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Offline washelkhunter

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Re: Would you buy an aluminum F-150?
« Reply #30 on: July 29, 2012, 01:09:34 PM »
Nows the time to p/up a good used ranger, the demand and price is only going to go up.

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Re: Would you buy an aluminum F-150?
« Reply #31 on: July 29, 2012, 01:49:31 PM »
Nows the time to p/up a good used ranger, the demand and price is only going to go up.

 :yeah:  Don't think that I haven't considered it!
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Re: Would you buy an aluminum F-150?
« Reply #32 on: August 02, 2012, 12:53:44 PM »
Is aluminum any less durable than the plastic that my 150 body already has?  The bed won't even hold a magnet.
aluminum has a memory...so no i would never buy a truck with an aluminum frame!

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Re: Would you buy an aluminum F-150?
« Reply #33 on: August 02, 2012, 12:58:23 PM »
Is aluminum any less durable than the plastic that my 150 body already has?  The bed won't even hold a magnet.
aluminum has a memory...so no i would never buy a truck with an aluminum frame!

Splain please. Do you mean it wants to revert back to previous shapes? Or that it will corrode quickly?
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Re: Would you buy an aluminum F-150?
« Reply #34 on: August 02, 2012, 01:03:34 PM »

The Ranger and Mazda pickups come off the same assembly line.  They are exactly the same truck except for some sheet metal and interior parts.  They must have something to replace the Rangers because they have been one of the best selling models ever.  I figure they just couldn't put all the computerized crap in the old Ranger design, so they have to redesign and rename it.

I sold Fords for 4 years and I love the ranger (I owned 2). But it was an old design, got terrible gas mileage for the power output, and was almost as expensive as an F-150.

Ford isn't dumb, they'll come out with another small truck.

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Re: Would you buy an aluminum F-150?
« Reply #35 on: August 02, 2012, 01:33:40 PM »


I sold Fords for 4 years and I love the ranger (I owned 2). But it was an old design, got terrible gas mileage for the power output, and was almost as expensive as an F-150.

Ford isn't dumb, they'll come out with another small truck.

I hope so.  I too owned 2 Rangers.  The first was a 1984 with the 2.8 v-6  (semi-OK, 27 mpg.)  The second was a 1991 with the 2.9 fuel injected V-6.  (Great engine, 28 mpg with a tailwind!)  Sadly, at only 183,000 miles, it got totalled in an accident.  Didn't realize what a wonderful vehicle I had until I lost it!
If it was easy, everybody would be doing it.

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When Government does it, it's called "Social Security"

 


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