|
07-29-2018, 01:57 AM
|
|
Ford Ranger Owner
|
|
Join Date: Apr 2011
Posts: 56
|
|
Ford Focus Small Truck
__________________
2008 XL SuperCab
2.3 Automatic/4x2
Last edited by crixus; 07-29-2018 at 02:01 AM.
|
Register and never see these ads again. |
|
07-29-2018, 02:53 AM
|
|
Habenae Est Dominatus
|
|
Join Date: Apr 2013
Posts: 1,893
|
|
Re: Ford Focus Small Truck
Quote:
Originally Posted by crixus
|
Ford Courier isn't new, but certainly has been redesigned to drive traffic away from it now.
|
07-29-2018, 01:29 PM
|
|
Ford Ranger Driver
|
|
Join Date: Sep 2010
Posts: 3,181
|
|
Re: Ford Focus Small Truck
A pickup truck based on the POS Focus will be a failure.
__________________
|
07-29-2018, 09:02 PM
|
|
Ford Ranger Owner
|
|
Join Date: Apr 2011
Posts: 56
|
|
Re: Ford Focus Small Truck
70's Flashback
__________________
2008 XL SuperCab
2.3 Automatic/4x2
Last edited by crixus; 07-31-2018 at 08:14 PM.
|
07-30-2018, 04:46 AM
|
|
I Know This Truck . . .
|
|
Join Date: Mar 2013
Posts: 1,204
|
|
Re: Ford Focus Small Truck
I'd prefer a Ranger based on the one discontinued 7 years ago
__________________
2007 Sport |Dark Shadow Grey |3.slow |2WD |Black Billet Grill |Anzo LED's
#FFR
Pictures
|
07-30-2018, 10:37 AM
|
|
^thats what they call me^
|
|
Join Date: Aug 2010
Posts: 533
|
|
Re: Ford Focus Small Truck
Ford knows they are failing and can't seem to realize that this is why....
__________________
1998 ranger extended cab, 2wd, 4.0 ohv, 5 speed, sony xploid 52 4 way watt radio, 2 pair of pioneer 240 watt speakers, Cobra 29 LX LCD CB radio pushing 100 watts , k&n air filter, 15 inch exploder wheels, dual exhaust with 4 inch stainless tips , 2 12 inch subs with a 1000 watt amp just for the hell of it!
new project: dirt track modified racing at the local saturday night track .
|
07-30-2018, 11:50 AM
|
|
Liking the Ford Ranger Forum
|
|
Join Date: May 2018
Posts: 19
|
|
Re: Ford Focus Small Truck
I still don't understand why the Ranger was discontinued?
Maybe they lasted too long causing low sales and profit.
Discontinuing the Crown Victoria for the Police was another mistake.
__________________
2014 Raptor
2007 RANGER XLT 4WD SC (SOLD)
|
07-30-2018, 01:44 PM
|
Ford Ranger Owner
|
|
Join Date: Jan 2018
Posts: 70
|
|
Re: Ford Focus Small Truck
I had a Courier and it was perfect for my needs at that time. Today I have an 09 Ranger and it is the correct size for my needs at this time. Perhaps in the future I will not need the bed size of my Ranger and a Courier sized pickup will fit the bill again.
For sure I can see something like that in the future, but not now.
|
07-30-2018, 03:04 PM
|
|
Ford Ranger Driver
|
|
Join Date: Sep 2010
Posts: 3,181
|
|
Re: Ford Focus Small Truck
Quote:
Originally Posted by Husky44
I still don't understand why the Ranger was discontinued?
Maybe they lasted too long causing low sales and profit.
Discontinuing the Crown Victoria for the Police was another mistake.
|
Ford discontinued the Ranger because it just wasn't selling enough of them to be financially feasible. If $4000 rebates and dealer discounts on a $23,000 vehicle aren't enough to sell them, it's time to put it to pasture.
Ford could have put a 3.7L engine in the Crown Vic to get much better fuel economy.......but they dump the car.
Now Ford has the POS Mexican built Fiesta, Focus, and Mexican built Fusion. .....slim pickins there.
The Taurus is a good car but the center console is way too restrictive.
Ford is definitely struggling with it's crappy small cars.
__________________
Last edited by dvrich; 07-30-2018 at 03:12 PM.
|
07-30-2018, 06:17 PM
|
|
Liking the Ford Ranger Forum
|
|
Join Date: May 2018
Posts: 19
|
|
Re: Ford Focus Small Truck
Next year only the Focus (I believe) and Mustang will be in the line-up, trucks and suv's from here on out.
To be honest never gave a Ranger a second thought until they quit building them.
Had dozens of them in our fleet at work, never any issues.
I started the search for a low mile unit after retiring. Thought about a Tacoma, but
used one's are way too over priced. Oh well live and learn.
__________________
2014 Raptor
2007 RANGER XLT 4WD SC (SOLD)
|
|
|
|
07-31-2018, 01:59 AM
|
|
Habenae Est Dominatus
|
|
Join Date: Apr 2013
Posts: 1,893
|
|
Re: Ford Focus Small Truck
Quote:
Originally Posted by crowdpleazer
Ford knows they are failing and can't seem to realize that this is why....
|
Well theres issues with every car brand out there, I don't care if its a Bentley or a KIA [killed in action].. Not to mention people just arent buying cars. I sold cars for 9-10 years, seen 4 transitions in the industry in that time and 2.5 years ago I saw the writing on the wall but .. well if you follow me on here, I'm considered a "Loon" by some. and well some people in the real world admittedly have had the same opinion. Yet all the good people I made friends with ultimately got out of the car biz and moved onto better things or started their own business like I suggested to them.
It pays to be the farthest thing from the societal template. Nothing better than people coming back to you and saying "dammmmint.. you were right..."
Quote:
Originally Posted by dvrich
Ford discontinued the Ranger because it just wasn't selling enough of them to be financially feasible. If $4000 rebates and dealer discounts on a $23,000 vehicle aren't enough to sell them, it's time to put it to pasture.
Ford could have put a 3.7L engine in the Crown Vic to get much better fuel economy.......but they dump the car.
Now Ford has the POS Mexican built Fiesta, Focus, and Mexican built Fusion. .....slim pickins there.
The Taurus is a good car but the center console is way too restrictive.
Ford is definitely struggling with it's crappy small cars.
|
On top of that, the F150 for another $2700 made more sense to most people.. So much less for so much more truck and options. Meanwhile.. the Ranger 2012-2018 T6 World ranger plodded on everywhere else in the world but in its home country.. 'Murica
|
|
|
|
07-31-2018, 12:11 PM
|
|
Ford Ranger Driver
|
|
Join Date: Sep 2010
Posts: 3,181
|
|
Re: Ford Focus Small Truck
My 2015 F150 with the standard 3.5 TIVCT gets the same overall fuel economy as the 2007 2.3L Ranger supercab I formerly owned.
Not bad considering the F150 weighs 1400 lbs more. LOL.
__________________
|
07-31-2018, 04:16 PM
|
|
Liking the Ford Ranger Forum
|
|
Join Date: May 2018
Posts: 19
|
|
Re: Ford Focus Small Truck
My Ranger (4.0) gets the same mileage as my F250 Diesel, but the Ranger fits in the garage and unleaded is $.50 cheaper. Both have their place and I like them both.
__________________
2014 Raptor
2007 RANGER XLT 4WD SC (SOLD)
|
07-31-2018, 07:45 PM
|
|
Ford Ranger Owner
|
|
Join Date: Apr 2011
Posts: 56
|
|
Re: Ford Focus Small Truck
Quote:
Originally Posted by jeff18
I had a Courier and it was perfect for my needs at that time. Today I have an 09 Ranger and it is the correct size for my needs at this time. Perhaps in the future I will not need the bed size of my Ranger and a Courier sized pickup will fit the bill again.
For sure I can see something like that in the future, but not now.
|
I remember the Courier when I was a kid in the early 70's. There's a guy in my town that still drives one (similar to the one I posted a picture of above). Except his is all dinged up and faded. But it still runs!
__________________
2008 XL SuperCab
2.3 Automatic/4x2
Last edited by crixus; 07-31-2018 at 08:13 PM.
|
|
|
|
07-31-2018, 08:01 PM
|
|
Ford Ranger Owner
|
|
Join Date: Apr 2011
Posts: 56
|
|
Re: Ford Focus Small Truck
Quote:
Originally Posted by Husky44
Next year only the Focus (I believe) and Mustang will be in the line-up, trucks and suv's from here on out.
To be honest never gave a Ranger a second thought until they quit building them.
Had dozens of them in our fleet at work, never any issues.
I started the search for a low mile unit after retiring. Thought about a Tacoma, but
used one's are way too over priced. Oh well live and learn.
|
When most people think of Ford they think of trucks, SUV's and the Mustang. So I guess this move to dump the majority of their car lineup makes sen$e. I don't see many sedans on the road anymore, not new ones. It's mostly trucks and SUV's and an occasional sports car where I live. I'll stick to trucks myself and will give the new Ranger a hard look before I make my decision about buying a new one. They're supposed to be available sometime this fall. I called my local Ford dealer and that's all they had to tell me before they went into a sales pitch to try to sell me a F-150. And that's when I said no thanks and hung up. You can never get a straight answer from an auto dealership.
__________________
2008 XL SuperCab
2.3 Automatic/4x2
|
|
|
|
Thread Tools |
Search this Thread |
|
|
|
|