Ordered a Ranger
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Ordered a Ranger
Well, I have done it. I have traded my beloved red '04 F150 FX4 coupe for a '07 Ranger fully optioned 4cyl extra cab. I am losing a 300hp 4X4. But tires will be 2/3's less, oil change 3/7's less, 40% better gas mileage and I am gaining leather seats in the Ranger. I have had 7 F150's and this is my 4th Ranger. I don't know if I should be happy or I should go throw up in a garbage can? I wish gas was still under $2.00 and I wouldn't have done this.
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From: Durant, OK (SOSU)
Be happy or you're gonna hate it.
Sure, it's gonna be slow. But gas mileage will be great. Did you get the auto? It'll be a real dog if you did. But the 2.3L is reliable, so I wouldn't expect many problems.
Enjoy it.
RP
Zach
Sure, it's gonna be slow. But gas mileage will be great. Did you get the auto? It'll be a real dog if you did. But the 2.3L is reliable, so I wouldn't expect many problems.
Enjoy it.
RP
Zach
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Hey, you do what you have to do, right!
With the costs of having a full size truck, many folks are considering scaling back if they don't need the utility of such a beast.
There is a tool for every job.
With the costs of having a full size truck, many folks are considering scaling back if they don't need the utility of such a beast.
There is a tool for every job.
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I feel the pain! I ordered my 150 in '02, it's exactly the way I wanted it, so I don't feel as though I can give it up (plus the GF loves it!). However, I wish I had something more efficient right now, I miss my '98 ranger 2.5l 4x2, on the highway I could get 27-28, much better than 17 max! I say enjoy the $40 fill-ups and driving past more stations between fills, it may not win any races, but speed doesn't matter if you can't feed it right?!?!?
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Man, oh, man! I love the '04 and up model F150 FX4's, but I tell you, my friends who have a 2006 Dodge Ram Mega Cab, Chevy 1500, 2500, and F250's envy the h*ll out of the gas millage my FX4 Ranger gets! Be Proud!
If I had the extra dough for a FX4 F150 I'd go for it, but it's not at all economical and my Ranger does all I need it to do.
If I had the extra dough for a FX4 F150 I'd go for it, but it's not at all economical and my Ranger does all I need it to do.
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If I am on the road and hold the tach below 2000rpm's, I can get 18mpg. Real world is 15 to 16mpg. All is not lost though. Before the Ranger comes in, a buddy and I are road tripping out to South Dakota for a few days and splitting the gas costs. Kind of a going away trip.
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I would of split the difference and got a ranger sc 4x4 with the 4.0, i'm getting in the 20's with mine, but it's a manual. 150's are nice, but I don't need a truck that big for a daily driver. The ranger is sporty, fast, and very offroad capable, plus it's easy to manuver. I have a super duty for pulling my camper, and stuff, but even at that, it turns in ti an expensive camping trip.
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From: crete, illinois
don't feel too bad. alot of people around here are doing the same or parking their money spenders and buying little four bangers.
its $3.23 and higher in areas. pretty soon it'll be like it is in europe. my buddies brother hasn't driven his excursion v10 in two months!
its $3.23 and higher in areas. pretty soon it'll be like it is in europe. my buddies brother hasn't driven his excursion v10 in two months!
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These guy's are right, I have no idea where gas prices are gonna level off at, so there's alot to be said for a 4 banger. We could be in trouble as a nation, with the poor and middle income being hurt the most.