Will Ford Kill the Ranger???
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Will Ford Kill the Ranger???
My brother works at the Ranger plant in Minn. And is transfering back to chicago because Minn. plant is going to be shut down. With Fords financial woes here in North America Iwonder how much longer they will keep our belover little truck. 
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its still a good seller, and while everyone else has gotten a bit bigger, the ranger is stil a compact. as long as its making ford money, i bet they'll still build it. a bit dated, yes, out of date, never. i do wish they would give us a 4 cyl diesel though.
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Both my vehicles are rumored to be dying! As said, as long as the Ranger is selling okay, it will continue. With gas prices they way they are currently, 29mpg sounds good to a lot of people. Think the Ranger is dated? Think the Mustang was dated? Try my Crown Vic. The Panther Platform has been used since '79. Last redesign was in 1998, extremely little has changed since then except for Rack + Pinion in 2003. Finally got a new instrument cluster this year, but it is basically the same as the old one (used since '92) with the exception of a tachometer.
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Originally Posted by drb1956
Isn't there a Ranger plant in New Jersey??? Thought I read that somewhere...
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. Ditto on deleting the glove box light, cargo light, and the light under the hood. 
for the rest of the level 2 goodies 
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mph has also reported that one of their ford moles had heard that cancellation of the ranger was nearing completion. their estimate was that the 2008 model year would be the last.
it looks like we're going to have yet another midsize on our hands. what's wrong with a compact pickup? if i wanted a fullsize, i'd buy a stripper f-150. looks like the ranger will be returning to its roots and will become something like an f100 again.
if these rumors are true, then the only compact pickup available will be the upcoming jeep gladiator (if it gets production approval).
it looks like we're going to have yet another midsize on our hands. what's wrong with a compact pickup? if i wanted a fullsize, i'd buy a stripper f-150. looks like the ranger will be returning to its roots and will become something like an f100 again.
if these rumors are true, then the only compact pickup available will be the upcoming jeep gladiator (if it gets production approval).
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Originally Posted by CowboyBilly9Mile
Hmmm, so if Ford kills the Ranger line then I wonder if Ford will produce a mid size model to compete with the Dakota and the tundra.
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Ranger's Execution.
Well from what I have read and heard is that Ford probably won't kill off the Ranger they still have competition from Chevy Colorado and the Dodge Dakota and the Mistsubishi Raider (Same as Dakota just rebadged). I predict a Diesel by 2009 or 2010 it will take a import company like Toyota or Nissan to come first. It'll come.
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