Floyd
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For over 30 years I have heard the same stupid argument about every Ranger I have owned.
That is...
" For about the same price you coulda bought an F150!"
My reply has often been " for about the same price, a Corvette buyer coulda bought a Bluebird Bus."
Even though the new Ranger is now too large for compact truck buyers and apparently too small for F150 buyers, I still heard that same comment yesterday.
The fact that the Ranger is too tall to be practical and too long to fit in the average garage has apparently not mitigated the notion that size determines value and so no truck is big enough.
The Ranger is now what a full sized truck should be, and fullsized trucks are now just ridiculous behemoths, yet the idea that "no truck is big enough" still persists... will it ever end?
Fullsized truck buyers just don't get the point, I kept my old Ranger for 18 years for one primary reason... No new Ranger!
I am saddened by the fact that the Ranger wheel base is too long and only a 4X4 stance is available, but I made the compromise.... No More!
I bought Rangers over the years because of the combination of practical size and solid capabilities.
I like my new Ranger in spite of the fact that it is a bit bloated, but I would not buy a larger truck, no matter the badge on the fender.
For me...Twice the size at half the price would be a NO SALE!
That is...
" For about the same price you coulda bought an F150!"
My reply has often been " for about the same price, a Corvette buyer coulda bought a Bluebird Bus."
Even though the new Ranger is now too large for compact truck buyers and apparently too small for F150 buyers, I still heard that same comment yesterday.
The fact that the Ranger is too tall to be practical and too long to fit in the average garage has apparently not mitigated the notion that size determines value and so no truck is big enough.
The Ranger is now what a full sized truck should be, and fullsized trucks are now just ridiculous behemoths, yet the idea that "no truck is big enough" still persists... will it ever end?
Fullsized truck buyers just don't get the point, I kept my old Ranger for 18 years for one primary reason... No new Ranger!
I am saddened by the fact that the Ranger wheel base is too long and only a 4X4 stance is available, but I made the compromise.... No More!
I bought Rangers over the years because of the combination of practical size and solid capabilities.
I like my new Ranger in spite of the fact that it is a bit bloated, but I would not buy a larger truck, no matter the badge on the fender.
For me...Twice the size at half the price would be a NO SALE!
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