Wish we could get this here...

[rusty ol ranger]

Of course overseas only.

I might actually buy a new ranger if this was here.

 

[Saddle Tramp]

That would be nice.

 

[rusty ol ranger]

That would be nice.

It actually looks....tough...like a truck

 

[RobbieD]

I might actually buy a new ranger if this was here.

What? They brought back the Cologne 2.9?

Can I get one with an 8-track?

And a vinyl bench and rubber floor?

If yes, then count me in!

 

[rusty ol ranger]

What? They brought back the Cologne 2.9?

Can I get one with an 8-track?

And a vinyl bench and rubber floor?

If yes, then count me in!

Lol.

Id love a colonge 2.9 to be offered. Unfourtantly that horse is dead.

 

[RobbieD]

Unfourtantly that horse is dead.

Bummer . . .

When all else fails
We can whip the horse's eyes
And make them sleep
And cry

- Soft Parade; The Doors

RIP Jim Morrison; an unconventional poet with a '68 Shelby Mustang GT500.


I don't keep up with new stuff. Does any maker offer a small truck with regular cab and long box these days?

 

[85_Ranger4x4]

I don't keep up with new stuff. Does any maker offer a small truck with regular cab and long box these days?

Nope.

Even extended cabs are dying which makes me sad, I would love to go back to a fullsize one someday.

 

[RobbieD]

Nope.

Even extended cabs are dying which makes me sad, I would love to go back to a fullsize one someday.

That's hard to believe, that the car makers think that there's not a market for plain old truck.

And . . . it's very sad.

 

[Roert42]

That, but blue.

 

[85_Ranger4x4]

That's hard to believe, that the car makers think that there's not a market for plain old truck.

And . . . it's very sad.

The kinda weird part is... there isn't.

They move slower than slow here at the dealer I work at. Fleets gave up on them so they order something that has resale value when they are done with them.

 

[rusty ol ranger]

That, but blue.

Or red

 

[Roert42]

The kinda weird part is... there isn't.

They move slower than slow here at the dealer I work at. Fleets gave up on them so they order something that has resale value when they are done with them.

I think part of the issue is that even the base price too. The Crew cab holds it's value much better then the single cab, and the price difference between a base model single cab and base model crew cab is $5k.

But if you can sell it 10 years later for an extra $10K, and faster, no brainer.

 

[lowspeedpursuit]

The kinda weird part is... there isn't.

They move slower than slow here at the dealer I work at. Fleets gave up on them so they order something that has resale value when they are done with them.

I've always been skeptical of this. Not whether it's true; obviously they don't sell as well, but why? And when did it start?
Regular cabs have been overwhelmingly stripper-spec forever (7/109 single-cab F150s here are non-XL, for example), so it's not hard to imagine someone shows up wanting one and then goes "wait a minute, only crew-cabs have the package/feature/trim I want? Well then."

Did automakers introduce crew cabs, all other things being equal, and sales suddenly blew regular cabs out of the water?
Without sales figures over time broken down by cab type--which aren't released--it's always going to feel like a chicken-or-the-egg problem: did people stop buying regular cabs on their own, or did companies start making them mediocre?

 

[alwaysFlOoReD]

I believe they started making them mediocre. That and the salesmen will always push higher profit vehicles. Not sure if cafe regulations made a difference between trucks, but sure as hell is why we don't have cars anymore.

 

[85_Ranger4x4]

I've always been skeptical of this. Not whether it's true; obviously they don't sell as well, but why? And when did it start?
Regular cabs have been overwhelmingly stripper-spec forever (7/109 single-cab F150s here are non-XL, for example), so it's not hard to imagine someone shows up wanting one and then goes "wait a minute, only crew-cabs have the package/feature/trim I want? Well then."

Did automakers introduce crew cabs, all other things being equal, and sales suddenly blew regular cabs out of the water?
Without sales figures over time broken down by cab type--which aren't released--it's always going to feel like a chicken-or-the-egg problem: did people stop buying regular cabs on their own, or did companies start making them mediocre?

My brother bought a new '14 F-150 Tremor. It is loaded, leather buckets, 3.5 Ecoboost, 4.10 gear, 4wd, FX4 interior (complete with rear air and like 10 cupholders), standard cab shortbed. His theory is they had a bunch of extra FX4 interior parts as the new '15's were coming out and they devised the Tremor to use them up... and that is why he has vents on the back of his console and a ridiculous amount of cupholders for a two seater.

Ford did get greedy with the MSRP at the start but they had to have HUGE Tremor specific discounts to get them off the lot.