fuel milage
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fuel milage
hi all, need some fast help. wife is looking at 05 ranger tomorrow. 3.0, 4 spd. auto, ext. cab 76,000 miles, xlt. what kind of milage can she expect on the road, and just kickin around. wife drives easy. also, is the 3.0 a good motor? thanks, dave.
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the 3.0 is a long-life motor, not quite as powerfull as the 4.0 but can get the job done, it makes its power higher in the rpm band than the other ranger engines, i have one in a taurus chassis that is quite good on gas, will get 28 highway, dont know what gearing the taurus has, but it is lighter and more areodynamic than a ranger. my ranger is a 4.0 with 3.73's and the 5 speed manual, best ive ever gotton is 19.5
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the 3.0 is a long-life motor, not quite as powerfull as the 4.0 but can get the job done, it makes its power higher in the rpm band than the other ranger engines, i have one in a taurus chassis that is quite good on gas, will get 28 highway, dont know what gearing the taurus has, but it is lighter and more areodynamic than a ranger. my ranger is a 4.0 with 3.73's and the 5 speed manual, best ive ever gotton is 19.5
BTW: the 215K mile 3.0 '94 Taurus in my driveway will get 25-27 MPG mixed driving, and 30+ hwy. They have a .69 4th gear, and a 3.37 axle ratio.
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thanks for the replys, wife bought the ranger today, and it really seems like a nice tight truck. talked to the last owner and he said he bought it brand new in 05, so it's a one owner. said it always got around 20. can live with that. cant find out about the axle,door tag say's d under the axle spot. dave.
