Shaffe
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Exactly. Crazy numbers for those.
I agree it seems crazy, but it is line with the other trucks its size.
My next truck may be a Tacoma...
Taco isn't exactly cheap either.
Exactly. Crazy numbers for those.
My next truck may be a Tacoma...
Not all Ford's fault. Vehicles in 1993 didn't have all the tech and "safety" things that today's vehicles have or are required to have. That shit costs money. 1993 was a simpler time.
How much have wages gone up -
The same basic everyman person that bought a ranger 20 years ago, cannot afford one now. Today that person needs to buy a fake chinese car. Where are these? OR they can walk, cycle, take the bus.
Ranger customers these days are the independently wealthy. Wall street people.
My next truck may be a Tacoma...
I know Ford & Ford lovers rebutted the oil change snafu (e.g. stating tire/fender well must be removed), but even tearing into the wheel well is a bitch. Back in '89, I owned a Pontiac Sunbird and hated every oil/filter change b/c you still had to "" the front wheels and rip out 1/2 the inner well to gain filter access. Then, you end up spilling oil everywhere as well. Either way, hate to say it, love my 2018 Chevy Colorado...filter's where it should be (accessible). I know that's a swear word here (Chevy), but engineers/designers should put more thought into shade-tree mechanics (IMO).
I thought my wife's Wrangler Rubicon 2dr was crazy at 41k MSRP for a Wrangler!
46k for a small/ medium pick up is high (to me at least). 46k in 2013 was a LS Boss 302. Now get have 65k GT350s so guess realistically 46k for a small pickup will sell as doesn't seem like price stops people anymore.
but engineers/designers should put more thought into shade-tree mechanics (IMO).
Shade-tree mechanics are a dying breed. There are very few people that perform minor service and/or inspections on their vehicles, let alone guys that get deep into their vehicles (suspension, rear-end, transmission, engine) these days. Same goes for the home handyman/woman.
Exactly. The majority of people do not know and have no interest in understanding how to do such work.
They just pay whatever the cost is.
As for oil changes in the new Ranger, what's the interval? Does it have a "smart" setup to tell you when to get it serviced?
I am already there and I hate it. Arthritis has me so beaten up I can't do hardly anything anymore.I dread the day I get too old to do simple maintenance. My wife's grandfather gave her an old Ranger/Mazda B3000 because "everybody should own a truck". When I changed the oil, the filter was barely hand tight and the oil pan plug was completely stripped. All the oil previous oil changes were done at the dealership he bought it from because he can no longer do it himself.