Recent content by emjay24l

Is Ford trying to compete with the Slate? I fiigured that Ford and the other carmakers have bled enough trying to sell EVs.

@Texasota The point I am making is that the Maverick was initially touted as Ford's affordable pickup and its initial MSRP was in the very low $20k range for a stripped down model. Maybe Farley was referencing a budget full or mid size truck?

It seems to me that this truck would be based off the Maverick since it was touted as an affordable pickup and launched at just over a $20k price point.

@purdyd Ford was third in mid size sales in 2025 and likely will be again in 2026. IMO, I don't think Ford needs to rebadge the Ranger. I think they need to deviate more from the international models with the next generation and make them more appealing to the American market. If Ford is...

IMO, Ford does not want a non F series mid sized truck to get too popular. They don't care about Maverick sales because anyone who buys one isn't interested in full sized trucks. The Ranger is currently a bigger threat to F 150 sales and if it gets too popular it could take enough sales from...

I think that Ford is in a tough situation. The Ranger sits in the middle of two well selling trucks being the Maverick (I know it is not a truck) and F-150. Selling more Rangers likely takes sales from them. I have wondered if this is why Ford is low key regarding marketing the Ranger. I...

IMO, I think Ford would sell a lot more Rangers in the NA market if it was untethered from the global version. I think the current Ranger is a great mid sized truck but it needs to be unshackled from the dimensions, styling and overall build of the international version. What sells world wide...

I use Mobil Extended Performance 5W-30. Ford recommends 0W-20 if the temperature drops to -22°F regularly. I always use Motorcraft oil filters.

I don't know the credibilty of the guy in this video but I found what he had to say interesting.

I would check the gap on mine but it has been sitting at the dealer for five days regarding a warranty repair for leaking brake fluid in the right front wheel area.

In this case not at all. How is this small distance going to manifest itself to be a major problem? Any off chance issues will be limited to the immediate are where the measurement is off. These occasional inconsistencies are why there are many adjustments made on the assembly line regarding...

Once again, where did you read the difference was 1/4 inch? The OP said "I am aware that the gaps exists just not sure if they are suppose to be like 6.5mm wide on the driver size and ~5mm wide on the passenger size." He indicated that the net difference between the two measurements is around...

If you are going to quote me then do it accurately. I said all vehicles have some deviations from the engineered dimensions. I never said all Rangers have the same deviation as the OP stated.

Salvador Dali said: “Have no fear of perfection – you'll never reach it.” There are many other similar quotes. I do recognize that some people with OCD can not ignore things like this but perfection can rarely be achieved regarding mass manufacturing of any number of complicated products like...

In this situation probably 99.9% of people would not notice the difference in the gaps. I would bet a person could find small differences in any vehicle that is produced in higher volumes. I would also bet that every chassis has deviations to some degree where some can be seen and others can't...