Bob Rosadini Posted April 25, 2023 Share Posted April 25, 2023 Just another thought, in those pix of a Ranger lineup, they show a conventional cab. Wonder if that would be available here? Back "in the day" plenty of plain jane Ranger conventional cabs were sold...utility cos. (meter readers-admittedly a vanishing vocation), parts delivery "hotshots", exterminators-they want their poisons isolated from driver compartment etc. Back to the importance of the "Commercial Fleet", seems like there would be a place for a vehicle like this Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LSchicago Posted April 25, 2023 Share Posted April 25, 2023 (edited) 6 hours ago, Bob Rosadini said: Just another thought, in those pix of a Ranger lineup, they show a conventional cab. Wonder if that would be available here? Back "in the day" plenty of plain jane Ranger conventional cabs were sold...utility cos. (meter readers-admittedly a vanishing vocation), parts delivery "hotshots", exterminators-they want their poisons isolated from driver compartment etc. Back to the importance of the "Commercial Fleet", seems like there would be a place for a vehicle like this I assume you mean regular cab. It would be nice if they would offer regular cab on Maverick & Ranger, but they won't. Edited April 25, 2023 by LSchicago 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bob Rosadini Posted April 25, 2023 Share Posted April 25, 2023 50 minutes ago, LSchicago said: I assume you mean regular cab. It would be nice if they would offer regular cab on Maverick & Ranger, but they won't. Ah yes..one of Henry's better quotes..."you can haver it in any color as long as it's black!? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fuzzymoomoo Posted April 25, 2023 Share Posted April 25, 2023 3 hours ago, Bob Rosadini said: Wonder if that would be available here? Hard no 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
akirby Posted April 25, 2023 Share Posted April 25, 2023 Regular cabs just don’t sell anymore outside fleets so it’s not worth the tooling or factory space on mav and Ranger. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LSchicago Posted April 25, 2023 Share Posted April 25, 2023 3 hours ago, akirby said: Regular cabs just don’t sell anymore outside fleets so it’s not worth the tooling or factory space on mav and Ranger. I'd always buy a Regular cab over Super cab or Crew cab, but everyone wants a Taxi these days. More bed is more usable to me. Just need 2 seats. I deleted the horrible little back seat in my Mustang to make it a 2 seater. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
akirby Posted April 25, 2023 Share Posted April 25, 2023 35 minutes ago, LSchicago said: I'd always buy a Regular cab over Super cab or Crew cab, but everyone wants a Taxi these days. More bed is more usable to me. Just need 2 seats. I deleted the horrible little back seat in my Mustang to make it a 2 seater. I understand but you’re in a very small minority. Most people I know like that buy old used work trucks anyway not new ones. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LSchicago Posted April 26, 2023 Share Posted April 26, 2023 18 hours ago, akirby said: I understand but you’re in a very small minority. Most people I know like that buy old used work trucks anyway not new ones. Sad but true. Everyone wants a status symbol, not a work truck. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
akirby Posted April 26, 2023 Share Posted April 26, 2023 31 minutes ago, LSchicago said: Sad but true. Everyone wants a status symbol, not a work truck. Or they want to be able to carry more than 3 people and/or have room for cargo inside the cab. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rmc523 Posted April 26, 2023 Share Posted April 26, 2023 (edited) 2 hours ago, akirby said: Or they want to be able to carry more than 3 people and/or have room for cargo inside the cab. IMPOSSIBLE! Make them sit in the bed like the good old days! Edited April 26, 2023 by rmc523 1 6 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LSchicago Posted April 26, 2023 Share Posted April 26, 2023 40 minutes ago, rmc523 said: IMPOSSIBLE! Make them sit in the bed like the good old days! Yep, we grew up in a family of 8. It was all cram into Mom's Fleetwood Brougham, or ride in the back of dad's Regular cab truck. 99% of the time no back seat was needed, so my dad never bought a truck with one. The Caddy was the family car. My wife and I are empty nesters, so we only need 2 seats. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Captainp4 Posted April 26, 2023 Share Posted April 26, 2023 I don't know why anyone would intentionally buy a regular cab. My trucks get used for work too, but the back seat of the crew is filled with things for work I don't want in the weather or easily snatched out of the bed. Plus they look goofy on anything newer than an OBS (have two reg cab OBS trucks too) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
brucelinc Posted April 27, 2023 Share Posted April 27, 2023 I wouldn't want a regular cab anymore for the reasons already stated. However, I still MUCH prefer a supercab over a crew cab. The rear area of a supercab is large enough to hold luggage, tools, or whatever or carry passengers if absolutely needed. You still have a longer bed without excessive overall length. I like my supercab F150 but I do miss the maneuverability, lower loading height and overall size of my old Ranger supercab. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
akirby Posted April 27, 2023 Share Posted April 27, 2023 41 minutes ago, brucelinc said: I wouldn't want a regular cab anymore for the reasons already stated. However, I still MUCH prefer a supercab over a crew cab. The rear area of a supercab is large enough to hold luggage, tools, or whatever or carry passengers if absolutely needed. You still have a longer bed without excessive overall length. I like my supercab F150 but I do miss the maneuverability, lower loading height and overall size of my old Ranger supercab. Ditto, ditto and ditto! I could easily get by with a Supercab Ranger but would prefer a crew cab with the 6’ bed. My Supercab F150 is perfect except it fits in the garage with 3 inches to spare so I can’t get to the other side without opening the door, so a Ranger or smaller T3 will be perfect. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rmc523 Posted April 27, 2023 Share Posted April 27, 2023 FWIW, Ford Authority is reporting the 2024 Ranger will debut sometime next month. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fuzzymoomoo Posted April 27, 2023 Share Posted April 27, 2023 40 minutes ago, rmc523 said: FWIW, Ford Authority is reporting the 2024 Ranger will debut sometime next month. Didn’t they say that in March? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rmc523 Posted April 27, 2023 Share Posted April 27, 2023 1 hour ago, fuzzymoomoo said: Didn’t they say that in March? Probably lol. If you keep throwing out "next month", you'll eventually get it right! 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fuzzymoomoo Posted April 27, 2023 Share Posted April 27, 2023 43 minutes ago, rmc523 said: Probably lol. If you keep throwing out "next month", you'll eventually get it right! It will be revealed in 2023 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
T-dubz Posted April 27, 2023 Share Posted April 27, 2023 Regular cabs are great! I’ve had a regular cab ranger, and 3 regular cab f150s. Of course these were all when I was younger, but they were great because you never had to drive anyone around, they were easier to park and could actually fit in a garage, and they were priced well. The regular cab ranger was very cramped though. I also had a super cab ranger and to get a comfortable seating position, you’d have to slide you seat back where it ended up taking about half of the space of the super cab. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fuzzymoomoo Posted April 27, 2023 Share Posted April 27, 2023 1 hour ago, T-dubz said: Regular cabs are great! I’ve had a regular cab ranger, and 3 regular cab f150s. Of course these were all when I was younger, but they were great because you never had to drive anyone around, they were easier to park and could actually fit in a garage, and they were priced well. The regular cab ranger was very cramped though. I also had a super cab ranger and to get a comfortable seating position, you’d have to slide you seat back where it ended up taking about half of the space of the super cab. We had a super cab Ranger when I was a kid. The fact my parents made me and my sister ride in those jump seats was straight up child abuse lol 6 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ANTAUS Posted April 28, 2023 Share Posted April 28, 2023 Do we have a date for the debut of the new Ranger....I first heard it would be April....that didn't happen.... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fuzzymoomoo Posted April 28, 2023 Share Posted April 28, 2023 10 hours ago, ANTAUS said: Do we have a date for the debut of the new Ranger....I first heard it would be April....that didn't happen.... I said it earlier, 2023 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ANTAUS Posted April 28, 2023 Share Posted April 28, 2023 Its like a moving target, I found someone stated end of May.... Sort of quiet for a vehicle that's about to debut where we have already seen uncovered models... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
92merc Posted April 28, 2023 Share Posted April 28, 2023 Carnac says "We'll get to it when we get to it." 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jasonj80 Posted April 28, 2023 Share Posted April 28, 2023 Ford could be doing what they did with the Nautilus which was always the goal; Vehicle is shown and order banks open with delivers in 3 months. Ford really has wanted to get away from the vehicles being shown and not available for a year. Ford has a ton of updated product coming over the next year and they want to make sure it doesn't get lost. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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