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Old 04-11-2010, 06:21 PM
rangerdanger2 rangerdanger2 is offline
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Default Help buying my first Ranger!!!!!!

Hi guys ive been a die hard ford fan my entire 18 years and recently my grandfather let me barrow his stx ranger when my escort died and i absolutely fell in love with it. So my ? is which motor is the best and which trans lasts the longest 5spd stick or auto, and how many miles is too many for a ranger or like is a ranger with 150,000 going to kill me in repairs? Any help is greatly appreciated.
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Old 04-11-2010, 06:38 PM
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Default Re: Help buying my first Ranger!!!!!!

although 150,000 is old and alot of miles. for a ranger ive heard of them running just fine with 300,000 miles on them. if they are regularly kept up.
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Old 04-11-2010, 07:53 PM
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Default Re: Help buying my first Ranger!!!!!!

Go with a 4.0 with an auto trans. Like 878 sas if the Ranger is maintained really good it will last. If it is treated like crap the truck will go to the wreckers at a young age.
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Old 04-12-2010, 04:02 PM
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Hi guys ive been a die hard ford fan my entire 18 years and recently my grandfather let me barrow his stx ranger when my escort died and i absolutely fell in love with it. So my ? is which motor is the best and which trans lasts the longest 5spd stick or auto, and how many miles is too many for a ranger or like is a ranger with 150,000 going to kill me in repairs? Any help is greatly appreciated.
I have had both and in my experience the auto trans held up better than the stick.
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