Odd Want of the Day

"Tuned-Port-Injected-Rage" (Tuned-Port-Injected-Rage) 04/16/2016 at 17:17 • Filed to: Ranger

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This came in at work today. ‘08 Ranger, FX4, 4.0 SOHC, vinyl floors, 68k miles. Is it bad that I want this truck........ a lot? It just looks so right. Doesn’t drive amazing, but still kind of fun. They’re asking WAY too much for it, but still a cool little truck.

Steve in Manhattan > Tuned-Port-Injected-Rage 04/16/2016 at 17:27

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Wonder what the reliability record on these things is ... there are Toyotas that are impossible to kill. But that’s just me ....

M54B30 > Tuned-Port-Injected-Rage 04/16/2016 at 17:46

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The two tone seats look really cool

I used to hate on Rangers but now I find myself wanting one. They’re reasonably comfortable and can handle approximately 100% of the big stuff I get from Lowes or Walmart or bicycles etc

jimz > Tuned-Port-Injected-Rage 04/16/2016 at 18:23

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mine’s almost like that. it’s an ‘11 Sport 4x4, same vinyl floor covering, but mine has manual windows, manual locks, and no buttons on the steering wheel at all.

Tuned-Port-Injected-Rage > Steve in Manhattan 04/16/2016 at 18:32

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From what I’ve heard, the 4.0 is hit or miss. Not totally sure though.

Tuned-Port-Injected-Rage > M54B30 04/16/2016 at 18:34

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Agreed!

Yeah, I don’t like a lot of the older ones, but the later ones from this generation look killer, IMO.

Tuned-Port-Injected-Rage > jimz 04/16/2016 at 18:35

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AW YEAH. That’s literally how I’d option pretty much any truck. I love low option trucks.

jimz > Tuned-Port-Injected-Rage 04/16/2016 at 19:22

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the only way it could have been better for me is if it had a stick, but when buying used beggars can’t be choosers.

N51fanatic > Tuned-Port-Injected-Rage 04/16/2016 at 19:33

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My dad drives an 06 flareside extra cab v6 auto 4x4 with like 40k miles. Truck is mint.

TheRealBicycleBuck > Steve in Manhattan 04/16/2016 at 20:36

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I have a ‘94 with 265,000 miles. Hard to kill is an appropriate description.

Rock Bottom > Tuned-Port-Injected-Rage 04/16/2016 at 21:05

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Rangers are shockingly good trucks. The OHC v6 can be troublesome with age, however. Some people put like 300,000 miles on that engine without problem, but the guy standing next to him grenaded a rear cam chain (yeah, they have those) at like 80,000. I’ve owned the old pushrod 4 liter and it was reliable and quiet, if a breathless at speed.

Steve in Manhattan > TheRealBicycleBuck 04/16/2016 at 21:06

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240K is the distance to the moon - you’re on your way back.

TheRealBicycleBuck > Steve in Manhattan 04/16/2016 at 21:37

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Now that I am back at my computer, I can send a link....

http://oppositelock.kinja.com/i-drove-the-sa…

Tuned-Port-Injected-Rage > jimz 04/16/2016 at 23:56

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Yeah, gotcha there. I’m personally cool with an auto, but on a Ranger, I’d prefer a manual.

Tuned-Port-Injected-Rage > Rock Bottom 04/17/2016 at 00:02

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Yeah, that’s what I’ve heard about the 4.0. Hit or miss reliability at best.

And, holy shit, I just read about the 4.0's timing chain setup. WTF were they thinking??? What benefit is there to that???

Other than that, yeah, I’ve always liked Rangers for the most part. Not a fan of the ‘93-’00 ones, but otherwise they’re killer.

Steve in Manhattan > TheRealBicycleBuck 04/17/2016 at 11:52

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Nice truck!

Rock Bottom > Tuned-Port-Injected-Rage 04/17/2016 at 15:23

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I think the reason they did that with the cam chains was so they could cheap-out and only design one cylinder head to use on both banks. Because the “mirror” function in Catia is too complicated? There’s literally no other reason to do it that I can think of.