what up, long time no talk... well im selling my f-150 and lookin to get a ranger again. i wanted everyones opinions... i definitely want a 5-speed, and cant decide if i should stick it out and wait till i find a 4.0(which i had in my last ranger and loved) or settle for a 3.0. also idk if i should get a single cab or extra cab. i really miss my ranger tho lol it's been a year and a half since i got rid of it, and i want another one.

 

Listen carefully... get the 4.0 5speed.

LOL, if you get anything else you will regret it.

 

more than likely i will, i miss my old 4.0, it was pretty fast, and i imagine with a standard it can be faster

 

Yeah the not to shabby. What year are you looking at?

I would get extended cab so you can carry at least some stuff in it.

 

Extended Cab 4.0 5spd

 

Extended Cab 4.0

 

3.0!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

 

4.0 extended cab FTW! ;-) I love it when peoel have the ol' ranger twang they want back again =)

 

If your staying on the street get 4.0L auto, 4.10 L/S ext cab 4 dr. 2 wd.

While the're shifting your going. Buy a tuner and work the engine and tranny over to suit you.

If you really just like to shift gears then get the manual tranny.

 

Extra cab. More stable in turns and the room is nice for a subwoofer or whatever.

 

thanks for the input, ill probly hunt down a ex. cab, 4.0, 5 speed manual. im looking at 2001 + year models, i dont like the 4.0 before 2001.

 

Be nice if you could find an FX4 Level 2 you could afford with the manual t-case and all. They're quite nice.

 

4.0
5 Speed
Ex. Cab

Its the only way!

 

Ext. cab 4.0 5speed.

 

extended cab


so nice, except i have soooo much random crap in my truck right now :/

 

why in the world are you downgrading? I had a ranger and loved it, but after having the F150 XLT 4x4 ext cab I would never trade it for a ranger, although I would probably take a ranger over any other full size truck out there. And I dont notice a much differance in gas milage. Went from 16 down to 15 but have double the truck. But if you go back to a ranger deffinantly get the extended cab 4.0 and 4x4. Transmission be your preferance

 

4.0 5spd Xcab, love mine. Do a lot of fishing? Get the auto, flat country get the 5spd, hills or mountains do the auto. Depends upon where you live as to what you like best. Boatramps with a stick sux. Ditto coming from a start going uphill from a light. Flatland driving the stick gives better mpg once you learn the tricks, and is more fun to drive. I live in hilly country and fish and own a stk, so I'm not comparing apples to oranges. Where I'm at an auto would be better suited for me. Something to think about.

 

wait for what you want. if you rush in and buy one. then you will not be as happy.

 

i jumped at the first thing i could get last time and i hated after a year

this time after i decided i wanted a ranger i looked at and drove almost 20 different ones, it takes alot of time and running but its time well spent

 

keep the fiddy, why go back to fish sticks when you have caviar

 

because i dont like caviar lol, but really the 150 gotta go, gas milage sucks, insurance is just wayyy too expensive, and i really want a ranger again. and i have a corolla for a commuter vehicle, so i wont be out of a vehicle while looking for another truck...