If you live only to wait for the next breakdown, you will never enjoy your ride. Having a garage full of vehicles only means you have a storage lot! Drive, enjoy, and maybe cross your fingers all the while you are building a small contingency fund.
The door keypad is on my list of changes to my Ranger. The IA key would be nice too but I didn't want a Lariat. I do have one of those magnetic keyholders too. Usually one of the earliest additions to a new to me vehicle.
I can think of many negatives, including the one you mentioned, but no real positives. The weather to be a huge bummer. And you are advertising that something of value is attached to your rear bumper! Plus spending that much cash for a FOB, plus programming just to hope it doesn't get stolen...
The blank key just has to be a Ford compatible key. It just has to be cut. You might have to shorten the plastic part a bit to fit the magnetic holder. I have done this just because one day I know I am going to forget the FOB inside the truck. For this same reason, I always have two keys with...
Dang, you sure are a wet blanket! And a realist.
Does that mean that the '22 I bought with 134K miles was a mistake? No history expect the front end crash. :-(
PapaBill just spent your 50K!
If you went F-150 you would just have a newer 10R80 wouldn't you?
Remember, many people get very sick, but not everyone! (Dumb analogy)
When I acquired my first Ranger about 8 months ago I went to one of the local junk yards (I'm old school!) and asked about '19 to 23 ' Rangers and the answer was NONE!!
This is the reason why I questioned why they are on the 5G Ranger Forum. You can't even put your Ranger into their system to look for parts.
Kind of like going to the Chevy dealer to get parts for your Ford!
If they are sponsor, then why?