Old VS New Ranger

[Jason B]

And the 4.0 is really not very quick either! It also likes gas a little too much. But I still like my 2005 Ranger. It drives smooth as silk. And still occupies a place in my garage. IMO, the 2.3 is only good for a manual, but it has its place as well.

My '99 B4000 4x4 with the 4.0 OHV mated to the 5-speed manual averaged 18MPG, and that was at 220K miles. Power was lacking, especially when compared to 5G Ranger. Itt was rated somewhere around 160 HP, 225 lbs./ft.

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[Modman]

Yes, but they did manage to foist this off on us.

Yeah, I always thought a crew cab Ranger would have done better than the Sport Trac but who knows... The latter just looks bloated to me.

 

[TJC]

My 2005 Ranger XLT Edge 4.0 OHC is a 4x4 with limited slip rear differential. I get just under 20 mpg with AC on. That is pretty much the same in town and out on the interstate. My 2020 Ranger XLT Sport with locker rear axle is a superior truck in many ways. But the 2005 has its charm. I actually like its simplicity, and find it to be a major plus.

I am finally needing to replace the exhaust system on the truck, the muffler is looking its age, but the body and suspension has held up well enough. I did have rear door lock cable ends fail, but the fix was pretty simple and under $10 plus my time to fix.

I wonder if my 2020 will age this well?

-T

PS: On a side note, did anyone else ever bang their head getting into the old Rangers? I did a few times until I learned how duck to enter it. I got a few lumps early on!

 

[scarchild35]

Here's mine, the day I sold it. She was a great truck for 23 years but was getting old and tired and cranky. I think fondly of her but I don't miss it at all, the new one is infinitely better.

 

[Jason B]

Now that we are talking about older Rangers, it has occurred to me that I see more 4G Rangers on the road than I do 5G.

 

[OrangeStreak]

Now that we are talking about older Rangers, it has occurred to me that I see more 4G Rangers on the road than I do 5G.

The 5g's have been coming out of the woodwork here the past 6 months and now catching more of them than the 4g's.

 

[Lone]

. . . I see more 4G Rangers on the road than I do 5G.

Visually, from 1998 on, Rangers pretty much looked the same. There's only so much you can do changing the grill and tail lights. So, a lot more of them on the road. Also, they're die-hard work trucks and Ford sold a bunch of them into commercial use. Here, in DC, you see a good many in service with independent contractors. It'll take a while for the new ones to catch up, if they ever do.

 

[Jason B]

We have pretty much reach max number of 5G Rangers here in the US, as 6G is right around the corner. Sure, there is a few still in the pipeline, but I think we will still be seeing more 4G than 5G for a while yet. Maybe in 10-15 years our 5G will become scarce and a sought-out model demanding higher sale price. It's one of the reasons I wish I would have bought a SCAB, those are even more rare that the SCREW.

 

[scarchild35]

We have pretty much reach max number of 5G Rangers here in the US, as 6G is right around the corner. Sure, there is a few still in the pipeline, but I think we will still be seeing more 4G than 5G for a while yet. Maybe in 10-15 years our 5G will become scarce and a sought-out model demanding higher sale price. It's one of the reasons I wish I would have bought a SCAB, those are even more rare that the SCREW.

I think you're onto something with that. I didn't even think in that regard of Scab vs Crewcab when I ordered. I just wanted the Scab because I don't need the extra room in back for people. Enough for our dog and/or any other precious cargo which can fit back there. I'm a musician so the good expensive stuff fits in the cab just fine and the heavier stuff in cases fits in the bed. It works perfectly and I love it. With all due respect, I think the Scabs look a little better than the crews albeit the crews have way more room. I just think four doors on a truck this small looks a little odd. At any rate, mine is definitely a unicorn being the way I ordered it.

 

[P. A. Schilke]

We have pretty much reach max number of 5G Rangers here in the US, as 6G is right around the corner. Sure, there is a few still in the pipeline, but I think we will still be seeing more 4G than 5G for a while yet. Maybe in 10-15 years our 5G will become scarce and a sought-out model demanding higher sale price. It's one of the reasons I wish I would have bought a SCAB, those are even more rare that the SCREW.

Hi Jason,

This validates my helmsmanship of the 4G Ranger. I did my damnedest to make Ranger durable, reliable and long living. So into retirement, I am so pleased to see so many Rangers of prior level still at work and play.

Best,
Phil

 

[LaBalbe]

Yes, but they did manage to foist this off on us.

A friend of mine had four of those until a couple of years ago; he's now down to two. Not a bad little truck, really. He loaned me one for the summer before I got my Ranger, and it held up really well despite being at least 15 years old at the time, and me making multiple trips of 300+ miles during that time, not to mention the little day-to-day stuff. Other than the AC being shot (oh well, windows down....it's summer, after all) and the wheel alignment being a little off, it ran clean.

 

[Jason B]

Hi Jason,

This validates my helmsmanship of the 4G Ranger. I did my damnedest to make Ranger durable, reliable and long living. So into retirement, I am so pleased to see so many Rangers of prior level still at work and play.

Best,
Phil

And I thank you for you work.
The 4G can still demand a good price. Carmax has a 2011 Ranger with 58K miles with a sticker of $25K.

 

[Lone]

Carmax has a 2011 Ranger with 58K miles with a sticker of $25K.

That's darn close to what I paid for my 2010 new. It still vexes me that she's gone and it grieves me to think of what her new owner may have done to her.

 

[Jason B]

I know what the new owner of my '99 does with it, as he is a coworker and drives it to work daily. He has no problems with it, EXCEPT for that hard to get to Cam shaft position sensor at the rear of the engine.

 

[NTXTremor]

Visually, from 1998 on, Rangers pretty much looked the same. There's only so much you can do changing the grill and tail lights. So, a lot more of them on the road. Also, they're die-hard work trucks and Ford sold a bunch of them into commercial use. Here, in DC, you see a good many in service with independent contractors. It'll take a while for the new ones to catch up, if they ever do.

Talk about Ford tough. Sure they make a bunch of them, but it is impressive how many are still on the road.

It recently occurred to me that the last iteration of the smaller F-150 (10th Generation) was 1997-2003, so every single one of these that you see on the road is 20 years old or more. It is amazing how many you still see.

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