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View Poll Results: Which truck to choose?
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Old 07-04-2011, 01:53 PM
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good deal here if you don't mind a bit of a drive. freshly rebuilt tranny this is one option
how is that a deal a 1998 4 cyl with 125K miles at almost $4,000. and a rebuilt tranny on top of that, that sounds like a royal screw job of a Ranger.
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Old 07-04-2011, 01:54 PM
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how is that a deal a 1998 4 cyl with 125K miles at almost $4,000. and a rebuilt tranny on top of that, that sounds like a royal screw job of a Ranger.
he meant 4L idk what he did there, you can see in the description its a 4.0

edit: plus there was no such thing as a 4 cyl 4x4 i don't think. definetly one of those things you have to see for yourself.
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Old 07-04-2011, 02:00 PM
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lol I missed that but I still find it expensive for a 1998 4l OHV with that many miles and that needs TLC, you can see from the pics it needs some bodywork too. I dont trust professionally "rebuilt" trannys. Dodge has millions of professionally built trannys and they are just like a crockpot just slowly waiting for it to destroy itself even brand new. Id trust more a brand new tranny. he is better off paying $2000 more for a more prestine example with a SOHC instead of the OHV and have less hassle
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Old 07-04-2011, 02:12 PM
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lol I missed that but I still find it expensive for a 1998 4l OHV with that many miles and that needs TLC, you can see from the pics it needs some bodywork too. I dont trust professionally "rebuilt" trannys. Dodge has millions of professionally built trannys and they are just like a crockpot just slowly waiting for it to destroy itself even brand new. Id trust more a brand new tranny. he is better off paying $2000 more for a more prestine example with a SOHC instead of the OHV and have less hassle
agree lol just was throwing some options out there. wow i didn't even see the rust on the bottom of the doors!
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Old 07-04-2011, 02:15 PM
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agree lol just was throwing some options out there. wow i didn't even see the rust on the bottom of the doors!
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Old 07-04-2011, 02:19 PM
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glasses for the win
sad thing is I'm wearing contacts lol
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Old 07-04-2011, 02:21 PM
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sad thing is I'm wearing contacts lol
hahaha I cant wear contact anymore, my eyes were destroyed by them
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Old 07-04-2011, 02:41 PM
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that sucks, yea i hate them i rarely wear them.. idk why i am now! lol my glasses work better oddly enough
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Old 07-04-2011, 04:34 PM
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he meant 4L idk what he did there, you can see in the description its a 4.0

edit: plus there was no such thing as a 4 cyl 4x4 i don't think. definetly one of those things you have to see for yourself.
1996 was the last year for the 4 cylinder 4WD Ranger.
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Old 07-04-2011, 06:42 PM
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Bank is open tomorrow so I will be looking.
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Old 07-05-2011, 03:35 PM
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The 4.0 had bad tires and a couple of dings nothing major though. The 3.0 had really nice lif and drove awesome but the person who had it beat it up pretty bad inside and out which you couldn't tell from the pics. The search will continue...
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Old 07-05-2011, 08:24 PM
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1996 was the last year for the 4 cylinder 4WD Ranger.
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Old 07-06-2011, 11:01 AM
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4.0 non-lifted with out a doubt between the two. but yeah see if you can find a better deal on one.
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Old 07-06-2011, 12:08 PM
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3.0 for sure, less power but its a single cab and it has half the miles
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