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  • @Kcducttaper1
    @Kcducttaper1 5 лет назад +91

    1983 Ford Ranger MPG - 27 city 39 hwy
    2020 Ford Ranger MPG - 21 city 26 hwy
    Looks like those EPA mandates are working great!

    • @wildbill23c
      @wildbill23c 4 года назад +16

      HAHA, I've never seen a Ranger get more than about 20mpg on the highway, not sure how they came up with 39mpg, must have been downhill with a tail wind....I don't even think the diesel models did that well. But, you are driving a brick down the road LOL, not exactly aerodynamic.

    • @johndriscoll213
      @johndriscoll213 4 года назад +9

      Lmao 90% of EPA figures were wrong in the 80s

    • @wildbill23c
      @wildbill23c 4 года назад +13

      @@johndriscoll213 Most of the EPA numbers are still wrong LOL. All those numbers come from perfect conditions, none of which you'll ever see in the real world, and those numbers are also based on 55mph which nobody drives.

    • @johndriscoll213
      @johndriscoll213 4 года назад +2

      @@wildbill23c With the super high overdrive gears in cars these days (i.e. Ford's new 10 speed), they could really test from 55-70 and get the same number. The city numbers are far more accurate regardless.
      Like really? 29MPG city on a Ranger with the drag coefficient of a billboard?

    • @wildbill23c
      @wildbill23c 4 года назад +4

      @@johndriscoll213 HAHA no kidding, maybe the 29mpg was measured downhill in neutral LOL.
      I agree with raising the speed for the tests too...most highways are 55mph, but the freeway is 65mph+ where many are driving on a daily basis.
      The town I live in has ridiculously low speed limits (20mph) in most of the city side streets, main road through town is 25mph....so regardless what you drive your fuel economy sucks anyhow because you are stuck in lower gears all the time.

  • @Edsecondstocomply
    @Edsecondstocomply 3 года назад +38

    A four cylinder manual transmission old school ranger is one of the most reliable American made vehicles you'll ever find.

    • @dwaggs01
      @dwaggs01 Год назад +2

      I have the 6 cylinder and its a pos lmao

    • @Olds_Pwr
      @Olds_Pwr Год назад +1

      @@dwaggs01 Many would think by now, it would be well worn.

    • @dwaggs01
      @dwaggs01 Год назад +2

      @@Olds_Pwr it has a long record of problems and it only has 104k miles

    • @331Grabber
      @331Grabber Год назад +1

      ​​@@dwaggs01
      Which V6?
      I've had a bunch of reliable 2.3 5-Speed Rangers. My current Ranger is a 2006 4x4 5-Speed with the 4.0 V6. 150k no problems yet.

    • @afranks8566
      @afranks8566 6 месяцев назад

      Merica

  • @MarkMeadows90
    @MarkMeadows90 10 лет назад +42

    My dad had a 1988 Ranger XLT long bed, 5 speed manual. I loved that truck!

    • @hunternichols9463
      @hunternichols9463 5 лет назад +1

      Mark Meadows I have a Grey 1988 Ranger XLT 4x4 Supercab

    • @toby8309
      @toby8309 4 года назад

      Mark Meadows ok boomer

    • @wendymathews1030
      @wendymathews1030 3 года назад

      I just got an ‘88 XLT given to me. It needs some work, but I’m super stoked to get it fixed up.

    • @yup.4901
      @yup.4901 2 года назад

      @@toby8309 Oh my stars, you youngsters today are such sarcastic little buggers aren't you? I know what you need, you need some loving. Let old Rosie take you into her bosom and calm you down a little. My dear husband, God rest his soul, used to love his undercarriage given a little "how's ya father" with my teeth out. Then we'd buzz cut the grey thicket on my lady garden, and he'd pound me ragged for hours. We'd have a break to smoke some pot, then he'd take me up the wrong 'un until we were both spent. OOOH my nipples are tingling just thinking about it. That or they're rubbing on the carpet and creating static. Either way, it feels wonderful. Call me....

    • @fernandorocha8459
      @fernandorocha8459 Год назад

      I love Ford Ranger first generation, 1985, 1986, 1987 and 1988, is my favorite

  • @Porsche996driver
    @Porsche996driver 8 лет назад +111

    Those still are great little trucks, still a bunch around. Prefer a V6 for a little more grunt though. Hate all these giant megaton trucks today.

    • @dominickilroy1991
      @dominickilroy1991 8 лет назад +1

      Ya have one 4 cylinder kind of week

    • @techmaven5900
      @techmaven5900 6 лет назад

      He even mis-spelled his name...Dum(b)

    • @hermanman8235
      @hermanman8235 5 лет назад +1

      Good luck finding a parking space for those world size mega wheller

    • @realazduffman
      @realazduffman 4 года назад +1

      Today's 4s would be great in one this size

    • @johnnybbgunner2136
      @johnnybbgunner2136 2 года назад

      I am in my second week of driving my low mile 01 Ranger and just love how easy it makes U turns and ease of parking.
      Not to mention good mileage.

  • @bhvideo8154
    @bhvideo8154 2 года назад +7

    I really liked both of my Rangers! One was 2WD like this one and the other was a super cab 4WD. Both lasted me for many years with very few troubles, along with good value and dependability. 👍
    It's also amazing how long the original 1983-2011 Ranger run lasted with only minimal styling updates.

  • @branon6565
    @branon6565 7 лет назад +16

    I've got an 84 Ranger 4x4 with the 2.3l and a 4spd...it's got 298,212 miles on it, never had the motor opened up, and it's my daily driver....I friggin love that little rig....

    • @wildbill23c
      @wildbill23c 5 лет назад +1

      I had an 84 Ranger as well but 2WD and the 2.8L V6...my grandparents bought it new and grandpa drove it to work all week for 5 years, plus weekend chores, and on vacation pulling a 14' travel trailer, in 88 when he retired it made the trip from California to Idaho and continued to be the trailer tow vehicle until 89 when they bought a larger trailer and an 88 F250 4x4 460. I drove the Ranger until I sold it :( in 2002 after a couple years of engine/carb/computer issues. If I only had the resources then that I have/know now I'd most likely still be driving that truck. When I sold it, it still looked new inside and out with the exception of the notorious cracked dash everything else still looked new, even the truck bed itself showed very little wear but with a Stockton camper shell on it and carpet on the truck bed it kept the weather out and scratches and dents to a minimum. It was a great truck I miss it and always will. Wish I could find it and get it back.

    • @roadwarrior114
      @roadwarrior114 5 лет назад

      Branon, do you still have it?

    • @Nikkk6969
      @Nikkk6969 Год назад

      Do you still have it?

  • @MaestroTJS
    @MaestroTJS 10 лет назад +66

    Too many big trucks on the market today when I'm sure people could get away with something smaller for most of their needs. But there's probably an image factor in that segment....
    25 mpg average is quite impressive though! I don't think there's a truck on the market today that matches that.

    • @ngtflyer
      @ngtflyer 10 лет назад +24

      Maybe other owners of 4 cylinder Rangers can chime in, but I have a friend who has a 2011 with the 2.3L 4 banger and his truck averages around 23-24, mostly in town.
      Ever notice how more often than not it's the smaller trucks that are carrying loads around, while most of the big ones seem to spend a lot of time compensating for something? :)

    • @MaestroTJS
      @MaestroTJS 10 лет назад +10

      ngtflyer I find today's big trucks vulgar. I like the concept of trucks but I find the whole YEAHHHHH-LOOK-AT-ME-I'M-A-REEEEEAL-MAN looks off-putting. It was the Ram that started that in the 1990's and now they are all gargantuan with that supposedly ultra-macho look.

    • @slowharry
      @slowharry 9 лет назад

      ngtflyer I bought a brand new Ranger in 83 with a 2.3L 4cyl 4 spd standard. Had power steering added at the dealership. Regularly got 34 mpg highway (cdn). It was a great little truck. Unfortunately had to trade it in after it was b&e'd. No parts available due to it being a new model at the time.

    • @sully676
      @sully676 9 лет назад +13

      +Maestro_T yea, it's irritating how trucks went from a working mans thing to a shiny chrome status symbol with all these luxury leather seats, xm radio, heated cup holder bull shit. i'll take an old C10 over what they have today anytime

    • @ABCDEFGHIJKELA...
      @ABCDEFGHIJKELA... 9 лет назад +2

      +Slow Harry dude, listen I've had 2 of these, in fact I have an 89 right now, with the same 2.3L and a 5spd. the 4 spd got shit gas mileage (19-24mpg) the 5 spd. doesn't get much better (20-25) I check mileage regularly, and my truck is in perfect stock condition, get your facts straight, 34 is just NOT correct, lol.

  • @tilsenmulalley343
    @tilsenmulalley343 8 лет назад +10

    I used to have an 87. Thing was sturdy as hell.

  • @RhinoXpress
    @RhinoXpress 10 лет назад +11

    I love these retro reviews keep them coming!!!!

  • @alexknees1885
    @alexknees1885 3 года назад +2

    I just bought an '87 single cab this past weekend. Automatic trans. 51k miles on the 2.9L V6. Love these old trucks.

  • @packard5682
    @packard5682 4 года назад +5

    I have a 1987 Ranger XLT with the 2.3 and 5 speed manual and it is the best and most useful truck I have ever owned. Not the quickest thing on the road but very reliable!

    • @fernandorocha-dx1wv
      @fernandorocha-dx1wv 9 месяцев назад

      I love Ford Ranger 1980s, 85-88 is my favorites. The first ge is best of Ford Ranger

  • @DUNEATV
    @DUNEATV 9 лет назад +3

    I just love the looks of a Ford Ranger. Two tone paint back then was cool. They were great truck too...very reliable!

  • @firemasterx23
    @firemasterx23 6 лет назад +15

    Wish they make small truck nowadays, 2011 was the last year of that

    • @hermanman8235
      @hermanman8235 5 лет назад

      Being logical nowadays is both boring and laughable....u know what I mean

    • @howtobebasic2122
      @howtobebasic2122 5 лет назад

      it's back for the 2019 model year

  • @Firejob2
    @Firejob2 7 лет назад +5

    I had one of these. That 4 banger couldn't get out of its own way.

    • @wildbill23c
      @wildbill23c 5 лет назад

      I've heard that from a lot of people, the V6 was better, but with today's higher speed limits not so much LOL. Back then speed limits were pretty much 55mph on the freeway wasn't it? or was it 65mph? I wasn't old enough back then to know or care HAHA!!!

    • @HMDMurdock
      @HMDMurdock 4 года назад

      Especially the 83-84 diesel

  • @pizzasubs
    @pizzasubs 10 лет назад +19

    speaking of not fitting 3 people very comfortably, I remember my grandfather had a truck like this and I always sat in the middle, and with it being a manual transmission, I was always told that you have to be on a first name basis with the driver only because the way I sat in the truck, when the driver shifted to either 2nd gear or 4th gear, those two shifts always came really close to the you now what's....LOL

    • @PantherP74
      @PantherP74 9 лет назад +2

      The "you now what is?"

    • @dftns19
      @dftns19 9 лет назад +8

      PantherP74 He's talking about genitals. You know, for making the sex.

    • @ZepG
      @ZepG 9 лет назад +6

      +Andrew Silva
      I owned an 87 Ranger and took a trip to the beach with two girls, the one in the middle was wearing a mini skirt and I was always downshifting into 4th!

    • @blackericdenice
      @blackericdenice 7 лет назад +2

      Andrew Silva Are you seeing a counselor?

    • @jacobg.witmer
      @jacobg.witmer 7 лет назад

      No but he's going to therepy! LOL (Just trying to be funny)!

  • @ChipmunkRapidsMadMan1869
    @ChipmunkRapidsMadMan1869 6 лет назад +3

    I loved all three of mine. My 4.0 was great for driving sideways on fire trails.

  • @Doc1855
    @Doc1855 Год назад +1

    We’ve had an 83, 88, 90 and now our 11. Our 11 is the best Ranger we’ve owned so far

  • @ClassicTVMan1981X
    @ClassicTVMan1981X 2 года назад +2

    This marked the return of the German-built 2.8 V6 engine in the US; its last use was in the 1979 Fox-body Mustang and Mercury Capri, but when Ford couldn't get enough 2.8s for the 1980 model year due to supply problems in Cologne, Germany, the engine was temporarily discontinued in the US in the 4th quarter of MY1979 and replaced by the old 3.3 "Thriftpower" inline six initially used in the 1965 (after August 1964) Mustang.

  • @wildbill23c
    @wildbill23c 8 лет назад +4

    I loved my 84 Ranger. I still miss that truck.

  • @Wooley689
    @Wooley689 10 месяцев назад

    Great little trucks, I bought my first one brand new in 1984, only problem with them that year were bad valve guides in the 2.0 that would cause plug fouling. Cheap to drive and maintain and sipped fuel. It was the perfect companion and took me and my RM125 to many places.

  • @ozzstars_cars
    @ozzstars_cars 10 лет назад +6

    THANKS Motorweek!! I asked and you guys delivered this video! Awesome because i own an '87 2wd longbed XLT.

    • @ThumperOnTV
      @ThumperOnTV 6 лет назад

      Ozzstar me too

    • @packard5682
      @packard5682 6 лет назад +1

      I also have that exact truck and I love it! Has the 2.3 and 5 speed and it does everything I need it to and then some!

  • @jasonmastbergen3087
    @jasonmastbergen3087 9 лет назад +4

    I've had all sorts of Branco ll and rangers they run for ever they get great gas mileage the body's supports go first I have had 2.3 2.8 2.9s all run great with over 400 thound miles on a 2.9 I parked it it sat 10 years and started right up and drove 60 miles to the new owners. I still have a Ford ranger it's a 88 exd cab with a 2.9 five speed runs great its 4x4 I live in Minnesota it can get down to 44 blow zero it starts every time it goes through snow great don't even have to put it in 4 wheel and I love it and I'm a mopar man never done any thing to but changed the oil and put gas in it .it's got 84.000 miles on it I pull sracp with it and a full size car tralier I've halled 2010 John deer WITH it pulled just fine 3/4ton junk trucks you name it I've pulled it out of a grove

  • @robertwieczorek5838
    @robertwieczorek5838 2 года назад +1

    Holy shit, 40 years later

  • @RoadCone411
    @RoadCone411 9 лет назад +1

    I love these old MW reviews!

  • @ScottaHemi440
    @ScottaHemi440 8 лет назад +9

    ah the true mini trucks. they really need to have a comeback :D
    but i think CAFE reared it's ugly head there...

  • @tywebb355
    @tywebb355 10 месяцев назад

    I had an '86 with a 2.3 auto. I now have a 2010 with the 4.0 and a '97 Dakota 3.9 for 15 years in between the Rangers. Loved them all ......

  • @Ithinkiwill66
    @Ithinkiwill66 7 лет назад +7

    That's what I miss about the old cars and trucks, you were able to do anything in the engine area for maintenance. Nowadays it's like you buy your own car, truck, SUV...but is it really your's?? You can't even get to the filter without have to take off that plate that covers up everything, mostly.

    • @buckeyesfan4700
      @buckeyesfan4700 6 лет назад

      Ithinkiwill66 yes, just take the cover off....... not hard honestly

    • @braydenchambers9381
      @braydenchambers9381 6 лет назад +3

      I hate how everything has a bunch of electronics to the point where you can't see the engine because of covers and stupid stuff, what happened to real trucks. All these new "trucks'' are ugly. They look like a truck and a suv had a baby.

  • @richardcranium5839
    @richardcranium5839 5 лет назад +1

    i've owned four of this style a 2.0, 2.3, a 2.6 and a 3.0. great little trucks. the newer ones were crap. they need a basic truck like this again.

  • @robertwieczorek5838
    @robertwieczorek5838 2 года назад +1

    Funny stat. Ford spent over 2 billion on developing this style of ranger. If it failed it would have bankrupted ford. 40 years later the ford ranger alive and kicking. And my personal favorite vehicle of all time.

  • @johnbehneman1546
    @johnbehneman1546 8 месяцев назад

    THANK YOU SO MUCH. I LOVE VINYAGE, S10, RANGER AND DAKOTA MINI TRUCKS.

  • @mcqueenfanman
    @mcqueenfanman 9 лет назад +2

    I've worked on a lot of rangers over the years, I never seen one with a 2.0 engine.
    Basically they down sized the F150 to make the ranger (twin I beam suspension), where as GM used the G body (2wd) & Toronado (4wd) front suspensions on the S10s.

    • @branon6565
      @branon6565 9 лет назад +3

      I own an '84 Ranger 4 wheel drive, 4 speed, regular cab, with the 2.0 single-barrel carb in it. It has over 212,000 miles on it, and two weeks ago, I smoked an intake valve, and I just got it back 3 days ago...$1300 lighter in the wallet, but I love the truck, so it's all good....

    • @mcqueenfanman
      @mcqueenfanman 9 лет назад

      Awesome just keeping an old truck in service.

  • @Silvermoss-Auto
    @Silvermoss-Auto 9 лет назад +3

    You guys wouldn't happen to have done a review on the 1999 Ford Ranger?

  • @DA90027
    @DA90027 3 года назад +1

    I drive my 86 daily 2.9 V6 gets amazing gas mileage and is super comfy with the STX bucket seats

  • @Kinseydsp
    @Kinseydsp 2 года назад +1

    Only Brand new truck I ever owned it was great!

  • @tedschmitt178
    @tedschmitt178 2 года назад +1

    Ah yes, the tough-as-nails Ranger.

  • @bliglum
    @bliglum 6 лет назад +2

    "You might want to take in the plastic wood on the dashboard".. Ahhhaha!!!

    • @wheelzwheela
      @wheelzwheela 6 лет назад

      I instantly understood it as sarcasm... Until I realized he was serious.

    • @davidp8627
      @davidp8627 5 лет назад

      It was actually a good looking dash compared to other early 1980s cars and trucks. This is an era when even a one speaker AM radio was an option.

  • @PMangelfire
    @PMangelfire 10 лет назад

    I got a 86 4cyl 2wd and according to my sticker mine was built 11/1985....awesome birthday gift for my truck lol thanx motorweek

  • @johndrake2729
    @johndrake2729 4 года назад

    A friend had a white plain jane 2010 and needed to sell it. Took him a while, though, but he finally found a buyer. And my late father-in-law had a nice looking one of the same model year before he passed.

  • @wildbill23c
    @wildbill23c 4 года назад

    I recently picked up an 87 Ford Ranger 4x2 Custom 2.9L V6, 5 speed. This happens to be the somewhat rare long bed edition with the 7 foot bed. Only thing it don't have that I wish it had is the dual fuel tanks :(. My 84 Ranger had dual tanks which gave a 30 gallon fuel capacity. Working out a few small bugs with the Ranger right now due to the previous owner letting it sit for 4 years, so gaskets, seals, and sensors are of course needing replaced. Got most of everything taken care of, have a couple little things I'm working on checking tomorrow if the weather plays nice.

    • @packard5682
      @packard5682 4 года назад +1

      My 87 is also the long bed version and they are hard to find! My truck got rear ended at a stoplight by a texting girl and bent my box up and I have been looking for a decent replacement for six years now.

  • @aaronburns2858
    @aaronburns2858 4 года назад +1

    i just picked up an 83 4x4 2.9 5 speed and shes pretty solid

  • @Randylongoria81
    @Randylongoria81 3 месяца назад

    I had a 95 2.3l ranger,5 speed manual. Miss that truck.

  • @chancemurphy1840
    @chancemurphy1840 4 года назад +4

    they forgot the 2.2l 4c perkins deisel option

    • @HMDMurdock
      @HMDMurdock 4 года назад

      The diesel came out late in the model year

  • @dwaggs01
    @dwaggs01 Год назад

    I have a 1983 ranger custom with the 4 speed manual and the 2.8 liter v6 as well as the rear sliding glass. Love it to bits but gosh do i wish i had the 4 cylinder and the 5 speed.

  • @kolbpilot
    @kolbpilot 6 лет назад

    I wound up with a used, bare bones 2.0, 4 spd., 7 foot bed Ranger. I liked it, and it was one of the most quiet running engines at idle I've ever encountered. But at 140,000 miles, the engine, though still quiet as can be, was thoroughly worn out when it came to the piston rings. Clouds of smoke and high crankcase pressures and blow by. Sold it to someone who supposedly rebuilt it.

  • @bohoward8945
    @bohoward8945 5 лет назад +3

    When power steering was an option.

  • @Romulan112
    @Romulan112 8 лет назад +2

    I owned an '83 back then. Mine had a 2.0 motor. Was way way way underpowered. Broke down about every other day. I sold it quickly. Only positive attribute was it didn't rust badly. :)

    • @danfrioli813
      @danfrioli813 8 лет назад

      +Romulan112 I own an '83 right now, and am having more or less the opposite experience. The 2.0 runs beautifully and reliably (and is powerful enough for my modest needs), but more than 30 Indiana winters have certainly taken their toll on the body.

    • @ohger1
      @ohger1 8 лет назад +1

      +Dan Frioli I had the Bronco II version of the Ranger in 1984. Total of 285K miles on it when I sold it. It went 68K miles before I put the first penny into it: front brake linings. Most reliable car I ever owned.

    • @Romulan112
      @Romulan112 8 лет назад +1

      ohger1 You had the 2.8 Liter. The 2.0 was junk. No power and would need rings around 100,000 miles. Mine would break down often, carb issues. The idiot that had it before me had taken the motor out and tried to put in a 302. I bought it and put in a 2.0 liter 4 cyl and the carb ports were off a tad. That's most likely why it never ran quite right. One thing I did like about it was the ease of putting in a heater core.

  • @bghoody5665
    @bghoody5665 9 месяцев назад

    The Courier John mentioned was still in production in parts of the world other than N.America until 2013 but I have to admit I don't remember it.

  • @89Hols
    @89Hols 7 лет назад +1

    My dad has an '84 with the 2.3 and a 3 speed auto with over 300,000 on it

  • @krisone5253
    @krisone5253 4 года назад

    When I push my Chevy S-10 to the flat bed trailer, my abdomen hurts. I've pushed my truck many times. It's running now. And I love my truck!

  • @seanmcgivney7631
    @seanmcgivney7631 5 лет назад +2

    HEy you guys have a review on the first gen Dodge Dakota?

  •  5 лет назад +1

    I'd buy one of these in a second!!!!

  • @MichaelOKeefe2009
    @MichaelOKeefe2009 4 года назад +1

    It's basically a mini F150!

  • @TechTimeWithEric
    @TechTimeWithEric 8 лет назад

    Do you guys have any videos from other years of Rangers?

  • @bigmike8847
    @bigmike8847 3 года назад +1

    One of the earliest memories I have is climbing into my Grandma's 85 ranger just like one of these. SOMEHOW she managed to shift gears between me and my cousins
    4:11 I gotta give Grandma some credit for this.......Grandma McPherson managed all us around with NO power steering. Props to Grandma

  • @landongendur
    @landongendur 8 лет назад +8

    39mpg highway for a 1983 truck?! I drive a 2009 Cobalt XFE and it struggles to get that!!

    • @patricksimmons395
      @patricksimmons395 8 лет назад +2

      +LandonGendur Light weight friend...

    • @tyupton1719
      @tyupton1719 8 лет назад +8

      I think this was before the EPA's revised mileage calculations lol

    • @patricksimmons395
      @patricksimmons395 8 лет назад +2

      Ty U. Plus light weight...

    • @landongendur
      @landongendur 8 лет назад +3

      Both the '09 Cobalt & '83 Ranger are around 2,900lbs. I think one of the differences is that the Ranger only made 73hp while my Cobalt makes 155hp. Detuned engines use less fuel.

    • @dhm3115
      @dhm3115 8 лет назад +6

      Yeah...an 83 Ranger with the 2.0 gets about 21-25 on the highway. The only way it'll get 39 is if someone is pushing it. I own that exact truck in perfect mechanical shape.

  • @WeDwellinaFiefdom
    @WeDwellinaFiefdom 8 лет назад +7

    Do you guys have a review of the El Camino?

  • @divisioneight
    @divisioneight 9 лет назад +2

    It used to come with a Mazda diesel engine which made it a very thrifty and reliable little pickup.

    • @wildbill23c
      @wildbill23c 8 лет назад +4

      A guy in town has one, says its easy to see 40mpg with it. Back then they were simple, not choked down with all the emissions shit on today's diesels, no electronics to run them, etc. Remove all the electronics and emissions shit on the new ones and you'll get double the fuel economy.

    • @divisioneight
      @divisioneight 8 лет назад +3

      William Todd I quite agree. And if you factor in their thrifty and miserly use of fuel, the actual carbon emissions versus other engines is quite light. And since they constitute a tiny fraction of the total vehicular market, there's no need to restrict diesel emissions so much. The government's case against VW's cleaver diesels was a act to hurt them against the gas hybrid manufacturers which the government is supporting. Those little VW diesels gave better performance and competitive mileage.

    • @imzjustplayin
      @imzjustplayin 4 года назад

      @@divisioneight Carbon emissions yes but particulate matter, NMOG, and other pollutants, no. California didn't require catalytic converters of any type on any diesel until like 2004 model year because diesels with computers could make some slight adjustments to affect emissions without needing after treatment.
      Emission testing exists because most areas violate the clean air act of 1972 by having background pollution levels at unhealthy levels.

  • @никтень-д4ф
    @никтень-д4ф 2 года назад +1

    Still have mine

  • @PantherP74
    @PantherP74 9 лет назад +7

    Why was it ever a good idea to not have a tach in a manual-transmission vehicle?

    • @ohger1
      @ohger1 8 лет назад +2

      +Joshua Beckett The other thing is that none of the available engines in the Ranger would get anywhere near it's red line before running out of breath. If you upshift past the point of power drop off, you were still well short of hurting it. All those enginers were cammed, stroked, and intake/valved for torque, not RPM. New 4 valve double over head cam engines these days require a tach. Damned things pull harder the closer they get to red line.

    • @wildbill23c
      @wildbill23c 8 лет назад +2

      Why would you need a tach in the first place? If you can't shift without it or an idiot shift up light you shouldn't drive a MT vehicle LOL. Its a cool bonus but never needed.

    • @branon6565
      @branon6565 7 лет назад +1

      PantherP74....because you're supposed to be smart enough to know when the rpm is too high....it's called common sense....

    • @directorjustin
      @directorjustin 6 лет назад +1

      No. Without an indication of how much is too much, bad things happen.

    • @2bitmarketanarchist337
      @2bitmarketanarchist337 5 лет назад

      Base model neon doesn't have one wither

  • @captainredneck0683
    @captainredneck0683 10 лет назад +7

    Do you guys got one for the Bronco II?

    • @Motorweek
      @Motorweek 10 лет назад +8

      Yes

    • @joshfenby4170
      @joshfenby4170 6 лет назад

      MotorWeek did you guys ever do another bronco 2 one other than the 84’ model

    • @wildbill23c
      @wildbill23c 5 лет назад

      You should do one on like later 80's Ford Ranger and Bronco 2 after they went from the carbureted 4 cylinder & 2.8L V6 to the 2.9L Fuel Injected V6.

  • @moviewatcher1024
    @moviewatcher1024 8 лет назад +7

    27 mpg city and 39 mpg highway? Not a chance, I had a 86 Ranger and the thing averaged 20 mpg. I had a 1992 F250 and the thing averaged 14mpg, both were 5-speed manuals.

    • @rileykirk11
      @rileykirk11 8 лет назад +3

      The diesel ones with 59 horsepower would get ~40 mpg at 55 mph

    • @ellenorbjornsdottir1166
      @ellenorbjornsdottir1166 8 лет назад +2

      My dad's '83 Ranger doesn't even leave the driveway

    • @wildbill23c
      @wildbill23c 5 лет назад

      My 84 Ranger managed 19-20mpg as well. My 88 F250 yep 14mpg was normal, I assume you had the 460 V8 as well LOL...gas thirsty but would pull anything you needed moved...still have my F250...well my uncle has had it for a few years now but still in the family and when I need something moved I go get it LOL.

  • @proeyebry
    @proeyebry 9 лет назад

    Any chance you guys tested the Typhoon or Cyclone? Now that was a pocket rocket! 4.3 punch and go!

  • @johnr4298
    @johnr4298 3 года назад +1

    I wish Ford had offered the 302 in this generation of the Ranger.

  • @BuzzLOLOL
    @BuzzLOLOL 7 лет назад +1

    MotorWeek comes up with all these weird test numbers: 0 - 50, 0 - 500', 0 - 55, 0 - 65... sometimes even 0 - 60 that you can actually compare with...

    • @rodmunch69
      @rodmunch69 5 лет назад

      0-60 wasn't standard in '83, around '85 or so they started doing 0-60. Same with the mags, I think Car and Driver used to do 0-55 tests.

  • @mostertruckfan
    @mostertruckfan 10 лет назад +1

    wanting to see a 90s model ranger review i got that one

  • @billflake8015
    @billflake8015 7 лет назад +2

    had the 2.2 l desiel ....was a good freind

    • @HMDMurdock
      @HMDMurdock 4 года назад +1

      I have one now, still purrs

  • @5_qm610
    @5_qm610 8 месяцев назад

    I wish I had 25 miles lol. My 90 2.3 with a broken O/D A4LD got 13 mpg average over the span of 5000 miles over 9 months so all considered not bad.

  • @joeyconservative
    @joeyconservative 9 лет назад +10

    Ford Ranger RIP

    • @blazerplayz5453
      @blazerplayz5453 6 лет назад +1

      joeyconservative not for long. 2019 they start making again

    • @howtobebasic2122
      @howtobebasic2122 5 лет назад +2

      its back for the 2019 model year

    • @roddydykes7053
      @roddydykes7053 4 года назад

      joeyconservative it’s back as a bigger version of the 1998 F150, so yeah RIP still applies lol, still millions of them out there though

  • @rodmunch69
    @rodmunch69 5 лет назад +1

    Is that a factor pink Ranger? I'm a child of the 80s and love the Miami Vice hot pink look, but a dull pink pickup? I don't think I've ever seen that before.

    • @john8201
      @john8201 3 года назад

      It’s dark tan, but can look pink in this old video

    • @rodmunch69
      @rodmunch69 3 года назад

      @John yeah, could have been my crappy desktop monitor as well, on my phone it looks pretty standard light brown.

  • @CTjacob13
    @CTjacob13 10 лет назад

    Beautiful little truck. My Ranger is getting older now. I hope Ford has something in the pipeline to compete with the Canyon/Colorado.

    • @gxdjoeybaby07
      @gxdjoeybaby07 10 лет назад +4

      I was thinking the Canyon/Colorado must be similar in size to the F-150 in this video

    • @CTjacob13
      @CTjacob13 10 лет назад +1

      219"x79" for an extended cab F150 with a 6' 9" bed. 212"x74.3" for Colorado with a extended cab and 6'2" bed. F150 doesn't seem to have gotten any wider in the past 50 years.

    • @wildbill23c
      @wildbill23c 8 лет назад +1

      Getting there. They're not quite as big...yet.

  • @roddydykes7053
    @roddydykes7053 4 года назад

    His voice is so subdued here, it’s like the 1992 John took a Valium

    • @Doobie1975
      @Doobie1975 4 года назад

      I didn't think John became upbeat until around the late 80's episodes

  • @counkev
    @counkev 10 лет назад +1

    Jeez. 27 city and 39 highway. Wow. Most mid sized sedans don't even get an estimate like that now a days. Either EPA really dropped the ball on the estimate or we should bring those ranger engineers back

    • @warphammer
      @warphammer 9 лет назад +3

      counkev In 1984, the EPA cut the estimates by 10% city, 22% highway to match real-world data to the testing system. I think it changed a little in 1996, too, and then in 2007 they changed the testing regime itself for better real-world matching with modern cars, especially hybrids. Pre-84 numbers are a tad... optimistic.

    • @wildbill23c
      @wildbill23c 5 лет назад

      I'm betting the 39 highway was actually with the diesel engine option, but I don't even think they offered that in 83, I think 84 or 85 they offered it, can't recall for sure though, but that sounds more like a diesel economy number than a carbureted gas engine.

  • @chrislemaster2695
    @chrislemaster2695 7 лет назад

    I had an 83 Ranger with the 2.9L V6 Auto PS/PB A/C CC AM/FM 8 Track Cloth Int paid 800.00 got 4 years out of it and sold it for 1500.00

    • @wildbill23c
      @wildbill23c 5 лет назад

      Someone swapped engines then because the 2.9L V6 didn't come out until the 86 model year. You may mean the 2.8L V6 which was available late 83-85 model years.

  • @RunLikeAVillain
    @RunLikeAVillain 5 лет назад +1

    2:07 cameo by a '73 Pontiac LeMans sport coupe

  • @OOICU812
    @OOICU812 9 месяцев назад

    Nowadays "midsized" is what fullsized used to be. By today's standards the old Rangers are compact pickups.

  • @tsomeone950
    @tsomeone950 6 лет назад

    I have seen a lot of these on TV and in movies

  • @gnaxel
    @gnaxel 3 года назад

    Bill Burr got a DUI in one of these

  • @robbierichmondtyrecop3916
    @robbierichmondtyrecop3916 4 месяца назад

    2:35 that's for sure true

  • @wolfyboy11hitler61
    @wolfyboy11hitler61 5 лет назад

    $6k wow not bad price unlike what its now highly price

  • @hammerki1
    @hammerki1 9 лет назад

    ***** Do you have a retro review for the full size Bronco?

  • @hondacustom
    @hondacustom 7 лет назад +2

    the 83 ranger was an 82 model

    • @wildbill23c
      @wildbill23c 5 лет назад

      IDK, the first year they sold them was 83, so probably built in 82 for the 83 model year I would assume. In 84 they realized they better put an engine in them to actually allow it to get out of its own way...as someone else mentioned the 4 cylinder wasn't the greatest for getting itself moving LOL.

    • @HMDMurdock
      @HMDMurdock 4 года назад

      What they meant was Ford intended to release them in 82 to compete with the S10 but they did not make it in time

  • @shauncarson8732
    @shauncarson8732 7 лет назад +1

    my buddy has this truck sitting in his yard with 34 k original miles but wont fix it !

  • @juliarosemichael423
    @juliarosemichael423 5 лет назад

    My dad had three rangers 1996 1983 any 2001 a blue ranger a coppery colored Ranger and a white ranger

  • @bohoward6991
    @bohoward6991 6 лет назад

    Where can u buy a new company truck today for 6 gs

  • @bassblaster505
    @bassblaster505 5 лет назад +1

    5:03 how come even the toyota trucks with a 4 banger in them can BARLEY break 20.

  • @BokBarber
    @BokBarber 3 года назад

    If I could get a brand new, dependable, economical, bare bones workhorse truck for (inflation adjusted) $16,500 I probably would.

  • @Dohzer
    @Dohzer 7 лет назад

    RIP Ranger Danger

  • @nathanadkins9374
    @nathanadkins9374 7 лет назад

    John is it an xl or lx sheesh make up your mind 😂

  • @cavalierliberty6838
    @cavalierliberty6838 3 года назад

    "Naturally, midsize pickup trucks aren't GT cars"
    Not with that attitude

  • @jessiehenry5405
    @jessiehenry5405 5 лет назад

    Can You Do The '87 Dodge Dakota

  • @Y10Q
    @Y10Q 10 лет назад

    can't find these anymore, a 4cyl truck or van that does 25mpg and carries all your shit with you, all of 1500lbs. Really hard to find.

    • @wildbill23c
      @wildbill23c 8 лет назад +1

      Check craigslist, tons of them around for sale as people buy new luxury pickups with huge V8's or diesel engines to show off in.

  • @whatsunsky4591
    @whatsunsky4591 8 лет назад

    Someone tell me how much the base model weighs for the 83-88?

    • @wildbill23c
      @wildbill23c 5 лет назад

      Approximately 3000lbs, depends a lot on options and such, even the base model had different configurations so the weight could vary slightly.

  • @dimaslopez-dejesus2371
    @dimaslopez-dejesus2371 6 лет назад

    Ford Ranger 1983-2011 in Minneapolis/St. Paul, Minnesota and 2019 in Wayne, Michigan are Built Ford Tough trucks in America.
    Engine: 2.3 Liter EcoBoost Inline-4
    Transmission: 10-Speed Automatic
    Drivetrain: 4x2 and 4x4
    Style: SuperCab and SuperCrew Cab

  • @johnhiram1207
    @johnhiram1207 9 лет назад +1

    I had a 83 and loved it. But died of massive RUST!

  • @rockolutheran
    @rockolutheran 7 лет назад

    That sweet ass lowrider at 2:08

  • @joeguitargod
    @joeguitargod 9 лет назад

    A 1983 Ford Ranger pickup truck getting 27 City/39 Highway MPG? Surely he's mistaken. That's miles(pun intended) more than some of the best high-MPG vehicles of today! From a 31 year-old pickup truck? I know vehicles are heavier overall compared to then, but gains(?) in engine efficiency should more than offset any weight penalties. So what gives?

    • @packardcaribien
      @packardcaribien 9 лет назад +2

      Old EPA figures are notoriously optimistic, it's probably more like 23 city/ 30 highway, though that's still much better than modern trucks. You are correct, it is very light, but also the Lima four was especially efficient for its size.
      Really the gains in engine technology from the 1980s (aside from hybrids) have been towards improving horsepower moreso than improving mileage. That four cylinder has all of 89 hp, modern fours are more powerful even without turbos.

    • @Dankcatvacs
      @Dankcatvacs 9 лет назад

      Daniel McLean weight

    • @wildbill23c
      @wildbill23c 5 лет назад

      39mpg highway yes, if you had the Ranger with the 2.2L Perkins diesel option, otherwise umm figure in the high teens to 20mpg if you were lucky with the V6 and low to mid 20's for the 4 cylinders.

  • @gxdjoeybaby07
    @gxdjoeybaby07 10 лет назад

    all three of those trucks are so small compared to today =\

  • @justinwhite9689
    @justinwhite9689 Год назад

    I love my 96 4 cyl5 speed

  • @aquateen77723
    @aquateen77723 10 лет назад +3

    It'll haul all the cow manure you can throw at it!

    • @wildbill23c
      @wildbill23c 5 лет назад

      Dang you beat me to my exact comment I was going to make.

  • @realazduffman
    @realazduffman 8 лет назад +13

    1:20 crappy load