Making them an option is fine. But they don’t. My post was aimed at anyone wise cracking and wondering why they are good. Not everyone is young any more.
Not I...so you would rather have a damper on the tailgate, and lose it on the hood, give up power locks and windows? How about we just add a damper
, there, I said it.I concur with items 1 and 3.
That and also not being able to move the driver seat just a little bit further back for us longed drivers.Short engineers that design vehicle interiors using their own dimensions...that said, the Ranger window switches are perfectly positioned if you are 6'4" and have the seat in it's most rearward position
I am totally with you on #1, and a heated steering wheel would be fantastic, even in central CA. I also wish you could get heated windscreens in this country. If I park outside during the winter, and wait for engine heat to clear the windscreen, it takes forever.
His commute must be down hill...both ways. The math says you can get there, but unlikely for the vast majority of owners. And if they're using all 18 gallons in a calculation of range, that is unrealistic.
I wish, I would ride a bike then....
I had put dampers on all my trucks.... Especially full size. Don't have to worry about them slamming down. Get whacked on the leg or knee once without one and you'll want a damper. Also easier if one hand is loaded with goods. Easier if you are getting older, it helps too. Got arthritis in my hands. So, not about being a weak pussy, it's about common sense and why the hell doesn't manufacturers just throw them on? Why put them under your hood? Use a 2x4... isn't that cheaper and easier? </sarcasm_off>
Not sure how you interpreted that? Sign me up for none of the above. I was a child of the 60's... manual everything is just fine.Not I...so you would rather have a damper on the tailgate, and lose it on the hood, give up power locks and windows? How about we just add a damper
I AGREE. Simple is good, and really simple is really good. I just turned 5K on my Ranger, but ive opened and closed the tailgate many many times. I swear the “issue” of no dampener has got to be the most limp wristed criticism i’ve ever heard of on any vehicle of any kind. I am almost embarrased for the people that bring it up.
I got you now John..I'm a Child of the late 70's and 80's here. I don't miss cranking my own window, or pushing the high-beam button on the floor with my left foot, or getting out to lock my front hubs to engage my 4x4, see I like TECH that works as much as I liked not having it if the entire package was reliable. Most people today forgot how lucky they are to turn a key, or push a button, and off you go on your way. I remember praying every time that the car would just turn over after a movie, or dinner, or stopping at the mall far from home. Hitting puddles in the rain, and the car would stall out...don't miss none of that.
So I gotta ask... what were you driving?
