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Howdy folks,

I just picked up a leftover 2019 Lariat 4x4 back on August 21st. Basically this all started when I got bored and looked into Carvana/Vroom offers on my car (2018 GTI) and was pretty impressed with what they were offering . I knew I wanted a midsize and the Ranger seemed to tick all my boxes. I set out to look around for any good deals and didn't really find much even with X-Plan pricing, until I found this one about an hour outside of Washington DC.

I contacted the folks at Criswell Ford (awesome group of guys) and worked out the deal which was pretty simple due to it being heavily discounted. I bought my plane ticket and flew up to Washington DC and drove it back 1300 miles over the weekend! I come from an extensive background of VW/Audi (GTI, Golf R, S3) so switching over to a truck has been a bit of an adjustment, but the size of the Ranger makes it pretty easy vs a F-150. I have about 2000 miles on it now and it's been nothing short of fantastic! Definitely looking forward to learning about the truck and meeting some folks along the way.

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Welcome and I'm sure you will enjoy your new Ranger. Very nice pictures.

I'm going to be lazy and just copy and paste something I posted in another new member thread in case you want to start spending a little more money to get you started. :)

A couple of low cost things you might want to consider to get you started on spending. :)

The Stubby Jr. 2 inch antenna if you don't like the large factory antenna.

https://www.cravenspeed.com/stubby-jr-antenna-for-2019-2020-ford-ranger/

They make a 4 inch one as well.

A cheap led night light to plug in to the 110v outlet in the back. This will disable the auto stop/start for only a few bucks if you are like many and find it annoying. This is what many suggested here and I bought.

https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B00HED2BIK/

There are more expensive items to disable it as well but I don't recall what they are off the top of my head.
 

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Howdy folks,

I just picked up a leftover 2019 Lariat 4x4 back on August 21st. Basically this all started when I got bored and looked into Carvana/Vroom offers on my car (2018 GTI) and was pretty impressed with what they were offering . I knew I wanted a midsize and the Ranger seemed to tick all my boxes. I set out to look around for any good deals and didn't really find much even with X-Plan pricing, until I found this one about an hour outside of Washington DC.

I contacted the folks at Criswell Ford (awesome group of guys) and worked out the deal which was pretty simple due to it being heavily discounted. I bought my plane ticket and flew up to Washington DC and drove it back 1300 miles over the weekend! I come from an extensive background of VW/Audi (GTI, Golf R, S3) so switching over to a truck has been a bit of an adjustment, but the size of the Ranger makes it pretty easy vs a F-150. I have about 2000 miles on it now and it's been nothing short of fantastic! Definitely looking forward to learning about the truck and meeting some folks along the way.

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Welcome! Beautiful Ranger!
 

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Howdy! That's a nice-lookin' Ranger. Welcome aboard!
 


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Howdy folks,

I just picked up a leftover 2019 Lariat 4x4 back on August 21st. Basically this all started when I got bored and looked into Carvana/Vroom offers on my car (2018 GTI) and was pretty impressed with what they were offering . I knew I wanted a midsize and the Ranger seemed to tick all my boxes. I set out to look around for any good deals and didn't really find much even with X-Plan pricing, until I found this one about an hour outside of Washington DC.

I contacted the folks at Criswell Ford (awesome group of guys) and worked out the deal which was pretty simple due to it being heavily discounted. I bought my plane ticket and flew up to Washington DC and drove it back 1300 miles over the weekend! I come from an extensive background of VW/Audi (GTI, Golf R, S3) so switching over to a truck has been a bit of an adjustment, but the size of the Ranger makes it pretty easy vs a F-150. I have about 2000 miles on it now and it's been nothing short of fantastic! Definitely looking forward to learning about the truck and meeting some folks along the way.

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Nice looking truck and adventure of how it transpired :clap:
 

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Welcome and I'm sure you will enjoy your new Ranger. Very nice pictures.

I'm going to be lazy and just copy and paste something I posted in another new member thread in case you want to start spending a little more money to get you started. :)
Good idea on the LED light. Do you unplug it when you park so it's not drawing current?
 

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Good idea on the LED light. Do you unplug it when you park so it's not drawing current?
It shuts off when the truck is turned off. So I leave it plugged in. Also make sure you get one without a sensor. The one I linked is what others have suggested here and it has worked great for me so far. I've had it in for almost a month now.
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