What made you buy a Ranger? - Page 4 - Ford Ranger Forum

**Brinker88** · 05-02-2011, 06:07 PM

It was cheap it was sweet and it was ford

Hards 02 · 05-03-2011, 11:46 AM

After driveing it for 3 days ,I wanted it.It was my father-inlaws , He bought it used in 2005 with 31,868 miles on it ,He has to sell it, can`t drive anymore .I told him I would sell it for him , It now has 34,100 miles on it .It has been in the garage for 6 years .It was taken to a Ford dealership for service 2 years ago . I had an independant mechanic check it out .It`s like a 2 year old vehicle inside and out .What more could I ask for ,4.l , V6 4x4 4door auto, everything except pwr door locks and windows Drives and performs great. Couldn`t pass it up for $7,000.

It reminds me alot of my 89 full size I had but smaller.

**Hooligan** · 10-27-2011, 01:37 PM

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Demon-FX4 · 10-27-2011, 03:04 PM

i was searching for a ZR2 and they had this fx4 LEVEL II they said and i was liek wth is that drove it and took it home the next day.

Captured Time · 10-27-2011, 04:17 PM

my first truck was a 93 ranger 5 speed 2x4 then came the 98 sport 5 speed 2x4 x-cab then came my 2000 4x4 auto sport. i didnt have that much money when i got my first truck and i think i payed 1100 out the door. after that i just fell in loe with the ranger's

**djfllmn** · 10-27-2011, 05:34 PM

grandpa is on his 3rd ranger and loved everyone of them...so he sold me on them lol

**Hooligan** · 01-06-2012, 01:00 PM

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smmayer92 · 01-16-2012, 05:39 PM

Lets see. My first ever vehicle was a 98 jeep wrangler that my mother gave me for my 15 birthday. She had bought it brand new and had it for 10 years and 165k before I got a hold of it. Had that for 2 years, took me to prom, banged a few girlfriends on the hood, had a lot of good memories. But after 2 years and 194k on the clock it began to show its age. I put over 1000 bucks into the a/c and it lasted 3 months before the evaporator took a ****, then the trans took a **** at 185k ( 1,330 bucks to rebuild a 3 speed auto). Lets just say it was your typical Chrysler product. NOW for the ranger- I babied the jeep while looking for a new truck. All my friends had rangers and ran them into the ground and they kept going, and my father who had fords all his life ran his fords pretty hard and never let him down. So i hunted, all the rangers that I found were either beat to holy hell and over priced or not what I wanted. After 4 months my father said get rid of your jeep and I will help you find a truck. We looked and looked- not a single ranger in sight. He said " oh there is a mini cooper dealership, that could be a fun car" I was like hell no but lets look. So we were hunting the lot when I spied a ford logo through some shrubs, and I walked over and there was this 98 xlt with a 7 foot bed sitting in the trade in lot waiting for reconditioning. So we went back when they were opened and I put 500 down on a deposit and drove it and fell in love. I got it for 4100 a year ago with 144 k on the clock. Ive had it for a year now and wouldnt trade it for the world. Funny..... I almost got a cooper.....

nicksranger01 · 01-16-2012, 07:26 PM

well to be honest I was looking for a 03 and older Chevy S10 ZR2, I know a Chevy, i was young and dumb couldn't find one with under 100,000 miles for less then 10k, so my Dad drove by the dealer that had my Ranger and he told me about it, so black friday 2007 i went and looked, it had 59,437 miles and they only wanted $9,990 for it soi went to the bank and by 5pm that friday she was mine, she had the big tires already and the dual exhaust done

hazard-maine · 01-16-2012, 07:28 PM

i started out with a big 3500 cummin ram, that i used as a work truck, but gas prices hit high up here in 08/09 so i sold it and werent threw car after car, then got an 87 ranger and ran it for a few months before it died, got a 92 ranger and crashed it, then found a 4x4 ranger and bought it, and i still have it today, i got the rangers because they are tough trucks, small, and ok on gas for a truck

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05-03-2011, 11:46 AM	#32
Hards 02 Junior Member Join Date: May 2011 Location: Tacoma Wa. Posts: 24	After driveing it for 3 days ,I wanted it.It was my father-inlaws , He bought it used in 2005 with 31,868 miles on it ,He has to sell it, can`t drive anymore .I told him I would sell it for him , It now has 34,100 miles on it .It has been in the garage for 6 years .It was taken to a Ford dealership for service 2 years ago . I had an independant mechanic check it out .It`s like a 2 year old vehicle inside and out .What more could I ask for ,4.l , V6 4x4 4door auto, everything except pwr door locks and windows Drives and performs great. Couldn`t pass it up for $7,000. It reminds me alot of my 89 full size I had but smaller.