To be honest I rather a 4 banger over the 3.0. I got a 3.0 without researching it too much (kind of a impulse purchase because of the price and the sport model looks awesome). After reading into it more I probably would have passed it up. A 4 banger will net you +5-10 MPG and give you pretty much the same performance as the 3.0. I owned a I4 for nearly 10 years and it never was unable to do something I needed (towing a small trailer, pay loading it to the gills etc). My next ranger purchase is going to be either a I4 XLT or 4x4 4.0V6 Sport. I have no real complaints about my truck, other than I feel like I'm driving a 4 banger but only get 18-20 mpg instead of 30 mpg. But that's just my opinion.
