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Must have been sitting there long enough for the eggs to hatch….
Looks like one of those investment advisors that was long on GM is now making a brand new home on that wheel.
Apparently the wheel will offer greater stability and at least a 50% up side.
Nice safe place to take up residence, and raise a family.
Hm… almost as annoying as that ‘bird is the word’ song.
the word “reliable” on the sign?
Whatever the species of bird, the eggs came out in the shape of blue ovals.
Recommended beginning reader book: There Is A Bird On Your Head
Pickup trucks that don’t have at least an extended cab?
Now there’s a rare bird!
the ford ranger hasn’t changed in 20 years?
Should have called it the opthamologist edition because I can’t see a thing.
Ok were’s Waldo; I got it.
probably a suitable use for all those unsold 300 day plus inventory vehicles
turn them into birdhouses, or sink them into artifical coral reefs
ford realized they can’t sell the ranger to people who want trucks, so they started selling them to people who want bird houses.
what’s really wrong is that all those trucks are really mazda B2300’s but mazda was so ashamed they started puting ford badges on them insted.
ok, one more….
those trucks are really MY 1995 but they still have not sold so ford put new style tail lights on them.
They could have used the trucks for homeless shelters instead.
That truck is for the birds!
dwford :
May 20th, 2009 at 9:29 pm
the word “reliable” on the sign?
Methinks you get the prize.
Richard Chen :
May 20th, 2009 at 9:33 pm
Whatever the species of bird, the eggs came out in the shape of blue ovals.
Cuckoo birds? How appropriate…
This person wants a truck and would love to have a Ranger. Just the right size I need and an American brand.
You know, as a car, my Ranger is a horrible vehicle. There is nothing enjoyable about it. It is great as a truck though. It has good gas mileage, and I can fill the bed with soil and other things. I don’t consider it my car, more like my motorized wheel barrow.
I second that MBella.
Yeah, AuricTech- MY Ranger is so old, it doesn’t have a back seat. BTW, it is an ’85 and worth every penny I paid for it. :-) I get offers to buy it nearly every month.
All in favor, say “Aye”-
MBella- the motion carries.
I second reclusive_in_nature, except I’m waiting for 2010 when they add ESP and side curtain air bags. Either that or 2012, but I gotta tell you, $4000 in rebates and 0% financing–as a starting deal, minus the incentives the dealer’s gonna put up–that sounds pretty damn good.
In honor of this picture I’ll be naming my future truck Woodstock.
I thought Rangers sold faster than this. I would have expected the birds nest to be built in one of those new 2007 Chrysler Crossfires I keep reading about.
The very definition of an eco-friendly vehicle, unfortunately.
The Ranger is the ONLY domestic vehicle I’ve bought in the last quarter century that I felt I got my money’s worth out of….so much so that I’ve bought two of ’em in that time. Unfortunately, they’re now such a dated design and in dire need of a refresh/update that sales have fallen significantly in recent years.
I was going to sell my ’94 Ranger (4.0 V6, 4WD) but it is so darn useful around our mini farm that I couldn’t part with it. I think my mechanic is getting tire of seeing it a couple of times a year though.
If it wasn’t for AutoZone buying Rangers for their fleet, there would be ZERO sales.
If it was a GM or a Chrysler, buying that truck would most likely trigger a NEPA process. Adding an additional year to the buying process and about $50k to the price (small EA).
The Ranger is one of the best cheap vehicle values around. They’re reliable, available with a 4 or a 6, have an interior similar to its platform mate Explorer, and Ford has sold a bunch of them all over the world so parts should never be a problem.
Looking at that Ranger makes me think of the new Dodge Ram I saw being jump started on the dealers lot a few weeks ago. How long do you guys think it takes for a brand new battery to go dead in a modern car?
educatordan – Anywhere from one day to a few months, depending on what happened. There is a reason even lots with high traffic keep jump boxes around. Lights sometimes get left on after a test drive, a vehicle gets left unlocked and people play with the power features until the battery runs dry, or it was used as a boombox to provide some music and the engine was never run to charge the battery back up.
Even with none of those things happening, depending on climate a battery can refuse to start in as little as a few months on the dealers lot. Extreme heat is hard on the charge in batteries, and dealers in the sunbelt often have cars that need jumps after a few months downtime.
isn’t this made in Thailand?
would little 4 cyl. faux trucks be fairly popular
How long do you guys think it takes for a brand new battery to go dead in a modern car?
Depending on the car, about two weeks.
If you’re going to use (and abuse) the Ranger as a small truck, it’s a great buy. It’s not the latest and greatest, but it will reliably handle its core mission for a long time. It’s easy to maintain. Easy to repair. Parts are cheap and available…including from your local pick-a-part. My brother just bought his second one (in 18 years), and beats the crap out of it. The interior is nothing to write home about, but it is sturdy. The stereo on the other hand sucks. Frankly, at its price range, your choice is a well used import, a lightly used Colorado, or this. At least you get a warranty with the Ranger.
TonyJZX :
May 21st, 2009 at 11:46 am
isn’t this made in Thailand?
would little 4 cyl. faux trucks be fairly popular
They make a Ranger in Thailand (with engines made in the Philippines), but I don’t know if they make the US Ranger, there.
The Asian Ranger is a gas-and-a-half to drive. With a 3-liter TDCi, it may be a bit short on horsepower (with 160, it’s not going to win any freeway shootouts), but it has more than enough torque (and a limited slip differential) to execute lairy parking lot drift antics.
Good bed, terrible back seat. Just wish it had a rack for your shotgun…
KGrGunMan- you got that backwards, the Ranger came before the B2300
The Ranger is awesome, one of the best vehicles sold in the US, anyone who says no is a huge poseur.
Yep, the Mazda B2300 was just a rebadged Ranger. It was so much better than the old Mazda-designed B-series trucks that they were dropped completely in 1994.