CWRoady
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I’ve come back to the Ford fold with my purchase of a 2026 Ranger Raptor in Marsh Grey. After 30 years with Super Duty’s, I no longer needed to tow a trailer or haul dirt bikes to the desert on weekends so I went to a Honda Ridgeline in 2019 (my grown daughter asked what I did to her Dad). Ridgeline was actually a great vehicle, did everything I asked it to do (and did it well I might add), and even fit i my garage … but was just the most vanilla vehicle I think I have ever owned. The call of the Raptor was just finally to loud to ignore. Only a tank of gas through it so far, but I have managed to hit a little off road on a local tight, rutted and fairly steep trail and was all smiles. Very happy with the truck.
Dealer experience was the worst I have had in several decades of buying vehicles (advertised as MSRP “Dealer asking price” but then a $15K markup when I get there), but fortunately that is behind me. Only reason I mention the Dealer is to relay another issue I had and wonder if others have experienced. When about to leave with my purchase, the salesman gave me a walkthrough that basically consisted of having me download the Ford App. I looked for the button to fold the mirrors on the drivers door and I didn’t have one. Instead of two buttons, mine had a single button on top of the panel When I asked about it, the salesman stumbled a bit then said they were manual fold. NOPE .. he them said my truck wasn’t optioned with the button. NOPE .. I suggested we look at the other three Ranger Raptors on the lot and they all had two buttons. I insisted they document it needed to be fixed, and they acted like I was being difficult by not taking their word that Service would adress it later (was near closing time and Service was gone). Took it in for my Service appt 4 days later and they tried the same game. Even told me it wasn’t in the build sheet or on the window sticker. Fortunately I had my window sticker and told him where to look to see ”folding power windows”. Long story short, on the fourth day in the shop, they finally changed it out because I was a dog on a bone about it.
This dealer won’t see me again, but so far I am feeling like the prize of owning this Ranger Raptor was worth the pain.
Dealer experience was the worst I have had in several decades of buying vehicles (advertised as MSRP “Dealer asking price” but then a $15K markup when I get there), but fortunately that is behind me. Only reason I mention the Dealer is to relay another issue I had and wonder if others have experienced. When about to leave with my purchase, the salesman gave me a walkthrough that basically consisted of having me download the Ford App. I looked for the button to fold the mirrors on the drivers door and I didn’t have one. Instead of two buttons, mine had a single button on top of the panel When I asked about it, the salesman stumbled a bit then said they were manual fold. NOPE .. he them said my truck wasn’t optioned with the button. NOPE .. I suggested we look at the other three Ranger Raptors on the lot and they all had two buttons. I insisted they document it needed to be fixed, and they acted like I was being difficult by not taking their word that Service would adress it later (was near closing time and Service was gone). Took it in for my Service appt 4 days later and they tried the same game. Even told me it wasn’t in the build sheet or on the window sticker. Fortunately I had my window sticker and told him where to look to see ”folding power windows”. Long story short, on the fourth day in the shop, they finally changed it out because I was a dog on a bone about it.
This dealer won’t see me again, but so far I am feeling like the prize of owning this Ranger Raptor was worth the pain.
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