after having my ranger for 5 months, i hate it. not to say all fords are equal across the board. but it been in and had 3 window motors replaced, torsion bar and cv boot. and it only has 11K on it. plus the interior finish is lack luster at best.
Comparing the Ranger to the Fusion or any other Ford product is not a fair comparison. The Ranger, aside from newer sheetmetal, is unchanged from when it came out in the mid 1990's. It's a 15 to 20 year old design and as a result, it is a very low cost truck to buy. Let's compare a Ranger to a mid 1990's Taurus or Escort but not a Fusion or new Taurus.