A little less cab and a little more bed would be nice.
I need the cab room to seat real adults in the rear. I know there is a lot of sentiment for a two door and I understand the desire for a new vehicle. What I’m wondering, for the folks who want a simpler 2 door, why not find a nice older Ranger from a rust free climate, rebuild the engine if necessary, treat it to a new paint job and maybe upholstery. There you go, a simple 2 door truck with a long bed!
I just sold a 2008 4X4 Ranger Sport extra cab with the 4.0 and manual transmission with 39,000 miles on it that I have owned since new.. I replaced it with a 2019 Ranger which is nicer in every way except it is a little too large. The bed is high and deep and unless your a giant reaching in to get anything isn't going to happen. I was hoping for a more refined but smaller truck.
My Ranger was 14 years old and I did know the history but like you say the technology, safety features and the times in general have changed. I also could afford to buy a new one and I did. I'm mostly very pleased with it. The engine and transmission combination is impressive. The only fault I can find with it is that the bed is very high and deep. Anyone near normal size can't reach into the bed get things out. So you have to climb up into the bed to retrieve what you need. This is fine if your young but a real pain in the ass if your older. The Maverick is smaller, perhaps too small but maybe not. A regular cab or an extra cab with the additional length going to a more useful bed would be wonderful. I was wishing that in Ford's infinite wisdom would make such a truck.
It’s been discussed heavily in the forum. There just isn’t a big enough market.
Only the passage of time tells the truth about need. Most full size pickup beds on the road(privately owned) are empty.Even when leaving the sacred Home Depot parking lot!!!, and something even smaller would be perfect for me ( retired, 65)
