In this part of the world, when I drive by a auto parts store, drug store, furniture store etc. The delivery vehicles are Ford Rangers, the 2011 and earlier ones! Once in a while there will be a new Colorado, or a Frontier, with them but not very many. It is almost all the ten year and older...
I love my Ranger, my favorite vehicle ever, and I have had a lot of them. More fun even than my 66 GTO! I agree the start stop is very frustrating! I took care of that with “Start Stop Eliminator”. Also the FX4 suspension was to mushy, and front end dive stopping. Took care of that with Fox 2.0...
Towing mirrors, HVAC controls like 150’s, or Superdutys, steering wheel adaptive cruise controls, arranged the same as the larger trucks, and built in brake controller!
Have an acquaintance that has a loaded 2019 Tacoma, stopped to visit with him the other day, he was was telling me how much he hated his truck. I told him how much I liked my Ranger, He was obviously unimpressed when I told him, it had a 4 cylinder. I gave him a ride in my Ranger, we hadn’t gone...
No matter how hard I put my foot in it, drive fast, idle in the morning etc, I have never seen it worse than 22.9 average. Last night on a a 35 mi hwy trip, I drove a sedate 60 mph, on cruise.......30 mpg. I have checked against pencil once. It was off .8 mpg to the positive of course.
Understand, those numbers were HWY, fairly flat, no passing, no accelerating, cruise control, pretty much optimum conditions, I do believe driving, more conservative, I could average 23 mpg, pretty easy, think I will try it next few days!
4X4 700 mi on it...first day hwy 70mph almost 28mpg 2nd Day keeping it at 65mph for 40 miles..little better than 29mpg....I wasn’t believing this. When I filled up with fuel did the math, truck computer was accurate within .8 mpg....average is a little over 20mpg, lots of idling, and aggressive...
MSRP $45585
-$1500
$44085
This is the first time in years I didn’t get pretty hard nosed on negotiating, I really wanted this truck, didn’t figure I was in a strong position