Just sold the 88 Ranger for a grand. Even with it having 301K miles on it.
There gonna do a rebuild or something with it, so I only hope they do, so that it may live on and keep driving.
Be a damn shame if it ends up sitting in some back yard to rust away, man that's sad to think about.
But now i drive a nice 1998 Dodge Ram V8 with only 126K miles.
Pictures will be up later on today.

 

have fun when the trans goes in that dodge lol

 

I don't think I need to worry.
And besides, it's all about how you treat it that says how long it lasts.
And it was rebuilt a year ago anyway.

 

yea i woulda jus rebuilt the ranger, because dodges have very bad transmissions lol

 

Now now..... It's not dodge.... It's the crap parts the scores, but yes.... Anything with the "NV" on the front of it is just not spectacular

 

This transmission isn't made by Dodge, I can't remember for the life of me of whom it was built.
All i know is that it's rebuilt a year ago, and it's a heavy duty tranny, as it did a lot of pulling back and fourth by the first owner.

 

Well the main reason I sold it was because I'm a bigger guy, 275 pounds, and i stand at 6' 4"
So the biggest reason of me selling it was because I didn't have no room, and second i just love the Ram PERIOD.
And it's not a original Dodge transmission, don't have a clue what it is, but it's a good one, rebuilt a year ago, and it's one of them heavy duty ones.
Not the **** Dodge first installed when they made these trucks.

 

how bad is the door rust? those trucks rust like hell on the bottom of the doors...i know thats how our 2500 24V cummins is at work...bottom of the doors is almost gone

 

Sorry to hear about the Ranger and I hope the Dodge serves you well.

 

those things have horrible trannys if its the 318. the 360 and cummins have great trannys but still made from glass. the rust in the rear pannles in the wheel well and the bottom of the doors like to get cancer

 

Sorry to hear about the ranger... but a dodge? Come on man. Are you feeling ok?

 

Not even one little bit of rust ANYWHERE on the body.

 

Hey I'll take a Dodge any day, over any other truck.
Except a new 2010 Ranger which i can't afford.

 

I believe mine is the 360, rebuilt one year ago.

 

And this truck was babies it's whole life, garaged every night, so not even one bit of rust ANYWHERE.

 

that stinks you had to sell the ranger, but good luck with the dodge!

 

Yeah it does
But it was just to small for me, even being an extended cab.
I'm a big dude, so i really needed the room that the Dodge gives me.