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Old Oct 16, 2005
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out with the old, in with the new.

this thursday im going to go get my new 05 ranger!

lets see....

its a black fx4, ext. cab and i love it. the only thing that sucks is now im gonna have a truck payment since my old one is paid off...but i think i can manage

mucho thanks to bob jusnes, couldnt have gotten the deal i got without him!


yay!
 
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Old Oct 16, 2005
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sounds like its gunna be nice, good luck with it
 
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Old Oct 16, 2005
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I would say steer away from black but thats up to you. good luck on it
 
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Old Oct 16, 2005
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I would say steer away from black but thats up to you. good luck on it


i wanted the dark shadow grey color...but i didnt have much to choose from- so i went with black.
 
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ya it will be a pain to keep clean and I am guessing you dont have a garage to keep it in. but its your truck not mine thats why i have silver frost because it is the easest color haha my little dirty(er clean) secreat

just look at the pic in my avatar it wasnt washed for about 8 days when i took that haha...
 
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Old Oct 16, 2005
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Good luck with the new truck. I will tell you I love mine in black when its clean but its a job keeping it clean.
 
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Old Oct 16, 2005
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nice color choice!!!!
 
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Old Oct 16, 2005
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Once you go black.




You wash it every weekend.
 
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Old Oct 16, 2005
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nah just cake a good coat of mudd on it and you wont have to worry about any other dirt dust or bugs for a while
 
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Originally Posted by HarryTasker
Once you go black.




You wash it every weekend.
oh so true
 
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Old Oct 16, 2005
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my dad hates his black ls430... it showes every speck of dust and every little scratch
 
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Old Oct 16, 2005
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Cool beans; why ya gettin a new truck in your first year of college though? Seems like a lot of debt..

Aaron
 
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Old Oct 16, 2005
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Oh man...sounds like a blast cant wait to see it..

good choice too..Black...fx4..great color great package
 
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Old Oct 17, 2005
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Originally Posted by Red_Ak_Ranger
Cool beans; why ya gettin a new truck in your first year of college though? Seems like a lot of debt..

Aaron



well....lets just say thanks grandma. shes helpin me out a lot...but im still gonna be making payments to her...and the only thing the money from my new job (eh...whatever that might be) will be going to is truck payment and a little help to my mom since my insurance will go up with a truck thats not paid off.
 
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Old Oct 17, 2005
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Originally Posted by southerngirl4x4
this thursday im going to go get my new 05 ranger!

lets see....

its a black fx4, ext. cab and i love it. the only thing that sucks is now im gonna have a truck payment since my old one is paid off...but i think i can manage

mucho thanks to bob jusnes, couldnt have gotten the deal i got without him!


yay!
I just bought a 05 FX4 and love it and got a great deal.
 
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Old Oct 21, 2005
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you get this thing yet?!?!
 
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Old Oct 21, 2005
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actually yellow is the easiest color, well ok maybe silver but I like to think yellow is the supierior color lol.
 
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Old Oct 21, 2005
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actually yellow is the easiest color, well ok maybe silver but I like to think yellow is the supierior color lol.
naw silver is to easy to keep clean then i put black wheels on it and you NEVER see brake dust so she is always clean now haha...
 
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Old Oct 21, 2005
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Originally Posted by HarryTasker
Once you go black.




You wash it every weekend.

sonic blue aint much different but then agian i wash mine atleast once a week no matter what.
 
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Old Oct 21, 2005
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Originally Posted by southerngirl4x4
i wanted the dark shadow grey color...but i didnt have much to choose from- so i went with black.
There's one in Hillsborough...gray with black below the lower character line. It's an '06 though and probably going to cost more because of that.

Sounds like a really nice truck...if you take care of it, black can look good for years.
 
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Old Oct 21, 2005
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Black sucks at keeping clean! Congrats on the new ride if you got it already!
 
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Old Oct 21, 2005
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Originally Posted by Redneckstone
naw silver is to easy to keep clean then i put black wheels on it and you NEVER see brake dust so she is always clean now haha...
but yellow is still way better...









Congrats on the truck!! Bob is a cool cat.
 
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Old Oct 21, 2005
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gnar gnar
 
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Old Oct 21, 2005
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We want pics!
 
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Old Oct 23, 2005
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Originally Posted by Splitfire
We want pics!

i second that...

Trent get your ninja suit out....you do remember bout the ninja outfit right??
 
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