100A VS 101A

[LostMy65]

Those of you who only went with the 100A, is there anything you wish you had from the 101A?
Are you fine with no keyless entry?
What about the tailgate, is there no lock at all?

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[LostMy65]

I did find these posts in the 'Delete' thread:

I *think* it does come with a key fob that will lock and unlock the doors, but I don't think the 100A has the remote start on the keyfob (but you can use your phone and the app to remote start and unlock). When I first ordered, I also did 100A and looked into that and that's what I found online.

Someone here with a 100A will be able to confirm.

One thing that took me a while to understand is that the 100A puts the rear view camera screen in the rear view mirror and not in the 4.2 inch dashboard screen. That was a deal breaker for me (and I also didn't like the idea of manual mirrors because my wife and I will both drive it and there's a decent height difference between us, enough that neither of us can see out the mirrors when adjusted for the other). I went to 101A but $1,135 is a lot just for the rear cam change and power mirror).

Good luck!

 

[LostMy65]

I might just go ahead and get the 101A.

 

[jsphlynch]

I went with 101a for the cruise control and power adjusting mirrors. I didn't even know about the tailgate lock until after I had already bought it.

 

[TheBadger]

Is 101A diff-lock? I'd still be stuck in Plumas NF without that. Actually that doesn't sound so bad when I really think about it.

 

[JohnnyO]

From Ford.com, 101A includes:

Cruise control
Power mirrors
Day/night rearview mirror
Perimeter anti-theft
Remote key fob with tailgate lock
Six speaker radio
SYNC

I gotta have cruise control, everything else I could live without. Unplugged the tailgate lock after a few months since it was a pain in the butt.

 

[AzScorpion]

I might just go ahead and get the 101A.

Personally I would get it. My theory is you've worked hard your whole life and as long as you can afford it why not splurge a little and get it all? Mine is fully loaded and I've never had all this stuff on any truck before. Now that I do I really like them and I found that I use most of these features more and more.

For me I'd never buy another vehicle without keyless entry or start. It's really nice never to have to take the fob out of your pocket. I know first world problems. lol

 

[machinist85]

I bought a 100A because it was cheap. Got it for $23,300 at the start of the pandemic when prices were down. I ended up adding cruise and keyless entry to it myself.

 

[Motorpsychology]

Those of you who only went with the 100A, is there anything you wish you had from the 101A?
Are you fine with no keyless entry?
What about the tailgate, is there no lock at all?

The 2023 Ranger XL 101A package is required for ordering certain other options and packages.
The order bank for 2022 is closed.

 

[halligan1201]

Personally I would get it. My theory is you've worked hard your whole life and as long as you can afford it why not splurge a little and get it all? Mine is fully loaded and I've never had all this stuff on any truck before. Now that I do I really like them and I found that I use most of these features more and more.

For me I'd never buy another vehicle without keyless entry or start. It's really nice never to have to take the fob out of your pocket. I know first world problems. lol

Agreed. My Ranger is the most "loaded" vehicle I've bought new and I don't see myself ever reversing that trend.

 

[LostMy65]

I just got this email from a dealer that I was asking about 101A:

"Robert,

So I got a message from the Ranger team and the 101A is currently on commodity restriction and cannot be selected. They are trying to restructure it but they couldn't tell me what they were trying to remove, as that would be the reason they were restructuring it.

I can check every week to see if it comes off of restriction or we can switch to an XLT. Which would you prefer?"

 

[LostMy65]

Personally I would get it. My theory is you've worked hard your whole life and as long as you can afford it why not splurge a little and get it all? Mine is fully loaded and I've never had all this stuff on any truck before. Now that I do I really like them and I found that I use most of these features more and more.

For me I'd never buy another vehicle without keyless entry or start. It's really nice never to have to take the fob out of your pocket. I know first world problems. lol

I agree with you, but I drive barely 5000 miles a year. I have cruise control on my 2010 vehicle with 65,000 miles and think I might have used it twice. Now, adaptive cruise control I could see using, but where I live is too stop and go, and Oregonians drive in whatever lane whatever speed they feel like.

 

[LostMy65]

Personally I would get it. My theory is you've worked hard your whole life and as long as you can afford it why not splurge a little and get it all?

...clip...

That's what I keep telling my dad. I'm 22, I deserve it.

 

[LostMy65]

The dealers are still telling me that the 101A isn't available for order with a 2023. Something about certain things being removed from the package.
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Anyone else heard anything like that for the XL orders for MY2023?

 

[Wisertyou]

I could do without all those features except the self adjusting rear view mirror. Never had one before my ranger and now I can't live without it. If you're light sensitive at all it's a must have. Personally i think the self locking tailgate is annoying, but I usually keep the bed empty.

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