Anyone own 2 Rangers?
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03-26-2010
Anyone own 2 Rangers?
I've noticed that a lot of folks with a 4WD Ranger also own some kind of little 4 cyl car for use as a daily driver, but does anyone own a second 4 cyl Ranger instead and use that as a DD? I've been throwing this idea around a bit seeing as older 4.0's are pretty cheap and I could keep the 95 4-banger for regular use (22 mpg) and use the 4.0 (16-17 mpg) on weekends and during bad weather. What do you think?
The thought just crossed my mind when I was thinking about trading in my 95 for a newer model Tacoma 4WD king cab, but damn those things are expensive. $22,000+ in my area for a used 2006 model? There's no way in hell I'd pay that much. A house the next town over has a mint 1999 king cab 4.0 4WD Ranger in the driveway for $3,800. I could buy half a dozen Rangers for the price of a single used Taco. Anyway, I just wanted a few opinions on the matter.
The thought just crossed my mind when I was thinking about trading in my 95 for a newer model Tacoma 4WD king cab, but damn those things are expensive. $22,000+ in my area for a used 2006 model? There's no way in hell I'd pay that much. A house the next town over has a mint 1999 king cab 4.0 4WD Ranger in the driveway for $3,800. I could buy half a dozen Rangers for the price of a single used Taco. Anyway, I just wanted a few opinions on the matter.
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I've heard about those, but I've never actually seen one. Ford hasn't made those in years, right? I know Toyota makes a 4wd Taco in a 4 cyl, but I've heard their mileage is terrible and you're better off just getting the V6. Something about the 4 cyl engine just not having enough power to fully support the 4wd. Again, that's just what I've heard.
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I have 2.
My beater is a 2003 auto 2.3. bought used w/ 78K on it, now have 83K as of March '10. I use this as a winter truck so I don't get salt or snow on my nice truck.
My nicer truck is loaded with mods and tons of work, its a 2004 Manual 3.0. It dosent ever get dirty or even driven in the rain. Bought that new, and it still looks new.
My beater is a 2003 auto 2.3. bought used w/ 78K on it, now have 83K as of March '10. I use this as a winter truck so I don't get salt or snow on my nice truck.
My nicer truck is loaded with mods and tons of work, its a 2004 Manual 3.0. It dosent ever get dirty or even driven in the rain. Bought that new, and it still looks new.
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03-27-2010
I've always been dreaming of getting my project: econoSLAM ranger started. My Ranger now is 8" or so of lift and on 35's. Isn't exactly efficient...but what V6 heavy little truck is? My little brother has a 4cyl reg cab 2wd 5spd ranger and it pulls some AWESOME mpg numbers. I'll do it someday. Have the econoSLAM truck as my DD and the big truck as my winter rig, tow pig, hauler pig. 34mpg hwy is alot better than 19. lol.
98-02 reg cab 4 bangers are pretty cheap with lower miles(at least in my area). About 3-4k for a 100k mile truck. XLT's too with options.
98-02 reg cab 4 bangers are pretty cheap with lower miles(at least in my area). About 3-4k for a 100k mile truck. XLT's too with options.
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03-27-2010
I've always been dreaming of getting my project: econoSLAM ranger started. My Ranger now is 8" or so of lift and on 35's. Isn't exactly efficient...but what V6 heavy little truck is? My little brother has a 4cyl reg cab 2wd 5spd ranger and it pulls some AWESOME mpg numbers. I'll do it someday. Have the econoSLAM truck as my DD and the big truck as my winter rig, tow pig, hauler pig. 34mpg hwy is alot better than 19. lol.
98-02 reg cab 4 bangers are pretty cheap with lower miles(at least in my area). About 3-4k for a 100k mile truck. XLT's too with options.
98-02 reg cab 4 bangers are pretty cheap with lower miles(at least in my area). About 3-4k for a 100k mile truck. XLT's too with options.
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Welll>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>.
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03-27-2010
It's called being geared correctly and knowing how to drive my truck efficiently. Not to mention having the power to stay at speed. Same way guys with v8's get better mpg's than stock v6's. That's highway.....yes i get 19 average on the freeway with 4.88's and 35's and a manual trans. Shoot...tha'ts all at about 75 in 5th at 3000 rpm. lol. This engine loooves rpms for efficientcy. What I swear by...what tought me about fuel consumption: ScangaugeII.
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