Yup - our pick up has an 8 ft. bed, and holds 2000 pounds - wouldn't buy one with less capacity . . .
On Fri, Jul 7, 2017 at 7:12 PM, Curt Raymond via Mercedes < mercedes@okiebenz.com> wrote: > You might remember that we had a Ranger up until we bought our Dodge Ram > in 2014. The kooky thing is that the Dodge with the Hemi V8 reliably gets > better mileage than the Ranger v6 did. It's also more comfortable, carries > more and tows better and has seating for 6. I don't see us having a smaller > truck again.The Dodge will go through deeper mud holes than the Ranger > would although it won't fit in many of the places the Ranger could sneak > into... > Curt > > Sent from Yahoo Mail on Android > > On Fri, Jul 7, 2017 at 6:33 PM, Curley McLain via Mercedes< > mercedes@okiebenz.com> wrote: I don't think so. But perhaps the > enlargement of all vehicles is > related to: 1. increased safety BS required by laws. 2. interest by > buyer/decision maker (female) of new vehicles (in larger vehicles. This > is why the cute little RAV/CRV/etc. is now almost as big as a grand > caravan. > > Regardless, There would be a demand for a small truck. But the madison > Ave bowties spoke, and DC/MBUSA listened. Do without, fool! THEY said > you DON'T want one! > > Mitch Haley via Mercedes <mailto:mercedes@okiebenz.com> > > July 7, 2017 at 3:34 PM > > > > > > "The company believes the pickup is too small for American shoppers." > > > > For the same reason that Ford Rangers have ridiculous resale values? > > > > I agree that Mercedes shouldn't go chasing the abandoned market of > > small truck users who are still mourning their rusted out LUVs, but > > somebody ought to be making trucks for those who don't want a SUV but > > don't need a F150 either. > > LUVs, Couriers and the like were immensely popular in the 1970s, and > > the reason for their existence hasn't gone away, has it? > > > > Mitch. > > _______________________________________ > http://www.okiebenz.com > > To search list archives http://www.okiebenz.com/archive/ > > To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: > http://mail.okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com > > > _______________________________________ > http://www.okiebenz.com > > To search list archives http://www.okiebenz.com/archive/ > > To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: > http://mail.okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com > > -- OK Don *“Travel is fatal to prejudice, bigotry and narrow-mindedness, and many of our people need it sorely on these accounts.”* – Mark Twain "There are three kinds of men: The ones that learns by reading. The few who learn by observation. The rest of them have to pee on the electric fence for themselves." WILL ROGERS, *The Manly Wisdom of Will Rogers* 2013 F150, 18 mpg 2017 Subaru Legacy, 30 mpg 1957 C182A, 12 mpg - but at 150 mph! _______________________________________ http://www.okiebenz.com To search list archives http://www.okiebenz.com/archive/ To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: http://mail.okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com
