Sooo I drug my father down to the dealership yesterday for his opinion.. in place of the shadow grey sport 4x2 ext cab 4door was a black one IDENTICAL in color but 2K cheaper!? WTF??? the list on the gray one was $25,5-- sooooo whats the difference here?! Anyways I eventually found the grey one it was in the back...i drove it and LOVE it im in love! I really want it now its down to checking into the 10 which theyre doing today... so I'll soon know what direction im goin. BTW am I the only chick on here into bad ass trucks?? lol

Holly

There are a few females on here.

the 2K dollar difference may be options one has over the other.

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Check the standard options. The xlt with the 4.0 adds 1k auto trans sliding window things like that

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Lead, Follow or get out of my way!
2010 XLT 4x2 4 dr Super Cab
4.0L SOHC, 5 speed auto, Auto dim mirror w/ home link/remote start,
Chorme Bug gard, Ultragauge, window vents
Next - Bed liner
Suprise, Az - Retired but working
Canon 7D
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$25K for a new ranger? damn...up in MN a new 2011 4x4 ranger supercab is only $18,000.

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2001 Ranger Edge 4x4 (sold)
2006 F150 Lariat 4x4 (sold)
2007 Explorer XLT (Destroyed by Deer on highway)
2014 Explorer XLT (inherited from parents)

Agreed, check for options. All the little options can and will add up.

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$18K? I can't touch a single cab XL 4cyl/standard for less than $17K down here in Florida.

^^ Ditto! ^^
Base XL's around here go for 18,999

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2010 Silver Ford Ranger XLT 2.3L 2WD StyleSide Reg Cab Auto, Open 7.5" - 4.10 diff.
TruxEdo tonneua cover, rubber bed mat, Ranger all weather floor mats.

In my area, a base XL is 17,935, XLT 19,075, and a sport is 22,380 before all the extra options.

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2008 Ford Ranger Sport 4x4 4.0L
-5 speed, undercoating, tinted windows, keyless entry, 3.73 gears
-Pioneer AVIC-F700BT GPS w/10" Pioneer woofer
-3 inch Performance Accessories Body Lift
-33x12.5 r 15 BFG M/T KM2's

dont get a 4x2, just get the 4x4. IMO, get a good low mileage used 4x4, you will be happier. I got my 4x4 when it was 1 1/2 years old and saved $10k than had I bought it brand new. It was a one owner truck with only 25k miles on it

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X2! I bought mine used with only one previous owner and only 39k miles on it. Very happy with my purchase.

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2008 Ford Ranger Sport 4x4 4.0L
-5 speed, undercoating, tinted windows, keyless entry, 3.73 gears
-Pioneer AVIC-F700BT GPS w/10" Pioneer woofer
-3 inch Performance Accessories Body Lift
-33x12.5 r 15 BFG M/T KM2's

Mine's had 3 owners, one being fleet, but it looks like a 1 owner truck. The maintenance record is 6 pages long full of regular oil/filter changes, tire rotations, chassis lubrications, undercoating, etc between all three owners. It's currently got 44,500 on it now. Never been smoked in either. Number of owners doesn't really matter, what does matter is how well the truck has been taken care of and the age of the truck.

^^^Main reason I bought a used Ford in the first place.

I've notived that 9 times out of 10 Ford owners take better care of and have more pride in their vehicles.

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2008 Ford Ranger Sport 4x4 4.0L
-5 speed, undercoating, tinted windows, keyless entry, 3.73 gears
-Pioneer AVIC-F700BT GPS w/10" Pioneer woofer
-3 inch Performance Accessories Body Lift
-33x12.5 r 15 BFG M/T KM2's

It's funny you said that, because that was the reasoning behind getting the Ranger. We had a Cavalier before the Ranger, and I was horrible at maintenance with it. I hated it, therefore I hated to take care of it. But I love the Ranger, so naturally I take way better care of it. She gets baths every single week, and I'm constantly checking the fluids to make sure everything is tip top.

Exactly my point lol. I mean the same can be said for other makes of vehicles, I've just found in the research I did before I bought my ranger by looking at carfax's and stuff that ford owners just like to take care of the vehicles. A lot of that mentality I have towards mine I got from one of my really good friends and his dad (old boss). They both have fords and take care of them like they were children lol. His dad takes care of everything he has because if you take care of it, it lasts longer. Why spend more money than you have to lol?

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2008 Ford Ranger Sport 4x4 4.0L
-5 speed, undercoating, tinted windows, keyless entry, 3.73 gears
-Pioneer AVIC-F700BT GPS w/10" Pioneer woofer
-3 inch Performance Accessories Body Lift
-33x12.5 r 15 BFG M/T KM2's

I agree with the whole taking care of it... My GF KNOWS that it goes the truck, the R6 and THEN her... Priorities... but like people have said look for a used 4x4... Alot of rangers Ive seen have been in awesome condition so it shouldnt be hard. The left over money could also be used for some mods

yeah they are a bit expensive out here, i ended up paying 8500 for my 99 a few months ago, but it had everything i wanted and even at 113000 miles it runs top notch and looks close to new.

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99 extended cab, 4.0, auto, 33s, 4x4 lifted with some stuff done

98 2wd 2.5, 5 speed, dropped with some stuff done