The Ranger can be flat-towed and while it’s fairly reliable, it is the oldest design on the market and does not handle, drive, or tow (or do anything) as well as the newer competition.
The St. Paul, MN Ford plant has been making the same Ranger pickup for almost 30 years.
We’re picking up our new Ranger today at 5pm. We’re trading our 2006 Ranger. Nice little truck. Great for hauling dirt, rocks, mulch, wood, boat, and utility trailer. Small enough to zip around and it gets great gas mileage.
Trust your gut...don’t go with what’s popular or the “in” truck at the moment.
I’ve owned three Rangers, that last one up until about three years ago.
I roughhoused every one of them, overloaded them, and drove them till they dropped. They performed magnificently. All of them had well over 150,000 miles on them when I got rid of them, and one had over 320,000 miles on it and was still going strong when I sold it.
While they may not win any beauty contests, they do run like hell, are reliable and last almost forever.
That’s what counts.