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The Internet’s Favorite Pickup Truck Remains The Ford Ranger! COTD

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Millions of full-size pickup trucks are sold every year, but none of them, regardless of their badge, have any of the myths and legends that the Ford Ranger does. Go ahead, dig into an Internet car forum. You’ll see jokes about how the Ford Ranger “can’t be overloaded” and that its towing capacity is “unlimited.”

Part of that myth comes from all of the crazy stuff people do with Rangers, and yet the trucks just keep working. The other part is an internet meme. Anyway, Thomas wrote about how the new Australia-spec Ford Ranger Super Duty has a seriously impressive spec sheet. It’s almost like Ford made a truck for the meme. What’s that meme? Mikkeli, help me out here:

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Obligatory sh!t post:
I know this truck,
I ain’t no stranger.
I know that truck,
that’s a Ford Fuckin’ Ranger!

We wrote a whole article about the meme, but if you’ve somehow missed the whole phenomenon, watch this:

Today, Jason wrote about how at least one kind of self-driving car might be, well, smelling their environment. TheDrunkenWrench:

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Didn’t the President say he was bringing Olfactory jobs back to America, or something?

Rick Garcia gives a boring, but plausible explanation:

100% making sure you aren’t having the car drunk drive you home. Here in the SF Bay Area a city council member was caught asleep at the wheel having his Tesla drive his drunk ass home.

On yesterday’s COTD, I nominated a comment about being safer with lithium batteries. The comments in COTD were great. Ash78:

I live my LiFePO a quarter mile at a time.

TheDrunkenWrench makes a return:

Hooray! ‘Ol Gil is finally back on top!

How many COTDs can I put ya down for? A lot? Please say a lot. I need this.

Three quarter length front view of a young adult male and mid adult male renovation workers with a pet Labrador. They are wearing casual clothing attire while taking a break from their work, they are sitting on the edge of the back of their van and enjoying coffees in Northumberland, North East England. – Isuzu

This last one isn’t a COTD nomination, but a hilarious note from this morning’s news dump. We often use press photography in our articles, but delete their often nonsensical descriptions. This time, Matt kept one in because it was too silly. You noticed.

Church:

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“young adult male and mid adult male”

Could the Autopian please not use AI to caption images?

But, surprise! It wasn’t our doing. Matt Hardigree:

Lol, that’s the caption from Isuzu. It was just so silly I kept it.

Have a great weekend, everyone!

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Cars? I've owned a few
Cars? I've owned a few
18 days ago

I don’t think the dog is a Labrador.

But I would dig an Australian Ranger. Even if the steering wheel placement wouldn’t be optimal here in the states.

Shinynugget
Shinynugget
19 days ago

A friend of mine ordered a brand new Ford Ranger. Waited months for it to arrive. It shows up, he takes delivery, and falls in love. It’s everything he wanted. It rides well, quiet, powerful and big enough to do all the trucky things he needs as a homeowner.
8 weeks later it’s throwing at least 5 codes and 1-2 dash lights. Apparently none mission critical as he continues to drive. The dealership is still waiting to get parts to fix it several weeks later.
Internet’s favorite truck? Try the Toyota Hilux.

ColoradoFX4
ColoradoFX4
18 days ago
Reply to  Shinynugget

Throwing codes and driving with illuminated warning lights is just part of Ranger Life. Next up for your friend is a dome light that won’t go off when the doors are shut.

N541x
N541x
19 days ago

Walking around the office I have seen two separate men in the US looking at the Ranger SuperDuty like it was porn or something.

Scott
Scott
20 days ago

Probably someone at Isuzu using AI for that delightful photo caption.

Also, I’ve only driven Rangers a couple times (not in the past decade) and ridden in a few more. They’re fine. The ones I drove were extremely agricultural-feeling w/loud, weak engines, rattling bodies, and very loose steering and shifters. They weren’t even super-old or anything… just regular 10-year-old work trucks. They’re fine.

I’m sure a Maverick couldn’t quite take the same abuse, but since I rarely have to haul bison in the bed or tow combines, I’d probably prefer a Maverick hybrid to (even a new) Ranger. Better yet: how ’bout an actual Toyota Hilux from Mexico? I saw a blue one in Hollywood the other week (with Mexican plates) and I had to compliment the driver on his choice of conveyance (he smiled widely because of course he would: he knows what he’s got).

Finally: please Uncle Sam, just let me buy a Toyota Hilux Champ in Mexico and register/drive it in California! It’s supposedly available in Mexico but I didn’t see it on Toyota’s Mexican website last time I looked, not even in the commercial section for some reason (dunno why). Single cab short bed diesel manual with A/C for me please, in green or blue. Not counting the late 90s Mercedes CLK 320 I briefly leased years ago, the Hilux Champ would be the first, only, and last new car I every buy.

I still reserve the right to purchase used cars though (sadly, the seller of that orange Opel Manta Rallye already has taken a deposit, but I left him my phone number just in case. 😉

Last edited 20 days ago by Scott
1978fiatspyderfan
1978fiatspyderfan
20 days ago

The Ford Ranger is a pretty good truck but until it accomplishes driving to the North Pole with two older out of shape gentlemen, using that term losely, gets sunk in the ocean for 12 hours, parked at the top of a 10 story building that gets blown up and still runs it is my number 2 at best. Maybe the Hilux just needs a good song.
I drive a truck
It doesn’t suck
It is a Hilux
If yours isn’t it sucks

Idle Sentiment
Idle Sentiment
19 days ago

The fuck…

1978fiatspyderfan
1978fiatspyderfan
19 days ago
Reply to  Idle Sentiment

I guess you don’t watch Top Gear UK.

Rusty S Trusty
Rusty S Trusty
20 days ago

Since I don’t get on youtube or have social media I never see any of these memes or videos “everyone’s talking about” unless they eventually make their way to a blog or article I come across. I have yet to see one that I’ve regretted missing out on.

Last edited 20 days ago by Rusty S Trusty
Kelly
Kelly
19 days ago
Reply to  Rusty S Trusty

So many memes/tik toks/whatevers routinely ‘blow up the internet’ it’s surprising we hear about anything at this point with all outages.

TheDrunkenWrench
TheDrunkenWrench
21 days ago

COTD inception is a great way to start the weekend. Thanks Mercedes!

Ash78
Ash78
20 days ago

We have to go deeper, and I’m here for it.

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