Ohhh The Butt Hurt. Looks like the Poopy Bus is here. LOL

[IdahoRanger]

Truth! Just the other day I parallel parked in one shot. I don't want bigger.

Pictures or it didn't happen.

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[AzScorpion]

Pictures or it didn't happen.

 

[GhostStrykre]

well if i'm gonna whine about something unrealistic then i'm gonna say what i was really HOPING for:

a 2024 Ford Ranger FTB Edition -- powered by the Voodoo V8 Engine complete with a manual transmission.

oh, and FTB is for F*&k Them Bees cuz V8, lol

 

[CB750F]

True story, sorry, no pics. Back when I was learning to drive the teacher,
who was probably on drugs, said we would practice parallel parking.
So he took his time explained what to do &... I did it perfectly.
He was stunned! He made me do it a few more times, no issue.
The times I stopped & said there's room & the passenger says, WHAT??? 'No room there', are more then my fingers...
Cheers, a little early but it's virtual anyway! ?

 

[JohnnyO]

The part of this I don't agree with you on is the 5G being the better Ranger lol. Even though I own a 5G and like it, I wish I could go back in time and buy a new 4G.

I had two of those previously and they had some nice features but the 3G had a stouter front axle and was easier and cheaper to lift.
My '99 was a Supercab 4x4, 3.0/5-speed, nice truck but painfully slow on the highway to the point that I would say it was unsafe.
My '02 was a Supercab 4x4, 4.0 SOHC/auto, Off-Road Package, fast, strong as hog's breath, a beast off-roading, but incredibly hard on gas with the 4.10 gears and rode like a cement mixer.

 

[CO2Ranger]

It's Raptor or bust for me and I don't have an extra 20-30k lying around to make that move. Plus I've got my truck just about the way I like it now ?

 

[Burnt Money]

The 2.7 and 3.0 engine options are pretty awesome. I’m a sucker for power though. Once Livernois and Unleashed start offering tunes there’s going to be some hurt feelings at the drag strip is my guess.

 

[NTXTremor]

Okay, I guess I will weigh in here, too.

I really like the 6g, but I LOVE my 5g. Perhaps I will love the 6g at some point, too, but it is too early to tell.

That said, there should be no debate that the 6g is better in many ways, and many of those ways were things that we all complained about on the 5g. Kudos to Ford for listening and evolving the Ranger line.

Will I switch? No. Probably not. Maybe. I dunno. I will certainly give it a year or two since I usually avoid first year models, although hopefully Ford has ironed out some of the typical growing pains with the 6g on the ROW model (and the overlapping Bronco components, too.)

So let me share my thoughts on some of the improvements and some of the things I don't like as much.

Improved Features:
REALLY big improvements that might convince me to switch:
Flat folding rear seats
400W Inverter in the bed
Extra bed width

Nice to have but not worth upgrading:
Locking front differential
Sync4
Large touchscreen
General ergonomics
2.7L V6 in non-Raptor models
The Raptor
360 Cameras
Parking Assist
Trailer Assist
Rear step
Exterior lighting

Things I do not like:
Not a fan of the new front grille, particularly the "one-piece" look of the lower trim levels
THE SIZE - two inches longer and two inches wider is not an improvement. I understand that this is what enables the extra width in the bed and allegedly more interior space, but the 6g is now right in the Full Size territory of 20 years ago. [EDIT: Apparently it is 0.2 inches shorter, which is fine. Still not thrilled about it being wider]
No Tremor - yet. I am not losing sleep over this one since I am confident it will return at some point. Same with he extended cab.

Anyway, that is just my 2 cents. It is still a Ranger, and I hope it is very successful.

 

[Bullet]

Crazy! I just KBB'd my 2019 and it's still mid 30's for trade-in or private sell. Dang. Tempting, but not-gonna-do-it

 

[HippoTrucker]

Okay, I guess I will weigh in here, too.

I really like the 6g, but I LOVE my 5g. Perhaps I will love the 6g at some point, too, but it is too early to tell.

That said, there should be no debate that the 6g is better in many ways, and many of those ways were things that we all complained about on the 5g. Kudos to Ford for listening and evolving the Ranger line.

Will I switch? No. Probably not. Maybe. I dunno. I will certainly give it a year or two since I usually avoid first year models, although hopefully Ford has ironed out some of the typical growing pains with the 6g on the ROW model (and the overlapping Bronco components, too.)

So let me share my thoughts on some of the improvements and some of the things I don't like as much.

Improved Features:
REALLY big improvements that might convince me to switch:
Flat folding rear seats
400W Inverter in the bed
Extra bed width

Nice to have but not worth upgrading:
Locking front differential
Sync4
Large touchscreen
General ergonomics
2.7L V6 in non-Raptor models
The Raptor
360 Cameras
Parking Assist
Trailer Assist
Rear step
Exterior lighting

Things I do not like:
Not a fan of the new front grille, particularly the "one-piece" look of the lower trim levels
THE SIZE - two inches longer and two inches wider is not an improvement. I understand that this is what enables the extra width in the bed and allegedly more interior space, but the 6g is now right in the Full Size territory of 20 years ago.
No Tremor - yet. I am not losing sleep over this one since I am confident it will return at some point. Same with he extended cab.

Anyway, that is just my 2 cents. It is still a Ranger, and I hope it is very successful.

Good post, agree with nearly all. The size totally kills it for me, I want a mid-size, all these damn mid-sizers are becoming full-size!

The other thing I don't like is how bad the breakover angle looks to be. The 6g raptor breakover is the same as the 5g tremor, I can't imagine how bad the breakover is on the non-raptor 6g.

EDIT: Forgot to mention, apparently no increase to gas tank size? That's my biggest issue with the 5g, having to lug around jerry cans on long backcountry trips!

 

[Tom_C]

Good post, agree with nearly all. The size totally kills it for me, I want a mid-size, all these damn mid-sizers are becoming full-size!

The other thing I don't like is how bad the breakover angle looks to be. The 6g raptor breakover is the same as the 5g tremor, I can't imagine how bad the breakover is on the non-raptor 6g.

I don't hate the 6G either. I like all the tech cause I think the 5G started outdated from the get go. If it gets PHEV then I'll give it a look. I have a 2020 that I bought new in spring 21 right before the market went nuts so I got a great deal on it since it had been on the lot for 6 months... but, I'm sure I took a hit on resale because it's a year older model.

 

[AzureRanger]

My '23 SuperCab in Azure Gray Metallic just became a collector's item.....bidding starts at $75,000

 

[NTXTremor]

This article from MotorTrend states what most of us thought, that the SuperCab with a long bed will be announced later.

https://www.motortrend.com/news/2024-ford-ranger-steel-wheel-option/

So we can all cool our britches on the Poopy Bus.

 

[Tom_C]

This article from MotorTrend states what most of us thought, that the SuperCab with a long bed will be announced later.

https://www.motortrend.com/news/2024-ford-ranger-steel-wheel-option/

So we can all cool are britches on the Poopy Bus.

Yeah, I thought it was well known that a SCAB had been seen in the wild, yet people started immediately whining about there not being one so they are buying a TuRD.

 

[GTGallop]

I just counted and 8 of the 10 "Trending Discussions" on this site are actually 6G topics. Of the TWO that aren't, one is this thread making fun of the other site and a thread about shocks that's actually pretty good.

???

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