davemcc Posted May 3, 2009 Share Posted May 3, 2009 (edited) I don't know why you can't buy a decent reg. cab shortbox F-150 anymore. As soon as you choose reg. cab short box, you can only get the base 4.6 2v. No 4.6 3v or 5.4L. You can get those engines in the long box version but not the shortbox. Trim options are limited to XL or XLT w/cloth seats, no other option or material choices. I would like to see a bucket seat/console option. The option list on r/c shortboxes is very limited. I've put my money where my mouth is before. I had a '98 regular cab Lariat. Great truck but it was a long box, just not my preferred body style. If I could get the truck I really want, it would be a reg. cab, shortbox, 5.4L, XLT or Lariat with dual leather captain's seats and a console similar to what's available in the ext. cab. Just because I want a smaller truck doesn't mean I want a stripped down budget truck. It's still got to have that "it" factor. Edited May 3, 2009 by davemcc Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fordmantpw Posted May 4, 2009 Share Posted May 4, 2009 I don't know why you can't buy a decent reg. cab shortbox F-150 anymore. As soon as you choose reg. cab short box, you can only get the base 4.6 2v. No 4.6 3v or 5.4L. You can get those engines in the long box version but not the shortbox. Trim options are limited to XL or XLT w/cloth seats, no other option or material choices. I would like to see a bucket seat/console option. The option list on r/c shortboxes is very limited. I've put my money where my mouth is before. I had a '98 regular cab Lariat. Great truck but it was a long box, just not my preferred body style. If I could get the truck I really want, it would be a reg. cab, shortbox, 5.4L, XLT or Lariat with dual leather captain's seats and a console similar to what's available in the ext. cab. Just because I want a smaller truck doesn't mean I want a stripped down budget truck. It's still got to have that "it" factor. Ford's site allowed me to configure an XLT with the 4.6 or the 5.4 and the 6.5' bed. You can't get leather or the console you want, but you can get the engine/bed/cab combo you're looking for. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rmc523 Posted May 4, 2009 Share Posted May 4, 2009 I don't know why you can't buy a decent reg. cab shortbox F-150 anymore. As soon as you choose reg. cab short box, you can only get the base 4.6 2v. No 4.6 3v or 5.4L. You can get those engines in the long box version but not the shortbox. Trim options are limited to XL or XLT w/cloth seats, no other option or material choices. I would like to see a bucket seat/console option. The option list on r/c shortboxes is very limited. I've put my money where my mouth is before. I had a '98 regular cab Lariat. Great truck but it was a long box, just not my preferred body style. If I could get the truck I really want, it would be a reg. cab, shortbox, 5.4L, XLT or Lariat with dual leather captain's seats and a console similar to what's available in the ext. cab. Just because I want a smaller truck doesn't mean I want a stripped down budget truck. It's still got to have that "it" factor. Kinda sounds like you're looking a partially reincarnated Lightning......regular cab, with a "bigger/better" engine, and nice features. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
davemcc Posted May 4, 2009 Author Share Posted May 4, 2009 Ford's site allowed me to configure an XLT with the 4.6 or the 5.4 and the 6.5' bed. You can't get leather or the console you want, but you can get the engine/bed/cab combo you're looking for. You can build this configuration only if you are willing to take a 4x4. I have no use for a 4x4. If you get an 8 ft box, you can get that in a 4x2. I don't want an 8ft box. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fordmantpw Posted May 4, 2009 Share Posted May 4, 2009 You can build this configuration only if you are willing to take a 4x4. I have no use for a 4x4. If you get an 8 ft box, you can get that in a 4x2. I don't want an 8ft box. I see...I forget that some people don't want 4x4. Around here, I would say 90% of trucks are 4x4. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
davemcc Posted May 4, 2009 Author Share Posted May 4, 2009 Kinda sounds like you're looking a partially reincarnated Lightning......regular cab, with a "bigger/better" engine, and nice features. Maybe but not really. I don't want to settle at the barest minimum of trim/options just because I don't want a gigantic behemoth of a truck. I mean, the engine options are available if I get 4x4/shortbox or 4x2/longbox. Why not 4x2 shortbox? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rmc523 Posted May 5, 2009 Share Posted May 5, 2009 Maybe but not really. I don't want to settle at the barest minimum of trim/options just because I don't want a gigantic behemoth of a truck. I mean, the engine options are available if I get 4x4/shortbox or 4x2/longbox. Why not 4x2 shortbox? I understand what you're saying... That is strange that you can't get a 4x2 shortbox the way you want. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bigdedition Posted May 11, 2009 Share Posted May 11, 2009 I got the 5.4l in my Reg cab short box but wanted Captians chairs.. I got to put my own in some day. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NickF1011 Posted May 11, 2009 Share Posted May 11, 2009 That is strange that you can't get a 4x2 shortbox the way you want. I don't find it strange at all. I mean how many buyers out there are looking for a regular cab, short bed, 5.4, 4x2 XLT or Lariat? About 6? Ford has pared down its product combinations significantly over the past year or two to be able to better stock dealers with the right product and to keep orphaned vehicles from languishing. Yeah, it sucks for the few people who want an oddball combination that is no longer being offered, but it saves the company a ton of money not to bother with it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
davemcc Posted July 2, 2009 Author Share Posted July 2, 2009 Yeah, it sucks for the few people who want an oddball combination that is no longer being offered, but it saves the company a ton of money not to bother with it. I know why they're doing it but I am long past "settling" for something that I don't want just because that's all the automaker will build. To be honest, I've stopped looking at Ford trucks and picked up an old used car instead. I'd still like a truck. Maybe it will be one of the 3/4 trucks like the Dakota or Toyota if I can find what I like on the other side. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
joihan777 Posted July 2, 2009 Share Posted July 2, 2009 I don't find it strange at all. I mean how many buyers out there are looking for a regular cab, short bed, 5.4, 4x2 XLT or Lariat? About 6? Ford has pared down its product combinations significantly over the past year or two to be able to better stock dealers with the right product and to keep orphaned vehicles from languishing. Yeah, it sucks for the few people who want an oddball combination that is no longer being offered, but it saves the company a ton of money not to bother with it. Your arguement makes sense, but I think folks ought to be able to order their vehicles however unique whenever possible. (Assuming a contract is made for a certain amount of down payment & a 25% re-stocking fee clause) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
davemcc Posted October 19, 2009 Author Share Posted October 19, 2009 Just to give this thread some resolution, I bought a regular cab ranger. My thoughts at the time were that if Ford will not build the truck I want, I will spend the absolute least amount of money possible on the closest thing to what I want. I would have equipped the truck with power windows, locks, v6, bucket seats, etc. if those options were available. I still fail to understand why one model of a platform that's essentially 25+ years old can't get these options that I consider basic equipment on any vehicle. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
povertyknob Posted October 19, 2009 Share Posted October 19, 2009 Just to give this thread some resolution, I bought a regular cab ranger. My thoughts at the time were that if Ford will not build the truck I want, I will spend the absolute least amount of money possible on the closest thing to what I want. I would have equipped the truck with power windows, locks, v6, bucket seats, etc. if those options were available. I still fail to understand why one model of a platform that's essentially 25+ years old can't get these options that I consider basic equipment on any vehicle. Thanks for buying a Ford. I,too,had hoped that Ford could offer some choices for a well-appointed "smaller" truck until the T-6/F-100 vehicle becomes available.In defense of the decision makers we should remind ourselves that this recession has forced them to try to compete with limited resources for product development.I ordered a very nice 2009 Sport Trac with the 4.6 3v and I'm quite satisfied with it. Sadly, I'm reasonably certain that vehicle won't be available after the 2010 model year. As a Ford retiree and as a customer I hope the new "mid-size" trucks arrive as soon as possible and that they are the sort of well-designed quality vehicles we have come to expect. Again,thanks for your loyalty to our products. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NickF1011 Posted October 19, 2009 Share Posted October 19, 2009 Your arguement makes sense, but I think folks ought to be able to order their vehicles however unique whenever possible. (Assuming a contract is made for a certain amount of down payment & a 25% re-stocking fee clause) You can still pick-and-choose options to a point, but I think the concept of a contract and re-stocking fee isn't legal in most places for one reason or another. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
davemcc Posted October 22, 2009 Author Share Posted October 22, 2009 In defense of the decision makers we should remind ourselves that this recession has forced them to try to compete with limited resources for product development. How's this for an indictment of the decision makers (and this all pre-dates the recent recession). There are several styles of optional wheel available for the Ranger, all of which would fit a regular cab. Yet none are offered on a regular cab. Only the steel XL rim is available. Now I have to scout for replacement wheels when Ford could have sold them to me in the first place at any mark-up they like. Power windows, locks and mirrors are available in the Ranger supercab but unavailable at any price in a regular cab. All the motors, harnesses, switches, panels and other engineering for these features is already done (decades ago). My '95 Ranger r/c had a V6 in it. Today, no such option is available. It's 4 cyl or shove off. Again, the engineering and parts chain is already in place. Which came first, the chicken or the egg. Salesmen tell me that Ford won't build nice regular cab trucks because people don't buy them. I say people won't buy them because the company won't build a nice one. At least in the case of the Ranger, they won't even build one with the basic standard conveniences. We're not even holding place here. We're going backwards with decontenting. I might even agree with your position if Ford's market share had not been declining every month for years. It's not until this recession and the bankruptcy protection and bailout of it's immediate competitors that Ford's market share began to increase. I'll also counter the next expected response, i.e. that Ford didn't go into bankruptcy or take Fed money. Ford was in no better position last year than GM or Chrysler, but mortgaged itself to private lenders rather than ObamaCo. Slight difference, same effect. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CobraCrazy Posted November 18, 2009 Share Posted November 18, 2009 I don't know why you can't buy a decent reg. cab shortbox F-150 anymore. As soon as you choose reg. cab short box, you can only get the base 4.6 2v. No 4.6 3v or 5.4L. You can get those engines in the long box version but not the shortbox. Trim options are limited to XL or XLT w/cloth seats, no other option or material choices. I would like to see a bucket seat/console option. The option list on r/c shortboxes is very limited. I've put my money where my mouth is before. I had a '98 regular cab Lariat. Great truck but it was a long box, just not my preferred body style. If I could get the truck I really want, it would be a reg. cab, shortbox, 5.4L, XLT or Lariat with dual leather captain's seats and a console similar to what's available in the ext. cab. Just because I want a smaller truck doesn't mean I want a stripped down budget truck. It's still got to have that "it" factor. I agree 100% and Ford give us a manual tranny as well! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
J-150 Posted November 19, 2009 Share Posted November 19, 2009 Kinda sounds like you're looking a partially reincarnated Lightning......regular cab, with a "bigger/better" engine, and nice features. not, it's called a sport truck and they've been making them for 50+ years Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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