I will always try to get a vehicle near the end of a production cycle. Not only does that tend to overlap with the end of the calendar year, when the best deals can be had, it also gives the engineers time to identify and work out the bugs. My 2019 XLT was made during what I believe was the last week of production in November and I have not had any issues with it. As a small bit of evidence in support of that strategy, there were several recalls for the 2019 trucks, but I do not believe any of them apply to those built after August. Similarly, there have been two recalls on the 2020 model, but they do not cover production after June 2020. I did only get 4 tie downs though...
I bought my Lariat in Dec.
4 tie downs in my '20 manufactured in Nov '19. There are 4 at the bed corners which is plenty in a 6' bed for me. Where they eliminated the other 2 happens to be right where you can wedge a 2x6 as a cargo divider to keep cargo at the back of the bed.
I agree. Exactly...most manufacturers ADD content as the model years progress
I do agree with not getting a first year run or at least waiting until the end run but the Ranger was still made ROW. The engine & tranny were already in several other vehicles so they're not a new redesign. I think some who had issues early on were isolated ones and I remember there were a bad batch of injectors (isolated incident) which could've been in any vehicle. Mine was made on 6/12/19 and Iv'e had ZERO issues and have all the bed ties and everything else.
How do you feel about the first year of the Ranger Raptor G6 IF we see it here? Assuming the powertrain is a carryover (2.7L + 10 Speed).
Me I would still wait at least until mid year just in case there are a few things that need tweaking. I've just been burned by first year runs before so I'm a little more cautious. I know this doesn't guarantee it'll be perfect but it will at least have been out on the road to find out if there are any issues. One good thing with the Broncos with all the delays they've had it's given Ford more time for testing. Some of the ones I've seen have been driven hard (which is good) and put away wet. Granted the average buyer won't drive them like this but its nice to see they're testing them hard.
Most of us slide the board into the slot partially covered at the 11 o'clock spot on your circle. As someone lucky enough to get all 6 tie downs, I can tell you that I use the middle ones more than the other four. YMMV.4 tie downs in my '20 manufactured in Nov '19. There are 4 at the bed corners which is plenty in a 6' bed for me. Where they eliminated the other 2 happens to be right where you can wedge a 2x6 as a cargo divider to keep cargo at the back of the bed.
If I was getting an f150 I'd be looking at the Platinum trim level, not XLT. Just checked B&P, it would be about $30k more than I paid for my ranger configured the way I want it. But I don't want something that big. I guess I could be the only buyer in the US who wants more in a smaller package, but I suspect not.
You are correct. 11:00 is exactly where the 2x goes. The other dimple is to use the tie down that isn't there.
The denali is an "I want over the top fugly plastichrome and trying-too-hard afterthought woodgrain" trim package, it doesn't really get much in the way of features and functionality. I think the only thing is ventilated seats. I don't want seat cooling enough to take that really hideous GMC denali design language. (Beauty being in the eye of the beholder, I want that look far from my eyes.) And if you compare the feature list to a Sierra denali it's just embarassing that they used the same name for the trim level.
