Ranger Discontinued, True?
I recently read that the Ford Ranger will be discontinued in 08. A new "mid-size" truck, like the Dodge Dakota, will be replacing the compact truck. Has anyone else heard of this... ?
|
There are talks that Ford might discontinue Ranger, but Ford never confirmed that.
|
argh. i like rangers, its nice that there is still a compact truck. instead of a freakin full size that was in a cold pool for too long.
give me a 4 cyl ranger |
:bang:
I always liked the smallness of the Ranger. I hope it doesn't go anywheres :( |
thats rediculous if they do.......i dont know for sure but doesnt the ranger have a HUGE fan base? what ive heard from anyone who owns one is that they love it. if ford chooses to discontinue it they would be making a big mistake.......and upsetting a lot of loyal ford customers
|
yeah, i think they could make their truck stand out by having the only true compact truck out there. If they put out a modern good looking truck at the same size as the current ranger, i bet they'd catch a lot of sales.
|
one things for sure, it's a very very tired design.
|
would be dumb to discontinue unless sales really evaporated. They've long since covered their R&D and retooling costs for the Ranger line, so its a nice little source of income.
|
Originally Posted by rocket88
(Post 801551)
one things for sure, it's a very very tired design.
|
The Ranger does not share the current Explorer chassis. Why it does not, I have no idea.
|
Originally Posted by Evil_Capri
(Post 801571)
The Ranger does not share the current Explorer chassis. Why it does not, I have no idea.
|
Originally Posted by SteelTownStang
(Post 801576)
If that's the case... then it would be easy to just dump the Ranger.
|
Originally Posted by karman
(Post 801598)
The ranger chassis is older and cheap to build. They had to redo the Explorer to lower the CG. Keeping the Ranger as an entry level makes good sense, 4 cyl. puts out over 140HP and gets 27+MPG.
|
I've owned 3 Rangers an 89 and 90.. both 4 cylinders and a 93 with the small V6 3.6, all three where great trucks... wish I still had the 93!
|
Originally Posted by SteelTownStang
(Post 801576)
If that's the case... then it would be easy to just dump the Ranger.
|
I beleive there was chatter about importing a compact pickup from Thailand months back
I don't believe the exporer and ranger are on the same chassis, first off the explorer has an IRS. The sport trac however, does use that chassis. |
Originally Posted by Galaxie
(Post 801749)
I beleive there was chatter about importing a compact pickup from Thailand months back
I don't believe the exporer and ranger are on the same chassis, first off the explorer has an IRS. The sport trac however, does use that chassis. http://www.edmunds.com/apps/vdpconta...1/pageNumber=1 |
yeah, i think it was the old sport track that was on the ranger platform.
here's that new international ranger that came out a couple months ago. http://www.ford.co.th/servlet/Conten...Page&c=DFYPage |
Originally Posted by mustang_sallad
(Post 801938)
yeah, i think it was the old sport track that was on the ranger platform.
|
I heard they were going to do a mustang pick up in place of the ranger :rofl2:
|
All times are GMT -6. The time now is 12:30 AM. |
© 2024 MH Sub I, LLC dba Internet Brands