ArlyA
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- Polaris Boss 6x6 with pods (tracks) Center actuating lawn mower by Husky
We modestly worried about these eco-boost engines as well but Ford has been producing them for quite a few years now (in other engines) and owners speak very highly of them. My spouse was still worried so we got the extended warranty. We tend to not get the 1st models off the line but Ford had been producing similar Rangers around the world so they never really went out of production.
I test drove one and was close but it has some odd ergo issues (I'm 6'5") and the price was about what the Tundra TRD was that I finally got. The reliability risk for the cost was the biggest deal breaker. The interior was very nice, the size was really what I wanted (I don't fit in a Tacoma at all), the transmission was very nice on the Ranger too and the motor felt plenty powerful as a result of the trans.
I couldn't gamble on the reliability right now, but I hope they prove out well, I think Ford did a good job on them. If it had been all aluminum body (I'm in the Northeast where trucks come to rot) it might have pushed me over the line too.