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2011 and older Rangers built by Mazda? Thats not what I was told. Mazda B series pick up trucks were built by Ford Motor Company. My 2005 Ford Ranger XLT that I bought with 23,000 miles in 2007 was built by Ford Motor Company in Dearborn Michigan and has been the most dependable vehicle I've ever owned.

@@gregkraft7292 We’re on our 4th Ranger and yes they’re very durable and reliable. Mazda also built the Ford Courier pickup. Ford couldn’t make a reliable small pickup, so that’s why Mazda built them. The 2011 and older Ranger’s were Mazda. At that time Ford owned 40% of Mazda. Any vehicle that is made outside the USA there’s a “chicken tax” of 25%. I’m quite sure that your Ranger was built in MI. This was so that Ford wouldn’t be taxed the 25%. In 2012 Mazda pulled away from Ford and thus the Ranger ended. Look at the new Ranger’s. They’re not nearly as reliable or durable as the Mazda built Ranger’s.

At this point why not just get a Maverick or a Ranger T6? They get better fuel economy and are a lot safer. They’re also a lot more durable.

@@co-jt6gd The Maverick is a car like Unibody with a Worthless 4’ bed. The new Ranger’s in a double cab only comes in a Worthless 5’ bed. The new Ranger’s aren’t as durable as the 2011 and older. We sold our 2011 Ranger in February (our nephew had just bought another pickup). We decided to sell my car and our pickup and buy a new pickup for me. My wife’s Outback is 5 years old but has less than 35K miles. We looked at a 22 Tacoma SR5 access cab with the 2.7L 4cyl and a 6’ bed but it was too Gutless and we were wanting a double cab, 6’ bed. The salesman showed us plenty of double cabs, but they had the wimpy 5’ bed. I told him that we had to have the 6’ bed. He told me that they had a new 2023 TRD Off Road, double cab, 6’ bed with the Premium and Technology pkgs. I told him that if the price was right, then we’d buy it. It’s basically a Limited Edition with the TRD Off Road pkg. It’s White with Black Leather. Our local Toyota dealership puts a $1,995 dealer markup on ALL of their new vehicles. Our Tacoma had been sitting on their lot for 8 months, as No One wanted a 6’ bed or a truck with all of the bells and whistles. The dealership had put running boards and a Tri-Fold hard tonneau cover on the truck and didn’t charge us for it and they had taken off the markup. The MSRP was $51,848. We bought it for $48K on 2/29/24. Since I sold our Ranger and I traded my 2019 Forester Touring (with only 15K miles), I had to borrow $12K on the Tacoma. The dealership also threw in an 8 year 75K bumper to bumper warranty on it. To replace our (my) 23 TRD equipped exactly like mine, the 24 has a MSRP for over $65K. I don’t want any Turbo’s, so I’m glad that I was able to buy the proven, durable and reliable 3.5L Naturally Aspirated (NA) V6. I HATE Black interior, so I contacted Katzkin and they made me Barcelona Red Leather seat covers with black trim and stitching. They removed the factory black seat covers and installed the Barcelona Red Leather seat covers onto my seats. After my new Leather seats were completed they removed the gray cloth seat covers from my friends 23 TRD and installed my black leather on his seats. I then took my Tacoma to the body shop and they 2 toned my truck in Barcelona Red metallic paint following the body lines on my Tacoma. I’ve had Mahogany (reddish color) wood trim pieces added to the interior. I’ve also added mud flaps, window vents and a bug shield. From factory it came with a front TRD skid plate, so I added a Millercat skid plate that covers the catalytic converters and the transfer case and transmission. I added a skid plate to the rear differential, so my truck has full underbody skid plates. Today I installed a performance K&N cold air intake. Next Saturday I’m having an Overland Torque Tune (OTT) down loaded into the computer. This will give my truck 25 more horsepower and 25 ft lb of torque. The OTT stops the 3rd generation Tacoma from “hunting” for the right gears and instead of the torque coming on at 3,600 RPM, the full torque begins at 2K RPMs. Next will be a Flowmaster FlowFX dual exhaust and Bronze wheels with a 0mm offset. After that comes a Bilstien 1” lift with ADD A LEAF and a leveler. I found a gentleman who does custom pinstripes using real paint. I’ll have him stripe it in Barcelona Red. When my factory tires wear out I’ll buy Falken Wildpeak AT3W tires. I’ll be staying with the 16” wheel so I can have taller sidewalls. It has quickly become a 1 of a kind Tacoma TRD Off Road. I only drive 6-7K miles per year and at my age, my 23 Tacoma will be the last vehicle I’ll ever need to buy. Eventually we’ll have to replace my wife’s Outback, but next time she wants the Wilderness edition as we get 5-7 feet of snow every winter. After our Log home is completed in MT, I’ll have to get my truck set up for a plow. After I’m dead and gone I’m sure my wife will still be using the Tacoma to plow our driveway and private road to the county road.