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General Sport Trac Discussion
This is where the ranger and Sport Trac went
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<blockquote data-quote="blksn8k" data-source="post: 1002636" data-attributes="member: 64142"><p>I personally have no use for a truck that is even less capable than the last US Ranger and that seems to be what Ford is talking about. Guess I will be in the market for a (gag) Colorado. Ford says they have it figured out but they still have their heads up their arse. Most people who buy a truck that is not going to be used on a farm or construction site still want something they can haul a decent load in or tow a boat with. But they also don't need a truck that can tow 11,000 lbs or is too big to be parked on a city street or in a one car garage. If anyone has it figured out it's Toyota. They sell a ton more Tacomas than they do Tundras and they have probably finally realized that is where their market is. Their customer base in this country is for personal use trucks and not commercial use. And why does a half ton truck need to be just as capable as a one ton used to be anyway? One could also argue that the F-150 steals sales away from the Super Duty. If Ford is so obsessed with their F-series holding onto the light truck sales crown then build the T6 Ranger here and call it the F-100 so you can lump it in with other F-series sales numbers. Who cares if it takes a few sales away from the F-150 that really ought to be called an F-250? At least you haven't lost that customer completely. With fuel prices and government mandated fuel efficiency standards rising every year it is just a matter of time before Ford's light truck sales are lost to manufacturers who are willing to offer a more reasonably sized and therefore more efficient truck for the personal use market.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="blksn8k, post: 1002636, member: 64142"] I personally have no use for a truck that is even less capable than the last US Ranger and that seems to be what Ford is talking about. Guess I will be in the market for a (gag) Colorado. Ford says they have it figured out but they still have their heads up their arse. Most people who buy a truck that is not going to be used on a farm or construction site still want something they can haul a decent load in or tow a boat with. But they also don't need a truck that can tow 11,000 lbs or is too big to be parked on a city street or in a one car garage. If anyone has it figured out it's Toyota. They sell a ton more Tacomas than they do Tundras and they have probably finally realized that is where their market is. Their customer base in this country is for personal use trucks and not commercial use. And why does a half ton truck need to be just as capable as a one ton used to be anyway? One could also argue that the F-150 steals sales away from the Super Duty. If Ford is so obsessed with their F-series holding onto the light truck sales crown then build the T6 Ranger here and call it the F-100 so you can lump it in with other F-series sales numbers. Who cares if it takes a few sales away from the F-150 that really ought to be called an F-250? At least you haven't lost that customer completely. With fuel prices and government mandated fuel efficiency standards rising every year it is just a matter of time before Ford's light truck sales are lost to manufacturers who are willing to offer a more reasonably sized and therefore more efficient truck for the personal use market. [/QUOTE]
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