Worst 'American' Cars/Trucks of 2006 from Consumer Reports

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And Ford has several stinkers on the list.



Ford Ranger is on there...



I liked the quote from the Ford rep:



A Ford Motor spokesman explained that Grand Marquis "has limited market appeal. It's primarily older customers who buy the car. ... It's not what I would call contemporary.



Me thinks Ford has several models that fit that description.

 

[Richard Kolb]

Yet the Ranger is rated highest for initial quality by J.D. Powers.

 

[Tom Schindler]

R1ch999999,



Kinda funny how that works isn't it?



I wonder how they come up with those ratings.



How about this link below? It can't be true, the Ranger is also one of the best pick-ups?





Tom

 

[Nelson Atwell]

JD Powers didn't say they were the best pickups. They said they were best in initial quality. Heck, they've been building the exact same truck for 20 years, so it's not surprising they finally worked out all the bugs.



I'm sure it was very hard for Forbes to pick the worst American cars. They had a lot of candidates to choose from.

 

[Bill Ellis]

Of course, those reports are all someone's opinion. If you like what you have and it ends up on some list, who cares. Case in point.......our Tracs are rated very poorly in rollover tests where they drive in a manner that none of us ever will.

 

[Gavin Allan]

Back in the mid-90's Consumer Reports said that Ranger/Mazda B-series were the best trucks on the road. My take is that they WERE the best, but the competition has passed them by now.



Ford really should use an updated design. Nelson hit it on the head: Ford has been building the same truck since the early '80s and it is getting really long in the tooth compared to the competition.



(Of course, I would take a Ranger ANYDAY over that piece of crap Chevy Colorado. Chevy bought the farm on that one--they rushed a very poor design to market just to get something to sell.)

 

[Tom Schindler]

Chevy bought the farm on that one--they rushed a very poor design to market just to get something to sell.

Actually, that was Isuzu's doing. GM let Isuzu design the Colorado. Since Isuzu markets the whole world and not just N. America, they designed the Colorado with ONLY a 4 cylinder. By the time GM got back involved, too much money was already invested and GM had to scramble for an optional engine for a 4 cylinder.



That is why there is an I-5 used.





Tom

 

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Isuzu is out of the US market now, since their last remaining model, the Isuzu/GM 'Ascender' was dumped due to poor sales.

 

[Nelson Atwell]

Actually Darin. There is an Isuzu dealership on I-240 at Shields Blvd in OKC. I pass it occasionally on the way to my fiancee's house (it's on the path between her daughter and her house). They pretty much just had their Colorado clones on the lot last time I looked.

 

[Tom Schindler]

They got some in Ohio and PA too.





Tom

 

[Mike Wilson]

I'll take the old S- series chevy and GMC over the new Colorado/Canyon any day of the week!