jerrywin
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- First Name
- Jerry
- Joined
- Dec 28, 2019
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- 146
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- Location
- Colorado Springs
- Vehicle(s)
- 2019 Ford Ranger XLT FX4 Sport supercrew
I'm Jerry.
My wife and I are hanging our hats in Colorado Springs these days.
I find myself going down a lot of rabbit holes on this site - looking at things I don't need, but are fun to consider in my dreams ...
Here's how i ended up with a Ranger:
I had a 15 year old Jeep Liberty, and it was time to prepare for it's demise. My original search started with looking for a vehicle (preferably an SUV) that had offroad capability as well as some significant towing ability. I wandered toward the Jeep Grand Cherokee since it had what I was looking for. Simply put, after a good bit of research, I shied away from the Jeep since i did not want to end up with one that had big engine issues (and Jeeps are generally known to need repairs - tho my Liberty did well). So I started looking for another SUV. I tended to find that it could either tow as much as I wanted, or it had decent offroad cred's, but did not tend to have both. When the process got sped up due to the actual death throes of the Liberty, I had to search a little faster. This led to looking at midsized trucks. Ultimately came down to Taco and Ranger, but I sat in a Taco, and pretty much did not fit. I focused my search on a good Ranger deal, found good end-of-year rebates on the XLT's, then came across a dealer who had one on their lot for over a hundred days and had sweetened the deal with another close-to-5k off. The truck had the basics i was looking for: Fx4 and Towing, yet also had locking diff, sport package, and not-black seat upholstery. All of this brand new vs similar pricing at 2-3 years old if I had gone with the Jeep. And, believe it or not, that's the short story.
Here's what I am looking to do:
In this age of bite size info, this is going long ... but it's part of my Ranger story.
I have had mine for about a month now. Started with weather tech mud guards. More recently added Husky X-act mats in front and Weatherbeater in rear. I'm hoping future warmer weather will help the rear one conform a little better as it is kind of loose'ish over the hump.
We have future plans for front end protection: clear bra (might include whole hood tho); bug shield (maybe). Also some kind of rock rail: I like shrockworks, but might lean toward Rocky Road who offer a "flat" slider that I think will double well as a step and protect more against parking lot dings and sliding against a tree on the trail (not aiming for rock crawling really)- Haven't seen a pic of the flat one tho, so not completely sure if this is the case. Have been looking at Bushwacker sill and rocker armor too. Looking at the damper but waiting a bit to see if it comes out in aftermarket availability. Also leaning toward a BedRug liner. And, as I mentioned earlier, getting too many dream ideas as I browse here. I am grateful to find a lot of good info here. thanks.
My wife and I are hanging our hats in Colorado Springs these days.
I find myself going down a lot of rabbit holes on this site - looking at things I don't need, but are fun to consider in my dreams ...
Here's how i ended up with a Ranger:
I had a 15 year old Jeep Liberty, and it was time to prepare for it's demise. My original search started with looking for a vehicle (preferably an SUV) that had offroad capability as well as some significant towing ability. I wandered toward the Jeep Grand Cherokee since it had what I was looking for. Simply put, after a good bit of research, I shied away from the Jeep since i did not want to end up with one that had big engine issues (and Jeeps are generally known to need repairs - tho my Liberty did well). So I started looking for another SUV. I tended to find that it could either tow as much as I wanted, or it had decent offroad cred's, but did not tend to have both. When the process got sped up due to the actual death throes of the Liberty, I had to search a little faster. This led to looking at midsized trucks. Ultimately came down to Taco and Ranger, but I sat in a Taco, and pretty much did not fit. I focused my search on a good Ranger deal, found good end-of-year rebates on the XLT's, then came across a dealer who had one on their lot for over a hundred days and had sweetened the deal with another close-to-5k off. The truck had the basics i was looking for: Fx4 and Towing, yet also had locking diff, sport package, and not-black seat upholstery. All of this brand new vs similar pricing at 2-3 years old if I had gone with the Jeep. And, believe it or not, that's the short story.
Here's what I am looking to do:
In this age of bite size info, this is going long ... but it's part of my Ranger story.
I have had mine for about a month now. Started with weather tech mud guards. More recently added Husky X-act mats in front and Weatherbeater in rear. I'm hoping future warmer weather will help the rear one conform a little better as it is kind of loose'ish over the hump.
We have future plans for front end protection: clear bra (might include whole hood tho); bug shield (maybe). Also some kind of rock rail: I like shrockworks, but might lean toward Rocky Road who offer a "flat" slider that I think will double well as a step and protect more against parking lot dings and sliding against a tree on the trail (not aiming for rock crawling really)- Haven't seen a pic of the flat one tho, so not completely sure if this is the case. Have been looking at Bushwacker sill and rocker armor too. Looking at the damper but waiting a bit to see if it comes out in aftermarket availability. Also leaning toward a BedRug liner. And, as I mentioned earlier, getting too many dream ideas as I browse here. I am grateful to find a lot of good info here. thanks.
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I forgot to add you have to have the 501A equipment group.
