• Welcome to Ranger6G.com everyone!

    If you're joining us from Ranger5G, then you may already have an account here! As long as you were registered on Ranger5G as of March 27, 2020 or earlier, then you can simply login here with the same username and password.

Sponsored

Have Any Rangers Come Off The Assembly Line Post Strike?

TVRangerSTX

Well-Known Member
First Name
Trevor
Joined
Oct 3, 2019
Threads
2
Messages
65
Reaction score
47
Location
PA
Vehicle(s)
2019 Ranger Supercab XLT; 1969 Mercury Cougar convertible; Honda 500XL
Occupation
Bethlehem Steel/Self-Employed Metallurgist
Everyday that passes, the Tacoma is becoming more and more of a reality.
That's pretty telling, when the lack of Ranger availability is what's needed to make a Tacoma look better!🤣🤣🤣🤣
 

Snkrjeff020

Well-Known Member
First Name
Jeff
Joined
Feb 22, 2022
Threads
14
Messages
607
Reaction score
543
Location
San Diego, CA
Vehicle(s)
2018 Audi RS3
Occupation
Medical Scientist
That's pretty telling, when the lack of Ranger availability is what's needed to make a Tacoma look better!🤣🤣🤣🤣
At the end of the day, it comes down to, which manufacturer can get a truck in customers hands. I've never owned a Ford before, and my first experience with the brand so far, has been less than ideal. I understand, pandemic, strike, supply chain etc, etc, but customers don't care about excuses. If Toyota has a decent product out that checks most of my boxes, I'm moving on. I've been more than patient with Ford. I am giving them Q1 to schedule my build.
 

Dubfound

Active Member
Joined
Jun 27, 2023
Threads
1
Messages
30
Reaction score
17
Location
Earth
Vehicle(s)
BMW
At the end of the day, it comes down to, which manufacturer can get a truck in customers hands. I've never owned a Ford before, and my first experience with the brand so far, has been less than ideal. I understand, pandemic, strike, supply chain etc, etc, but customers don't care about excuses. If Toyota has a decent product out that checks most of my boxes, I'm moving on. I've been more than patient with Ford. I am giving them Q1 to schedule my build.
I have never owned a Ford before either or waited this long to get a build date. I typically go between BMW and Audi and see you have a RS3 and I also have an 2019 RS3. Probably going to sell the RS3 when the Ranger Raptor I ordered comes because I also have a 21 BMW M3. But I will miss the RS3 for sure but don't need 2 fast sedans.
 

Snkrjeff020

Well-Known Member
First Name
Jeff
Joined
Feb 22, 2022
Threads
14
Messages
607
Reaction score
543
Location
San Diego, CA
Vehicle(s)
2018 Audi RS3
Occupation
Medical Scientist
I have never owned a Ford before either or waited this long to get a build date. I typically go between BMW and Audi and see you have a RS3 and I also have an 2019 RS3. Probably going to sell the RS3 when the Ranger Raptor I ordered comes because I also have a 21 BMW M3. But I will miss the RS3 for sure but don't need 2 fast sedans.
Yeah the RS3 was awesome. But it was such an uncomfortable daily driver. And the carbon ceramic breaks were so loud. But I basically drove it for 3 years for almost free since I was able to sell it during peak pandemic prices for nearly what I paid for it.

But yeah, Ford has been very unimpressive so far. I am going to give them a chance, but it would be foolish to not have a contingency plan at this point.
 

LoneStarCaviar

Active Member
First Name
Bear
Joined
Jun 16, 2023
Threads
1
Messages
44
Reaction score
29
Location
Texas
Vehicle(s)
2013 Shelby Baja700 Raptor, 2018 Shelby Raptor
Occupation
Self Employed
At the end of the day, it comes down to, which manufacturer can get a truck in customers hands. I've never owned a Ford before, and my first experience with the brand so far, has been less than ideal. I understand, pandemic, strike, supply chain etc, etc, but customers don't care about excuses. If Toyota has a decent product out that checks most of my boxes, I'm moving on. I've been more than patient with Ford. I am giving them Q1 to schedule my build.
You will probably like Ford, I love them so much I have more than any other car brand. I have several raptors, super duty diesels, and mustangs. Can't say I've had many problems with any of them, but I work on my own cars, so I can't speak for more normal people. I will say I hate my 2018 Audi A4, I had to replace the started on it, and it was the biggest pain in the rear, probably harder than putting a whipple on a coyote lol. I'm a patient man, so waiting for my RR isn't an issue, but I can see how people would get frustrated at these huge companies that can't seem to get their crap together.
 
Last edited:

1986YellowRanger

Active Member
Joined
Aug 2, 2023
Threads
1
Messages
26
Reaction score
32
Location
Ohio
Vehicle(s)
Edge
It's funny people trash the unions when those wage hikes at non union factories are a direct result of the unions...
The union’s negotiating goals were based upon market rate studies. They establish their wage targets based upon the labor market (mostly non-union employees). You’re trying to claim that unions got everyone a raise, but the same could be said for the non-union employees who were making more than the union employees prior to the new contract. Those non-union employees set the market rate (used by the unions during negotiations) by freely moving between employers for better pay while gaining additional skills in the process.
 

ssjx7squall

Well-Known Member
First Name
Eric
Joined
Feb 7, 2023
Threads
12
Messages
446
Reaction score
309
Location
New Mexico
Vehicle(s)
Frontier
The union’s negotiating goals were based upon market rate studies. They establish their wage targets based upon the labor market (mostly non-union employees). You’re trying to claim that unions got everyone a raise, but the same could be said for the non-union employees who were making more than the union employees prior to the new contract. Those non-union employees set the market rate (used by the unions during negotiations) by freely moving between employers for better pay while gaining additional skills in the process.
Except they did. I could keep on with this old argument here, but quite frankly no one here is capable of it and im tired of mods yelling at me for calling people dumb.
 
OP
OP
Joined
Oct 11, 2023
Threads
2
Messages
8
Reaction score
4
Location
Montana
Vehicle(s)
2022 Ford F150 4x4 2.7
Occupation
Retired
That's pretty telling, when the lack of Ranger availability is what's needed to make a Tacoma look better!🤣🤣🤣🤣
We are all frustrated with the delay in Ranger availability but I don't see the 2024 Tacomas being available anytime soon either. Don't believe that Toyota has announced a definite release date and last I saw was that it may be available on the dealer lots by spring 2024.
 

JBTN

Member
First Name
JB
Joined
Mar 3, 2023
Threads
0
Messages
22
Reaction score
23
Location
Nashville TN, USA (BNA)
Vehicle(s)
2018 Jeep Wrangler JLU
We are all frustrated with the delay in Ranger availability but I don't see the 2024 Tacomas being available anytime soon either. Don't believe that Toyota has announced a definite release date and last I saw was that it may be available on the dealer lots by spring 2024.
The 2.4T engines will hit the lots in December while the hybrids will not be until After April.
 

Snkrjeff020

Well-Known Member
First Name
Jeff
Joined
Feb 22, 2022
Threads
14
Messages
607
Reaction score
543
Location
San Diego, CA
Vehicle(s)
2018 Audi RS3
Occupation
Medical Scientist
Go for it! Will only speed up delivery my order of a New Ranger!
Not sure how it will speed up your order since mine hasn't been scheduled yet, and I am not plan on cancelling my order even if I get a Tacoma.
 

Ranger#5?

Well-Known Member
First Name
GumbyDammit
Joined
Jul 4, 2022
Threads
9
Messages
604
Reaction score
493
Location
81323
Vehicle(s)
2022 Maverick XL, 2018 F-150, 2013 Grand Cherokee
Occupation
Retired
At the end of the day, it comes down to, which manufacturer can get a truck in customers hands. I've never owned a Ford before, and my first experience with the brand so far, has been less than ideal. I understand, pandemic, strike, supply chain etc, etc, but customers don't care about excuses. If Toyota has a decent product out that checks most of my boxes, I'm moving on. I've been more than patient with Ford. I am giving them Q1 to schedule my build.
The sad part is there are delays and frustration with Toyota as well. Even when trucks are actually showing up at dealer lots, many may already be spoken for and Toyota is not taking customer special orders like Ford still does. Found the same thing with Nissan. I had to resort to scouring multiple dealers "in transit" inventory and find a dealer reasonably close willing to claim it for me and do dealer trade to get. He's getting my deposit Saturday to start process. Another unfortunate thing about waiting is the price creep. When Ford finally announced 6G Ranger production timeline and I saw no SCab or 6' bed I casually started shopping Frontier. 2022 models actually included destination charges in the MSRP. Then they separated it for 2023 and added option packages I don't want straight from the factory. They now bump destination charges 2x annually and keep adding more Nanny tech packages I don't want but have to accept just to get the basic truck I wanted. Waiting on Ford probably cost me extra $6k by now.
 

SSingh1975

Member
Joined
Aug 18, 2018
Threads
3
Messages
24
Reaction score
14
Location
Elk Grove, CA
Vehicle(s)
2021 Ford Ranger Tremor, '24 BMW IX EV
Occupation
Imaging Consultant (HealthCare)
With the '24 Taco delay, dealers have now ramped up the sticker price ..lol. I was at a Toyota dealer this past weekend with my inlaw who wants to trade in his old tundra for the new one and I spoke with the salesman on the '23 Taco. He openly said they have high demand right now so asking $2k-$5 over sticker price for all '23 Tacoma models..even the base SR......and people are buying it!.

I'm expecting the new gen Taco to totally be sold over MSRP and people paying over $50k for a mid size truck.
 

TVRangerSTX

Well-Known Member
First Name
Trevor
Joined
Oct 3, 2019
Threads
2
Messages
65
Reaction score
47
Location
PA
Vehicle(s)
2019 Ranger Supercab XLT; 1969 Mercury Cougar convertible; Honda 500XL
Occupation
Bethlehem Steel/Self-Employed Metallurgist
With the '24 Taco delay, dealers have now ramped up the sticker price ..lol. I was at a Toyota dealer this past weekend with my inlaw who wants to trade in his old tundra for the new one and I spoke with the salesman on the '23 Taco. He openly said they have high demand right now so asking $2k-$5 over sticker price for all '23 Tacoma models..even the base SR......and people are buying it!.

I'm expecting the new gen Taco to totally be sold over MSRP and people paying over $50k for a mid size truck.
How bout this F150 R markup...+$50k....🤣🤣🤣🤣

Ford Ranger Have Any Rangers Come Off The Assembly Line Post Strike? IMG_5204
 
 




Top