PNWguy Posted December 21, 2018 Share Posted December 21, 2018 https://www.foxnews.com/auto/2019-ford-ranger-test-drive-its-back-but-is-it-the-best Not a bad looking pickup, but really just a 3/4-sized F150 with only one motor option and two cab options. All are more than what you can buy a new Ram 1500 for and about the same price as a comparable Tacoma. I guess auto makers have given up on offering affordable and basic little pickups, consumers be damned. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tadbart Posted December 21, 2018 Share Posted December 21, 2018 That's pretty godawful. Like you said, looks like the days of the basic little work truck (Ranger, S-10) are gone. Wonder if Mahindra makes trucks? 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DWARREN123 Posted December 21, 2018 Share Posted December 21, 2018 Looks some what like a reworked Tacoma to me. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Duluth Posted December 21, 2018 Share Posted December 21, 2018 "I guess auto makers have given up on offering affordable and basic little pickups, consumers be damned." I totally agree. Back in the 80's I had a basic Toyota 4x4 I bought new. No a/c no radio and manual transmission. I loved that truck. That's not the actual truck but it was similar. 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tadbart Posted December 21, 2018 Share Posted December 21, 2018 Duluth, those little Tacos were tanks! 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
crockett Posted December 21, 2018 Share Posted December 21, 2018 (edited) 10 minutes ago, Duluth said: "I guess auto makers have given up on offering affordable and basic little pickups, consumers be damned." I totally agree. Back in the 80's I had a basic Toyota 4x4 I bought new. No a/c no radio and manual transmission. I loved that truck. That's not the actual truck but it was similar. After being disappointed with my $72k Denali Dmax truck I tried to replicate the good old days by searching nation wide for a cheap 4 x 4 V8 single cab, long bed RAM 1500 Tradesman work truck. I found one 3 states up North for $26k, sticker $37k. It was on the lot for a full year. Nobody wants those simple single cab work trucks anymore. It's really sad. I'm really enjoying this truck so far. No issues in 5k miles. It gets better MPG than the Duramax, faster as well. Edited December 21, 2018 by crockett 7 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Center Mass 762 Posted December 21, 2018 Share Posted December 21, 2018 Ugly as hell. In that first picture, the front end looks like some sort of Japanese SUV. They should have just made it look like a 3/4 sized Raptor, without all of the extras. An affordable, practical, non-luxury pickup. No one makes those anymore. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bish1309 Posted December 21, 2018 Share Posted December 21, 2018 I think they stole some styling cues from the Colorado, too, IMHO. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lazy R Posted December 21, 2018 Share Posted December 21, 2018 The YouTube test drives look good. I like it. Has all those cool new features; 4x4 crawl mode etc. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jmohme Posted December 21, 2018 Share Posted December 21, 2018 15 hours ago, tadbart said: That's pretty godawful. Like you said, looks like the days of the basic little work truck (Ranger, S-10) are gone. Wonder if Mahindra makes trucks? The trend of the pickup becoming the family car has totally killed off the real work truck. 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DrB Posted December 22, 2018 Share Posted December 22, 2018 6 hours ago, jmohme said: The trend of the pickup becoming the family car has totally killed off the real work truck. Yep... Can you put a ton of weight in that? For the farm here no thanks.... Dave.. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Silentpoet Posted December 22, 2018 Share Posted December 22, 2018 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ASH Posted December 22, 2018 Share Posted December 22, 2018 22 hours ago, Duluth said: "I guess auto makers have given up on offering affordable and basic little pickups, consumers be damned." I totally agree. Back in the 80's I had a basic Toyota 4x4 I bought new. No a/c no radio and manual transmission. I loved that truck. That's not the actual truck but it was similar. i had the same truck except mine was brown , brand new in 87 i paid like 7,400 . if i knew what the future would be i would have bought a fleet 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PNWguy Posted December 22, 2018 Author Share Posted December 22, 2018 10 minutes ago, ASH said: i had the same truck except mine was brown , brand new in 87 i paid like 7,400 . if i knew what the future would be i would have bought a fleet My brand new regular cab Toyota 4x4 with the chrome package was $11,800 in 1992. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DrB Posted December 22, 2018 Share Posted December 22, 2018 (edited) I had an 05 Dakota that if I had one ton of crap on it many times. It struggled and was way overloaded but did the job when needed.. Farm life. How many bags of groceries can this thing haul? Dave Edited December 22, 2018 by DrB spelling 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jmohme Posted December 22, 2018 Share Posted December 22, 2018 46 minutes ago, DrB said: Yep... Can you put a ton of weight in that? For the farm here no thanks.... Dave.. My first truck was a 1969 F100. I would load it full of junk engine blocks and other metal from our shop a couple of times a year to take to the scrap yard. The loads I hauled would probably crush most ½ ton trucks today. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mr. Black Posted December 22, 2018 Share Posted December 22, 2018 You can't please everybody all the time, only some of the people some of the time. I don't have a problem with it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rinspeed Posted December 22, 2018 Share Posted December 22, 2018 Mini trucks have always sucked big time, the room for your gear sucks, the gas mileage sucks and the available power and towing sucks. What kind of an idiot buys a vehicle that is inferior in almost every metric there is, seriously. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mr. Black Posted December 22, 2018 Share Posted December 22, 2018 2 minutes ago, Rinspeed said: Mini trucks have always sucked big time, the room for your gear sucks, the gas mileage sucks and the available power and towing sucks. What kind of an idiot buys a vehicle that is inferior in almost every metric there is, seriously. I guess I'm baller status. I have both. Wait, I have 6 cars lol. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Citra47 Posted December 22, 2018 Share Posted December 22, 2018 Most of the manufacturers of small, inexpensive work trucks have been forced out of the U.S. market by "required safety standards" enforced by our government. There was never a large mark-up on work trucks. The one thing I have noticed in most all countries we have traveled in is the use of small trucks with Toyota far in the lead in sales. Gas & diesel fuel are very expensive and most roads in the countryside are narrow. Many other Japanese trucks are in heavy use that have never been sold in the U.S. other than the used vehicle "gray market", "off road only", some Land Rovers and in the cities, medium Japanese trucks see heavy commercial use. Most farmers seem to have a Toyota but usually with a larger, aftermarket bed so they can carry more. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PNWguy Posted December 22, 2018 Author Share Posted December 22, 2018 Contrary to popular belief, Toyota pickups are not widely used in Japan. They are too big. Most pickups in Japan are Suzuki diesels about the size of a Rav4. I have lots of pics I took over there this summer of various pickups I found interesting. Only saw one Toyota Hilux the entire month I was there. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Al Czervik Posted December 22, 2018 Share Posted December 22, 2018 2 hours ago, Silentpoet said: Yep, where I'm from all them lil trucks are just friggin ghey. Heck, single cab, half ton......ghey. You don't even get out of they they zone until 3/4 ton quad cab 4x4. Everyone knows that. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TBO Posted December 22, 2018 Share Posted December 22, 2018 On 12/20/2018 at 8:39 PM, crockett said: After being disappointed with my $72k Denali Dmax truck I tried to replicate the good old days by searching nation wide for a cheap 4 x 4 V8 single cab, long bed RAM 1500 Tradesman work truck. I found one 3 states up North for $26k, sticker $37k. It was on the lot for a full year. Nobody wants those simple single cab work trucks anymore. It's really sad. I'm really enjoying this truck so far. No issues in 5k miles. It gets better MPG than the Duramax, faster as well. How many llamas can you fit in the box? 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
crockett Posted December 22, 2018 Share Posted December 22, 2018 24 minutes ago, TBO said: How many llamas can you fit in the box? One. And there may be some room left for a ***** cat and an annoying perp as well. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TBO Posted December 22, 2018 Share Posted December 22, 2018 (edited) Sent from my Jack boot using Copatalk Edited December 22, 2018 by TBO 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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