If I needed a full-sized truck, I'd buy one.
I love my Rangers, easy to park, cheap to maintain - enough bed-space for Home Depot and dump runs, enough power for everything I need - and don't have to drag around all that un-needed extra steel.
I am of the opinion that the only thing missing from the Ranger line is a compact diesel engine for the US market. Rumor has it that there is a 2.5L turbo diesel and crew cab config available for overseas markets. Wonder if you could special order for US.
Speculation says that the only available diesel would be the 3.2L which is a bit much for the city run around / haul home depot supplies type work that I would need. Still, not a thing wrong with “too much power”
Don't have to worry about that any more. Isn't Ford making the 150, at least in part, out of thick aluminum foil these days?
Now the f150s are aluminum bodies. Pain in the ass to fix compared to steel.