One thing to keep in mind with these crossovers is that the combination of low clearance and lack of skidplates means components will get damaged much more easily than on a real truck
This art gallery usually makes for good pictures. This time I got really lucky and that girl wearing the exact right colors appeared as I was framing my shot.
BTW Peter Lik is an Australian landscape photographer. I'm not a fan. His work looks overprocessed and overHDRed. They're like Lisa...
Yep, it's been there a few years. The guy ran onto the reef and got stuck. The reef grew around it and now they can't remove it without damaging the reef.
I'm guessing that's what the rest of the world gets as the Ranger.
I don't understand why Ford split the platform and made two different ones. Wouldn't it be cheaper to sell the same platform worldwide?
I would expect the TTB to handle better than wishbones. Usually truck wishbones seem to be set up so there's no camber change, so when the truck leans while cornering, the wheels lean just as much. Nissans seem to be set up so the outside wheel leans OUT of the turn even more than the vehicle...
Hank Hill's Ranger
In the episode where his Ranger dies, "they made his truck an early 80's ranger because if the 90's ranger died, it wouldn't make any sense" according to a poster here http://www.imcdb.org/vehicle_151027-Ford-Ranger-1983.html
Ford decided to screw over American consumers by not offering the world Ranger here. Instead they gussied up the Explorer with styling updates, independent suspension, etc etc.
Now they're canceling the Ranger, while the rest of the world still gets the modern truck.
They're ubiquitous in America, have been around forever virtually unchanged, parts are cheap and easy to find, and with a 4 cylinder they get gas mileage similar to compact cars. So what gives?