Mr. Luddite wrote:
On 6/10/2016 7:06 AM, Justan Olphart wrote:
On 6/9/2016 6:39 PM, True North wrote:
The Ford Ranger got the same reports of low uncomfortable seats. Took
me a while to break-in the hard padding.
I don't know why they have to jack up the truck so much. Most people
don't go off roading with them.

You're right. Most girls use them as a grocery getter.


I don't know about that. I've had three Rangers. For their size I
think they were one of the best trucks made. I towed a car trailer
loaded with the John Deere tractor with one of them. I don't recommend
it and wouldn't drive it very far but it handled it ok for the three or
four miles I had to tow it.

Best one I had was a "Level Three" or something like that. Heavier
suspension and a higher tow rating.


The Ranger which is a Mazda, with a ladder frame was a good truck. Maybe
looked better because it replaced the Courier. One of the really crap
trucks.

10:21 AMCalifbill
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The Ranger which is a Mazda, with a ladder frame was a good truck. Maybe
looked better because it replaced the Courier. One of the really crap
trucks.
.....

Wasn't the Courier a Mitsubishi? I know the original Chevy s-10 was a glorified Isuzu

Tim wrote:
10:21 AMCalifbill
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The Ranger which is a Mazda, with a ladder frame was a good truck. Maybe
looked better because it replaced the Courier. One of the really crap
trucks.
....

Wasn't the Courier a Mitsubishi? I know the original Chevy s-10 was a glorified Isuzu


I think so. My old S-10 was an Isuzu. But GM owns a bunch of Isuzu. My
89 Aerostar was partly Mitsubishi. At least the crap Trany.

Califbill wrote:
Tim wrote:
10:21 AMCalifbill
- show quoted text -
The Ranger which is a Mazda, with a ladder frame was a good truck. Maybe
looked better because it replaced the Courier. One of the really crap
trucks.
....

Wasn't the Courier a Mitsubishi? I know the original Chevy s-10 was a glorified Isuzu

I think so. My old S-10 was an Isuzu. But GM owns a bunch of Isuzu. My
89 Aerostar was partly Mitsubishi. At least the crap Trany.


Mitsubishi was tied in with Chrysler for quite a while. I don't
remember the Ford relationship.

On Fri, 10 Jun 2016 20:31:33 -0400, Alex wrote:

Mitsubishi was tied in with Chrysler for quite a while.

They made the engine in my LeBaron