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Re:Kei Car by xattt on Saturday September 04, 2021 @09:15PM (#28420884)
That’s still the truckasaurus ranger that the OP was talking about. If any American manufacturer was serious at capturing the small truck market, they would have imported some Australian utes by now.

Ford will be manufacturing the Maverick, which seems to be about the size of the older Ranger.

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Re:Kei Car by yellowapple on Saturday September 04, 2021 @09:49PM (#28421041)
Even the Maverick looks big compared to the 90-something Ranger my dad drove when I was growing up, though perhaps the apparently-mandatory crew cab has a lot to do with that perception.

EDIT: also, is there seriously now 4WD/AWD option? That's unfortunately a non-starter for me (though if push came to shove I'd certainly take FWD over RWD).

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Re:Kei Car by jandrese on Saturday September 04, 2021 @10:43PM (#28421262)
The crew cab thing drives me crazy. I had a '93 Ranger with standard cab and it was the perfect size. You can't buy anything like it today.
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Re:Kei Car by checkyoursudo on Sunday September 05, 2021 @05:56AM (#28422897)
Ah, thanks, I didn't realize. They still seem a lot smaller than my Silverado, so ... but you're right, of course.

My dad had a really old Datsun truck. If you wanted small, well that was a good candidate. To this day, I wish he hadn't gotten rid of it!

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