Ford: Quality is Job 1

I've wanted a 90s ranger ever since I was 5

>what is the chicken tax

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>>16667689
Rangers are shit

Pic related, my old Ranger

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>>16667689
>implying the 94-98's weren't Ford Exploder tier in terms of reliability
>implying Mitsubishi and Isuzu didn't make the superior compact

>>16667689
I see just as many s10s driving around as I see rangers.
The reason you see so many rangers is that they were a dime a dozen. Companies would buy fleets of the 2.3l ,manual, for cheap and sell them off once they reached 80k. The only reason you see more of them than anything else back then is due to lack of them rusting away.

... but I see all of those trucks driving around all the time? About as common as their larger counterparts.

>>16667714

Is that an ex-forestry jeep?

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>>16667714
ur shit

>>16667718
>rusting away
Exactly my point. Toyotas and Nissans have all rusted away because of the shit-tier steel they were put together with.

When you make a vehicle that biodegrades even in the desert, that's the opposite of quality.

>>16667744
Ranger's core supports rot away faster than any other vehicle I've ever seen.

>>16667725
Yes

The F series are still common as all hell too.

>>16667774
>Ranger core support
>Toyota entire vehicle

So what's your point?

>>16667909
THIS

>>16667689
>completely ignoring all the rangers MANY faults
Yeah great truck

>>16667689
>How many 80's and 90's Toyota's do you still see driving around? Honestly, not a lot.

I guess your gardeners drive Fords instead

>>16667689
I live in the Northeast and I see more S10s than I do Rangers or B-series.

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I want a dakota with the magnum v8

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>>16668013
fuckin' a, my dude

>>16668013
I grew up with one of these. The back seat was shit for my wee lad self but damn did that truck haul ass.

>>16667689

chicken tax ruined them

>>16667909
>rust which renders the vehicle unsafe to drive is somehow better than body rust

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>>16668153
>body rust

thats a funny way to spell frame rust

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>>16668013
>>16668040
I second this, my first vehicle was a clapped out Dakota, now I want a v8 stick one

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>>16667909
>>16668183

Remember when ford refused to recall the insane frame rust issue on the ranger?

>>16668189
that dark purple is sexy

>>16667689
The reason yo don't see 80's and 90's Toyota's anymore is because all the moab bros rolled them off a cliff and shit.

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>>16668199
It was a fucking nightmare but I loved it, I almost died at least 10 times owning it. Brings me back to being 16.
>Windshield wiper arm fell off because the knobs were worn down
>fuck it
>metal screw it on forever
things probably a tin can now

>>16667689
>How many 80's and 90's Toyota's do you still see driving around?
That's the only Toyota I see driving around

>>16667689
>How many 80's and 90's Datsun/Nissan's do you see driving around?
Again, those are the only Nissan's I see driving around

>>16667689
>How many 80's and 90's S-10's do you see driving around?
At least 3-5 unique ones a day

>>16667689
>How many 80's and 90's Rangers do you see driving around?
Zero. I see plenty of them in the junk yard, but the as far as 80's and 90's rangers? Nope. I only ever see the 2003+ ones that just look old as shit because Ford never updates body style

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>>16668226
All the fords rusted away

>>16667689
>How many 80's and 90's Toyota's do you still see driving around?
an absolute shit ton

>How many 80's and 90's Datsun/Nissan's do you see driving around?
A lot.

>How many 80's and 90's S-10's do you see driving around?
Very few.

>How many 80's and 90's Rangers do you see driving around?
a lot.

just because you live in the midwest where nobody bought imports until the 90s at the earliest doesnt mean they are shit. Here in the southwest old toyotas are by far the most popular mini truck. every fucking mexican in the southwest owns one.

>>16667689
>tfw live in canada

Last time I saw a nissan older then 2005 was like 3 years ago

Never seen an toyota truck older then 2002ish

Seen like 5 s10s in the past year


Meanwhile I see tons of rangers, granted only newer 2006+ ones

>>16668241
>mexican
>toyota
>not nissan

the D21 is the quintessential beaner mobile.

>>16667689
>666
trips of truth

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>>16668241
The 20 year old truck club around here is 50% Toyotas %25 nissans and %25 Mazda's for some reason

>>16668435
aren't those Mazdas just ranger clones?

>>16668444
After 1993 yeah

>>16668444
The real Mazda pickups were GOAT

>>16667714
Your opinion is shit

>>16667689

I have owned 2 ford rangers and a chevy s10 zr2

I see more s10s than rangers, but i see LOTS of both

(Rural and trades environments)

Most of them are Frankenstein vehicles but the ease of maintenance and plenty of swappable engines make them great trucks for the mechanically inclined

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Ranger master race reporting in

>>16668238
Nothing rusts like a Ford, that's for sure

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Rangers are shit.
It seems like they had really poor quality control.
Like some people say they never have issues. Others say they have nothing but issues.
Im inclined to believe the people who had issues.
Every ranger ive driven has had an issue going into 1st gear. Half the electronics dont work. And RUST RUST RUST.
Not to mention NO power, even with the 4.0.
Shit steering feel, shit brake feel, shit trans feel.
Its all mushy and gross.

>>16668682
>muh fleet truck doesn't feel like a race car

stay triggered all trucks from that era drive like shit

>>16667689
I don't know about you op, but I prefer my 200k tacoma than your Mazda truck tyvm

>>16668694
Not toyotas or pre-ford mazdas. They feel great.
S10s and ranger drive like ass

>>16668682
My ranger's doing great with 155k miles. Literally everything works, idk what you're talking about with electronics failing because there are hardly any. I have the 4.0 and yeah it's slow but it'll do 80 on the highway no problem which is all I need.

>>16667689
Looks like ass though

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Sorry damn near every single landscaper truck in my city is a pre-tacoma Toyota Pickup, or a Tacoma.

They go for absurb amounts of money. The 3.0slow actually isnt reliable, and require clutch change outs far more often, and slave/ master cylinders go frequently too.

The Taco is king. The Ford is not. Sorry, I am a Ford fan, but my dad and two brother's all had Rangers at one point or another, and got rid of them for less than $1,500 each.

Toyotas were the most A E S T H E T I C compact trucks in the 80s and 90s. God-tier with a lift kit.

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>>16669020
holy shit could you be any more wrong

>>16669050
Looks melted.

>>16668013
i got a 93 dakota sport with a factory installed light bar and kc lights my first real love i'll have to see if my phone has a pic of it

I see more tacos desu
rangers are second
than nissans
followed by s10s

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>>16669040
>Believing the toyota meme
I have a toyota you might be interested in.
https://orangecounty.craigslist.org/pts/5946814948.html

>>16669068
Please go back to your thread.

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>>16669072
>sore because he fell for the meme
Hoo boy

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Mine was a 95. Bought her with 90000 miles. The mechanical aspects of the truck were pretty solid (had a blown brake line and a few random weird things), but the electrical issues sucked. There were a few occasions where all the electronic things in the truck simply shut off for no reason. Also the windshield wipers didn't like to work when it was damp out at all. That being said, she was my first vehicle, and I do miss her a lot sometimes.

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>>16669091
Not sure I fell for a meme, but you just shit posting from another thread Is pretty pathetic.

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>>16669126
>People can't browse multiple threads

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>>16669068
No way, my friends sold his Land Cruiser so he could buy a house, believe it or not.

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>>16669060
found it

>>16669138
Good come back. Lel btfo

>>16668682
Probably because rangers were built super cheap and you got what you paid for. However as a ford fag, if there is any valid complaint against fomoco it's how shitty their manual transmissions have been in the 80s and 90s

>>16669161
beauty

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I'm bigger than you
>I'm bigger than you
I'm bigger than you
>I'm bigger than you
I'm bigger than you
>I'm bigger than you

>>16669195
So you drive a bigger pile of shit.
Cool

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My 94 is still going strong. I did have to replace the clutch (slave cylinder took a shit) about 5k miles ago. That's by far the biggest thing that's gone wrong.

>>16669165
What are you even trying to say

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>>16669201
You're a fucking nigger
>You're a fucking nigger
You're a fucking nigger
>You're a fucking nigger
You're a fucking nigger
>You're a fucking nigger

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>>16667689
>How many 80's and 90's Rangers do you see driving around?
>You can't get away from them. They are everywhere.

Holy crap you're right! There are two in my driveway alone!

>>16668195
for all the shit Toyota gets for rusty frames, at least they were replacing entire frames on 00-05's Tundras/Tacomas completely free of charge/hassle

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>>16668195
That doesn't look anything like "insane frame rust" it looks like "time to replace a spring shackle"
($21 from Rockauto)

That not even close to Taco Swiss Cheese

>>16669421
Companies make weld on kits to patch the cracks in ford frames because of the swiss cheese.
Ford ignores them.
Dont open your mouth unless you know what youre talking about little boy

>>16667689
Had a 03 ranger , still running at over 250k miles

>>16667689
>>How many 80's and 90's S-10's do you see driving around?
>Like none.

that's the only one I can say is true

>>16667689
>How many 80's and 90's Toyota's do you still see driving around?
>Honestly, not a lot.
I see more of those than anything else. Where the fuck are you living to not see any OP? Detroit or some shit?

I think rangers and toyotas are tied for how many I see. I see hardly any older nissans and s10s around.

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Here is my 4x4 1995 ranger with a winch photoshop I did just now.

Needless to say, it left me stranded in the middle of a highway a couple days ago.

Got the clutch/slave replaced and getting her back tomorrow

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>>16670034

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>>16670034
>>16670040

Just hit 100K

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I need a ranger in my life

>>16669202
>I haven't only owned the truck for about 8,000 miles.

I can pretty much promise you that it's on it's 4th clutch and will be ready for another one in about 2,000 miles.

>>16670034
>Photoshop

It's not dead on the side of the road so it's obviously a shop. No need to tell us.

>>16671304
Are you retarded or?

>>16668657
hey friendo
Taynger owner here but pls stop this Ranger Mustard Race thing. We're above average at best...

>>16670046
come to /ORG/ senpai

>>16671524
>Here is my 4x4 1995 ranger with a winch photoshop I did just now.
>Here is my 4x4 1995 ranger with a winch photoshop
>4x4 1995 ranger with a winch photoshop
>ranger with a winch photoshop
>winch photoshop
>photoshop

I find it funny that you can't even read yet you feel the need to call someone else retarded, kid.

>>16667689
im still rolling in my 1990 ford ranger. fun little truck.

>>16673497
>I just bought a 1990 ford ranger a week ago

>>16667689
we don't have a lot of 80s and 90s Toyota trucks because of kikey business, not because they are bad

>>16667689
Ford Rangers and Mazda B-Series Trucks have terrible frame rust issues.

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>>16667716
>implying toyota wasn't tip top in superiority

>>16673527
this

the only reason people associate only Toyotas with rusty frames is because they actually did solve the problems with the 00-04's Tundras and Tacomas

meanwhile Ferd said 'lol sry enjoy your rust bucket'

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>>16667689
I had a 1992 Ranger XLT. Too bad it's gone now.

>>16673538
I always wanted a Marty McFly truck, holy shit.

>>16669769
They make those kits for many trucks/jeeps.
Nothing unique to the Ranger.

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>>16671290
Actually purchased at 80k. But nice try.

>>16673587
>I haven't only owned the truck for about 8,000 miles.
>I haven't only owned the truck for about 8,000
>I haven't only owned the truck
>I haven't
>haven't

Learn to read. Oh, wait, you drive a ford, that's right.

>>16667689
Right now in my entire country there are 4 rangers for sale and about 100 hiluxes
Guess the country

>>16673863
botswana

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>>16673863
isis

>>16673876
>>16673868
close enough
iceland

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>>16673825
>Learn to read. Oh, wait, you drive a ford, that's right.
>Learn to Oh, wait, you drive a ford, that's right.
>Learn to wait, you drive a ford, that's right
>Learn to wait, drive a ford, that's right
>Learn to drive a ford, that's right
>Learn to drive ford, that's right

>>How many 80's and 90's S-10's do you see driving around?
>Like none.

Are you fucking blind, stupid, or both? Literally everyone buys S10s

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>>16668013
I had a 98 Dakota R/T. Replaced the 5.2 with a 5.9 from another dakota. Best truck I've ever owned.

>>16674334
sorry about your rust

>>16675043
It's New England, so finding rust is common but this thing had /no/ rust at all.

>>16667689
It's cousin the second gen Explorer is equally based.

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They are durable as fuck. No other truck has put in as much work on the LA/LB waterfront as the second gen ranger.

>>16667714
This picture has me tearing up. My 98 Cherokee that I had until last month...I'm sorry.

>>16674257
Leave it a Ford fanatic to not only not know how to read, but to try to look smart and clever about it.

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Comanche a best.

Rangers are OK but honestly, the explorer is so much better... at least in my experience.

I had a 2001 ranger single cab with the 3.0, it was not that good... I mean it worked but the engine was of course gutless as all hell. It did NOT drive like a truck but rather a a tin can on wheels with shit suspension.

I drove my 98 5.0 explorer and it drove so, so much better.... heavier, felt way more solid and had that 5.0 torque down low. It felt like a truck. Not to mention AWD , rear LSD and 6500 lbs towing capacity.

No more rangers for me.... its a shitty compromise of a truck but has its place and time.

I've seen more s10's hot rodded than stock. Haven't seen a ranger with a v8 yet but now I want one.

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>>16676851
>be me
>20 year old puke working as a lube jockey in a chain joint
>work sucks and I get paid burger flipper money
>one day a truck pulls in and he asks the foreman to put a lift kit on it
>get a closer look at it
>It's a Cherokee
>but a fucking truck
>It's fucking awesome
>immediately fall in love with it
>resolve to buy one eventually
>get the opportunity after totalling my first car nearly paid off with low miles and receiving a huge check but sperg into buying another brand new econobox because MUH RENTAL MUST GET OUT OF MUH RENTAL
>four years later
>warehouse monkey at locally owned dealership
>putting up money for a Cherokee, watching CL like a hawk for that perfect example at a beater price
>suddenly
>COMANCHE
>drive an hour and change to go look with roommate
>figure I know my shit well enough and have read up enough on it, know it needs work but what the hell I work at a stealershit
>pay a little more than I think I should but what the hell it's a rare truck and it runs
>take a chance on the worn out brakes and howling diff, drive back with no plates and the entire truck screaming
>tries to kill me three times
>over the next few weeks tinkering with it at work I figure out exactly what I've done
>fucked rear end, crankshaft sensor goes that first week, turn signal switch fucks off taking four weeks to diagnose from the weird ass symptoms, discover the joys of closed cooling systems, realize I missed significant floorplan rust, the AC compressor is grounded to itself, multiple vacuum leaks, missing 25% of all fasteners and none are original, half of the screw sockets in the dash are broken, speedometer cable was actually fine so I dont know what the actual problem is yet and the guy gave me the wrong cable with the truck, wipers slow as shit, seats are unconverted XJ seats mounted unsafely with bolts through the floor pan, engine harness looks like hell, inside lock switch on driver door doesn't work, and the column shift indicator is gone
JUST

>>16676956
buying with your heart not your head

>>16667689
I see just as many S10s driving around as I do Rangers

>>16667714
Yea very unpleasant to drive, but I'll give it points that it's pretty reliable and cheap to fix if something ever goes wrong

>>16676983
No thats just what you get when buying jeep

>>16677233
Thats what you get when you buy any 25-30 year old vehicle thats been minimally maintained.

My dad had one. In the Eighties.... and it was good for its time with the 6 cylinder.

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>>16677271
Unless you buy a toyota

>>16676956
I got a similar story.
>be me
>sudden urge to go off roading
>look through Craigslist
>77 Dodge pickup
>call the guy immediately
>hit the road an hour away to get this thing.
>get there, it's already running, 360 modur 4x4, good enough
>pay $500 and have a buddy drive it to the nearest vatozone
>put a battery in it and strap down the tailgate so it don't fall off, as well as put at least a quart of every fluid this thing can take in it.
>uneventful hours drive home following this thing, no reg or insurance.
>get it home, I finally drive the thing
>throttle is getting stuck on earth so you have to slam the throttle to clear it t
>slam it hard and lay peel for 200ft in my first drive with this thing
>go to dmv
>"bring this back with a smog cert"
>fug xD
>spend 4 weeks and 800 bucks rebuilding the entire emissions system and driving 300 miles for a rear tank just to get it to pass smog
>still needed an additional 750 in parts to make it safe

>>16677279
How's that not way more fucked than my MJ? It'll be mechanically perfect once the diff gets rebuilt. Most of my whining is about shit that in no way affects how it runs, or shit I just passed the fuck over when inspecting it. I still see XJs and even the rare MJ in nearly spotless condition, especially down here where most shit never rusts.

I just ended up buying a parts truck for too much. If it was in better shape I'd be happy as a fucking clam. It can be good, but I have a ton of work to do and loads of parts to replace. Engine and transmission however spin like a top.

>>16677321
>It can be good, but I have a ton of work to do and loads of parts to replace.

I mean yeah, but sometimes it makes more financial sense to just get one that doesn't need a shit ton of work.

For example, I have a 1998 explorer 5.0 with 225K miles. The engine is worn out to the point that its being kept alive on thicker oil. The truck also has various other issues plus damage on the front and rear from wrecks.

Ultimately, a 2000 explorer 5.0 for $2k with less than 100k miles made far more financial sense than rebuilding the engine on a truck with 225k miles and wreck damage.

>>16677347
That's the trick with the MJ, thought. You want one? You take the one that you find. That, or you start asking around and pay a shitload more for it sight unseen because the closest one you found was two states away. They're not extinct but they're certainly not easy to get your hands on.

If I could have the choice to do it over I'd pass on it and wait another week for a $900 XJ that would have needed maybe $400 of parts and work at the most to show up, like they always do.