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This cracks me up. How often do you see a bad review about a movie, hotel, restaurant or doctor and have a totally different experience yourself ? We have witnessed folks trade in their Rangers based on imaginary or rare issues, some before the run up in used car prices. Lots of angst, which...

Pssst…. You, yes you… I had the same issue looking at gray with the blackout package, just didn’t look right, bugged me too. It’s the shoes that make the suit, change the wheels ?

Well done ! It was a math problem and you solved it. Who knows how the “fixed” truck would have performed. Double check the new truck 179 basis, that gets tricky with the roll in of the old truck, it is the tax basis of the old one that gets rolled in, not necessarily the 17k you got in trade...

This is a valley wide issue for all name plates. Total joke. Happened to my daughter at VW dealership. In the new car showroom when a salesman approached me about buying another VW, I pointed to the service desk and said, not until they get their act together. Same exact thing, make an...

You got your truck and your wallet is thinner so the chapter is over. I can speak to Phoenix metro with regard to other nameplates service departments..specific appointments are not taken and they want vehicles for up to a week before looking at them. It is a total joke. I solved my...

In all fairness to the original poster, I noticed the bump stops that I thought were defective parts myself. Called the dealership service department about it right out of the chute. Knowledge is power and that is what I love about this forum you learn something every day !! Those bump stops...

GAP insurance sold by dealers is different than a gap endorsement on a individual car insurance policy. Gap endorsements only exist if there is a lease or a loan. It is used to offset negative equity. Negative equity rolled in from an upside down trade does not get covered in this...

There is a beauty in that sentiment, keeping things simple makes life easier. The problem is most of this safety equipment is actually mandated not only by market competition but also by government regulation. Even though most if not all on this forum have Rangers with all the safety features...

Thanks Phil, I’ll remember that for the future ! I am keeping my 2019 Ranger, the story I was referring to had to do with my daughter at a VW dealership and then with a customer at another VW dealership. Researched “decontenting” and found out this is prevalent across many nameplates...

Not sure if you are all aware of what is happening with the chip shortage. Vehicles across many brands are being sold with stripped safety features due to lack of chips. The official term is “decontented”. Backup collision warning system, side mirror lane change alerts among other features...

I owned a couple Titans for 11 plus years. They are powerful and reliable, truly loved my trucks. Ironically it was a service manager at Nissan that confidentially told me not to buy the newer version since he saw them in the shop frequently. Since all the new full sized trucks don’t fit in my...

In the simplest of terms, what causes catastrophic transmission damage ? Your position is it was NOT the tow, it was just a coincidence that it failed after the tow. Or your argument is Ford gave you a false sense of security that towing the car (after following directions in the manual ) is...

Your not crazy, just easily influenced by comments from strangers on the internet. Statistical sample size is important. There are enough high mileage Rangers on the road now to effectively put this in perspective once and for all. As many have mentioned buy the extended Ford Warranty and let...

Thanks for that. Sounds like I will need to bring it in at some point. Scary thing is I was going to drive from AZ to CA across the desert tomorrow, having that happen at a rest stop in the desert would be no fun in this heat. I have s battery tender I’ll plug in the meantime

Thanks for asking…. Basically just drive the car five miles and parked it as usual, chatted with a neighbor for a few minutes and then went to arm the car with the proverbial chirp. When I hit the FOB button nothing.. it fact I had to use the key to open the door. Dashboard completely blank...

Glad to hear I am not the only one ! I wonder if the FOB was in my pocket if I somehow hit the buttons in some sort of accidental way that disables the car for an hour. It still says systems off the save battery, but when it cranked it did so immediately and has worked all day so far. Strange

Calling all gear heads… Batteries die in the desert all the time, sunshine tax. Been going back and forth with dealers trying to get a replacement but the charge was never low enough to warranty it, even though got messages for years. No biggie figure once it dies, am good to go. So I drive 5...

The real money isn’t made on the vehicle selling price, it is the financing. They just need a “unit” to jump start interest bearing annuity.

Good call ! This is no surprise, I recall on one of the prior threads you mentioned you hadn’t driven it much, which spoke volumes, just not feeling it. I too am seeing tons of rad Broncos in Scottsdale, I thought one was a soft top if I wasn’t hallucinating. I am sure you will love your...

Honey do these pants make my rear look big ? Two seconds before you leave for the event. A no win answer for all involved. Part of the charm of this group is we keep it real. Best to ask before you buy, but hey here we are. The last thing any person that just bought a new vehicle wants to...