Welp I’m out!

[MTB-BRUH]

I knew this was going to happen soon but couldn’t pass up this killer used truck market. Commuting 70 miles a day the Ranger was good but 23mpg could be better. So I added to our Mazda family and traded in on a 2015 Mazda 3. Paid $30,000 2 years and 31,300 miles ago for the Ranger and got $27,000 on trade. Not to mention I put a few dents in her.. was a great truck.

I’ll likely end up buying a old beater for fire wood and such. Til then the construction company I work at is super cool with people borrowing trucks and equipment so no worries there. I’ve enjoyed this forum. Have a good one y’all!

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[Opusnbill7]

Cute car! A friend of mine's brother had one and it was zippier than you would have thought. Enjoy!

 

[MTB-BRUH]

Cute car! A friend of mine's brother had one and it was zippier than you would have thought. Enjoy!

Really cuz it feels slow as crap coming from the Ranger. 155 HP ? 40 mpg makes up for it I guess lol

 

[MTB-BRUH]

who were you again??

Your BFF

 

[D Fresh]

Good choice on the commuter.

Manual I assume?

 

[Opusnbill7]

Really cuz it feels slow as crap coming from the Ranger. 155 HP ? 40 mpg makes up for it I guess lol

I said zippier than expected....not necessarily *actually* zippy...

 

[MTB-BRUH]

Good choice on the commuter.

Manual I assume?

Yep 6 speed. Makes it a little fun.

 

[Hounddog409]

I knew this was going to happen soon but couldn’t pass up this killer used truck market. Commuting 70 miles a day the Ranger was good but 23mpg could be better. So I added to our Mazda family and traded in on a 2015 Mazda 3. Paid $30,000 2 years and 31,300 miles ago for the Ranger and got $27,000 on trade. Not to mention I put a few dents in her.. was a great truck.

I’ll likely end up buying a old beater for fire wood and such. Til then the construction company I work at is super cool with people borrowing trucks and equipment so no worries there. I’ve enjoyed this forum. Have a good one y’all!

You traded a 2019 for a 2015????

Wow.

 

[AzScorpion]

Nice new ride, good luck with your new car Tyler! I always hate to see people leave especially some of us first ones here but ya gotta do what's best for you and your wallet. Although now that I think of it being on here isn't the best for the wallet. lol Hope you still come back to the looney bin once in a while. ?

 

[wanted33]

A man gotta do, what a man gotta do. Enjoy that 40 mpg's Tyler.

 

[Joeiconic]

When you put pen to paper, gas mileage is seldom a good reason, on its own, to trade vehicles. The difference in 23 and 40 mpg will save you around $1,000 a year, a little more or a little less depending on gas prices. I get it, a thousand bucks is a thousand bucks, but averaged over a year it’s not a huge savings and perhaps no savings if you plan to add the purchase of a beater to the equation. Now, if you profited on the trade, it may be a different story.

 

[WhyNot21]

Back in 2008 I traded in my 2 year old Trailblazer SS in for a Hyundai Sonata for this exact same reason. My SS was tuned and required premium at $4.30/gal at the time, and it got 12 MPG's. I was spending over $500 a month on gas just going to and from work. You gotta do what you gotta do!

I still miss my TBSS, though.

 

[IdahoRanger]

Good luck Tyler. How's the little one doing?

 

[Leftcoast]

another one bites the dust....

 

[P. A. Schilke]

Bye Tyler,

You are always welcome back at anytime!

best,
Phil Schilke
Ranger Vehicle Engineering
Ford Motor Co. Retired

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