2019 Ford Ranger Taking Orders

[Clutch]

on my wife's CRV all those features are easily disabled and turned off ie the braking and lane departure and the following too close etc. On the other had I see idiots texting and driving and just driving with their heads up their asses and I am glad they have auto braking .

Can you turn that stuff off and leave it off, or is every time you start the vehicle? Haven't been in a new vehicle long enough to play with it.

Ha! True that! It amazes me how people here will wreck going in a straight line on the interstate...oh yeah, hardly anyone is paying attention.

 

[jadmt]

Andre say the sticker on this decently equipped crew cab STX is 31k, not the extended cab shown, betting you could get 10% off so its a 28k truck. I haven't priced equally equipped half tons.

how many times does the guy say "north american market"?

 

[Buddha.]

I think the ranger is the best looking midsize truck. The specs are great. The only question is reliability.
As for electrical nannies, i wish more people had that anti tailgate feature whatever it is. Every friggin day during my hour long commute people insist on driving two car spaces behind me for miles with no attempt to pass me. If I cant see their front bumper I slow down until they pass me.

 

[Clutch]

how many times does the guy say "north american market"?

Funny that they made it extra nannying (minute 4:14) for the North American market..since they actually know how to drive in Europe and Australia.

 

[2025 deleted member]

I think the ranger is the best looking midsize truck. The specs are great. The only question is reliability.
As for electrical nannies, i wish more people had that anti tailgate feature whatever it is. Every friggin day during my hour long commute people insist on driving two car spaces behind me for miles with no attempt to pass me. If I cant see their front bumper I slow down until they pass me.

They are just drafting.

 

[docwatson]

I've got insurance and air bags so I don't get too tied up about other drivers' incompetence. People are generally incompetent so I drive accordingly. It does blow my mind when people are driving at night without lights on. How does one not notice that?

 

[Clutch]

 

[Wallygator]

There are a lot of modern features I like...however it is getting a bit ridiculous. Was driving my buddy’s VW wagon...it brakes for you, I think I know how to use the brakes thank you very much. Found it quite annoying. All the recent nannying devices I am finding are bothersome, just let me drive the damn vehicle! Quit mothering me! It is like have an electronic back seat driver.

Of course the day is coming we won’t be allowed to drive anymore. Seems like we are trying to make ourselves obsolete.

But how can we text and drive without those features?? I can't stand nannies. Probably why I am not sure what I am going to do if my 2016 4Runner ever wears out. This vehicle is the perfect blend of tech and old school for me. Not too much tech and so reliable. I was jonesing on a new Tundra the other day for it's increased power and towing ability over my 4Runner, but it now has all the safety sense nannies that even cause issues with modding the vehicle for off road....no thanks.

 

[Wallygator]

I've got insurance and air bags so I don't get too tied up about other drivers' incompetence. People are generally incompetent so I drive accordingly. It does blow my mind when people are driving at night without lights on. How does one not notice that?

Their cell phone has a light on it...what's your problem?

 

[DaveInDenver]

I've got insurance and air bags so I don't get too tied up about other drivers' incompetence. People are generally incompetent so I drive accordingly. It does blow my mind when people are driving at night without lights on. How does one not notice that?

I'll admit to doing that. Our 2002 Jetta has daytime running lights, which in our base level car just means the headlights turn on anytime you release the hand brake. This car being way before big screens in our dashboards only has easy to see dials and at night a nice, faint blue backlight on the dash.

So if you're parked under street lights it's easy to see the dashboard even without the lights on and since the headlights come on no matter what you don't notice the marker and tail lights being off until you get away from the lights and the radio isn't backlit. If you're in a city with street lights and stay on primary roads, yeah, I've driven a couple of miles before I realize I didn't turn on all the lights.

On our 2017 Forester it's easy to tell you didn't turn on the headlights, the interior is blinding with the two LCD screens defaulting to the level of backlight necessary to see them in daylight.

 

[Clutch]

But how can we text and drive without those features?? I can't stand nannies. Probably why I am not sure what I am going to do if my 2016 4Runner ever wears out. This vehicle is the perfect blend of tech and old school for me. Not too much tech and so reliable. I was jonesing on a new Tundra the other day for it's increased power and towing ability over my 4Runner, but it now has all the safety sense nannies that even cause issues with modding the vehicle for off road....no thanks.

2016!!?? Hell, taint that old! IIRC @DaveInDenver was saying around 2008 was about the end of when they had a good mix of of tech and old. Me, I think it was 2004 was the last of it at least for Tacomas.

Pretty much the only thing I don't like about my Tacoma is that it is getting old, and I can't replace it with a new one exactly like it. I have a few buddies that going the opposite direction of buying new vehicles. Buying old stuff and keeping it going.

Seems like the manufactures are trying to take the fun out of owning a vehicle. I love driving...so much I do it to the tune of nearly 30'000/year...if the vehicle is doing most of the driving for me, what is the point then? Might as well stay home on the couch.


...and why is everyone so scared anymore? All this concern about safety, seems like people are afraid to leave the comfort of their mother's basement. This forum is about getting out and exploring, going into the unknown...we do that because it scares us, makes us feel alive. If you make it so safe where we can't get hurt...then what is the point of traveling and exploring then?

 

[DaveInDenver]

2016!!?? Hell, taint that old! IIRC @DaveInDenver was saying around 2008 was about the end of when they had a good mix of of tech and old. Me, I think it was 2004 was the last of it at least for Tacomas.

I said the last good year was 1991. From 1992 to 2008 it was a slow descent kicking and screaming until 2009. There's reasons why I think it was one step forward, two backward. I have reasons for buying the model years I have (1991, 2001 and now 2008). Not saying I'm right. But, I'm right.

 

[2025 deleted member]

Oh Clutch thanks for the laugh, I just imagine that metal dash colliding with a skull, and the watermelon result lol.

 

[Clutch]

Oh Clutch thanks for the laugh, I just imagine that metal dash colliding with a skull, and the watermelon result lol.

Just hose off the blood and sell it to the next guy...

 

[rkj__]

It does blow my mind when people are driving at night without lights on. How does one not notice that?

It is very common for me to see vehicles at night with no lights on. Whenever I get the chance, I give them a good dose of flashing high beams. About 50% of drivers turn on their lights after a bit of flashing. Some still don't get it, even after I drive behind them flashing my high beams at them for a full minute.

But, I do know why it happens. It happened to me even. My vehicle has auto headlights, so I never think about it. I drove my (at the time) girlfriend's Hyundai Sonata, and the dash was all lit up. The city street lights lit my way. I did not even think about a headlight switch. Back in the day, the gauges were all dark before you turned on your lights, so it was pretty obvious your lights were off. That is no longer the case in many vehicles.