love my Ford trucks and I wouldn't buy anything else.

 

[mkinney74]

You have no clue about economics. Are you in school?

I am not in school i am a mechanic for a mitsubishi dealership, i know where their profits go to and its not all in to the owners pocket or into mine or any other employee there. the majority goes the corprate which is based in japan

 

[Jason]

I am not in school i am a mechanic for a mitsubishi dealership, i know where their profits go to and its not all in to the owners pocket or into mine or any other employee there. the majority goes the corprate which is based in japan

Thanks for proving my point. The profit goes to the stockholders who, just like Ford's, are all over the world. Welcome to the global economy. We have been waiting for you for two decades now at least.

Unfortunately, you have shown us that you do not know where the profits go.

 

[Madracingalley]

Most of the Ford Stockholders are in The US, Canada, and the UK. Not Xhinxzhigz or some place with names with letters in places that don't make sense

 

[The Luigiian]

It's totally official, everybody. Ford to Ranger customers: Buy an F-150 or go to hell (i.e. go to the Toyota dealership)

http://news.pickuptrucks.com/2010/01/ford-f150-is-likely-ranger-replacement.html

I love how PickupTrucks.com is being all wishful thinking on our asses:

Still, Kuzak said it's possible the U.S. might get a direct replacement for the Ranger.

"It's no secret we have a new Ranger coming globally. We're working on one for all the other markets in the world," Kuzak said. "The difference is that all of those other markets only have a Ranger. They don't have an F-150 above it."

It's so obvious he's telling us we're not getting the international Ranger. I can't believe Mike Levine is trying to make it sound like it's possible. It's a pipe dream. Not happening. The compact truck market is dead in the United States.

I love this gem of a quote:

"Today, a lot of customers who buy Rangers are the people who use it as a commuter vehicle," Derek Kuzak, Ford's group vice president of product development, told PickupTrucks.com last week at the North American International Auto Show. "But with the new Ford Fiesta and Focus coming into the lineup, those kinds of customers will have other alternatives to the Ranger."

The F-150 is so huge you need a stepladder to get into the bed, and I'm supposed to either buy that kind of monstrosity or go straight down to a subcompact sedan? **** you Kuzak, that's B.S. and you know it.

The Ranger is a vehicle for people that need basic utility. F-150 will not provide it. Transit Connect doesn't have an open bed to shovel in mulch or gravel. Focus is worthless in off-roading or anything besides basic transportation.

This may make sense from a financial position but it essentially means Ford's given up yet another market to Toyota. And the Tacoma buyers of today will become the Tundra buyers of tomorrow.

 

[seanm]

Of all the vehicles I have owned, the '98 Ranger is my second favorite. The M38A1 was my favorite, but let's face it.... the M38A1 was not a practical vehicle, the Ranger is.

I have toyed with buying an F150, but they are hard to park in the city, are too high off the ground for practical access to the bed, and won't fit in my garage.

 

[Madracingalley]

This may make sense from a financial position but it essentially means Ford's given up yet another market to Toyota. And the Tacoma buyers of today will become the Tundra buyers of tomorrow.

I will DIE before I even though about buying a Taco, let alone drive one farther than the garage bay.

Gotta make money somhow....