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Old 12-23-2011, 03:40 AM
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I just don't have a use for a full size truck all the time. On occasion, I tow, on occasion, I haul something that probably could use a full size, but really, I don't need one. I would love a diesel truck, just don't need a 3/4 ton, or bigger. I have a Ranger, I can drive anywhere in the city, park at the mall, and I can parallel park like a BOSS, that is why I didn't get a F150/1500 Chevy/Dodge. They are good trucks, I miss the interior space, but I just don't need a truck that big. I'm a realist when it comes to vehicles, don't need 4wd, don't buy it, don't need to tow 10,000 lbs, don't need a fullsize etc.
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Old 12-23-2011, 06:07 AM
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I actually use to own a 01 f-150 Screw and got rid of it because it turned into a POS, the icing on the cake was when i blew the #7 spark plug out of the head at a stop light. Sure it was bigger in every way but i never used the extra space, so thats why i have a ranger now. The funny thing is my old truck as it sits in the picture got the same mpg (just the city/Mix not Hwy) as my ranger lol.. thats the only thing that pisses me off about the ranger.

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Old 12-23-2011, 06:51 AM
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Ranger I have a Ranger.... Well lets see, it all started off with a '94 Mazda 626 that I drove between 15-16(died), then shared a '99 2.5 Auto Reg Cab (Oxford) with my bro&sis. Well after like a year of that, we got a '99 Honda CRV (sis), then the '99 Ranger became mine. However we shared the two cars between me/bro/sis. Then the '99 became mine pretty much. And traded my dad the '99 for the truck I got now. (cause he was sick of a stick cause he drove in traffic for hours everyday). So I didn't come into buying a Ranger, it was more like, I traded my dad for his bigger Ranger (one of the happiest days of my life :P ).

Now the reasons why I like my truck:
FORD! Truck! Slightly better MPGs then F150.

Plus the Ranger is the one decent smaller truck, with the Tacoma. All others suck, S10, etc. And I'm a FORD MAN.

But I would rather have a brand new 2012 Ford F150 FX2 5.0 RED with 1" drop front, 2" drop rear. (So it looks almost stock) with the ford racing 5.0 Supercharger kit installed. And bed cover. But untill I get 40-50grand for that, the Ranger is a good little truck. The 3.0 does make 180tq, and it well over enough to do peel outs all day long (and I do).
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Old 12-23-2011, 10:39 AM
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just to spite ford because thats what they want me to do.

I'm still pissed ford never put the 5.0 in the ranger even though they put them in the explorers. they couldve EASILY done it, the Rangers were already set up for one, just like the 90's Explorers . But instead Ford decided Ranger owners should get screwed unless they decide to buy a fucking F150 or explorer.

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Old 12-18-2012, 01:53 PM
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I've driven lots of Fullsizes in my life and never liked any of them. I did enjoy driving my dad's nissan frontiers and my brothers old Dakota. The compact and midsize trucks are more in my comfort zone. I also wanted a manual transmission which limited the available of new trucks back 2011. Frontiers and Tacomas were $35,000 + trucks so the ranger at $18,845 was a steal and I love it

I've never driven an F150 but I have driven a 2010 Ram and a 2013 Sierra and didnt like driving either of them in terms of size so I doubt an f150 is in my market.
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Old 12-18-2012, 01:54 PM
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Guess it's time to edit my op in this thread

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Old 12-18-2012, 01:55 PM
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Old 12-18-2012, 01:57 PM
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haha go for it.
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Old 12-18-2012, 01:58 PM
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Old 12-18-2012, 01:59 PM
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But if I was smart I would've gotten an F150 from the get go knowing what I know now

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Old 12-18-2012, 02:02 PM
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But if I was smart I would've gotten an F150 from the get go knowing what I know now

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you might have been stuck with a 97-03 model, which i am not a fan of
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Old 12-18-2012, 02:03 PM
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But if I was smart I would've gotten an F150 from the get go knowing what I know now

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Old 12-18-2012, 02:11 PM
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you might have been stuck with a 97-03 model, which i am not a fan of
No I'm not a fan of them either....I did look at a couple before I bought the ranger though a 99 xlt and a 00 lariat

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Old 12-18-2012, 02:13 PM
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Old 12-18-2012, 02:13 PM
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No I'm not a fan of them either....I did look at a couple before I bought the ranger though a 99 xlt and a 00 lariat

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yuck, I prefered your fx4 sonic blue over any 97-03 model from XL to Lariat, they are not attractive trucks IMO. So you were better off with your ranger till the 04-08 models got affordable
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