pretty sweet
http://autos.aol.com/article/general...02102209990001

 

its funny... they're ending the ranger, and yet, with the current gas situation, it's going to be popular again.

look at the sales numbers for March of 08 for all pickups...

Top 10 Pickups Sales Figures
Year-to-Date (YTD) March 2008

Ford F-Series
148,138 -13.7% YTD
March 2008: 54,465
March 2007: 71,481

Chevrolet Silverado
122,779 -19.6% YTD
March 2008: 42,561
March 2007: 55,626

Dodge Ram
68,862 -25.0% YTD
March 2008: 26,318
March 2007: 38,301

GMC Sierra
44,207 -7.5% YTD
March 2008: 15,919
March 2007: 16,503

Toyota Tundra
40,784 +41.6% YTD
March 2008: 14,311
March 2007: 13,196

Toyota Tacoma
39,776 -13.0% YTD
March 2008: 15,587
March 2007: 18,243

Ford Ranger
21,597 +16.8% YTD
March 2008: 8,620
March 2007: 7,989

Chevrolet Colorado
15,750 -20.3% YTD
March 2008: 5,126
March 2007: 7,685

Nissan Frontier
13,527 -20.4% YTD
March 2008: 4,802
March 2007: 7,254

Nissan Titan
11,355 -39.0% YTD
March 2008: 3,869
March 2007: 7,563

 

wow, they should really think about revamping it more instead of just scrapping it.
ford must have done something right if they've been selling rangers this long, they really should put a small diesel in it again. not neccearily the crew cab we all want, but if i was in the market for a smaller truck and the diesel was an option, i'd get one with an extened cab. i had a buddy whose 6'4" in the back last week. he wasn't comfy but we made due.

 

if they stay constant with those figures, they will sell, just under 100,000 rangers this year.