No, Not Again!

[DallasTexasRanger]

2019 Lariat, Stage 3 Icon coilovers and external reservoir rear shocks, Icon tubular upper control arms, 8.5×17" Icon Compression wheels, 285/70R17 Nitto Ridge Grapplers. What these components have done to the ride is unreal. Next up, will be Relations Race Rock Sliders, Retrax MX Pro bed cover and onboard air. I'm loving the new Ranger!

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[Motorpsychology]

Okay...Bit of a back story....Leaving Ford Truck Operations for the evening....There is water on the windshield of all the cars but the temps have slightly dropped below freezing. As we are sort of in mass exiting the building, getting in our cars, starting and turning on the wipers, we all Zamboni'd the windshield, so here we are with ice scrappers...trying to get the ice off the windshield. A weird sight but such are ice storms in the upper parts of the country... I am sure other forum members can relate and is one of the reasons wife and I relocated to southern Arizona!

Best,
Phil Schilke
Ranger Vehicle Engineering
Ford Motor Co. Retired

I am always confused by the weather forecasts there that talk about lake effect snow warnings- I thought it was called Lake Michigan ?

 

[Motorpsychology]

It's a friggin' Ranger and not a Lamborghini.

 

[en13]

I can appreciate a clean vehicle, but mine seldom are. I have washed my Ranger 3 times since I got it in December. I washed it last week, then went straight to the beach.. it's sorta clean, but will be a while before I get all the sand out of the bed, figure this weeks rain will take care of most of it.

 

[FX4Offroad]

2019 Lariat, Stage 3 Icon coilovers and external reservoir rear shocks, Icon tubular upper control arms, 8.5×17" Icon Compression wheels, 285/70R17 Nitto Ridge Grapplers. What these components have done to the ride is unreal. Next up, will be Relations Race Rock Sliders, Retrax MX Pro bed cover and onboard air. I'm loving the new Ranger!

Damn bro! My truck would look SOOOOO good with that setup!

 

[Dr. Zaius]

Bit off topic, but the Icon rims are currently on sale at 25% off.

If they had been that price a few weeks ago, I may have bought Icon Rebounds instead of Fuel Shoks.

Thought I would mention it since you were commenting on the looks of the above truck with Icons.

Back to getting/keeping the trucks dirty

 

[FX4Offroad]

Bit off topic, but the Icon rims are currently on sale at 25% off.

If they had been that price a few weeks ago, I may have bought Icon Rebounds instead of Fuel Shoks.

Thought I would mention it since you were commenting on the looks of the above truck with Icons.

Back to getting/keeping the trucks dirty

Thanks Dr. Z. Not quite ready to do that get but I'm watching.

 

[CoastieN70]

I pay a flat monthly fee for unlimited car washes. ~$30.00. I run it thru at least twice a week. They Armorall the tires.

Ditto

 

[Hannah]

For me, this is the first grand new vehicle I've bought in over 30 yrs so I want to keep it looking nice as long as possible

 

[Trey1940]

I do pretty regular maintenance washes, but I also just drove 1,000 miles up the east coast in a rain storm. The beads of water formed "lanes" on the hood they pretty much stuck to all day; left a really neat design on the hood when I got on the boat. Nothing more than the fine stuff in the water stuck in 2,500 miles since I washed it last Wednesday.

 

[The Long Ranger]

I do pretty regular maintenance washes, but I also just drove 1,000 miles up the east coast in a rain storm. The beads of water formed "lanes" on the hood they pretty much stuck to all day; left a really neat design on the hood when I got on the boat. Nothing more than the fine stuff in the water stuck in 2,500 miles since I washed it last Wednesday.

DON"T drink that water!!!???

 

[The Long Ranger]

Nuthin' sadder than a truck that looks perfect -- means it didn't get to do what it's meant to do.

After you get a few dings and whatnot, you quit worrying. And then you get to do what you really wanted. Besides, a few battle scars add character

Right you are! I keep the red one clean but ain't worried about how dirty the white one gets! ?

 

[The Long Ranger]

Can you elaborate on the 2.5 lift? Did it affect ride comfort at all,, handling etc? any Pros or cons?
thanks

 

[Snorebaby]

I usually only drive mine when it's raining. If it ain't rainin', I'm ridin'!
Sometimes the wife convinces me to take the Ranger when it's sunshiny.

 

[SubVet]

I've had vehicles that I wouldn't drive in the rain, but only because they were outright dangerous in the rain (the highly modified turbo RX-7 would switch ends in a heartbeat if the boost came on)

Keeping a vehicle overly clean is kinda like dating a super hot girl and refusing to fool around with her so that she'll be cleaner for the next guy she dates. j/k

I like to preserve my vehicles with a protective layer of dirt. Self-applying and self-maintaining

Nah, I do wash them. But I'm not overly concerned with them.

That would be my view is well. I run through the car wash every 6 weeks and that's it. I'm not one who enjoys primping and detailing. One reason I went back to buying trucks. lol got my first ding few days ago. It's tiny about a quarter of an inch long and not noticeable at 3 feet. It's a truck S*** will happen. All of that said; I run it through a car wash would not Hesitate To have my truck professionally detailed before I trade it or sell it.

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