Mid-sized Ford truck?
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From: Central IN
Originally Posted by Budly
Why even bother with mid sized pickups?
Easier to maneuver, park, etc.
Easier to load and unload. I can reach over the sides to get anything that might be in the back of my small pickup but have to crawl into a big pickup to reach everything.
Fits into my small garage. I can't fit an extended cab (which I prefer) full size pickup into my garage. I would have to move the mirrors in every time I parked a full size pickup in my garage.
Easier to wash. I save ~1.5 hours washing and waxing my Ranger.
Harder to get stuck and easier to get unstuck.
Way better gas mileage. My 79 F100 got 13 mpg on the highway. I get 25+ with my Ranger. I spend a lot less time at the gas station.
Cheaper maintenance. Less oil, coolant, smaller tires, etc.
I have used my Ranger exclusively for my business for the past 8 years and I don't miss the big one.
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From: Central KY
The Tacoma can tow more than the Ranger?? Since when can you get a Taco equipped to tow 5,600 lbs?? I agree with you on the front suspension. Torsion bars suck. But other than that the Taco has NOTHING over on the Ranger. The sheetmetal of the Toyota is thinner, the frame is weaker, the axels are smaller, their largest engine is still 20 HP shy of the Ford, they don't have nearly as many options, the extended cab doesn't have 4-doors, and they are more expensive. The Toyota is a nice truck, but it's certainly not superior to the Ranger.
I think a "mid-size" truck is a waste actually. The mid-size trucks that are on the road now are in full-size truck price range, so it makes them pointless.
I think a "mid-size" truck is a waste actually. The mid-size trucks that are on the road now are in full-size truck price range, so it makes them pointless.
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From: KYLE
Originally Posted by Delta
The reasons are numerous.
Easier to maneuver, park, etc.
Easier to load and unload. I can reach over the sides to get anything that might be in the back of my small pickup but have to crawl into a big pickup to reach everything.
Fits into my small garage. I can't fit an extended cab (which I prefer) full size pickup into my garage. I would have to move the mirrors in every time I parked a full size pickup in my garage.
Easier to wash. I save ~1.5 hours washing and waxing my Ranger.
Harder to get stuck and easier to get unstuck.
Way better gas mileage. My 79 F100 got 13 mpg on the highway. I get 25+ with my Ranger. I spend a lot less time at the gas station.
Cheaper maintenance. Less oil, coolant, smaller tires, etc.
I have used my Ranger exclusively for my business for the past 8 years and I don't miss the big one.
Easier to maneuver, park, etc.
Easier to load and unload. I can reach over the sides to get anything that might be in the back of my small pickup but have to crawl into a big pickup to reach everything.
Fits into my small garage. I can't fit an extended cab (which I prefer) full size pickup into my garage. I would have to move the mirrors in every time I parked a full size pickup in my garage.
Easier to wash. I save ~1.5 hours washing and waxing my Ranger.
Harder to get stuck and easier to get unstuck.
Way better gas mileage. My 79 F100 got 13 mpg on the highway. I get 25+ with my Ranger. I spend a lot less time at the gas station.
Cheaper maintenance. Less oil, coolant, smaller tires, etc.
I have used my Ranger exclusively for my business for the past 8 years and I don't miss the big one.
easier to manuver? not in a real world difference.
I am 6'6 so i guess the loading and unloading parts dont apply to me
The garage part doesnt apply to me either becuz i keep my classies in the garage
easier to wash? nah i just go to a car wash
Harder to get stuck? i have seen many a ranger/S-10 stuck before and only once have i ever gotten any of my fullies stuck and it was only becuz i missed a gear when i was boggin.
not hardly any better mileage either, i can get 22 w/ a 1500 318 if i drive good and dont have to worry about topping out at 45 MPH into a head wind
cheaper maintennance? pocket change among all other things.
I owned a ranger one time, and NEVER again, gutless, small, weak bodied, and dont get good enough gas mileage difference to justify buying one. IMO
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From: Running Springs CA
We will not get small diesels until 2006 or 2007 when they get the sulfur out of our diesel fuel. Right now, only heavy duty (over 8500 GVW) diesels are allowed here. This is emmissions driven.
Jim
Jim
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jimandmandy you are right. When they reformulate we will see all majors with diesels in their 1/2 tons and maybe the compact trucks. By the way if it matters, the big trucks are doing the same thing. The epa future guidelines are keeping all the engine manufacturers jumping designing new cleaner engines.
The only thing that could dampen the smaller diesels in smaller trucks are future epa requirements that would be hard to achieve.
The only thing that could dampen the smaller diesels in smaller trucks are future epa requirements that would be hard to achieve.
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