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Feb 4, 2008 | 07:45 PM

RangerRuss

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I Lucked Out

Received a call from a friend at a GM dealership to come look at a trade-in they had taken - I brought home a 2002 Ranger XL 2.3 automatic with 19,700 miles. No marks on it anywhere. I'm good for a long long time.

Russ

Feb 4, 2008 | 08:22 PM

RangerJustin

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very nice...any plans for it? i see you have a nice line up already though

Feb 4, 2008 | 08:36 PM

RangerPilot

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Wow...barely 3000 a year...wonder what the PO did with it. Sounds like a good deal, congrats.

Feb 5, 2008 | 01:20 AM

RangerRuss

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This truck will be the daily driver. Not sure exactly what the previous owner did with it but it was definitely inside somewhere. Will post a pic when possible.

Russ

Feb 5, 2008 | 09:26 PM

Benaghetto

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Probably an old man owned it. Wanted a bed but El Caminos/Rancheros are no longer in production so he went with a simple little Ranger. That's how I got mine, really low miles for the year and still rather tight for 100k on the ticker when bought.

Feb 5, 2008 | 09:48 PM

Benaghetto

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Sorry I double posted.

Last edited by Benaghetto; Feb 5, 2008 at 09:49 PM. Reason: Accidental repeat

Feb 6, 2008 | 07:39 AM

sfcwoodret

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Nice grab and a Ranger at that.

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Feb 6, 2008 | 09:56 AM

RangerRuss

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Thanks for the comments as I am real pleased with this Ranger. I serviced a fleet of 4-cylinder Rangers for a courier company so I think I understand them fairly well. We had mostly "adult" drivers so they were driven reasonably and held up well. Before I retired the new Rangers had the 3.o V-6. In my opinion they used more fuel and did the job the same as the 4 cylinder Rangers. Needless to say, I am happier with the 4-cylinder than my 4.0 which will pull/push most anything and I paid for that at the pump.

After some research I ordered a Bed Rug last evening over e-Bay. Several posted hom much they liked the product so I will try it out and toss in my evaluation after a while.

Keep on truckin

Russ