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A strolling player
05/12/09

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Wow, they're actually bringing it here, too? Go figure!

You'd've thought that the last time there was an updated Ranger in the global market they'd've brought it, you know, here, where people buy pickups.
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Deartháir II
05/12/09

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I'm so glad the Ranger is surviving. I'm actually seriously thinking of buying one for the sole purpose of keeping it in my back lot to haul shit that won't fit in the Corrado... or is needed to repair the Corrado. I've had three Rangers, and loved every one. I don't need a big, beastly, monster of a pickup. I don't need a six-litre V8 and 500 horses. I'm not planning on towing my apartment building anytime soon, and a 1.8T engine block fits just as well in a Ranger as it does in an F150.

Still... the Tundra was nice...
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A strolling player
05/12/09

@Deartháir: Is... is someone... is someone saying something good about the Tundra on Jalopnik?!

I'm staggered! ♥!
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Deartháir II
05/12/09

@strllng plyr: I know, it kinda pains me to say it, but I have to admit, it was a nice ride. Chrome-on-black with the baseball-glove leather interior. I'm not used to trucks, so the bit of suspension-hop when going over frost-heaves or bridge approaches were a bit disconcerting, but otherwise it was a pretty nice trip. It's big, powerful, comfortable, and reasonable on fuel. Its fuel consumption was about the same as the Corrado on a similar trip -- albeit the Tundra was going quite a bit slower than I would have. So Tundra @ 120 = Corrado @ 150. Still not bad.

My opinion might also be biased due to the fact that the driver was pretty cute.
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A strolling player
05/12/09

@Deartháir: Ah, your spontaneous Banff road trip? If so, true on both counts.

Also, you really gotta quit with those funny metric numbers. You double it and add 30 to convert, right? I had no idea a Corrado could do 330 miles an hour...!
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Turboner
05/12/09

In reply to 2012 "T6" Ford Ranger Spotted Across Globe
I would like to see a return of the minitruck/bajatruck thing from a few years back. Oh, and more full size vans getting customized.
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01NB, now with less 01NB
05/12/09

@Turboner: take the seats out and throw a mattress in the back.

Customization done!

Bonus points for a mirror on the ceiling.
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Skunky
05/12/09

@01NB: Bonus points if you can even FIND the ceiling on a pickup truck bed.
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01NB, now with less 01NB
05/12/09

@Skunky: camper shell!

"Oh, and more full size vans getting customized."

^I was talking about the FULL SIZE VAN!
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Skunky
05/12/09

@01NB: Oh, now I see, I was still on the minitruck train of thought and figured you were replacing the back seats of a BRAT with a mattress.
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Ash78, tryptophanatic
05/12/09

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So are they extending the EcoBoost line beyond a powerful V6...say, I dunno...maybe a 200hp/250tq four-banger?

Heck, those are nearly V8 numbers from 15 years ago. Surely that's enough to motivate a small truck with a towing capacity under 5k#.
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Skunky
05/12/09

@Ash78: No no, the engine is a T6, there's three cylinders across and three more down. You should see the crankshaft for that sucker.
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scottcom36 has Weekday DT's, Weekend OD's
05/12/09

@Skunky: Three transverse cylinders driving the front wheels, three longitudinal ones driving the rears!
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Skunky
05/12/09

@scottcom36 has Weekday DT's, Weekend OD's: I'd be okay with that, so long as the pistons were forged. A push me/pull you Metro truck? It gets Jalop points just for being a seriously f'ed up idea.
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clinto
05/12/09

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I wish I could buy a simple, compact truck with a really fuel efficient diesel (that's 30mpg at a minimum) and a stick (6speed please) with NO amenities other than a/c and a cd/mp3 player.

It doesn't have to have rich Corinthian leather.

It doesn't have to tow 8 billion lbs.

It doesn't need power heated everything.

It doesn't need 12 milllion cubic ft. cargo capacity.

All it needs is to be cheap and meet those terrifyingly easy goals outlined above.

They could call it the "Lone Ranger"......... or .... how about "Ranger Stripper" (embrace our pornified culture-it can't be any worse than associating with Toby Keith.)

I'd sign on the dotted line tomorrow.
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ptmeyer84
05/12/09

@clinto: Keep an eye on Mahindra

[www.pickuptrucks.com]

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Skunky
05/12/09

@ptmeyer84 - Prancing Moose Edition: Why does it have an Oldsmobile logo?
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engineerd
05/12/09

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Isn't having the RHD in Michigan and the LHD in Australia a little backwards?
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Syrax
05/12/09

@engineerd: They're tricking you into think it's something you won't get. Except, Americans probably won't get it.
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MushyHeirloom
02/06/09

In reply to 2010 Ford Ranger: Now With AdvanceTrac And Roll Stability Control
The grille's incongruous, sure, but they won't quit sellin' 'em 'cause they just won't die. The old nag's got a while before Ford'll really be beating a dead horse.
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danio3834
02/06/09

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Wow, its hard to believe they're still cranking out 2.3L I4s, the Ford HEMI.

Its hard to believe because I think the last time they installed them in any other vehicle, it was in a Tempo.

Stout workhorse, however. They also take boost well.
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Mike the Dog is sitting by the door with a pair of cow slippers, and a very sad face.
02/06/09

@danio3834: Actually, the Tempo (Lima) 2.3, the old Ranger (OHC) 2.3 and the current (Duratec) 2.3 Mazda-based ranger engine are three distinctly different units with little in common other than number of cylinders and overall displacement.

[en.wikipedia.org]

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Van Sarockin, rogue trebuchet
02/06/09

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There's a lot to be said for leaving it alone, since Ford pretty much got it right to begin with. On the other hand, there's also something to be said for keeping the model fresh and desirable. I don't understand why Ford wasn't advertising this all over the place when gas was spiking. They could have run an angle like: you know you want a pickup, but gas is crazy; we have the answer for you!' Seems they'd rather have an infinite supply of F150s on hand.
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Boosted Lego Wagon
02/06/09

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Call me when they make a Chuck Norris Edition.
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Elhigh
02/06/09

@boosted-lego-wagon: Next time you see an early 80s Ranger in the parking lot, bed full of lumber and cab full of job tickets, that's the Chuck Norris edition.
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Torquer72
02/06/09

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I predict the Ranger will die very soon and a new truck will take it's place. I hope so at least. Newer will be lighter, more efficient/powerful, and dynamically better in every way. I could be wrong...but I doubt it.
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Elhigh
02/06/09

@Torquer72: Lighter? You're basing that assumption on what, exactly? I have never seen a model replaced with something that was lighter.

Model bloat is the name of the game. If you want lighter, shop in the 80s. The Ranger, completely optioned to the hilt as a 4x4, barely cracked into the 3000lb range in the 80s, Now the unloaded base model starts at around 2800lbs and you can blow up to 3500 very fast. That's shameful in a compact anything, and a truck in particular. It cuts too deeply into your safe payload capacity, and isn't payload really what trucks are all about?
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Jo Schmo
02/06/09

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Try as I might I cannot make this song fit any better, so here they are in their unmolested form:

There you stood, everybody watched you play
I just turned and walked away
I had nothing left to say

'Cause you're still the same
You're still the same
Moving game to game
Some things never change
You're still the same
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LTDScott
02/06/09

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Once again, tons of people here saying "wait, they still sell those?" yet Rangers are still popular as hell here in SoCal and I see new ones on the road all the time. It's weird.
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Old_Car_Guy
02/06/09

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I agree with several of the Jalops above. I am not so sure this is dying on the vine. I am glad Ford didn't bloat this up like the Colorado or what Toyota did to the Tacoma. I would rather see it continue to have this style than some stupid retooling just to make it bigger. The improvement money should go to quality and safety. Leave it the f*ck alone.
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Mike the Dog is sitting by the door with a pair of cow slippers, and a very sad face.
02/06/09

@Old_Car_Guy: Ford seems determined to let the Ranger die, and to replace it with a decontented F-Series called the F-100. [jalopnik.com] I sincerely hope they decide to update the current truck instead. If I had to buy a brand new vehicle, the Ranger would be an attractive choice for me. The F-series isn't even on the list.
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Elhigh
02/06/09

In reply to 2010 Ford Ranger: Now With AdvanceTrac And Roll Stability Control
Ford's 2.3 Four is a prime candidate for EcoBoost. It did wonders for the Mustang SVO (Straight Veggie Oil?)

I'll miss the Ranger. It's going to be the end of an era, the no-foolishness compact pickup.

There won't be any compact pickups left, unless Mahindra brings the Appalachian like they're hoping. I don't want that. The Ranger, with 13 years of steady production, is pretty good with all the last little kinks ironed out. I think it'd be better/smarter to reimagine it, update it, and keep going.

And always keep the cheapskate, sturdy straight-4 base engine, man-5 tranny available.
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