RIP to the Ford Ranger

[95DRGT]

I had a 95 5spd 2.3 that I drove the wheels off for 6 years- never any issues other than normal maintenance. RIP ranger

[Hmbre97]

I wouldn't even call 98 the redesign year. Only thing that changed was the grill/headlights/fenders. Those trucks haven't changed since 93.

I had a '00 single cab Sport. I loved that little truck. I had it when I was a delivery driver for Pizza Hut my freshman year of college. I put 35k miles on that thing in a year and it didn't start having problems until it got flooded. Apparently there is a good bit of electrical shit under the floor mat in those trucks and it started having all kinds of weird electrical problems.

[Reefer Rae]

One of fords best , most reliable , econo shit boxes ever made ! RIP ranger, you did nothing great but did everything forever!

[LS1Goat]

At one point, I had a '89 Ford Ranger XLT with the 2.3L. One of the most reliable maintenance free vehicles I've ever owned.

[scootro]

i understand the eco-boost gets better gas mileage than a ranger but the price is way different!!!

sad to see the cheap truck go

[A_A_G]

Thank god the ranger last 10yrs or so biggest POS

Far from, but it was beyond outdated. Its a damn shame Ford neglected this truck for so long. A 2.0 ecoboost or 3.7 v6 with redesigned sheetmetal and these things would have sold again.

[MattB]

I drove a 93 Splash 2.3 5 speed to Vegas with an 86 SVO strapped to the back on a dolly and traded it for an 86 Saleen for a friend back in 2000. Trying to get that thing up the Rocky Mountains in second gear at 30 mph floored at night was fun!

Yeah they are pretty dangerous when loaded down! Hopefully that thing had fresh plugs in it. I know the ~110hp motor drops to about 70HP if the plugs are fouled. I changed the plugs in all 3 of mine and they ran like a champ afterward. I heard all the horror stories about changing the plugs and was prepared to spend a whole weekend trying to change all 8. It took me a little over 2 hours on the first one, and by the time I changed them on my last one, it took just over an hour. Sure it's a pain in the ass, but it isn't NEAR as bad as what everyone was telling me!

[A+]

that is part of the problem. a 4cyl Diesel would have been an awesome seller IMHO

Hell yeah it would have. Too bad the people at ford are idiots

[SlowLX]

My 01 was a piece of shit but I COULDN'T kill it. Was a dependable motherfucker for a decade.

[Cannon88]

that is part of the problem. a 4cyl Diesel would have been an awesome seller IMHO

Damn straight it would have been. I also wish that Toyota would put their diesel engines in US trucks.

[RedPony07]

Really?

sure why not?

[SNEAKY]

Since its last redesign in 1998,

that is part of the problem. a 4cyl Diesel would have been an awesome seller IMHO

[ThreeFingerPete]

Makes me wanna buy one and put it away.

Really?

[Tyrone Biggums]

We've had some transmission and fuel pump issues with ours, but they are light years ahead of the s10s we used to have. When some of the other people in a meeting found out a couple of stores still have some old s10s around yesterday, they all started laughing hysterically.

The S10's were pieces of shit. We I first started, we had Mitsubishit Mighty Max's. Mine was a 92, manual, with no a/c, no radio, a billion miles, and you could lift up the shifter boot and see the passing road below you.

I've never had to put a fuel pump in a Ranger and the only transmission I replaced was in a '00 F150 with a 4.2. It was the most bullet proof truck we've owned. Original trans went about 120K and the reman had 210K on it. We finally traded it off at 330K and it had a newly recovered seat and still ran like a champ. Other than tune up's, brakes, batteries, and a starter, no other work was ever needed.

[RedPony07]

Makes me wanna buy one and put it away.