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Last Ford Ranger rolls off line at doomed auto plant

Yet another Ford vehicle that died of neglect, not for lack of a market. The recently-deceased Panther platform is another.

reply to Doctor Olds
It was a long run and i am going to miss the rangers. But in the last 5 years or so they were really priced out of there market. I was looking at a new one about 3 months ago. 26,000 dollars for a small pickup. Way to much for what it is. I think its main problem was fords inability to make a profit on it.

reply to Doctor Olds
$26K for a small pickup? Looks like their heads are still up their asses. That's a nicely equipped sedan/suv price range.

reply to rody_44
the midsize truck market is just about dead. most people figure they might as well spend a few grand more and step up to a full size.

i love my little dakota though. 4x4, v8, heated leather, seats 5 adults comfortably. no need for a full size. really no need for a truck at all but i wanted one. it's great for hauling random things when i need to or driving in the winter. can't drive it every day though because it rarely gets over 10mpg in town!

Midsized. That's part of the problem. No one makes a mini truck anymore.

that's true. my midsized '08 dakota is bigger than my brother-in-law's fullsize '88 f150. and my midsize '10 fusion is much bigger than my old fullsize '91 accord was.

reply to thegeek
Exactly what i liked about the ranger. Great gas mileage. Gave me a chuckle when you said yours seats five comfortably. My ranger has the buckets and seats only two uncomfortably. Want a real good laugh go to KBB and look what they say a 5 year old ranger is worth Its nothing to get close to 20 grand for a used ranger. My sons first new vehicle was a 1997 ranger and he paid 9600 for it. !5 years later and they are 26000 dollars. Still get great gas mileage tho which is why i like them. the 4 wheel drives get maybe 16 to 20 city but the 2 wheel drives with the 4.0 v6 or the 4 popper can get easy 26 to 28 city.

reply to Doctor Olds
I miss my 1987 Ranger sometimes. I looked at getting a new Ranger a while back, but they were overpriced. For just a few bucks more, I got my Mustang.
Much happier with the Mustang.
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you'll kick yourself when you need to haul anything other than ass

Besides, that what fold-down rear seats are for.

reply to thegeek
Why would I need to haul anything else?
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reply to No_Strings
If my seats do fold down, I haven't figured out how. Then again, I haven't even been in my backseat yet.
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don't try going back there. i learned when i was 16 and got my first mustang that the back seats are purely for insurance purposes only.

reply to OmenQ
You bought a car without folding rear seats? I didn't know there was a modern car without them.

You don't buy a Mustang for cargo space. You buy a truck for that.
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Why do you buy a Mustang, then?

reply to No_Strings
Mustang rear seats fold down. At least they always did.

reply to No_Strings
For hauling ass, haven't you been paying attention?
@rody, the 2002 seats folded down, I'll have to check on the 2012 today.
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