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Old 08-14-2011, 02:09 PM
LoneWolf7 LoneWolf7 is offline
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Default Red Rangers are Better Than Blue Rangers!

Hello everyone, finally decided to post proper pictures of my truck, but before I do here is its back story.

My parents finally allowed me to buy to my own car, and with the help of my grandparents (Bless them) gave me 5,000 dollars to start my search. My parents matched that and helped me look for my first car for college.

They did put some requirements as to what I could look for. Under 10,000 dollars, of newish year (06+) and with low miles. (Under 40,000) Now that was pretty tough to do. I knew for a fact I wanted a compact truck and here in Florida 90% of them are Rangers, which was not a problem because I really wanted anyway.

So I located a 2002 Ford Ranger XLT Auto 2WD. It fit all the requirements expect that it was a 02. Which my parents were able to overlook if the car was in good enough shape. It was a little worn on the inside and had a few dents. But it was enough to scare my dad away. He also did not want to buy from a used car dealer. He thought private party was the way to go.

So then I located a 2008 Ford Ranger Sport Auto 2WD for 10,000 on the nose. It had 41,000 miles on the clock and from the craiglist ad, look flawless. So me and my dad made the trip down south to look at it. I drove it and loved it. My dad bargained the price down to 9,000 and said we would be back later with the money. We went down to the dealership for a Carfax on the Truck and they gave us an AutoCheck report (They said it was more detailed than the CarFax) and the truck turned out fine. So we went back and drove it home. That was the start of our problems. The truck at high speeds would rattle and shake. I'm amazed it came home in one piece. Anyways the next morning I looked under the hood inspected the engine mounts. The car was missing one. And to top it off, the frame was a twisted mess. So this time we ran a CarFax and not the AutoCheck. Turns out the car was classified a total loss, and had five owners before me. Anywho I machined a custom engine mount because the engine was so bad a normal new one would not fit. That fixed the shaking and rattle. However my dad wanted to get rid of the truck because it turned out to not have airbags.

We took it Ford the next week and asked for a trade in value. Now Ford ran the vin through Auto check and didn't find anything wrong and told us they would give us 14,000 for it. They didn't even drive it.

We said we'd consider it and drove to another dealer to see what they would quote. Well these guys were much smarter. They put it on a lift and told us we were SOL. They wouldn't buy it.

Back to the other dealer we went, traded it in for a new one, a nice redfire metallic Sport Auto 2WD, and drove off. We ripped off a dealer. Felt great.

Anyways. Here is the 08 Sport. I should have noticed the front end and fogs before I bought it.



And my personal pride and joy,







So far the only mod it has is a Line-X bedliner, which I will highly recommend to anyone that wants a flawless bedliner.

Anyways, thanks for viewing my truck! (Go Red! )
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Old 08-14-2011, 02:12 PM
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Nice truck

Red is the best
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Old 08-14-2011, 02:17 PM
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lol, that first truck was a bastard child. 01-03 front bumper, and what looks to be an 04-05 grille. Glad you offed it and got a better one!
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Old 08-14-2011, 02:25 PM
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Very cool truck!!!

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. We ripped off a dealer. Felt great.
This is my favorite part! Score for the good guy this time!
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Old 08-14-2011, 02:36 PM
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Good Lookin Truck... Red RULES!!!!!!
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Old 08-14-2011, 03:10 PM
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Great truck but I'm biased.
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Old 08-14-2011, 04:52 PM
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Im having a problem with my 2006 ford ranger, if anyone can help?
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Old 08-14-2011, 05:04 PM
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Wow thats actually really cool that it worked out for ya like that. Congrats man!
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Old 08-14-2011, 05:13 PM
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Nice truck, glad you got lucky at the dealer. I hate working with a dealer,BUT, at least with problems you have someone to go back to if shafted. YAH, red is nice, but I still like the Tan one I have. Good luck with it.
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Old 08-14-2011, 05:26 PM
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Im having a problem with my 2006 ford ranger, if anyone can help?
Create a thread of your own, it will get more attention
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Old 08-14-2011, 06:00 PM
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Red IS the best. Enjoy your truck! I prefer a little chrome on my red, but red is red.
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Old 08-14-2011, 06:07 PM
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look good RED ROCKS
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Old 08-14-2011, 07:09 PM
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Nice truck

Red is the best
Thanks! Your truck is really a masterpiece!

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lol, that first truck was a bastard child. 01-03 front bumper, and what looks to be an 04-05 grille. Glad you offed it and got a better one!
That thing also had its bed replaced at one point, black paint job, amber strobe lights on top and the word "Security" on it in its past. Truck was Vista blue at one point too. It has a long history, and I'm still confused about how it landed up in my hands.

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Very cool truck!!!

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This is my favorite part! Score for the good guy this time!
The guy that handled our trade in was a complete jerk as well. Made it all the more fun!

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Good Lookin Truck... Red RULES!!!!!!
Yes!

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Great truck but I'm biased.
Do I spot Redfire there? You have a great looking truck too!

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Im having a problem with my 2006 ford ranger, if anyone can help?
As Clinton said your own thread will give you more help.

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Wow thats actually really cool that it worked out for ya like that. Congrats man!
I got lucky, but thanks!

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Nice truck, glad you got lucky at the dealer. I hate working with a dealer,BUT, at least with problems you have someone to go back to if shafted. YAH, red is nice, but I still like the Tan one I have. Good luck with it.
Tan is alright, the 2002 I looked at was tan. Really wouldn't of minded that color, but Redfire has really grown on me since I got it.

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Red IS the best. Enjoy your truck! I prefer a little chrome on my red, but red is red.
Any red is good! I don't prefer chrome to much, but I wouldn't say that would look bad!

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look good RED ROCKS
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Old 08-14-2011, 08:25 PM
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Nice truck, glad you got lucky at the dealer. I hate working with a dealer,BUT, at least with problems you have someone to go back to if shafted. YAH, red is nice, but I still like the Tan one I have. Good luck with it.
yeah. i like my tan ranger but it's kinda hard to mod sometimes. just not everything goes with it. i dunno.

but i'm glad everything worked out. badass ranger you have now. And don't be too hard on dealers. I work at one. They're not all *******es. Just a couple of them. haha.
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Old 08-14-2011, 08:32 PM
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Well I can't always bash the dealer, our salesman was top notch! Just not the guy we had to work the trade in with, he was really something to see.
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