I think most people in the midsize market are there for a reason; the midsize. If the Ranger wasn’t available, I’d stick with a Canyon or Colorado.
There's a line people can draw here on "supporting the UAW"; if the worker hourly ranges $83-$112/hour, that's $160,000-$215,040 a year... That is more than most "white collars" I know make a year. I mean the people flipping their burgers are making maybe $13-$15/hour, the bartenders pouring...
Just a 32 hour work week and a 40% pay increase; anything else? Geesh…
https://fordauthority.com/2023/09/uaw-seeking-four-day-32-hour-work-week-in-negotiations-with-ford/
Just tune the 2.3 and it will out-perform the 2.7. Next time, tell her the Raptor is really built for shopping excursions, moving around nail salon parking lots etc…