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https://claudiasandersshelbyville.com/ if you like family style. It's the actual original KFC recipe from Col. Sanders before he sold the restaurant and his recipe was changed. It's also an interesting story if you're ever interested. Claudia was his wife and they opened a few restaurants to...

A significant number of professional thieves use tow trucks. Parking head in and cranking your wheels all the way to one side will mitigate, but not eliminate, this risk. Sometimes they are obvious tow trucks and they pretend to be on legitimate business. Even in high traffic areas, seeing a...

https://www.freep.com/story/money/cars/ford/2024/02/15/ford-ceo-farley-regrets/72567371007/ Ford's CEO on the Ranger's role in Ford profits: This is why I said if you only think of US sales, you've got the wrong picture and should do some research. I had no idea $150k was the China price...

Well...yeah. If you want 37" in this approximate size category, I *think* your only factory option is the Bronco Raptor. It is, IMO, a bit...aesthetically challenged...with the fender flares needed to do so. Gladiators, trim dependent, can be easily modified to take 37" with a small front...

Probably. Just saying that for those who actually care about ground clearance and the like, it's an easy option. It'd be sweet if they crib the underbody cameras from Chevy as well. Their newest midsize ZR2 has a forward and rear facing camera mounted fairly near the transfer case so you can...

Some of it is likely marketing differentiation. A way to set it apart from the Ram Rebel, etc. Electronics work, but there's always a trade off. Actuating the brake on the spinning wheel creates heat, and prolonged heavy use will eventually cause brake fade just like riding your brakes down a...

Ford Australia ran 35" tires on their Ranger Raptor Baja 1000 truck, but it did take a front leveling kit. Hennessey package has 35" as well, and there's no mention of suspension modifications in the package.

The front locker was one of the things that grabbed my attention. If I lived in the Southwest, F-150 Raptor all day. But I don't. Trails here are tighter and more crawly, either rock or mud or rocky mud or muddy rock, than high speed bombing. I think the Ranger Raptor is going to be a solid...

My fault, post #43: Again, I'm not trying to convince you of anything. I just pointed out your experiences with an '85 were irrelevant to the thread which lead us down this path. Like you, I'm not a fanboy and have no brand loyalty. You seem to be laboring under yet another wrong assumption...

I'm not trying to convince you and I'm not interested in debating your guesses. You're already said you aren't interested in doing any research, so what's the point? I gave you the info to start to educate yourself, see post #46.

Research T6 Platform and Ford Australia's R&D if you want to have some basic facts. The Ranger never stopped production, it stopped being sold *in the US*. It's the global platform sold as the main pickup in much of the world, where the F-150 or larger trucks just aren't much of a thing...

I'm not trying to convince you to do anything but do some basic research. The Ranger is a global platform, so a US-only view point, particularly one in which a 1985 model is deemed as relevant, is perhaps not that informed. If you found an insult in a statement that an '85 is completely...

I enjoyed my '75 Blazer. But I also don't forget it's not 1975 any longer. Your basic facts are wrong, and I assume because you're thinking like Ford is a US only product or because you're getting your info from a 1986 Consumer Reports. Either way, I don't care enough to try and convince you...

That's like saying I'm going to buy a Chevy Blazer to off road because the '70s model was pretty bad ass. Who gives a **** what a model was like 40 years ago in a discussion on a current production model?

I like the concept. I expect to go to a smaller truck in retirement and the Ranger's a good all around size. Easier to fit on more midwestern/east coast trails, easier to park in more urban environments, and it looks like the fun factor is there on the power/weight ratio.