Thread: 2006 Ford runs over Audi's and Caddy's Ranger XLT - Rangeless Rover

So I bought into a Ford Ranger XLT, won't be doing much just maintenance and simple ****. Something for my father and I to beat around in.

Details:
121,000 miles
Base model
4x4
4.0 V6
2 door (I wanted 4 doors but the price was good on this one)

Plans:
-Front/rear diff fluids change
-Transfer case fluids
-Transmission Flush
-Fix door trim
-Fix Passenger door that doesn't close
-POR15 the whole frame

Addons:
-F700BT from the Saab is going into this thing, I'm upgrading the Saab to X930BT head unit
-Red LED tail lights
-Projector retrofit
-Cleared corners
-Full bumper brush guard
-Window tint
-Tool Box
-Bed extender
-Explorer seats
-Explorer center console
-Add Key Fob
-Bilstein Shocks
-Sliding rear window
-FX4 Bed rails
-Yellow fog bulbs

Okay...well some pictures

BTW thats my new house (blue) in the background.

Wow good find that think looks mint! I would drive the hell out of that thing lol

Looks nice Dave

Only thing that blows chunks other than being a ford , is the terrible fuel mileage of that 4.0. It's like having a V8 under the hood.

Decent little trucks when you need them though.

Looks nice.

Originally Posted by Alix0r

Wow good find that think looks mint! I would drive the hell out of that thing lol

I intend to drive it hard LOL, My Saab is going under the knife in September, getting some serious goodies

Originally Posted by BillBoost37

Looks nice Dave

I know you love Fords Bill

Originally Posted by Fivefingerdeathpunch

Only thing that blows chunks other than being a ford , is the terrible fuel mileage of that 4.0. It's like having a V8 under the hood.

Decent little trucks when you need them though.

I have to agree, 12-14 city and only 19 highway...LOL and the 4.0 isn't exactly a tower of power either.

We had a Toyota Tacoma 2002 with the 3.4, it was a full 4 doors, it was really really really ****ing nice. Thing just got a new frame, LCA, Leaf Springs, fuel lines, brake lines from Toyota, but they wanted way out of the range we wanted to spend. Also the 5 foot bed kind of was eh...so The Range came back into play.

Nice find dave. Best of luck

Originally Posted by siLversLeigh

Can't be that nice if it needed a new frame lol

That is the Toyota Recall, alot of Tacoma's got new frames.

This truck was NICE, see below

http://www.ebay.com/itm/Toyota-Tacom...US_Cars_Trucks

Dave..

My 00 Silverado full size extended cab with 8 foot bed and 4 wheel drive gets better mileage than your Ranguuuuuuuuuur. Momma taught me to say only nice things..at first.

Originally Posted by BillBoost37

Dave..

My 00 Silverado full size extended cab with 8 foot bed and 4 wheel drive gets better mileage than your Ranguuuuuuuuuur. Momma taught me to say only nice things..at first.

Thats what the Goberment says about the Ranger, most guys do see more than that. Real world is 16-17 city and 23 highway

ALL Small pickups are terrible on gas, it wasn't until a couple years ago when Obama put regulations on the Small pickups we had a variety, now we are loosing them. Only 3 are left and I would beg to differ on the concept of small pickup with the 2 out of 3 of them (Tacoma is the size of an old Tundra, Frontier ....well that hasn't been touched in 10+ years, and the new chevy is about as small as you get).

I don't like big trucks, I always liked the short wheelbase and small tossable pickups. I had a Chevy S10, and the only really good s-10s were the early 90s boxies, the newer ones were total POS....and lets not even discuss the Dodge Dakota. The Ford Rangers do have some faults but for the $5-7k price gap to go to a Tacoma, its just not worth it to spend, because then the Tacoma is really a daily driver.

I drove this to work this morning, my back got a little numb; The none adjustable steering wheel height is annoying, I miss my amenities, driving the Saab tomorrow . So in other words, this truck works for beating around in it and won't ever become a daily replacement, we spent the right amount. Had we bought the Tacoma, it would have been awful to let that truck just sit around.

Let's nickname it the Rangless truck

How about RangerDanger

thats sounds like a good name for it

but will it blend?

i was thinking about that as well lol