Cars
- 2010 Ford Ranger Gains New Safety Gismos
This summer, Ford will launch in the U.S.A its updated 2010 model year Ranger pickup truck. While the 2010 Ranger does not feature any cosmetic changes whatsoever, it does benefit from the addition of new standard safety technologies like the AdvanceTrac...
- 2009 Ford Ranger Max Production Version Scooped In Thailand
Less than a month's time after the unveiling of the Ford Ranger MAX Concept at the Thailand Motor Expo, and the first photos of the revised 2009 Ranger pickup truck have surfaced on the internet. These pictures, courtesy of the Thai-based Fordclub...
- Ford Ranger Max Concept Pickup Truck Premieres At Thailand Auto Show
The star attraction at Ford's stand at the Thailand Motor Expo that runs from November 28 to December 10 is the Ranger Max pickup truck concept. A team of Ford truck specialists in Thailand worked closely with Ford's Australia-based Asia Pacific...
- Canadian Sales Of Small Pickup Trucks (february 2010)
Without greatly reduced fuel consumption but with greatly reduced capabilities, one wonders at the reasons for buying a small pickup truck these days. Indeed, price would be the mitigating factor. Small trucks do cost less than big trucks. It's amazing,...
- U.s. Sales Of Small Pickup Trucks (february 2010)
Toyota's turmoil, as The Good Car Guy has officially labelled it, hasn't stripped the Toyota Tacoma of its hold on the small pickup truck segment. The General Motors duo, when combined with the Dodge Dakota and the Ford Ranger, would still form...
Cars
THE BAD 8 SUPERSIZE - Part IV
FORD RANGER
Could it be that a truck will be punished by The Good Car Guy for being cheap? Of course, cheap has numerous definitions, one of which indicates something of little value or even devalued. See, Ford's Ranger won a GoodCarBadCar.net Top 5 for being the cheapest truck in America.
Now the Ranger is back in a place of prominence for, well... losing, and thus finding itself in The Bad 8 Supersize. One problem is that very thing, the fact that the Ford Ranger isn't supersized. Even small trucks have to grow up these days. Lacking power is problematic, too. Being not-at-all-too-pretty hurts. But most of all, the Ranger's downfall occurs because of refinement, the complete and total lack thereof. Drive a Ranger and discover (rather, try not to) noise, vibration, and harshness unlike any other new vehicle available in North America. Try to keep your head from hitting the roof after bumps and yumps.Â
Sure, Ranger owners paid next to nothing for the dishonour of owning the Ford. They received next to nothing in exchange, however.
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Alternatives: 6 MacBook Pros, an iPod Touch & a bus pass, Toyota Tacoma, Nissan Cube
Necessary Incentivizing To Switch To The Good 12 Supersize: Buy 1 Ranger, receive 60% off an F150
Anything Else? Don't even attempt to suggest fuel savings make a Ranger purchase justifiable. If you want to save fuel and tote stuff around, any small wagon would save a lot more fuel.
- 2010 Ford Ranger Gains New Safety Gismos
This summer, Ford will launch in the U.S.A its updated 2010 model year Ranger pickup truck. While the 2010 Ranger does not feature any cosmetic changes whatsoever, it does benefit from the addition of new standard safety technologies like the AdvanceTrac...
- 2009 Ford Ranger Max Production Version Scooped In Thailand
Less than a month's time after the unveiling of the Ford Ranger MAX Concept at the Thailand Motor Expo, and the first photos of the revised 2009 Ranger pickup truck have surfaced on the internet. These pictures, courtesy of the Thai-based Fordclub...
- Ford Ranger Max Concept Pickup Truck Premieres At Thailand Auto Show
The star attraction at Ford's stand at the Thailand Motor Expo that runs from November 28 to December 10 is the Ranger Max pickup truck concept. A team of Ford truck specialists in Thailand worked closely with Ford's Australia-based Asia Pacific...
- Canadian Sales Of Small Pickup Trucks (february 2010)
Without greatly reduced fuel consumption but with greatly reduced capabilities, one wonders at the reasons for buying a small pickup truck these days. Indeed, price would be the mitigating factor. Small trucks do cost less than big trucks. It's amazing,...
- U.s. Sales Of Small Pickup Trucks (february 2010)
Toyota's turmoil, as The Good Car Guy has officially labelled it, hasn't stripped the Toyota Tacoma of its hold on the small pickup truck segment. The General Motors duo, when combined with the Dodge Dakota and the Ford Ranger, would still form...