Hi Sam,Hey Nerds, my name's Sam and last year I decided to give myself 1 life long investment into debt, and did it in the form of a 2019 Ranger Lariat FX4. Never owning a truck or ever doing my own maintenance I went into the deep end on this one with the intent of growing and learning along side the truck and seeing where she takes me.
I intend on tinkering and seeing how everything works, and dealing with issues as they come up, as well as adding modifications. I don't plan on going crazy with it, but some minor cosmetic and functional equipment would be nice.
Biggest things I'm working on:
And I plan on doing these things along-side you all. Been lurking for a bit and you guys seem a good lot, so it's time I participated too! If anything, it's more to keep myself in check and stay on track with these projects.
- Getting into the habit of cleaning it weekly or monthly, both interior and exterior
- Deep cleaning / detailing it every month or two, to include the wheels and engine compartment
- Expanding tool boxes and kits
- Brush guard? Brush guard.
- Researching into a leveling kit / lift kit
- Possibly an exhaust / muffler modification?
- Profit???
I'm curious as to what some of the reasons were for going from F-150 to Ranger? This seems to be an interesting topic on TheTruthAboutCars.com when they post up the "midsize" truck sales figures. Their readers just can't understand why anybody would get the Ranger when F-150 does everything "better"....2019 Ford Ranger retires my 2017 Ford F-150 XLT
Hey!! I see a familiar name from the Focus RS days. Welcome to the Ranger group Bill. This is Gregg. We exchanged many posts, a few Emails and even a phone call or two back when we were tracking our RSs on their journey across the pond from the Ford-werke Gmbh-saarlouis Assembly Plant. Its interesting to see that you are getting a Ranger. I have had mine just over a year now. It is an awesome truck and I am very happy with it. I have actually modded it more than I did The Focus.Hello all. My dad and I just placed deposits on Rangers at the same dealership. He's 78 years old looking to buy his first truck in years and I'm 52 buying my first truck ever because I'm use to borrowing his!
He has a FX4 XLT silver with chrome appearance package and I have a FX4 black with black appearance package. We pick them up on May 16th.
We are both from Central New York and will putting the trucks to work and play. Looking forward to some fire road journeys up at our camp
Excellent question. Several reasons I made the jump. I really loved my F-150. Best riding truck I've had. Huge interior - FIVE full sized guys can ride in this truck with the front seats all the way back and no one is complaining about room. Tow's great, reasonable mileage for a full size, nicely appointed XLT with almost every option for that trim level.I'm curious as to what some of the reasons were for going from F-150 to Ranger? This seems to be an interesting topic on TheTruthAboutCars.com when they post up the "midsize" truck sales figures. Their readers just can't understand why anybody would get the Ranger when F-150 does everything "better"....
Full disclosure: My better half went from an Audi A6 to the Ranger. Quite the departure!
Ayyyyyyyyy!! I traded in my APR stage one Mk6 GTI for the ranger! I did it for the same reason since my kiddo is getting bigger, I needed some more space for stuff in general like bikes, camping gear and golf clubs!HI ALL! Newbie here, first post, first truck, first Ford. Traded a VW Golf R for something more practical since the apocalypse seems to be upon us
It's a sweet vehicle, and a vast improvement over the first Ford truck I ever drove in 1977, which was a 1967 F100 with a 3 on the tree, manual steering, bench seats, roll up windows, plenty of dings, scratches, and rust. It creaked and groaned when it moved, turned, or when the suspension flexed.
I've driven a bunch of trucks over the years, including a deuce and a half, a 5-ton, and a gamma goat in the Army, and various other pickups, utilities, etc.
This thing, the new Ranger, is a world apart from those more spartan trucks. Man is this a great time to drive a truck or what!
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I have that sliding cover too and I didn't even think of that! Mindblow....Just wanted to chime in since you're the only member i've spotted so far that has the same tonneau cover. If you step up to the Yakima system then you can have quite a bit of extra storage using the available slot in the tonneau rails. We also have some attachments for lumber and tiedowns as well.
500 lbs on the rails will get you pretty far if you fill the bed!
One of the best features of that cover is the rails it provides!I have that sliding cover too and I didn't even think of that! Mindblow....