name josh from northwest indiana, 30, had my ranger for 9 years now. got it in 2000, with 20k miles on it. its a 98 ranger xlt, 2wd, manual trans 2.5l goofy ass 8 plugs. been off roading in the badlands in attaica indiana in it..fast way to piss off my brother and friend. brother had a 00 z71, friend had a 95 dodge lifted with 35's under it.. and i followed them just about everywhere. was in the military for 5 years. put the ranger in the back of a u-haul truck to get it to cali..them drove it to mississippi 2.5 years later. almost lost it in hurricane katrina..ford tough..no joke!! when i came back to area, my ranger looked like a mardi-gras float, alumin siding wrapped around it, insulation all over, got lucky windows didnt get broken out..still have the scratches on the glass from stuff hitting them..and the scratches in the paint. got out of service 2 yrs ago now, moved back home, work in a steel mill. and just put a new motor in truck a few weeks ago...and have a mystery oil leak. truck has 110,020 miles on it now, toyo a/t opencountry tires, cherry bomb extreme muffler, k&n air filter, 3" exhaust tip. i''ll try to get a pic of it before work and inbetweeen the rain showers. diggin the website also