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As someone who bought a new Ranger in 1999 (3L 6 cylinder) and another new 2010 Ranger (2.3L 4 cylinder) last year, plus from talking with friends who used to own Rangers but who got F-150s the last time they bought new vehicles, it is extremely obvious that Ford puts a lot of pressure on potential Ranger buyers to switch to F-150s. I think that is the main reason Rangers don't sell anywhere near as well as they used to. And many of my friends who were talked into F-150s are regretting it, especially when gas prices rise.

I also used to have a 1985 Toyota pickup with the 22R engine (4 cylinder, I thought it was 2.2L but could have been 2.4L). I loved the truck and thought it was the perfect size. But my 2010 has better acceleration and better fuel economy than my 85 Toyota ever had.

All my trucks were extended cabs and manual transmissions, by the way.