Back in about 1998 or so, I watched a then late model Ford Ranger swerve violently at highway speed (distracted driver), then flip over and roll several times. I stopped to render aid and call the professionals. The cab was only slightly deformed, the airbag was deployed, the driver appeared to have sustained only minor injuries.
I currently own a 1999 Ford Ranger XLT extended cab.
Anybody who thinks it's a "POS" simply doesn't know what the hell he's talking about.
It’s just my opinion. Feel free to have a differing one.
In the 90s I had four new Rangers, one after another, when I was younger, and doing a lot of year-round travel, and had the money to trade every two or three years.
Had the STX package, big tires, manual transmission. Never enjoyed any other vehicle so much, before or after.
Prior to that I went through a couple Chevy S-10s, which weren’t half as well-designed or -made.