Looking to buy a ranger, need opinions

deftsound · Apr 27, 2008

Well the time has come to sell the impractical daily driver that my 86 mustang is.

I am seriously considering buying a ranger, i need a pickup, need good mileage and of course it has to be a ford!

Has anyone had any prior experience with rangers? Anything i should watch out for? Realisticaly will i get better mileage with the "probably" under-powered 4 cylinder or the 6 cylinder?

Thanks

MEandmyKB · Jun 12, 2008

deftsound said:
Well the time has come to sell the impractical daily driver that my 86 mustang is.

I am seriously considering buying a ranger, i need a pickup, need good mileage and of course it has to be a ford!

Has anyone had any prior experience with rangers? Anything i should watch out for? Realisticaly will i get better mileage with the "probably" under-powered 4 cylinder or the 6 cylinder?

Thanks

I ordered an '08 XLT about a month ago, should be here June 26th, and I picked the 4cyl engine. I'm driving a "loaner" now with a 3.0 V6 and I'm getting 21-22mpg with mostly highway driving - 4 cyl should get 24-25 mpg from what I'm hearing. The old cam belt 8 spark plug 8 valve 4 cyl felt pretty weak, but the new 16 valve DOHC timing chain 4 cyl should be a much better engine, and it only makes about 5hp less than the 3.0 V6 now.

rabidscoobie · Jun 12, 2008

Well my dad has owned 3 rangers.They are good and reliable,his last one,a 02 ranger had just under 300kmiles on it when he traded it in.Only things he did to it was normal maint. and a belt tensioner.But when he got rid of it,it was needing a valve job.As for gas mileage he was getting around 20-22 on they hwy with a v6,the one he had before that was a 99 with 200kmiles and same story same mileage but with a 4 banger.My mother in law has a 97 that looks like it should be in a junk yard but runs very good,and the mpg is in line with my dads other 2,his 3rd I dont really know anything about.

Oh and all the mpg I said was all hwy,in town i think it was around 16-17

Jacob_Royer · Jun 12, 2008

Keep the mustang probably mileage about the same or better than a ranger.. My old one was terrible 17mpg highway!

mustang50v8 · Jun 12, 2008

if you want to travel to chicago to get one a dude in our local club is selling a 2wd 4.0L ranger with low miles for like 11500 i think.

mustang50v8 · Jun 12, 2008

this is it http://www.chicagolandmustang.com/forums/showthread.php?t=25305

he is selling at 11,900 which is what he owes on it i guess.

SilverBullet00 · Jun 12, 2008

They dont get the best gas mileage... My dad had a 93 v6 3.0, and traded it in 05 for a 05 ranger FX4 (v6 4.0).

The FX4 is tons of fun to drive in the snow! Even with the crappy stock goodyear tires, it gripped and handled so well. If I were to get one, I would get the FX4!

Matt's 03 GT · Jun 12, 2008

Posted via Mobile DeviceI have an 01 with about 70k and it runs great. It is not that much better than the stang on gas though. I see about 25 ave.

my500hp99gt · Jun 12, 2008

My brother has a '04 v6 Ranger Edge XLT with an auto and 125k miles that he wants to sell. I think he gets about 20-22 mpg combined. He wants $7,000 for it. It is in great shape and I have to drive to Houston in a few days if you are interested I will send you some pics and I could deliver it to Houston for you. It is an extra-cab step side truck with after market wheels and tires. If interested email me back.

GettinThere · Jun 12, 2008

Had a 91 2.3l 4 cyl. Ranger, sold it at about 130k miles a few years ago. Good useful vehicle, no problems except for the a/c. Don't know what mpg it got, as I didn't much care about that then.

Matt's 03 GT · Jun 12, 2008

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Fastwrx15 · Jun 13, 2008

Don't get a Ford Ranger everyone I knew how had a Ranger
had problems with it and ended up unloading it.
The best trucks for 2007 and 2008 are the Toyota Tacoma
and Toyota Tundra.Toyota has always been known for their
reliablity and having great resale value.Buy one you will not
regret it they are the truck to buy!

www.toyota.com

rabidscoobie · Jun 13, 2008

Fastwrx15 said:
Don't get a Ford Ranger everyone I knew how had a Ranger
had problems with it and ended up unloading it.
The best trucks for 2007 and 2008 are the Toyota Tacoma
and Toyota Tundra.Toyota has always been known for their
reliablity and having great resale value.Buy one you will not
regret it they are the truck to buy!

www.toyota.com

Ive known too many peeps with rangers and they had no probs,now my x girlfriend had a tacoma and the mpg sucked.

Fastwrx15 · Jun 13, 2008

rabidscoobie said:
Ive known too many peeps with rangers and they had no probs,now my x girlfriend had a tacoma and the mpg sucked.

Well your x girlfriend must have not did her proper maintenance and has a lead foot because the Toyota Tacoma gets great MPG I'm afraid your mistaken.

Satin Silver GT · Jun 13, 2008

My daily driver is a 2005 Ranger XLT Supercab. 3.0 V6 with a 5 speed. I get about 24.5 MPG on the highway with the AC running.
Zero problems with 45k on the clock. Of course it's silver just like my Stang.

LI98GTStang · Jun 13, 2008

Fastwrx15 said:
Don't get a Ford Ranger everyone I knew how had a Ranger
had problems with it and ended up unloading it.
The best trucks for 2007 and 2008 are the Toyota Tacoma
and Toyota Tundra.Toyota has always been known for their
reliablity and having great resale value.Buy one you will not
regret it they are the truck to buy!

www.toyota.com

Sorry to burst your bubble on Toyota Tacomas...

"Toyota Offers to Buy Back Rusty Tacomas"

http://wheels.blogs.nytimes.com/2008/05/07/toyota-offers-to-buy-back-rusty-tacomas/index.html?hp

MEandmyKB · Jun 13, 2008

Fastwrx15 said:
Don't get a Ford Ranger everyone I knew how had a Ranger
had problems with it and ended up unloading it.
The best trucks for 2007 and 2008 are the Toyota Tacoma
and Toyota Tundra.Toyota has always been known for their
reliablity and having great resale value.Buy one you will not
regret it they are the truck to buy!

www.toyota.com

Thanks for confirming the very reason why I did NOT buy an overpriced Tacoma:

"power windows/door locks/outside mirrors, remote keyless entry system, cruise control - NOT AVAILABLE" (Unless you opt for the larger cab)

Pretty sad when you can pick every single available option on the regular cab Tacoma, just to find out that the Ranger was still cheaper...and figure out that the Ranger had every option on it that the Tacoma didn't have.

SaleenGT2001 · Jun 13, 2008

i have owned my 95 ranger for about 9 years and 240K miles. it is a 3.0 V6 2WD. the engine is BONE STOCK except for a cam sensor. i have NEVER replaced anything on it!! i did have to put a couple of transmissions in it. (stupid driving when i was younger) other than the transmissions it has been the best vehiclei have ever owned.

and as far as power goes. a 3.0 is just as weak as a 4cyl.

deftsound · Jun 13, 2008

damn talk about rezing a thread from the dead, i already bought a ranger a while back...notice the date

rabidscoobie · Jun 13, 2008

deftsound said:
damn talk about rezing a thread from the dead, i already bought a ranger a while back...notice the date

damn I need to start looking at post dates.....

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