Saying goodbye to my beloved Ranger 😪

[Cmar]

Anybody ever do the whole Ophir Pass road from Ophir to Silverton ? Helluva of a road , biggest issue is long stretches where there is no room to turn around, I did a good chunk of this road last fall starting on the Ophir side, Ranger is better suited for these types of roads although I don't off road much. What sparked my interest in moving to a full sized pickup or something better for towing than the Ranger is when my son got his 2023 Tundra a few weeks back I towed my 23' Nobo UVW 4200 lbs with it and it was so much better, ironically son has a 19' Rpod uvw 2700 lbs , which is nothing to tow. Potentially I could keep the Ranger and buy a full sized tow vehicle was looking at the Lexus 460 but ended up with a Subaru outback - wife's car. But don't put a lot of miles on the Ranger to begin so having 2 lightly used vehicles doesn't appeal much although where I live a good many neighbors have 3 or more vehicles with many Razor type vehicles.

https://www.facebook.com/search/top?q=ophir pass

That looks like fun, reminds me a bit of this one in southern Australia
https://www.4wdingaustralia.com/travel-victoria/blue-rag-range-track/

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[underwhelmed]

Yes, I did. Here is a pic:

Good to see a poster here without low T or ED issues!

 

[AzScorpion]

Good to see a poster here without low T or ED issues!

You just gave me an idea. ED...Electronic Damper

 

[Dr. Zaius]

Now you've done it !!!!! Ford is gonna see this and figure out it's not needed and their gonna delete it !!!!!!

Ford would sooner delete air conditioning than the revered damper.

"Dang it's hot in this truck.:

"Yeah, but at least your tailgate still opens open really cool!"

 

[AzScorpion]

Ford would sooner delete air conditioning than the revered damper.

"Dang it's hot in this truck.:

"Yeah, but at least your tailgate still opens open really cool!"

 

[Grumpaw]

Ford would sooner delete air conditioning than the revered damper.

"Dang it's hot in this truck.:

"Yeah, but at least your tailgate still opens open really cool!"

If they delete the AC then maybe they could devise a small triangle window at the front of the window opening that could swivel to direct air into the cabin......
Unheard of but a novel idea.....cost less than AC.....

 

[IdahoRanger]

If they delete the AC then maybe they could devise a small triangle window at the front of the window opening that could swivel to direct air into the cabin......
Unheard of but a novel idea.....cost less than AC.....

Only an old person would come up with that idea.

 

[Grumpaw]

Only an old person would come up with that idea.

I resemble that remark !!!!!

 

[Blue Streak]

Only an old person would come up with that idea.

I really do miss those.

 

[Dr. Zaius]

My Bronco possesses this alien technology...

 

[Montana Ranger]

Tempted to do the same , mostly though owing to wanting a better tow vehicle.

I'm pushing 70,000 miles with no problems, and love my 2019 Lariat SuperCab. But since half of my time is spent towing our travel trailer, I've decided that I'd like more weight margin up-front. I'll likely hang on for another 5 years until I get closer to 120,000 which is when most Fords I've owned start requiring expensive care. I had assumed that I'd be moving up to a F-150, but Ford killed the Lariat trim on the SuperCab, so I'll likely be looking somewhere else. Hopefully by then, Ford will have changed their minds, or Toyota and GM will have gotten their quality acts together.

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