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    • Snakesm13
      Snakesm13 last edited by Snakesm13

      So my company is replacing my vehicle, 2012 Ford Escape. The vehicle has been gutless and nothing but problems for the vehicle maintenance. Another supervisor and I have the same vehicle but most have a supercab (extended) F150. Most recently they got supercab longbeds and they are like driving limos. I like the flexibility of the 4 doors but don’t feel I need the size of the half ton. It would also be easier to park a smaller vehicle in the space in my backyard. So I was pushing for a Crew Cab Ford Ranger. Partly because I’m interested in them and partly because of the single engine choice. I’m afraid if we go Colorado they would cheap out and get the 4-cyl NA engine and be in the same gutless boat I’m in.

      The problem is our general manager isn’t sold on needing a 4 door. Expressly what the public’s perception of spending the extra money over the extended cab. Also other people would try to push for crew cabs

      This is where you come in collective OPPO. I need to convince of why I need a crew cab.

      Some of my reasons are:

      1. As the supervisor post-coronavirus I will be taking people in my vehicle.
      2. I don’t need the bed space gained by extended cab and would rather keep my tools in the cab which would be bigger in the crew cab.
      3. Supervisor has employees that can carry the stuff in their half tons.
      4. Then tell the public we got a smaller cheaper truck to get the 4 door.
      5. Better value when we auction them in 10 years???

      Help me get my way!!! Or convince me to be happy with what I get.

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      Car #22 2005 Porsche Cayenne Turbo

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      • MM54
        MM54 last edited by

        Tools in cab are more secure than tools in bed

        Ranger is (probably) cheaper to buy, as you mentioned

        Probably better on gas so cheaper to operate?

        Not being 25 feet long means less chance of collision

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        • LooseonExit
          LooseonExit @Snakesm13 last edited by LooseonExit

          @snakesm13

          Crew cabs in general hold higher resale
          Midsize crew should be cheaper than full-size extended cab, not usually much more than extended midsize though
          Tools inside = no theft, no weather damage
          Midsize extended = only 1 passenger realistically
          Should maybe get better mpg
          Might be cheaper insurance?
          Running costs might be cheaper (tires and brakes) but F150 may not be much more with volume discount as more made. Also if the fleet is all F-150s it would be cheaper too as they can all buy the same stuff... toss up.

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          • MybirdIStheword
            MybirdIStheword @Snakesm13 last edited by

            @snakesm13 get a bronco instead? 😛

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            • Snakesm13
              Snakesm13 @MybirdIStheword last edited by

              @mybirdistheword it would be the bronco sport... 😕

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              • Rider
                Rider @Snakesm13 last edited by

                @snakesm13 Alternately: Raptor all the things

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                • Snakesm13
                  Snakesm13 @Rider last edited by

                  @rider The public LOVES Raptors!

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                  • Snuze
                    Snuze @Snakesm13 last edited by

                    @snakesm13 said in Need Ammunition for New Company Vehicle Decision:

                    Expressly what the public’s perception of spending the extra money over the extended cab.

                    My public perception isn't that they bought a crew cab truck... it's that 4 guys are sitting around inside it, on the clock, doing nothing.

                    Honestly I see lots of full size trucks being way under utilized and I would be happy if I saw more small trucks out there. I think you make great points, for your usage case it sounds like a 4 door Ranger is the better choice.

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                    • Snakesm13
                      Snakesm13 @Snuze last edited by

                      @snuze Ha, didn’t think of that. But if you were an environmentalist, you would rather one truck idling with 4 guys in it doing nothing than four trucks with 1 guy in each sitting idling.

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                      • Snuze
                        Snuze @Snakesm13 last edited by

                        @snakesm13 Fair point. But most people are stupid and would probably buy the 4 small trucks better than 1 big truck argument. I dunno.

                        2018 Terrain Denali
                        2012 Cruze LT
                        1987 245 DL "Jankvagn"

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                        • MybirdIStheword
                          MybirdIStheword @Snakesm13 last edited by

                          @snakesm13 said in Need Ammunition for New Company Vehicle Decision:

                          @mybirdistheword it would be the bronco sport... 😕

                          Why the sport? Sticker for a bronco has to be similar to an f-150

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                          18 Focus ST
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                          • Snakesm13
                            Snakesm13 @MybirdIStheword last edited by

                            @mybirdistheword said in Need Ammunition for New Company Vehicle Decision:

                            @snakesm13 said in Need Ammunition for New Company Vehicle Decision:

                            @mybirdistheword it would be the bronco sport... 😕

                            Why the sport? Sticker for a bronco has to be similar to an f-150

                            Hahaha we don’t even get 4x4 on our trucks. What do you think the public perception would be on a purpose built topless off-roader. 100% about perception not cost. Public thinks taxes pay my salary but they don’t.

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                            Car #22 2005 Porsche Cayenne Turbo

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                            • WhoIsTheLeader
                              WhoIsTheLeader @Snakesm13 last edited by

                              @snakesm13 Remove the 4x4 badging then. You'd make up a lot of money in resale from getting the 4x4 crew cab, though if the extended cab has clamshell doors that's not half bad either.

                              Color enthusiast, Citroën fanatic, and Cruze driver

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                              • Snakesm13
                                Snakesm13 @WhoIsTheLeader last edited by

                                @whoistheleader We have a 1-ton diesel that is 4x4 and we had to remove the sticker from the side because someone complained.

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                                • WhoIsTheLeader
                                  WhoIsTheLeader @Snakesm13 last edited by

                                  @snakesm13 . . . . . . . . . I guess it only takes one NIMBY but really? . . . . . . . like. . . . . . I bet they own a full sized 4x4 truck too, just like. . . .

                                  Color enthusiast, Citroën fanatic, and Cruze driver

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                                  • MybirdIStheword
                                    MybirdIStheword @Snakesm13 last edited by

                                    @snakesm13 i mean I guess I don't know what it is you do. Not like you need a crazy trim. What possible job would require a comfortable truck, tools, but not require 4x4 or some other offroad driving? Bronco 2door starts at like 29 stripped. 34k for the 4 door.

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                                    18 Focus ST
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                                    • Jb boin
                                      Jb boin last edited by

                                      You could go for an Alfa Stelvio in green !
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                                      • SilentbutnotreallyDeadly
                                        SilentbutnotreallyDeadly @Snakesm13 last edited by

                                        @snakesm13 Transit Connect. A four door Ranger is a guaranteed way to piss off up to three real people and convince them that they should have got an Uber.

                                        Ours is not to reason why...merely to point and giggle.

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                                        • Bandit
                                          Bandit @Snakesm13 last edited by Bandit

                                          @snakesm13 What kind of job do you do where the public complains so much? That's silly. You can get a 2021 crew cab long bed Canyon/Colorado for about $28 for 2WD or $31 4WD, and with that body style it forces you into the V6 engine even at the stripper work truck level. Personally I'd go to the LT level 2WD for $30k so you get the better interior and cruise control (how isn't that standard?!). I bet you can find some new 2020 options on dealer lots for less than $30. Some ammunition is a lot of trucks these days don't even offer crew cabs and you'll see significant savings over a new half ton getting a mid-size. Plus it's a chevy and not a GMC.

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                                          • Snakesm13
                                            Snakesm13 @Bandit last edited by

                                            @bandit @MybirdIStheword I work for a Municipality of sorts that treats water to sell to the surrounding cities and industries. Since we are technically not for profit and most of our revenue is from the industrial water, everything is sold "at cost". If it looks like to the public we are buying unnecessary things, like 4 door truck when we could have got extended cab, people complain that is the reason the cost of water is high. When in reality a 50hp VFD for an additional pump to supply more water to the new golf course cost more than my truck to maintain the system to get water to the city... My job is in the Instrumentation/Electrical/Telemetry/Programming side of making the system work. Less about getting to a leak site, more about having expensive tools/computers in the cab of the truck and occationally carrying a flow meter, conduit or some other in the elements device that would be better suited for a bed. But again I have other employees with half tons for the heavy work.

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                                            • Snakesm13
                                              Snakesm13 @SilentbutnotreallyDeadly last edited by

                                              @silentbutnotreallydeadly said in Need Ammunition for New Company Vehicle Decision:

                                              @snakesm13 Transit Connect. A four door Ranger is a guaranteed way to piss off up to three real people and convince them that they should have got an Uber.

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                                              More than my current torture chamber?

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                                              • sn4cktimes
                                                sn4cktimes @SilentbutnotreallyDeadly last edited by

                                                @silentbutnotreallydeadly said in Need Ammunition for New Company Vehicle Decision:

                                                @snakesm13 Transit Connect. A four door Ranger is a guaranteed way to piss off up to three real people and convince them that they should have got an Uber.

                                                Get a TC and chop it into a mini truck with Subaru style BRAT seats in the back!

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                                                • SilentbutnotreallyDeadly
                                                  SilentbutnotreallyDeadly @Snakesm13 last edited by

                                                  @snakesm13 yes...most dual cab utes of the Rangers ilk have back seats more suited to smaller people, teenagers and children. To my knowledge, the only midsize utes able to comfortably fit a 6 footer behind a 6 footer driver are the SsangYong Musso and the new GWM Cannon.

                                                  Ours is not to reason why...merely to point and giggle.

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