Plenty of us use our Rangers for commuting, hauling and pulling. The Ranger isnt often a performance vehicle and its not exactly a Porsche in terms of inspiring driving for the sake of driving.

But Ive been a car guy all my life. I enjoy the activity of driving. One of my favorite things to do to relieve stress is to get in my truck, pick a direction, and go. No destination in mind (that would be a prison), no time limit (within reason), and no job to be accomplished- a joyride. I dont need to drive fast- 55mph in the slow lane suits me fine (in the Ranger). Just listen to my tunes, relax, and drive. I especially like doing this at 2-3 in the morning; no traffic, quiet, peaceful, and lots of green lights (have to be careful of deer though). I find I can do this in any car.

So how about it? How many of you just drive for the sake of driving? Im sure people like me are the bane of environmentalists everywhere, but we all have our guilty pleasures

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2002 Ford Ranger XLT Supercab, 2.3L Duratec I4, 5-speed manual, 4.10 gears, ~100,000 miles
Power nothing with air conditioning; crank windows for life!
Throttle cable mod, retained accessory power mod, 2006 thermostat w/resistor mod
Headlight relay harness, Philips xtreme-vision bulbs
P235/75R15 Michelin LTX M/S2s

:raiseshand:

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2001 f250 7.3 zf-6
1979 f150 400/c6
Ranger free since December 2015
quote of the day:
The round flowing fenders of this vehicle have been lovingly reconstructed by a Dutch craftsman out of, what could be considered the most precious material on earth, bondo

X2 I'm in south jersey and I like driving around chatsworth and even further south around cape may (all back roads of course!)

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2006 Ford Ranger FX4 Off Road
maxed out torsion keys, Add a Leaf, 3" higher then stock, LT265/75R16 BF Goodrich all terrain KO2s on 16x8 Black Rock 997 Type 8 Wheels, 15% front windows, 5% back windows. Cobra 40 Channel CB and a 3' Firestik II, 3157 Pilot LED backup light bulbs and 2 KC Dayligher 100 Watt lights

That's my favorite thing to do in mine. Except the part where I get 15 mpg lol

Nothing but pine trees and road

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2006 Ford Ranger FX4 Off Road
maxed out torsion keys, Add a Leaf, 3" higher then stock, LT265/75R16 BF Goodrich all terrain KO2s on 16x8 Black Rock 997 Type 8 Wheels, 15% front windows, 5% back windows. Cobra 40 Channel CB and a 3' Firestik II, 3157 Pilot LED backup light bulbs and 2 KC Dayligher 100 Watt lights

Nothing wrong with that. I love driving on the roads less traveled.

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2000 Ranger Extd Cab XLT, 4X4 Off Road, 4.0L, Auto, 8.8 - 4.10's, 01 grille & lights swap.
69 Mustang, modified 5.0, & 5spd.(project)
99 Explorer Sport, 4.0 SOHC, Auto, 8.8 - 4.10's, PW, PL, PM, Cruise, Tilt. (Wife's DD)
05 F-150 2WD Regular Cab. ( My DD)

Took a drive today

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2000 Ford Ranger XLT 2WD ~ Work-In-Progress: 5.0 V8, M5R2 5 Speed, 4" Suspension Lift, 3" Body Lift, 33" BFG's, Bilstein 5100's, Comp Cams XE258HR-12, 24# Injectors, Torque Monster Headers, Flowmaster 70 Series,
1987 Ford F-150 Lariat 302 ~ Decommissioned
2006 Honda Civic LX 1.6 ~ Totaled
2011 Acura TSX K24 Base ~ Daily Driver, Supercharged 10PSI, 310whp 241lb/ft

I do this all the time... I love to roam the back roads around northeast pa and occasionally northwestern NJ, even southern NY state. small towns, dense forests, farmlands, rivers, mountians, old cars, neat buildings and cool old antique / junk shops, there is so much to see out there if you stick to the back roads.

someday I want to jump on route 6 up in milford and just follow it across the state, possibly across the country if I feel like it. love my ranger for roaming around too, because I feel like I can take it anywhere, dirt forest service roads & trails don't scare me in this truck, and I never feel rushed when i'm driving it.

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2000 XLT 4X4, 3.0, Auto, regular cab - throttle cable mod, K&N drop in filter, taylor thundervolt 8.2 plug wires, autolite sparkplugs, Accel coil pack, AVS Ventshades, Rampage LED tailgate light bar, BFGoodrich All Terrain T/A tires, Trail F/X toolbox, cruse control pod light fix, Cobra 19 ultra II CB, lil wil antenna, pioneer door speakers, expo woodgrain radio bezal, 06+ mirrors & tails, powerdome hood

2000 XLT 4X4 Offroad, 4.0 / auto, supercab - the project truck!

I love just going for a drive, I took my ranger on many drives, the last one I took it on was 200 miles cause I wanted to see some places I hadn't seen in ten years. Any time I drove to grandmas cabin I would head back to town and get supplies just to take a drive.

I've put 3k on the f150 in less than a month.

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2014 F150 xl 3.7 6 speed auto.

Mike you ever been down chatsworth road? Its neat. Cuts right threw the pines and in some spots opens up to hugeeee cranberry farms, then goes back to woods again. It takes you in the direction of atsion lake and carranza.

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2006 Ford Ranger FX4 Off Road
maxed out torsion keys, Add a Leaf, 3" higher then stock, LT265/75R16 BF Goodrich all terrain KO2s on 16x8 Black Rock 997 Type 8 Wheels, 15% front windows, 5% back windows. Cobra 40 Channel CB and a 3' Firestik II, 3157 Pilot LED backup light bulbs and 2 KC Dayligher 100 Watt lights

I think thats just part of being a Gear head.. That and someone who enjoys some diversity or spontaneous things in life from time to time.

I may feel the need to eat at Del Taco for some reason but I may drive 45 miles and drive from Riverside all the way to Laguna Niguel or Oceanside for some reason. Just to go somewhere different, maybe Im paranoid cause all the Starbucks Barristas know me by name, know all three of my drinks, and repeatedly get them perfect every time and I just want to go somewhere else... LMAO

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My Build Pg. Threads
+ 93' Ranger Overlanding Build
+ 94' Ranger Bed Overlanding Trailer Build
+ 12° North Industries ~ I Support

I went for a drive last night until 2am in back roads, jumped it twice, went into a gravel pit, went on top of one of the mounds, did some donuts. Killed 1/3 of a tank and a couple of hours. Good way to try and forget what happened just previous.

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1999 3.0 4x4 XLT Flex Regular cab long box
Miles: ~127k
Mods:
-Near leaf springs rated at 1150# each
-#1 T-bars new
-Rancho RS5000 series shocks all around
-2 7" Led bars on the bumper in fog pattern
-Toolbox, black diamond plate
-Frame mount receiver
-Manual front hubs
-Chrome stake hole tiedowns in rear set

I do that alot also, ill get on Hwy 59 and drive north till i get to splendora and then drive back about a 2hr round trip, its nice driving to small town and i also get to see where ima live hopefullly next year when i buy my house

I just drive, sometimes I stop at a place that looks good, such as one of the hidden lakes up here, sit on the hood, relax, and think

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2001 f250 7.3 zf-6
1979 f150 400/c6
Ranger free since December 2015
quote of the day:
The round flowing fenders of this vehicle have been lovingly reconstructed by a Dutch craftsman out of, what could be considered the most precious material on earth, bondo

or the shop/scrap yard

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2000 Ford Ranger XLT 2WD ~ Work-In-Progress: 5.0 V8, M5R2 5 Speed, 4" Suspension Lift, 3" Body Lift, 33" BFG's, Bilstein 5100's, Comp Cams XE258HR-12, 24# Injectors, Torque Monster Headers, Flowmaster 70 Series,
1987 Ford F-150 Lariat 302 ~ Decommissioned
2006 Honda Civic LX 1.6 ~ Totaled
2011 Acura TSX K24 Base ~ Daily Driver, Supercharged 10PSI, 310whp 241lb/ft