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I Love My 2001 Ranger.
DEC
22

First off, I never thought I would own a truck, not to mention a ford. But, when I was car shopping, one of my co-workers told me about his 2001 ranger. Not being interested at first, I said thanks but no. A few days later, I asked him about it, and he told me more about it. It had 205K on it. I was very skeptical of the high mileage, but what the heck, and gave it a test drive. It ran perfectly, not to mention the amazing looks. A few days later, I went and picked it up.

That was over a year ago, and I am still in love with my first Ford. It has over 230K on it, and only had to have the belt, alternator, and a pulley replaced, easy stuff. I’ve done some mods since, fog lights, tinted the front windows to match the back, corner lights, taillights.

This truck is a dream come true, and it always feels like a gift to drive it. =]

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Jennifer Bergerson I can understand what you mean I bought my 95 Ford Ranger XLT 2.3L 4 cyl dual plug. In feb of 2007 she had 242 000 Miles on her. I have driven her all over Texas never has she failed me, the only time she hasn't started in three years was when I left the lights on. She now has 257 000 Miles on her and she is still counting. My fiancee uses her to work he instals cable in Houston Texas so she is on the road for about 12 to 14 Hours a day, then I take her to my security job. As a previous S10 Owner I say these trucks by far are the best ever. I bought my " black Betty" from the adoption agency that handled my sons adoption when I gave him up. She means the world to me. I will never buy another brand but Ford again. I turned it into a harley davidson editon. And i still get close to 26MPG highway.
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Will I have had two Rangers and I love them both. My first was a 1996, 3.0 V6, auto, extra cab, when I sold it, it had 218,000 miles. I would have kept it, but in 2003 Ford was offering the Rangers for 6 years 0% interest, so I jumped on the oppurtunity. Now my 2003 Ranger has 176,000 miles on it. Both the 96 and 03 never had any problems, and my 03 runs brand new and looks brand new. My next truck will eithe rbe another Ranger or an F-150. My wife and I have owned many Fords and we have never had any problems with them. My Wife's Escape has 156,000 miles with no problems either. Go FORD!
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Duane I bought a '95 Ranger 4 cyl. 5 sp manual new and still drive it every day. It has 320K mi. on it and runs great. It was the first Ford I'd ever had, and convinced me to buy another Ford. We now have two Rangers, Exped., & '06 F-150. The F-150 is the best riding, quietest vehicle (car or truck) I've ever been in. I will continue to only buy Fords as long as they are as reliable as the four I have now.
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Jeff My cousin has a similar story. In 1989 he bought a base model 4cyl two wheel drive ranger with the minimum options. Today that Ranger has over 400,000K and he has only changed the battery and oil, and belts. He still talks about "I'll by my second new vehicle when this one wears out". He absoutely loves it.
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Ed Camus I think I know how you feel. I still have my new 1996 Ranger and I still love it. It's fourteen years and 180k miles now and it's not showing any signs of wearing out yet. It was my first new Ford and it made me into a Ford man. Now I have a 1964 Falcon Sprint for a fun car and an 07 Fusion for my wife. I love my Fords.
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If the corporate heads at Ford Motor Company decide to allow the F-100/code name P525 to be manufactured and offered for purchase when the next generation of Ford trucks come out in 2014, I would appreciate it if Ford Motor Company would consider the following if the F-100 pickup truck is available for purchase in 2014: - The F-100 comes with the same features and options offered on the F-150 - The F-100 comes in a Regular Cab, Super Cab, and Super Crew Cab model - The F-100 comes with 4 x 4 capability - A F-100 "Sport" Model is offered which has sport tuned quad exhaust and an engine with output (20) horsepower greater than the basic engine offered in the truck - More of a selection of exterior colors you can get the truck in and more dark solid colors offered (i.e. Chocolate Brown, Dark Gold, Crimson Red, Charcoal Gray) - A more futuristic and aerodynamic designed front grille area, newly designed headlamps, and special designed placement of the headlamp compartment (The truck looks like it came out of the future and not from its long past) In regards to the winch system to access the spare tire underneath the truck, for the next generation of Ford trucks, why don't Ford Motor Company do away with the winch system and make a spare tire compartment underneath the floor level of the cargo bed. On the cargo bed floor over this spare tire compartment, make a hatch door that can be opened to gain access to the spare tire. A key lock or latch lock operated by a key can be built into the hatch door. A rubber cover piece can be made to fit snug over the key opening to protect the keyhole from moister and the weather. This hatch door is part of the cargo bed floor. Because of the ground clearance of a 4x 4 pickup truck, someone can crawl underneath the truck and tamper with the winch system and disable a winch lock. Now, if the tire is enclosed inside a metal compartment underneath the truck, you don't have the key to open the hatch door in the cargo bed floor to gain access to the spare tire, and for extra protection you have a fiber glass cargo bed cover, no theft of spare tire can possibly happen. This is a feature or option that a truck buyer would definitely be interested in. Thank you D. Porter Loyal Ford Truck Owner
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