Ford Social: Just Look At Me....

Just Look At Me....

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12/9/2010

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We just purchased our second Ford Escape and I decided I would retire my Ranger and hope someone new would like her. But I must say its been a super truck, I only have 59,000 miles on it. Here’s what I wanted everyone to know, I just put a new battery in it just because we are into winter and I didn’t want problems. The one I replaced was the original one that came with the truck in 1999……I only drive 2 miles aday to work and it sits outdoors year round. You would think it would have killed the battery a long time ago. I have replaced the brakes and tires but mostly everything else on it is still the way it came. The only rust I have is on the the drivers door under the black plastic near the window, its starting to bubble up. The Ranger has served me well, it was only a 2 wheel drive and now I wanted a 4X4 so thats why I’m letting her go. Thank you Ford for building such a good truck, I hope our 2 escapes can last this long.

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B. J. T An interesting note, one of my F-150s is a 99 and had the original battery until 09 when I had to finally replace it. Most of those years were in the Arizona heat, 3 years in Georgia and finally well into the second winter in Kansas. I have heard of others with 99s having similiar experiences, a good year for batteries and trucks.
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Michael I'm interested in buying this. What is the asking price, and how can I get in touch?
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I would like to know if Ford Motor Company is planning to manufacture a pickup truck under the size of the Ford F-150. The Ford Atlas concept truck is nice, but I am not interested in buying a pickup truck with all that size and weight. A 3/4 sized pickup truck would do just fine for me. The Ford Ranger that was offered here in the U.S. cabin was not wide enough. As I mentioned in the past as an idea, Ford Motor Company should offer a choice to the public between 3/4 to Full sized pickup trucks. Also, the current F-150 pickup truck is manufactured around work productivity. Again, Ford Motor Company should offer the public a choice between a pickup truck produced for work and a pickup truck produced for Sport/Performance that has a sportier exterior body design with a very low wind resistance coefficient, lighter weight, great handling, and good fuel economy. It would also be nice if Ford Motor Company would bring back the step side/flare side cargo bed to the Ford pickup trucks. I will be buying a new pickup truck when the 2014 year model comes out. Currently, I own a 2000 year model Ford F-150 pickup that I bought back in 1999. Will my next truck be a Ford I don't know. I do like Ford trucks but Ford Motor Company has to offer what I am looking for in a truck in order to get my money. Finally, why is Ford Motor Company increasing the height of their pickup trucks by fitting them with 22" inch rims. Can't park your pickup truck in the garage anymore and people with physical handicaps or physical ailments have to struggle to enter the truck because the seat is to high up. D. Porter

For the year 2014 or either 2015, will Ford Motor Company manufacture a pickup truck under the size of the F-150?

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