"HK" wrote in message
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John H. wrote:
On Mon, 17 Dec 2007 07:50:13 -0500, HK wrote:

On Mon, 17 Dec 2007 01:18:00 -0500, "Eisboch" wrote:

"Don White" wrote in message
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On the other hand, if I could get out of my lease early, I'd buy one
of the regular cab EF? 4 cylinder manual versions they're selling
here for less than $13K.
My towing needs are pretty modest now with the aluminum Princecraft.

Speaking of Rangers, I am seriously thinking of taking the hit and
trading mine back for a full sized truck again.
I had determined that I really didn't need the last one I had, a Ford
F-350 PS diesel and traded it for the '07 Ranger "Level II" 4x4.
Although it's a nice little truck and is adequately powered with the
4.0L V6, I still miss the oomph of a V8 or diesel. It also gets about
the same mpg as the F-350 diesel, in fact if anything, it gets
slightly less miles per gallon overall. With it's small fuel tank it
seems like I am always looking for a gas station. The F-350 was good
for over 400 miles per tank. Economy wise, the two trucks are
probably equal since diesel is more expensive than gas.

My son, who had a F-250 with the gas guzzling V10, traded it for a
F-150 4x4 with the smaller V8. I rode it in the other day and was
very impressed with it's ride, room and power. My brother has a newer
Ram 1500 4x4 which also is a nice riding truck although the gas
mileage of the mini-hemi leaves something to be desired.

I am also going to checkout the GMC trucks, only because I've never
had one.

Eisboch

Check out the new Tundras. Smoooooooooth. Two different V8s, including
the same one I have in my 4Runner. Trouble free, quiet, comfy. Much more
refined on the inside than the Ford or GM trucks.

A Tundra may be in my future.


In addition to the 4Runner?

Once you start, you can't stop. They're worse than potato chips.

Now that the auto people are starting to acknowledge the strength of the
loonie vs. the yankee dollah, I could lease a regular cab 2x4 Tundra for
$20.00 more per month than my Ranger. That's the truck I wanted in the
first place before they ruined it by American sizing it.
A lot of us city people don't want or need a honking big truck to run around
town.