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Old 01-24-2014, 05:50 PM   #94 (permalink)
redpoint5
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Originally Posted by Old Mechanic View Post
Build a Ranger out of AL. Put a 1.6 liter ecoboost engine, or a small diesel and you would have the right truck as long as it had brakes to tow. Make the bed so you can lay a 4X8 flat and close the tailgate. 40 MPG.
My dream truck is basically a Toyota Hilux, but like you mention, it should barely fit a 4x8 sheet in the bed. The bed itself should be made of a composite to keep weight down, and the cab headroom should not be much more than a typical sedan. I also require 4x4 so I don't get stuck on the grassy\swampy farmland.

I'm 6'2" and could probably comfortably wear a cowboy hat in my Dodge 2500.

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Originally Posted by cRiPpLe_rOoStEr View Post
In many other markets the F150 won't be available exactly because the current Ranger can perform exactly the same tasks, having either the 2.5L Duratec (in my country it's only available as a flexfuel), a 2.2L Peugeot-designed 4-cylinder turbodiesel (here it's only available for fleet, gov't, farmers or commercial operators) or the same 3.2L straight-5 that is gonna be used in the Transit van back there.
I wish we had a small diesel! The Chevy 1500 is now the smallest truck we can get with a diesel. Things are moving in the right direction, slowly.
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