First things first, I’m a Ford Ranger guy. I’ve never owned one, and I can’t really point to what it is about the Ranger, maybe just the idea of a Ranger that I love, but I will admit I had high hopes for this one and for the Ranger Raptor, which I will tell you about later this week.
There are so many great cars available in other markets that we don’t get here in the U.S. because of our own silly protectionist laws. There are plenty of market forces preventing the above Citroën Berlingo from being sold here, but specifically because it is a cargo van, it receives a 25 percent tariff.
Even though the automotive market is slowing down and car prices are starting to go back to something a little more normal, there are still quite a few machines out there that command a hefty price tag if you actually want to get a deal done. This week, our good friends at Consumer Reports shared a big ol’ list of the …