Yahoo Autos Built Ford Tough, the 2007 Ranger Pickup Wasn't
Despite the facelifted second-generation Ranger staying in production until 2012, the 3.0-liter Vulcan V6 was discontinued in 2009, for the simple reason of it being a terribly outdated, gutless engine. Because Ford cut basically every corner to make its compact pickup as cheap as possible, they ended up with a truck-shaped car that wasn't particularly good as either.
Mr. Regular argues that these basic machines were supposed to get thrown away after their first 10,000 miles just like your cheap Chinese smartphones, yet this particular Ranger got past 130,000 miles in ten years. Keeping it alive wasn't easy of course. These trucks are made of cheap materials and happen to be pretty painful to service, mostly because nobody expected you to bother.
With its black bumpers and grille, the Ranger has that honest truck look without offering either the performance or durability to back that up. Is it a total miss then? No way. It's the right size, and that can go a long way, just like your relationship with the owner's manual.
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