Comments on: THIS HAS NO TRUCK WITH US http://markhasty.com/archives/2004/09/09/this-has-no-truck-with-us/ E AHO LA'ULA Fri, 21 Nov 2008 20:40:52 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.0.2 by: dw http://markhasty.com/archives/2004/09/09/this-has-no-truck-with-us/#comment-1147 Wed, 31 Dec 1969 18:00:00 +0000 http://markhasty.com/archives/2004/09/09/this-has-no-truck-with-us/#comment-1147 I had a Ranger back in the day (1994), then drove my in-law's 2000 Ranger while they were cruising around Alaska. There was virtually no difference between the two trucks, and this is over seven model years. Controls were identical, handling was identical, everything was exactly the same. Problem was, the same problems I had with the '94 Ranger were in the 2000 Ranger. Handling came to mind -- it wasn't as nimble as you'd think a compact truck should be. I like compact trucks, and if I didn't have a baby our next car would be a Ranger/Tacoma/Nissan truck. However, we do have a baby... so I'm looking at getting a VW diesel Jetta or Passat when the Contour turns 10 in 2006. I had a Ranger back in the day (1994), then drove my in-law’s 2000 Ranger while they were cruising around Alaska. There was virtually no difference between the two trucks, and this is over seven model years. Controls were identical, handling was identical, everything was exactly the same. Problem was, the same problems I had with the ‘94 Ranger were in the 2000 Ranger. Handling came to mind — it wasn’t as nimble as you’d think a compact truck should be.

I like compact trucks, and if I didn’t have a baby our next car would be a Ranger/Tacoma/Nissan truck. However, we do have a baby… so I’m looking at getting a VW diesel Jetta or Passat when the Contour turns 10 in 2006.

]]> by: Harry http://markhasty.com/archives/2004/09/09/this-has-no-truck-with-us/#comment-1148 Wed, 31 Dec 1969 18:00:00 +0000 http://markhasty.com/archives/2004/09/09/this-has-no-truck-with-us/#comment-1148 I'm on my second Ranger, and I love my truck. That said, Chevy rolled out their new model last year; Nissan, Dodge, and Toyota roll theirs out this year, and all of those, maybe excepting Dodge, have had new models since the Ranger debuted in it's present incarnation. No quad-cab - despite Ford's fondest hopes, the SportTrac is not a Ranger. It just doesn't stack up any more, and Ford doesn't have a replacement planned before 2006 at least. I’m on my second Ranger, and I love my truck. That said, Chevy rolled out their new model last year; Nissan, Dodge, and Toyota roll theirs out this year, and all of those, maybe excepting Dodge, have had new models since the Ranger debuted in it’s present incarnation. No quad-cab - despite Ford’s fondest hopes, the SportTrac is not a Ranger. It just doesn’t stack up any more, and Ford doesn’t have a replacement planned before 2006 at least.

]]> by: Harry http://markhasty.com/archives/2004/09/09/this-has-no-truck-with-us/#comment-1149 Wed, 31 Dec 1969 18:00:00 +0000 http://markhasty.com/archives/2004/09/09/this-has-no-truck-with-us/#comment-1149 I'm on my second Ranger, and I love my truck. That said, Chevy rolled out their new model last year; Nissan, Dodge, and Toyota roll theirs out this year, and all of those, maybe excepting Dodge, have had new models since the Ranger debuted in it's present incarnation. No quad-cab - despite Ford's fondest hopes, the SportTrac is not a Ranger. It just doesn't stack up any more, and Ford doesn't have a replacement planned before 2006 at least. I’m on my second Ranger, and I love my truck. That said, Chevy rolled out their new model last year; Nissan, Dodge, and Toyota roll theirs out this year, and all of those, maybe excepting Dodge, have had new models since the Ranger debuted in it’s present incarnation. No quad-cab - despite Ford’s fondest hopes, the SportTrac is not a Ranger. It just doesn’t stack up any more, and Ford doesn’t have a replacement planned before 2006 at least.

]]> by: Bryan http://markhasty.com/archives/2004/09/09/this-has-no-truck-with-us/#comment-1150 Wed, 31 Dec 1969 18:00:00 +0000 http://markhasty.com/archives/2004/09/09/this-has-no-truck-with-us/#comment-1150 Well, there are a lot of those larger SUVs out there now, and Ford seems to have a newer mid-size SUV that is probably replacing the Explorer. The ranger is probably getting squeezed out by bigger trucks and outback-style crossover vehicles. I see LOTS of new big twin-cab pickups. Well, there are a lot of those larger SUVs out there now, and Ford seems to have a newer mid-size SUV that is probably replacing the Explorer. The ranger is probably getting squeezed out by bigger trucks and outback-style crossover vehicles.

I see LOTS of new big twin-cab pickups.

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