Recent content by RonM_TX

Cost cutting move by Ford, they eliminated the Raptor key fob for 2026 model.

Four more months of " 2027 leaks"🤣

Next model year announcements are usually late summer with production starting in January. Orders open up in October for new model year.

Hard to find a good dealer in Houston. I have Gullo Ford and Planet Ford near me. Both fair for service but lousy for sales.

I'm in Houston and every dealer had mark ups of one sort or another. Tried for months to get a RR at MSRP but could not locally. Ended up buying out of state from a small Ford dealership in Minnesota at near invoice price, had it shipped. Saved thousands. Shop around in other states to find...

Exactly why I bought a RR. Well said!

Bring back the 70s colors. They didn't have fancy names, just simply medium brown metallic or lime green metallic. Back then you had 30 to 40 exterior colors to choose from with 5 or 6 interior colors. Made it much easier to personalize your vehicle. Back then parking lots at Home Depot weren't...

Cooled seats 60/40 split rear seats A bigger sliding rear window Wing vents Infinite fan speeds for the A/C Vibrant paint colors Rear bed step on Raptors A coyote V8 Manual transmission 2 door and extended cab versions Longer bed option More dash layout options with more gauges...

Exactly, I call it fifty shades of grey. Ford needs to go back to the 1970s colors. When I ordered my first new Ford pickup in 1978 I had 30+ colors to choose from. Back then you could order custom colors also. Very hard to get excited about grey!!! Really the automakers color palette has gotten...

Yeah...just like the Tundra and Silverado 🤣🤣🤣 Make a simple basic truck, no turbos, no overload of electronics etc and watch the recalls disappear!!

Haven't driven a stick as a daily driver in more than 30 years but still reach for the shifter all the time. Routinely rest my hand on the shifter😃 reminds me of good times.

I remember my old 93 Ranger 3.0L 5 speed, loved it. Darn thing got 25 Mpg and ran forever. Regret trading it in on a 2000 V8 Explorer even though the Explorer was a great, sadly it got totaled at 330K. The Ranger had 220K on it and looked like the day I drove it off the showroom floor. Held up...

I do oil changes every 3-5000 miles or 6 months which ever comes first.

Regular oil changes is the key to long engine life. I routinely keep my vehicles way past 200K miles without major engine issues. My Ford Escape has 230K on it, only issue I had was an injector failed at 220K. Had the shop send me photos of the engine during a valve cover gasket replacement at...

Did a quick check, found Planet Ford dealership is 5th in the nation, number 1 in Texas. Bill Brown Ford in Livonia Michigan is the number one volume dealership. Also Texas has the most Ford dealerships of any state at 224 which is 8% of all of Fords dealerships. The number of dealerships I...