spankis Posted August 20, 2011 Report Share Posted August 20, 2011 Always liked these, and they're not making them any more after this year. As a result they had some pretty solid rebates in order to liquidate the last of them, and I bought this one last night after work. I had to search A LOT to find the color/cab/motor/transmission combo I wanted, as there are seemingly less than 10 left in the country. Actually found this one an hour or two away, in Ohio, but barely. Anyway, it's a Ranger 2wd, 2.3L 4 cylinder, 5 speed. The color is Vista Blue Metallic, and it looks much lighter in these pictures than it does in person, so far I like it a lot. It's not fast by any means but it's not at all painful to drive, and should give me 27-28 mpg highway. It's got power everything, and a cd player with 6 months of sirius. Not too exciting but as my first new car purchase I figured I'd share. Token asshole picture: http://i180.photobucket.com/albums/x33/spankis/Ranger%20Pics/DSC_0302.jpg http://i180.photobucket.com/albums/x33/spankis/Ranger%20Pics/DSC_0294.jpg http://i180.photobucket.com/albums/x33/spankis/Ranger%20Pics/DSC_0295.jpg My plans in the near future are just to Line-X the bed, and some other functional stuff, then maybe eventually some factory mustang wheels and a slight drop, but nothing crazy. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Patrick Posted August 20, 2011 Report Share Posted August 20, 2011 Like the color. And how they applied the KISS method in the interior. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Buckeye1647545503 Posted August 20, 2011 Report Share Posted August 20, 2011 Nice truck. Can't go wrong with ford. Personally I would have sprung for a fullsive with ecoboost, but that's just me Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
zeitgeist57 Posted August 21, 2011 Report Share Posted August 21, 2011 I approve of this purchase. :thumbup: My uncle puts 150k+ miles on every Ranger he buys....may you do the same. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TTQ B4U Posted August 21, 2011 Report Share Posted August 21, 2011 My neighbor just gave his 1988 S10 to his son and bought the same Ford Ranger in Metallic Gray. They must be making some crazy deals on them. His is 4x4 and looks to have much larger wheels but overall, pretty basic. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bam Posted August 21, 2011 Report Share Posted August 21, 2011 Very nice, especially the color! So with rebates what are they giving these away for? Congrats. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Not Brian Posted August 21, 2011 Report Share Posted August 21, 2011 Are the FORD logos big enough? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DTM Brian Posted August 21, 2011 Report Share Posted August 21, 2011 You will like this truck. My 06 is gets 30 mpg running 75 mph on the freeway. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fiji ST Posted August 21, 2011 Report Share Posted August 21, 2011 Nice truck. Haven't seen too many of the 4-cylinder/manual combinations. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sol740 Posted August 21, 2011 Report Share Posted August 21, 2011 Congratz. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
spankis Posted August 21, 2011 Author Report Share Posted August 21, 2011 Thanks everyone, I've already put over 200 miles on it and so far I'm damn happy. And Brian, the ford badges are gigantic, but since they're nearly the same blue as the truck they don't bug me too much. As far as rebates, I qualified for basically all of them, including a new college grad deal, and all in all I ended up buying the truck for around 4k less than sticker. I considered base models with black plastic bumpers and crank windows, but figured I'd want to kill myself eventually. You can pick up those super basic trucks for 14-15 though it seems like. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SRTurbo04 Posted August 21, 2011 Report Share Posted August 21, 2011 good looking truck bud. didnt know they were stopping making teh ranger? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Not Brian Posted August 21, 2011 Report Share Posted August 21, 2011 Yeah you're right about the blue on blue looking fine but I couldn't imagine on something else. Anyway ten years from now you'll have some fast car and still talk about your Ranger. I had an '88 and still miss the thing for some reason. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
zeitgeist57 Posted August 21, 2011 Report Share Posted August 21, 2011 good looking truck bud. didnt know they were stopping making teh ranger? Ford is selling a shit ton of F150s with V6 engines...they are assuming that most buyers will want to step up to a base F150 over a decently-loaded Ranger. Now, they are forcing the issue. We need more small pickups here in America. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mr. Jones Posted August 21, 2011 Report Share Posted August 21, 2011 Ford is selling a shit ton of F150s with V6 engines...they are assuming that most buyers will want to step up to a base F150 over a decently-loaded Ranger. Now, they are forcing the issue. We need more small pickups here in America. +1 Diesel Mahindra come to america already ? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
2 Sweet Posted August 21, 2011 Report Share Posted August 21, 2011 needs more v8 and 4x4 hahah nice truck man, it looks good! awesome color. congrats on the purchase Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
spankis Posted August 21, 2011 Author Report Share Posted August 21, 2011 I considered a 4x4 V6, but I've always heard how shitty the 4.0L engine is and wanted to avoid it. They were offering substantially better rebates on V6 trucks though, so the "upgrade" actually wouldn't have cost too much. My dad also has a Ram 2500 with the Cummins and 4x4 that I generally do the maintenance on, so whenever I need a real ballsy truck for something that's always available. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Aaron Posted August 21, 2011 Report Share Posted August 21, 2011 We were behind you exiting polaris mall onto polaris parkway. Truck looked good! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Littleguy Posted August 21, 2011 Report Share Posted August 21, 2011 Nice purchase! I really enjoyed my basic 4cyl manual tranny Tacoma. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
spankis Posted August 22, 2011 Author Report Share Posted August 22, 2011 We were behind you exiting polaris mall onto polaris parkway. Truck looked good! If you were in the GTI i did actually notice you back there, didn't click that it could be a CR person though. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jeffro Posted August 22, 2011 Report Share Posted August 22, 2011 nice truck. but dont drop it or change the wheels... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PRD2BDF Posted August 22, 2011 Report Share Posted August 22, 2011 Low and slow will be a great look for the truck! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nurkvinny Posted August 22, 2011 Report Share Posted August 22, 2011 I DD'ed a 2.3 5sp Ranger for a while. I will say it did its job. Also hauled 1200lb of gravel a couple times. But, I don't recommend that. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cordell Posted August 22, 2011 Report Share Posted August 22, 2011 Driven many of those as work trucks in the past, dead reliable with the 4 cylinder or 3.0L V6. I was always partial to the S10 but the rangers are way better then the shit GM sells now for small trucks. Congrats on the purchase. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SRTurbo04 Posted August 22, 2011 Report Share Posted August 22, 2011 I DD'ed a 2.3 5sp Ranger for a while. I will say it did its job. Also hauled 1200lb of gravel a couple times. But, I don't recommend that. haha on ym 2.3l 5 speed ranger i had the 6 foot bed filled from top to bottom with stacked fire wood..talk about skethy Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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