If it was a 4WD I’d buy it in a heartbeat. Those 2.3L 4cyl engines are Bulletproof. We’re on our 4th Ranger 4WD. 2 of them had the 2.3L, 5spd 4X4. We had 470K on the one my wife flipped in a ditch after hitting a patch of ice. The other one had just over 300K miles. The new Ranger’s have the 2.3L but they’re now a turbo and Ford has problems with their turbos. I wouldn’t buy one, but if they brought back a naturally aspirated 2.3L like the older ones, I’d definitely consider buying one in XL trim with the vinyl flooring. It would be a great little pickup in regular cab, short bed for an easier drive to get me to my fishing spot and for off roading in tight areas.
The Ranger is fire. A rattle can repaint of the roof and hood and a detailing of the whole thing and its good to go. And bonus points for the flareside look.
I'd snag that Ranger if you can get a good deal on it! Those 2.3L 4 cylinders are indestructible, and paired with the manual you should be able to get the most out of it. I love how the flareside bed looks on these, I'm a little sad they stopped offering it as an option
love the ranger quick detail, windshield and a Macco paint job and a LKQ rear bumper and tail lights makes this a great little truck awesome vehicle to put a ton of miles on and still sell for good money I think a very good vehicle for content
The trucks you looked at today are great candidates for your channel Randy. Would love to see you get that GMC as a replacement work truck. I guessed the same year as you did, a 1995. It's been well cared for.
We had a 99.5 Ranger XLT 5 Speed A/C pw pb and manual windows we had 130000 when we traded it for a bigger vehicle due to adopting our 3 kids we still miss it. Ours was the 2.5 4 cylinder
I had a ranger just like that and it lasted forever the timing belt snapped on me I took it to my local shop they threw another on one there for me and it was ready to go it's a non interference engine 😅
I like the Ranger and the Flex. Ranger is a nice simple truck . I always loved the Flex. Pass on the Mercedes and the Charger. I really love the GMC pickup. The Ranger and the Sierra would be excellent additions and maybe the Flex.
The Ranger bed is probably a fiber glass shell worth $400. The engine probably is Mazda with 2 spark plugs per each of the 4 cylinders. Great little truck.
I’d LOVE to have a Ranger with the 2.3L 4cyl, 5spd but I need a 4WD. We’re on our 4th Ranger. We’ve owned 2 , 4X4 Ranger’s with the 2.3L . They are Bulletproof engines. Our 88 had 370K miles when my wife didn’t have it in 4WD, hit a patch of ice and flipped it in a ditch. Thankfully she was ok, but it totaled the pickup. It still ran like new. We bought it back from the insurance company for $300. My father- in- law fixed the cab enough so we could put another windshield in. We left it on my In-laws 17K acre ranch in MT as a grunt truck. It was still running great after a few more years but the electrical system fried so that was the end of that pickup. When we owned it I changed the oil and filter every 3K miles and changed the transmission, front and rear differential, transfer case every 30K miles. Our 84 Ranger 4WD with the 2.3L , 5 spd had over 300K on it, but we needed a a pickup with a V6, so in 97, we bought a 90 Ranger super cab with the 3.0L. It only had 50K miles on it and we knew the owner. He too changed the oil every 3K miles, but when it hit 80K miles it started burning oil like crazy. We had ordered a 96 F150 4WD with the 4.9L (300) In-line 6cyl. We sold the 90 Ranger and kept driving the 96 F150. The 90 Ranger with the 3.0L V6 got the same mileage as the 96 F150 with the 4.9L. We drove the 96 F150 until 2019. It had almost 400K. I had to replace the valve cover gasket and a rear main seal at 300K miles. My mechanic wanted $1,500 to fix those 2 items because he had to either drop the transmission or pull the engine to get to the rear main seal. I asked my mechanic how much to rebuild the engine and he quoted me $3,500, so I had him rebuild it. The engine was still running great but heck if he was going to pull the engine anyway for a couple of grand more, why not rebuild the engine. In 19, the 1st gear in the 4spd auto transmission was growling so I knew that a new transmission would be soon so we sold the F150. We came across a 2011 Ranger with the 4.0L V6 and a 5spd automatic transmission 4WD super cab XLT with only 20K miles. The original owner was 62 years old when he bought it. He added custom wheels, running boards and pin stripes. It booked out for $22K, but he sold it to us for $18K. It still had the factory tires on it. It has a tow pkg and skid plates. Before adding a K&N intake and a 3” FlowMaster exhaust I was getting 19mpg on the freeway with the cruise set on 75mph. After those 2 mods, I now get 23 mpg. We don’t like Silver, Gray, Charcoal Gray or Black, but our current 11 Ranger is Silver so I had it 2 toned. It’s now Silver over Red metallic. The interior was gloomy gray and boring black, so I had it reupholstered in Red with black trim and stitching. I also added adjustable air shocks to the rear. Before adding the air shocks I could haul 1/2 a yard of Topsoil and now I can haul just over a full yard. In 2020 my wife had LineX spray in bed liner done for my birthday gift. 2 years ago the factory tires were done so I had Cooper Discoverer A/T put on. We mainly use our Ranger for work around our property. I change the oil and filter every 6 months ( about every 1,500 miles). We average around 3K miles a year. I use Kirkland full synthetic oil as Kirkland oil flows quicker in cold weather. Our daytime highs during the winter is usually around 25 degrees F and below Zero at night. We currently have only 36K original miles and now that I’m pushing 60 years old, I’m sure we’ll be driving our Ranger until we can no longer drive or we’re dead. The limited slip differential is always a plus. We were at the ranch in MT when it hit 30K miles and the transmission was shifting kinda rough, so by the time we got home we had 33K miles on it. Our mechanic was booked up for 6 weeks so I took it to the Ford dealership in East Wenatchee, WA and had them change the front and rear differential, transfer case and transmission fluid / grease and now the transmission shift’s smooth as silk. Last summer I had 2 different people offer to buy our Ranger. 1 offered me $25K and the other 1 offered me 28K. It’s not for sale. The man who offered me the 28K is the man who 2 toned the Ranger. When I picked it up after it was repainted he asked me then if I wanted to sell it. Of course I told him No. Then last summer I had to go into the auto body shop to see if they knew of a good place to have it pin striped. While there he offered me $28K for it. I told him again that it wasn’t for sale. He then told me that if I ever wanted to sell it to please talk to him about it first. To replace my Ranger with a new one, it would cost about $55-$60K. I’ve been thinking about pulling the 4.0L V6 and replacing it with a 5.0L (302) V8. I’d like some feedback from whoever has read this post. What are your thoughts about putting a 302 V8 in my 11 Ranger? There’s enough room in the engine bay without any cutting. It’s a snug fit but it can be done. Thoughts?
One of our neighbors owned the exact same Ranger and between buying it new in late 1999 and 2022, when he gave it to his son, he put just shy of 500,000 miles on it. He drove it daily to and from work, a roughly 150 mile round trip, and around town and the surrounding area on his days off. The truck was always properly serviced and had the original engine and manual transmission in it when he gifted it. The son now drives it to and from college and to and from his part time job six days a week and has put another eighteen thousand on it the last I heard.
ford flex, sunroof drains are plugged, probably a fuse for the power steering. infotainment was slow because of update. i have a 2013 explorer and all is good with 181k on it.
The ranger seems like a great truck. Also. I think you found something in that crappy beige impala with different color panels. I think a nice macco paint job would change the look entirely
I would love to see you daily the obs 😅 ... They're so reliable & the best daily drivers . The aftermarket parts & accessories go on forever so you can dress her up nice . I'm a Chevy / GMC truck guy for sure . She's mint for her age , definitely hasn't seen any salt .
Wow! That GMC. C1500 is super clean! Probably an old man’s baby. It’s definitely a 1996. ‘95 was the first year for the “new” dash, but the Vortec engines weren’t available yet. ‘97 would have a passenger side airbag. I would snatch that truck up in a heartbeat! It may only be a 2x4, but I wouldn’t let that stop me!
My friend had a 2019 Ford Flex SEL in Burgundy Red with the black appearance package, It was a great vehicle. unfortunately it was in a roll over accident and it was a total lost. Everyone walked away from it thankfully and now he's looking for another flex because of how safe and reliable it was.
I had a 2005 C Class paid 1000.00 for it had 195kmmiloes 1 owner white everything worked prefect shape sold it for 900 1 years later. Very reliable as I got it off the original owner.
.....yeah, I really liked that Ford Ranger, nice little basic truck to get you from A to B. One thing though sticks in my 'craw' and that is that EVERY a car/truck that is standard transmission should have a tach included as standard equipment............a definite must have as far as I'm concerned.
I paid $3,500 for my 2000 Ford Ranger manual shift 4 speed engine, which was in an accident, and I've put around $15k into it, and $2k into it just a few months ago, so I replaced everything but the engine. At 233,000 miles, I was about to donated it but I had an investment that I couldn't pass up, so I'll continue driving it for another year or less. One thing I do like about it is it's truck bed, fuel economy (which is "ok") and this truck's natural "Anti-theft device", which is the 5 speed manual shift, which most folks don't even know how to operate, lol.
Randy, That GMC would be a good truck for Monkey Wrench Mike. It would serve him well. That Ranger is also a great little truck. I would get both of them.
The GMC will clean up real nice and someone took care of it. The little Ford Ranger is also very nice! wouldn't take much to make that a daily driver. I would think you could flip either or both of them very easy. You could also drive them for a couple thousand miles and still get all your money back. ✌
That gmc is a 1996, they didn't start the vortec until 1996 and the dash was offered without an passenger airbag!! Wonderful platform and I would jump all over it!!
I like that ranger! I have a 1997 Ranger extended cab 4x4 with a 4.O engine it is a work horse! These Rangers are getting big bucks used, they quit making them in 2011.The new Rangers look like a down sized F-150 .
Randy I love the old Ford rangers man I had one that had 278 thousand miles on it b4 I had to get rid of it the motor was still good but the body was just too messed up but I love them I would buy another one if I could find one cheap
I'm kind of shocked that the owner let insurance take that Ranger too. What are you going to buy to replace it with the what they give you for it? You could keep driving it as is if you made the license plate visible. I would totally buy that for scrap value. Throw a bumper and taillights on it and that will sell for a couple grand any day.
U can get into a car without a handle by putting ur finger through the door handle and pulling the tab in the detection the handle goes out (would B left or right)
That Ford Ranger would be an easy flip. I put a cheap Maco paint job on it (original color). Plenty of life left in it. I'd pass on the Ford Flex, just don't see any money in it. Hells yes on the GMC Truck. Money to be made, Shoot some freon juice in and good to go.
G'afternoon Randy ☕☕ 🤠 . You can score a couple gems w/ the 5.7 vortech GMC & the lil' 2.4 Ranger that'll cover all your p/u needs from econobox - towing it's a no-brainer 🤠
The Ranger 4cy with 5 speed awesome truck. Great for city commuter/worker. I've had 3. Park anywhere, get a cap for yer tools.. Good to go. Tranny shifter combo is awesome. All them cars will be in demand after states like Conn. pass the all electric
That Monte Carlo reminds me of that car that that guy was in love with years ago. Actually they made a 10 years later video on that guy and he’s in love with a new car now lol
............that burgundy Chev pick-up that you fancied IS a nice little truck, great wheels on it too, Chevy can put nice alloys on their cars/trucks. But hey, I'd buy it just because it was showing a full tank of gas......you didn't notice that, did ya?! Hell, a full tank of gas would cost a couple of hundred dollars right there. :)
I have a 2014 flex with the turbo EcoBoost. Cooled seats in the touch screen for limited models if equipped. 212000 mi and hasnt skipped a beat its been my uber vehicle. Ford Flex has a problem with electronic power steering rack. They will lock up at random times. Mine did it at 210 thousand miles. Replace the rack and you're good to go. I just had a private guy do it I got a used unit from AESOP in KC. I think it cost me like $700 all in with parts and labor. Also It had America's Car-Mart, dealer plate and sticker on it, buy here pay here place prey on credit poor folks. Huge in arkansas and missouri. So its more then likely a repo because they have in house insurance they sell with there cars.
I like that ranger. With a little bit of TLC it'll probably look 100x better.
Same here
If it was a 4WD I’d buy it in a heartbeat.
Those 2.3L 4cyl engines are Bulletproof.
We’re on our 4th Ranger 4WD. 2 of them had the 2.3L, 5spd 4X4. We had 470K on the one my wife flipped in a ditch after hitting a patch of ice. The other one had just over 300K miles.
The new Ranger’s have the 2.3L but they’re now a turbo and Ford has problems with their turbos.
I wouldn’t buy one, but if they brought back a naturally aspirated 2.3L like the older ones, I’d definitely consider buying one in XL trim with the vinyl flooring. It would be a great little pickup in regular cab, short bed for an easier drive to get me to my fishing spot and for off roading in tight areas.
That ranger is cool😮with the flare side bed! 2.3 liter is bulletproof.and it also comes with a anti theft device .. a manual 😅
Yessir!
It’s a 2.5, not 2.3. Very similar engine though.
The Ranger is fire. A rattle can repaint of the roof and hood and a detailing of the whole thing and its good to go. And bonus points for the flareside look.
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I would definitely jump on that ranger! Looks really good with A/C and low miles! That definitely a keeper
That is a nice Ford Ranger as long as it runs good and AC works.👍 That bumper can be pushed back up.
The ranger is a great find those trycks can run forever with a little care.good jib Randy....
Yeah shame on ford for ruining the ranger
The winner of the video is the *FORD* *FREAKIN'* *RANGER!!!*
I hope you get that, it's a low mile truck that very fun to drive. Plus, I like green!
That old gmc truck was a sharp looking truck. Id think it do great cleaning it up and giving it a home
I'd snag that Ranger if you can get a good deal on it! Those 2.3L 4 cylinders are indestructible, and paired with the manual you should be able to get the most out of it. I love how the flareside bed looks on these, I'm a little sad they stopped offering it as an option
love the ranger quick detail, windshield and a Macco paint job and a LKQ rear bumper and tail lights makes this a great little truck awesome vehicle to put a ton of miles on and still sell for good money I think a very good vehicle for content
The trucks you looked at today are great candidates for your channel Randy. Would love to see you get that GMC as a replacement work truck. I guessed the same year as you did, a 1995. It's been well cared for.
On the Flex the sunroof weatherstripping is not expensive and not hard to replace.
You need to buy that ranger if you can get it cheap. It seems like a nice little truck and the manual transmission is a plus.
A lot of other great vehicles and the GMC truck would make a great work truck.😊👍
We had a 99.5 Ranger XLT 5 Speed A/C pw pb and manual windows we had 130000 when we traded it for a bigger vehicle due to adopting our 3 kids we still miss it. Ours was the 2.5 4 cylinder
Yes I would definitely buy it. It would be great for someone to tow behind a motorhome or something with the manual transmission.
I think you should buy the Ford Ranger.
I also think you could improve it by putting power mirrors on it if possible.
My dad had a 2000 ranger with the 4.0 v6 and it’s a automatic and as of right now it’s at 506k miles
Wow I'd love to have that Ranger. Great find
I had a ranger just like that and it lasted forever the timing belt snapped on me I took it to my local shop they threw another on one there for me and it was ready to go it's a non interference engine 😅
Hey Buy that truck, you cannot go wrong with that They are getting scarce..
I also always wanted a Flex! Very rare here in Europe
I like the Ranger and the Flex. Ranger is a nice simple truck . I always loved the Flex. Pass on the Mercedes and the Charger. I really love the GMC pickup. The Ranger and the Sierra would be excellent additions and maybe the Flex.
Usually a older Ford truck guy but I am feeling that GMC Get it Randy!
A little truck is a very useful thing to have. I'd get it.
That ranger would be a good first car for your step son. Have him help you fix it up. Cant get in too much trouble in that thing.
Randy I think that little ranger will be perfect for Mike he's been looking for a little truck and a bigger truck too have a great day
On the Flex, it looks like main issue with the sunroofs are plugged drains.
The Ranger bed is probably a fiber glass shell worth $400. The engine probably is Mazda with 2 spark plugs per each of the 4 cylinders. Great little truck.
I'd say go for both the Ranger and GMC truck.
Each is nice in its own way, but especially love the GMC's old school interior.
I’d LOVE to have a Ranger with the 2.3L 4cyl, 5spd but I need a 4WD.
We’re on our 4th Ranger.
We’ve owned 2 , 4X4 Ranger’s with the 2.3L .
They are Bulletproof engines.
Our 88 had 370K miles when my wife didn’t have it in 4WD, hit a patch of ice and flipped it in a ditch. Thankfully she was ok, but it totaled the pickup. It still ran like new.
We bought it back from the insurance company for $300.
My father- in- law fixed the cab enough so we could put another windshield in.
We left it on my In-laws 17K acre ranch in MT as a grunt truck.
It was still running great after a few more years but the electrical system fried so that was the end of that pickup.
When we owned it I changed the oil and filter every 3K miles and changed the transmission, front and rear differential, transfer case every 30K miles.
Our 84 Ranger 4WD with the 2.3L , 5 spd had over 300K on it, but we needed a a pickup with a V6, so in 97, we bought a 90 Ranger super cab with the 3.0L. It only had 50K miles on it and we knew the owner. He too changed the oil every 3K miles, but when it hit 80K miles it started burning oil like crazy.
We had ordered a 96 F150 4WD with the 4.9L (300) In-line 6cyl.
We sold the 90 Ranger and kept driving the 96 F150.
The 90 Ranger with the 3.0L V6 got the same mileage as the 96 F150 with the 4.9L.
We drove the 96 F150 until 2019. It had almost 400K.
I had to replace the valve cover gasket and a rear main seal at 300K miles. My mechanic wanted $1,500 to fix those 2 items because he had to either drop the transmission or pull the engine to get to the rear main seal.
I asked my mechanic how much to rebuild the engine and he quoted me $3,500, so I had him rebuild it. The engine was still running great but heck if he was going to pull the engine anyway for a couple of grand more, why not rebuild the engine.
In 19, the 1st gear in the 4spd auto transmission was growling so I knew that a new transmission would be soon so we sold the F150.
We came across a 2011 Ranger with the 4.0L V6 and a 5spd automatic transmission 4WD super cab XLT with only 20K miles.
The original owner was 62 years old when he bought it.
He added custom wheels, running boards and pin stripes.
It booked out for $22K, but he sold it to us for $18K. It still had the factory tires on it.
It has a tow pkg and skid plates.
Before adding a K&N intake and a 3” FlowMaster exhaust I was getting 19mpg on the freeway with the cruise set on 75mph. After those 2 mods, I now get 23 mpg.
We don’t like Silver, Gray, Charcoal Gray or Black, but our current 11 Ranger is Silver so I had it 2 toned. It’s now Silver over Red metallic. The interior was gloomy gray and boring black, so I had it reupholstered in Red with black trim and stitching. I also added adjustable air shocks to the rear. Before adding the air shocks I could haul 1/2 a yard of Topsoil and now I can haul just over a full yard. In 2020 my wife had LineX spray in bed liner done for my birthday gift.
2 years ago the factory tires were done so I had Cooper Discoverer A/T put on.
We mainly use our Ranger for work around our property.
I change the oil and filter every 6 months ( about every 1,500 miles). We average around 3K miles a year. I use Kirkland full synthetic oil as Kirkland oil flows quicker in cold weather.
Our daytime highs during the winter is usually around 25 degrees F and below Zero at night.
We currently have only 36K original miles and now that I’m pushing 60 years old, I’m sure we’ll be driving our Ranger until we can no longer drive or we’re dead.
The limited slip differential is always a plus.
We were at the ranch in MT when it hit 30K miles and the transmission was shifting kinda rough, so by the time we got home we had 33K miles on it. Our mechanic was booked up for 6 weeks so I took it to the Ford dealership in East Wenatchee, WA and had them change the front and rear differential, transfer case and transmission fluid / grease and now the transmission shift’s smooth as silk.
Last summer I had 2 different people offer to buy our Ranger. 1 offered me $25K and the other 1 offered me 28K. It’s not for sale.
The man who offered me the 28K is the man who 2 toned the Ranger. When I picked it up after it was repainted he asked me then if I wanted to sell it. Of course I told him No.
Then last summer I had to go into the auto body shop to see if they knew of a good place to have it pin striped. While there he offered me $28K for it. I told him again that it wasn’t for sale.
He then told me that if I ever wanted to sell it to please talk to him about it first.
To replace my Ranger with a new one, it would cost about $55-$60K.
I’ve been thinking about pulling the 4.0L V6 and replacing it with a 5.0L (302) V8.
I’d like some feedback from whoever has read this post.
What are your thoughts about putting a 302 V8 in my 11 Ranger?
There’s enough room in the engine bay without any cutting. It’s a snug fit but it can be done.
Thoughts?
One of our neighbors owned the exact same Ranger and between buying it new in late 1999 and 2022, when he gave it to his son, he put just shy of 500,000 miles on it. He drove it daily to and from work, a roughly 150 mile round trip, and around town and the surrounding area on his days off. The truck was always properly serviced and had the original engine and manual transmission in it when he gifted it. The son now drives it to and from college and to and from his part time job six days a week and has put another eighteen thousand on it the last I heard.
Love the flareside ranger, makes for a nice parts and tire getter.
I've got an 04 Sport Trac 4WD with 175k all original (Same truck) and love it!
Randy, when the battery is dead the Ford Sync takes a while to do the full boot up. Normally when you start the car it's immediate to come up.
Plz plz plz bring that Ranger to the channel. Maaco paint bumper fixed and a windshield 2500.00 all day long maybe more. Great miles for sure
That's a 2.5l. The old 2.3l went away a couple of years earlier. The new 2.3l was a 16valve beast.
ford flex, sunroof drains are plugged, probably a fuse for the power steering. infotainment was slow because of update. i have a 2013 explorer and all is good with 181k on it.
Manual Transmission too 😀🤘🏽🔥 oh man that's a cool truck!
You should buy that Ranger Randy. With a little TLC you could easily put another 200,000 miles on it.
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The ranger seems like a great truck. Also. I think you found something in that crappy beige impala with different color panels. I think a nice macco paint job would change the look entirely
Drove one of those all over California. Great Little Truck
Had a 98 with the small v-6 rod bearings went at 98000 miles loved the truck
Can't go wrong with old Rangers I currently drive 2001 for many years now ill never get rid of it
I would love to see you daily the obs 😅 ... They're so reliable & the best daily drivers . The aftermarket parts & accessories go on forever so you can dress her up nice . I'm a Chevy / GMC truck guy for sure . She's mint for her age , definitely hasn't seen any salt .
That chevy pickup would be fun to put back together
Wow! That GMC. C1500 is super clean! Probably an old man’s baby. It’s definitely a 1996. ‘95 was the first year for the “new” dash, but the Vortec engines weren’t available yet. ‘97 would have a passenger side airbag. I would snatch that truck up in a heartbeat! It may only be a 2x4, but I wouldn’t let that stop me!
The Charger looks like a theft recovery since the dash is stripped. They totaled it out.
My 1999 Ford Ranger Frame Rotted out, Body Interior was MINT!! 3.0L Motor ran Strong with a 125xxxKms
Randy, you need this GMC truck!!
Cute little truck, be perfect for a 5 .0 five speed conversion 😊
My friend had a 2019 Ford Flex SEL in Burgundy Red with the black appearance package, It was a great vehicle. unfortunately it was in a roll over accident and it was a total lost. Everyone walked away from it thankfully and now he's looking for another flex because of how safe and reliable it was.
Great video. Would love to see both the Ranger and old GMC CK Sierra on the channel!!
That is a really nice little Ranger! Did not see cruise control. But this is a nice little gofer truck.
Great lil' truck.
Check the rear spring perches...
Nice buy 👍
That's a beautiful ford ranger, it's very clean looking, I would definitely grab it!
I had a 2005 C Class paid 1000.00 for it had 195kmmiloes 1 owner white everything worked prefect shape sold it for 900 1 years later. Very reliable as I got it off the original owner.
I would drive that Ranger everywhere! It's hard to fine a cheap, rust free, low mileage, well taken care of small truck where I live.
I've got one of those rangers with the 2.3 and 5 speed.. It has over 210k on it.. That is the best motor ford ever made
Nice truck I need one of those I wish I was close to you to help me get it
.....yeah, I really liked that Ford Ranger, nice little basic truck to get you from A to B. One thing though sticks in my 'craw' and that is that EVERY a car/truck that is standard transmission should have a tach included as standard equipment............a definite must have as far as I'm concerned.
The Flex has electric steering. It could just be a fuse or a relay.
I paid $3,500 for my 2000 Ford Ranger manual shift 4 speed engine, which was in an accident, and I've put around $15k into it, and $2k into it just a few months ago, so I replaced everything but the engine. At 233,000 miles, I was about to donated it but I had an investment that I couldn't pass up, so I'll continue driving it for another year or less. One thing I do like about it is it's truck bed, fuel economy (which is "ok") and this truck's natural "Anti-theft device", which is the 5 speed manual shift, which most folks don't even know how to operate, lol.
Best vehicle I ever had was a 93 ranger 2.3 from a junkyard. Had 760000 miles when it was sideswiped.
The silver SUV at 22:12 looked nice. The blue vehicle at 31:57 near the impala looked nice too.
I would love to haber that ranger, that truck could cost $5000 in that condition here in Argentina. Love your content Randy!
Randy, That GMC would be a good truck for Monkey Wrench Mike. It would serve him well. That Ranger is also a great little truck. I would get both of them.
The GMC will clean up real nice and someone took care of it. The little Ford Ranger is also very nice! wouldn't take much to make that a daily driver. I would think you could flip either or both of them very easy. You could also drive them for a couple thousand miles and still get all your money back. ✌
Hey Randy, I saw today’s video of the cool part walk around. Can’t wait to see you next one. I hope you’re having a good day. Talk to you later.
That thing's a cutie. Minimal damage and it doesn't look like anything heavy was left loose in the bed. I'd glom it for a shop truck!
Love the old style rangers, not the new ones ford came out with.
That gmc is a 1996, they didn't start the vortec until 1996 and the dash was offered without an passenger airbag!! Wonderful platform and I would jump all over it!!
That red 90’s GMC is a nice truck. It is not a 4x4 so the price will probably be pretty decent.
I had a 1998 Ranger we had for 10 years and 258k miles. Wonderful truck. I think if you bought it about half your viewers would want to buy it.
My god, I had the same truck but with grey interior. Awesome. 👍👍👍
That Ford left front wheel looked more poked and maybe even slightly foward to the other one
I like that ranger! I have a 1997 Ranger extended cab 4x4 with a 4.O engine it is a work horse! These Rangers are getting big bucks used, they quit making them in 2011.The new Rangers look like a down sized F-150 .
Ill get that GMC truck and that ranger. In the last video I would like to see that plum s550 on the channel.
That little Ranger needs saved. Those old 2.3 will run forever
Randy I love the old Ford rangers man I had one that had 278 thousand miles on it b4 I had to get rid of it the motor was still good but the body was just too messed up but I love them I would buy another one if I could find one cheap
I believe the flex will not allow the steering to work unless the hood is closed.
If the drivers side window stops working and the only window that works is the passenger front side works and that makes it a important window
I'm kind of shocked that the owner let insurance take that Ranger too. What are you going to buy to replace it with the what they give you for it? You could keep driving it as is if you made the license plate visible. I would totally buy that for scrap value. Throw a bumper and taillights on it and that will sell for a couple grand any day.
That Ranger. 100%! All day long!
Just needs a couple of things and it would be nice! People like those!
U can get into a car without a handle by putting ur finger through the door handle and pulling the tab in the detection the handle goes out (would B left or right)
Back in the 50,s the retractable convertibles when wet would not work when wet
Watch out for the PTU on that Flex! Otherwise, a very fun, unique car!
That Ford Ranger would be an easy flip. I put a cheap Maco paint job on it (original color). Plenty of life left in it. I'd pass on the Ford Flex, just don't see any money in it. Hells yes on the GMC Truck. Money to be made, Shoot some freon juice in and good to go.
Hello Randy. The 2000 Ford Ranger is a good looking truck. The 2014 Ford Flex is a good looking SUV.
G'afternoon Randy ☕☕ 🤠 . You can score a couple gems w/ the 5.7 vortech GMC & the lil' 2.4 Ranger that'll cover all your p/u needs from econobox - towing it's a no-brainer 🤠
The ranger is in pretty good shape you better get it randy
The Ranger 4cy with 5 speed awesome truck. Great for city commuter/worker. I've had 3. Park anywhere, get a cap for yer tools.. Good to go. Tranny shifter combo is awesome.
All them cars will be in demand after states like Conn. pass the all electric
That Monte Carlo reminds me of that car that that guy was in love with years ago. Actually they made a 10 years later video on that guy and he’s in love with a new car now lol
RIP Chase
............that burgundy Chev pick-up that you fancied IS a nice little truck, great wheels on it too, Chevy can put nice alloys on their cars/trucks. But hey, I'd buy it just because it was showing a full tank of gas......you didn't notice that, did ya?! Hell, a full tank of gas would cost a couple of hundred dollars right there. :)
Adjuster assumed frame damage. Is there some? Who knows. They found it cheaper to total and send to auction then pay a body shop to check.
That FLEX was probably showing 37° cause it was set to Celcius which would be around 98.6° Fahrenheit
You should definitely get the GMC
I have a 2014 flex with the turbo EcoBoost. Cooled seats in the touch screen for limited models if equipped. 212000 mi and hasnt skipped a beat its been my uber vehicle. Ford Flex has a problem with electronic power steering rack. They will lock up at random times. Mine did it at 210 thousand miles. Replace the rack and you're good to go.
I just had a private guy do it I got a used unit from AESOP in KC. I think it cost me like $700 all in with parts and labor.
Also It had America's Car-Mart, dealer plate and sticker on it, buy here pay here place prey on credit poor folks. Huge in arkansas and missouri. So its more then likely a repo because they have in house insurance they sell with there cars.
Be safe and careful sir. Have a good day.😊👍🙏
You rock! Great walkaround 👍 I can’t wait for the day when you find a manual VW golf GTI VR6 6-speed! A manual hot-hatchback is just what you need😎