I bought a 93 Ford ranger 14 years ago with 223,000 miles for $1400 to daily to work. The reason so cheap it needed a new hydraulic slave cylinder for clutch. It now has 508,000+ miles and still rocking the original engine transmission and rear end! It's pretty much rust free as well since i undercoat it with the old oil from oil changes once a year with a paint brush. Drive train has never been out of vehicle, no tics taps or raps, nor does it leak anything!!! 3000-3500 mile oil changes and just good regular maintenance! Love my daily ranger, never Left me ever! It has factory ford 15" chrome wheels and an aftermarket old school tube grill and tinted windows so it looks descent as well? Lol I originally wanted an older Tacoma but the prices were out the roof!
@@somewhereinarizona793 it has the 2.3 litre, 5sp 2wd. Things still has 3 of the 4 original ball joints and about 4 thousand miles ago I replaced the original u joints in the driveshaft.
i bought a new 2007 mazda B2300 , same as a ranger, i have owned the truck for over 17 yrs, its always been a handy vehicle if i need to move something , my kids have used it to move furniture in their apt moves. i've had the truck rust proofed and the body and floor and doors are in great shape still. i paid $16,800 for the truck and ford offered 0% interest for up to 60 months as they were winding the manufacturing of these trucks down. i have approx 190,000 kms on it . I have only replaced batteries and brakes and have oil and filter changes when required. Its been a great truck and i have growing number of guys asking me " are you going to sell that truck". i think i will keep as my second vehicle. thanks for the posts ..
My 2005 Ford Ranger XLT four door with a matching LEER shell and the 3.0 V6 and automatic transmission has over 260,000 miles on it. It doesn't use or drip oil between changes. The only modification I've done to improve power was to remove the intake baffle and now it has no problem keeping up with interstate traffic flow. At 74 years old, this truck is perfect for me.
I have a 2003 ford ranger xlt 3.0 RWD. It runs really good. I have done a lot of work to it and has been well worth it. 206,800 miles and runs like brand new. Doesn't leak a drop of oil. The two most over looked parts on a ford ranger is the oil pump and timing chain. And I have done new oil pump and rear main seal and front transmission seal. And all sensors, just because they were old, and man I'm glad I did. More power and better gas mileage.
Remove the baffle at the front of the air filter box and you might be surprised at how much it affects performance. It made a big difference on the interstate.
A couch, loveseat and two arm chairs fit in my '01 ranger long bed. The next time i moved we loaded it on my '04 Silverado crew cab and it didn't fit the whole living room! Wish I still had the little green ranger.
Just picked up a neighbor's 2003 Ranger XLT 4WD for $500 & I love fixing up this little truck. Even the oem Ford service manual on DVD is cheap on ebay.
I’m getting an 08 FX4 off-road next month, and I’m looking forward to it! We don’t get imported small trucks here anymore mainly because of the “chicken tax” which has become a hefty (25%) tariff on imported light trucks, essentially protecting US automakers from having to outperform well-designed and competitively priced import work vehicles like those new Toyotas, which is part of the reason Mazda sold these Ford rangers as their own B-series trucks here in the US while they were still in production.
I want to get one but it has to be a diesel. I live in tampa, florida, and after the hurricanes, the gas stations only had diesel fuel. So I learned my lesson.
I bought a 93 Ford ranger 14 years ago with 223,000 miles for $1400 to daily to work. The reason so cheap it needed a new hydraulic slave cylinder for clutch. It now has 508,000+ miles and still rocking the original engine transmission and rear end! It's pretty much rust free as well since i undercoat it with the old oil from oil changes once a year with a paint brush. Drive train has never been out of vehicle, no tics taps or raps, nor does it leak anything!!! 3000-3500 mile oil changes and just good regular maintenance! Love my daily ranger, never Left me ever! It has factory ford 15" chrome wheels and an aftermarket old school tube grill and tinted windows so it looks descent as well? Lol I originally wanted an older Tacoma but the prices were out the roof!
which motor?
@@somewhereinarizona793 it has the 2.3 litre, 5sp 2wd. Things still has 3 of the 4 original ball joints and about 4 thousand miles ago I replaced the original u joints in the driveshaft.
i just got a 2005 mazda b4000 does that count?
i bought a new 2007 mazda B2300 , same as a ranger, i have owned the truck for over 17 yrs, its always been a handy vehicle if i need to move something , my kids have used it to move furniture in their apt moves. i've had the truck rust proofed and the body and floor and doors are in great shape still. i paid $16,800 for the truck and ford offered 0% interest for up to 60 months as they were winding the manufacturing of these trucks down. i have approx 190,000 kms on it . I have only replaced batteries and brakes and have oil and filter changes when required. Its been a great truck and i have growing number of guys asking me " are you going to sell that truck". i think i will keep as my second vehicle. thanks for the posts ..
My 2005 Ford Ranger XLT four door with a matching LEER shell and the 3.0 V6 and automatic transmission has over 260,000 miles on it. It doesn't use or drip oil between changes. The only modification I've done to improve power was to remove the intake baffle and now it has no problem keeping up with interstate traffic flow. At 74 years old, this truck is perfect for me.
I have a 2003 ford ranger xlt 3.0 RWD. It runs really good. I have done a lot of work to it and has been well worth it. 206,800 miles and runs like brand new. Doesn't leak a drop of oil. The two most over looked parts on a ford ranger is the oil pump and timing chain. And I have done new oil pump and rear main seal and front transmission seal. And all sensors, just because they were old, and man I'm glad I did. More power and better gas mileage.
Remove the baffle at the front of the air filter box and you might be surprised at how much it affects performance. It made a big difference on the interstate.
Enjoyed the ride along. Great video! Love that little truck too. :)
A couch, loveseat and two arm chairs fit in my '01 ranger long bed. The next time i moved we loaded it on my '04 Silverado crew cab and it didn't fit the whole living room! Wish I still had the little green ranger.
Crazy right! My 93 ranger has the 7' bed, my Silverado double cab is 6.5!
Got my '01 XLT in '08 for $3k, 4 cyl/5 spd ,200k miles now, water pump/thermostat replaced, my 30 mpg [at7500 ft elevation ] old man run around
Sweet just got my Ranger and gotta fix it up too
$2800 for my 2005 with 385,000 miles. Still runs great
2800 for 385000 miles is criminal
These little trucks are awesome!
Just picked up a neighbor's 2003 Ranger XLT 4WD for $500 & I love fixing up this little truck. Even the oem Ford service manual on DVD is cheap on ebay.
I’m getting an 08 FX4 off-road next month, and I’m looking forward to it! We don’t get imported small trucks here anymore mainly because of the “chicken tax” which has become a hefty (25%) tariff on imported light trucks, essentially protecting US automakers from having to outperform well-designed and competitively priced import work vehicles like those new Toyotas, which is part of the reason Mazda sold these Ford rangers as their own B-series trucks here in the US while they were still in production.
Read somewhere that the reason trucks like that don't exist anymore is because of EPA and CAFE standards...
Leave it to the EPA to
Mazda is a ford ranger in a different skin🤪
@@erniearruda8861 Yeah, that was true for years
@@erniearruda8861 yup in the later years
I have been considering a ford ranger, i thought they are reliable and good trucks. Should I not get one now?
I am from Namibia africa and i just got my 2007 ford ranger 2.5 diesel, its still great in 2024 and i think you should get one too!
yes
I want to get one but it has to be a diesel. I live in tampa, florida, and after the hurricanes, the gas stations only had diesel fuel. So I learned my lesson.
Wheel size and brand?
American racing in 15 inch -18 offset
A mountain man beard is a requirement
Best small truck
Just bought a 2007 xlt 4x4 4.0 with 172k for $3500. Wish me luck!
Screw Toyota I wouldnt sit behind the steering wheel of a Foreign name.... Love my Henry Ford Ranger !!
Weren’t these trucks originally all made by Mazdas an something about a chicken tax…😂
I think the Mazda is made by ford and yeah the chicken tax killed the affordable little truck in the us market