Years ago my boss driving near Philly area had the road collapse under him (sink hole) and the trucked dropped about 6 foot into hole. The only way out was through back slider but you would need to be pretty small to get out that hole! LOL
IMO: Having had '95, '05, and a '19 Rangers, all with sliding rear windows, they are very handy when the 2x4s don't quite fit in the box OR when it's not warm enough for A/C and you want a nice breeze in the cabin, open the windows, and the rear slider, perfect.
Hmmmm, sent them an e-mail. I'll let you know what they say.
My 17 Taco has electric slider,one of the few things that are better on the Taco.
Hi Gregg,
Appointment was a partial disaster. Got the Script I needed for a couple pair of glasses with various strategies, but the followup refraction was such a bust the tech gave up as I could not see squat I was only able to see the Big E and every "which is better...1 or 2?" it got worst. So then placed in a chair for the ophthalmologist. Got the lenses checked, retina verified intact...the the discussion of what went wrong with the refraction. She was totally baffled...she has done thousands of cataract surgeries and she had never seen anything close to what I experienced. She said that the things that would cause this inability to refract all proved negative in my case...Her only good news is I am now seeing 20/25 for distance for the first time in my life! I check back in 8 months or if something goes south...call and she will see me immediately.
Best,
Phil Schilke
Ranger Vehicle Engineering
Ford Motor Co. Retired
Yes there are
They must have added that in '17 as my '16 didn't have it. I'm really surprised that Ford didn't have this for the Ranger seeing it's in the F 150's and they could use a similar design. Then again they didn't have the tailgate damper on the Ranger and the F 150 has that too.
Remember the Ranger is a product of Ford Australia.... So there were likely some product features that were not incorporated. Cannot say for sure, but having experiences with bringing in ROW vehicles and assessing what it would take to make it salable in the North American Market, these decision have to be made if the retooling and packaging is way too much expense and time. I think the power slider was on the block, and did not survive.They must have added that in '17 as my '16 didn't have it. I'm really surprised that Ford didn't have this for the Ranger seeing it's in the F 150's and they could use a similar design. Then again they didn't have the tailgate damper on the Ranger and the F 150 has that too.
I was told the window is that small because people were squeezing through and stealing stuff.Power sliding mod for an aperture too small to squeeze a child through? Why? I'd rather have a powered glove box
I thought about ordering this slide option when I was configuring my build thinking that I may want a bed cap for camping just so I can slip into the cab for a fast get away during a midnight grizzly attack...then I realized that even my skinny 160lb frame wouldn't get far through that tiny pitiful hole...
