need a good DD

fast94mustangGT

New Member

Dec 30, 2004

60

0

0

Aug 30, 2006

#1

• Aug 30, 2006

• #1

well my cousin and i have a interview with a wyotech represenative on sep.7 , to see if were right for the school. Hopefully we are, in high school i took 2 years of precison machine,welding, and motorsports tech. and he took 3 years of autoservice tech, so i wouldnt see why not but who knows. anyway if accepted ill be needing a good, reliable daily driver that gets better MPG than the stang. i was thinking along the lines of a ranger or something of that nature. it needs to be something decently priced, lets say around 5k. also needs to be 4x4 because ill driving it in the snow sooner or later. anyone have any experience with rangers?? relaibility,MPG,etc. or should i get something else?

 

HISSIN50

"How long does it take to get help in here?

15 Year Member

Nov 29, 1999

31,179

33

129

Aug 30, 2006

#2

• Aug 30, 2006

• #2

Get with your Opal Frost brother, Justin. He was a Ranger nut some time back and knows boatloads (payloads? ) about them.


Good luck.

 

pleasehelp

New Member

Mar 11, 2003

686

0

0

Poplar Grove, Il

Aug 30, 2006

#3

• Aug 30, 2006

• #3

I have a 99 XLT 4x4 3.0 auto supercab stepside Ranger. I like it. The only thing that I don't like it's that it's a dog. Kinda wish I went with the 4.0 and a 5sp but my gf drives it and she don't know how to drive a stick. 3.0s I heard have great a reliability. Not sure about the 4.0s. I get around 18mpgs in the city. I can also run E85 but the brings down the mpgs to around 15, but it saves me about $10 a fill up. So far nothing has been wrong with it *knocks on wood* except the drivers side leaf spring broke on me. Other than that it's been a great DD.

Oh, I got mine for $6,000 with 78K miles.

 

SeventyMach1

Keep it lubed .... keep it straight .... and keep

Mar 30, 2005

1,940

3

36

North Carolina

Aug 30, 2006

#4

• Aug 30, 2006

• #4

The 3.0L OHV's are EXTREMELY reliable. Probably the most reliable Ford's ever built, IMO. There just a little lacking in the power department compared to the 4.0L. They get decent mileage .... but the 2.3L 4 banger gets better, of course. My old 5 speed 2.3L got 28 MPG. My 5 speed 3.0L got around 16.


I believe '95 or '96 was the last year you could get a 4x4 with a 4 cylinder.

If it were me .... I'd get a '98+ 4x4 .... 3.0L or 4.0L .... 5 speed.

 

fast94mustangGT

New Member

Dec 30, 2004

60

0

0

Aug 30, 2006

#5

• Aug 30, 2006

• #5

well whatever i get, ranger or not its gonna be a manual trans. im looking for a 4.0 or 3.0. also i just mainly worried about highway mpg, its a 6 hour drive from here and im wanting to try to come home everyweekend to see my girl

 

Killercanary

The car that set the bar.

Founding Member

Nov 29, 1999

5,676

1

76

Altoona, PA

Aug 30, 2006

#6

• Aug 30, 2006

• #6

Offtopic:

Which campus would you be attending if you go to Wyotech? The Blairsville campus is only about 50 minutes away from me and about 10 minutes from our local track! If you come out to this campus let me know.

 

fast94mustangGT

New Member

Dec 30, 2004

60

0

0

Aug 30, 2006

#7

• Aug 30, 2006

• #7

yes its the one in blairsville

 

94_302

Founding Member

Sep 2, 2002

438

0

16

Miami

Sep 2, 2006

#8

• Sep 2, 2006

• #8

I say get a ranger with a blown motor and swap in a 2.3T or a 5.0 in it.

 

fast94mustangGT

New Member

Dec 30, 2004

60

0

0

Sep 4, 2006

#9

• Sep 4, 2006

• #9

a 2.3T would be cool, any idea how how hard and expensive this would be. and a 5.0 is out of the question, im looking for good gas milage here