New Members Introduce Yourself!

[Tracy Bowman]

Hey I'm Chris. Bought my '20 less than a year ago. Love the Ecoboost! My first truck was an '83 Ranger w/V6 and a long bed (acquired in 1990). For my new baby, I added wheel spacers, and plan to install leveling kit next, then next year - bigger tires. Thanks for letting me join! I do most of my own maintenance. I call her Boss! This pic is before putting on spacers. Not sure if I'm keeping the bug shield....

Welcome! Beautiful Ranger!

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[Tracy Bowman]

Hello everyone, I'm Luke. I placed an order on a 2022 Ranger Lariat 501A FX2 on October 4th. Glad to be part of the community. I am hoping to receive the truck before the end of the year, but if not, it is worth the wait.

Hope your wait won’t be too long. Great-looking Ranger!

 

[Tracy Bowman]

Steve here. Ordered a 2022 Tremor XLT cactus grey on 9/20/21. Tow and tech packages. Live in west Michigan and will be towing a Surveyor 19BHLE trailer to all over the state. Lots of trips to Drummond Island planned. Recently retired and excited to get my hands on it.

Welcome!

 

[yamahaSHO]

Not an owner yet, but I am pretty sure I will order a Ranger here in the next few months. Will be my first new vehicle. I will use it as a daily and tow vehicle for my track car and RZR's, but I will likely tune it for development purposes as I tune for a living. I like the Ranger because it's not a huge truck, like they all seem to be these days.

This would be replacing my well used, at this point, 07 Jeep Grand Cherokee CRD.

 

[Scooterdog]

Hi, I’m Don. I just bought a 19 Lariat FX4. Previous owner was kind enough to put a leveling kit, 1” Bora wheel spacers, and 285/65R18 KO2’s on it for me. So far, I really like this truck! It’s SO much nicer than the Nissan Frontier I traded in!

 

[Kyp317]

Hi I’m Tom. Always wanted a truck but never worked out. End of December 2020 I bought a new Subaru Crosstrek Sport , largely because I was able to pay cash. While I liked that Crosstrek , everyday I thought about I should have got myself a truck even if it meant a monthly payment.

Flash forward end of July 21 was driving by ford dealer , keeping hearing about people getting great trade in values etc so I swung in the Ford dealer telling myself I’m not going to do it unless I get a great trade in value and has to be great financing rate, we’ll for me lol. A few hours later I left with a 2021 Ford Ranger Lariat with the Tremor Package in Carbonized Grey.

Having a car payment again is no fun but it all worked out best it could. Luckily I got a good deal on that Crosstrek & Subaru had some nice Visa Card mail in rebates at the time so I drove it for 7 months and only lost about $500. I’m sure that’ll never be the case again in my life. I wasn’t planning on adding anything but put on a tailgate dampener, tonneau cover & mud flaps.

 

[AzScorpion]

Hi I’m Tom. Always wanted a truck but never worked out. End of December 2020 I bought a new Subaru Crosstrek Sport , largely because I was able to pay cash. While I liked that Crosstrek , everyday I thought about I should have got myself a truck even if it meant a monthly payment.

Flash forward end of July 21 was driving by ford dealer , keeping hearing about people getting great trade in values etc so I swung in the Ford dealer telling myself I’m not going to do it unless I get a great trade in value and has to be great financing rate, we’ll for me lol. A few hours later I left with a 2021 Ford Ranger Lariat with the Tremor Package in Carbonized Grey.

Having a car payment again is no fun but it all worked out best it could. Luckily I got a good deal on that Crosstrek & Subaru had some nice Visa Card mail in rebates at the time so I drove it for 7 months and only lost about $500. I’m sure that’ll never be the case again in my life. I wasn’t planning on adding anything but put on a tailgate dampener, tonneau cover & mud flaps.

Welcome Tom! Payments are never fun but at least when you drive your Ranger you'll be smiling and it makes it all worth it. Looks like you already got the gateway drug (Damper) of mods, the rest is history now. ?

 

[Kyp317]

Welcome Tom! Payments are never fun but at least when you drive your Ranger you'll be smiling and it makes it all worth it. Looks like you already got the gateway drug (Damper) of mods, the rest is history now. ?

Exactly !! While I really liked my last few cars , I not only finally have a truck lol I have the one I wanted. I love this truck and you nailed it , there is a smile on my face every time I drive it. I live in Michigan in a rural area so I think winter will be fun this year lol.

The dampener was the first thing I got & though that’s all I need. Then the tnn & flaps happened. Now I have a whole list of stuff I want lol.

 

[Tracy Bowman]

Not an owner yet, but I am pretty sure I will order a Ranger here in the next few months. Will be my first new vehicle. I will use it as a daily and tow vehicle for my track car and RZR's, but I will likely tune it for development purposes as I tune for a living. I like the Ranger because it's not a huge truck, like they all seem to be these days.

This would be replacing my well used, at this point, 07 Jeep Grand Cherokee CRD.

Welcome! The Ranger is a great truck!

 

[Tracy Bowman]

Hi, I’m Don. I just bought a 19 Lariat FX4. Previous owner was kind enough to put a leveling kit, 1” Bora wheel spacers, and 285/65R18 KO2’s on it for me. So far, I really like this truck! It’s SO much nicer than the Nissan Frontier I traded in!

Welcome, Don!

 

[Tracy Bowman]

Hi I’m Tom. Always wanted a truck but never worked out. End of December 2020 I bought a new Subaru Crosstrek Sport , largely because I was able to pay cash. While I liked that Crosstrek , everyday I thought about I should have got myself a truck even if it meant a monthly payment.

Flash forward end of July 21 was driving by ford dealer , keeping hearing about people getting great trade in values etc so I swung in the Ford dealer telling myself I’m not going to do it unless I get a great trade in value and has to be great financing rate, we’ll for me lol. A few hours later I left with a 2021 Ford Ranger Lariat with the Tremor Package in Carbonized Grey.

Having a car payment again is no fun but it all worked out best it could. Luckily I got a good deal on that Crosstrek & Subaru had some nice Visa Card mail in rebates at the time so I drove it for 7 months and only lost about $500. I’m sure that’ll never be the case again in my life. I wasn’t planning on adding anything but put on a tailgate dampener, tonneau cover & mud flaps.

Welcome!

 

[Whiplash]

Hi , my name is Kern...I finally became a member after lurking since mid-April ....stumbled onto the Ranger 5g site when trying to find UCAs for the 2021 Ranger I purchased the first week of April...
This is not my first Ranger , that was a 1983 Sundance Edition , lifted with big tires, custom painted sides and tailgate, roll bar and pipe bumpers. sure was pretty, but that little 2.0 liter 4cyl 4 speed manual was woefully under powered... Next Ranger was a 1988 XLT STX 2.9 liter 6cyl with 5 speed manual that I gave the "wanna be a pre-runner " treatment with left over parts obtained from SCORE truck racers and fabricators that were based in the El Cajon and Santee area...I lived in Jamul ,Ca. at the time
I am now the owner of a 2021 XLT FX4, love this little truck and saved a bunch of money buying when I did.. manufacturer's and dealer discounts and a little negotiation on my part , I drove it off the lot at $6k UNDER MSRP
Which I have done a pretty good a job of spending on upgrades and dodads..

Truck is a heavily optioned 2021 XLT FX4. Rapid Red . Black Appearance Pkg. I have already installed a bunch of stuff , following is the order in which I did the build.... tinted bubble
License plate cover, BAKFlip MX4 hard trifold tonneau cover, Icon 2.0 aluminum series rear shocks, Icon 2.5 extended travel front coilovers, APG billet Upper control arms, Cooper Rugged Trek XL 255 / 70 R18 mounted on the 8x18 BAP wheels that came on the truck, Icon RXT progressive leaf spring pack , used their hardware kit for the install, Icon foam bump stops, LLumar ceramic 35% tint on front side windows, protuninglab black lens with orange LED front fender marker lights..that's about it for awhile, I'm going to drive and enjoy it as is for a few years,

 

[chukklenuts]

Clint from the New Smyrna Beach area.
New to me 2019 Lariat. Pirelli Scorpions and a leveling kit so far

 

[Zeroedin]

New guy here from southwest FL and a first-time Ranger owner. A Wrangler served as my “mid-life crisis” vehicle and got me hooked on “mods”. I’m now in my mid 50s and don’t think I’ll ever go back to driving anything “stock”. I truly enjoy the notion that my truck is always an ongoing work in progress; subject to change at any time.

After 18 months in a semi-custom 2020 Explorer, I realized I missed the endless aftermarket options a truck affords. I missed the height, too. So I traded in for a 2021 Roush edition in Cactus Gray. In the two months I’ve owned it I’ve made a few changes.

Lol, I do realize some of my choices may be a bit polarizing, but the terrain in SWFL is pretty tame compared to most parts. A speed-bump outside the grocery store is about as steep an incline as I’m likely to encounter. When I do get off-road it’s usually light trails, pastures and wet flatlands.

Anyway, I look forward to learning from (and hopefully contributing to) the community here.

A few pics of my Ranger:

The Roush flares are pretty wide, so right away I knew I wanted to change the wheels and bring the stance out a bit. The wheels now sit directly in line with the top of the fender flares. Mods to date include:

Fuel Siege 20x9 +1 offset
Nitto Ridge Grapplers 285/55r20
M2M lower grill
Rigid DSS Pro (driving beam)
ZROADZ Hood Hinge LED Brackets
Rigid “smoked” covers
AMP PowerSteps
Escort Max 360 w/ Blend Mount
Dee Zee Tailgate Damper
Aftermarket Sill Guards
3” Stubby Antenna

On Deck (when funds permit):
Roush Cold Air Intake/Performance Tune
RETRAX PRO XR Retractable Bed Cover

Apologies for the extremely long-winded introduction. I tend to ramble a bit….even for an old guy.

 

[AzScorpion]

Welcome Matt! That is a really great looking Ranger and you're in the right place if you're hooked on mods. You can spend money fast astound here but by the looks of it you're off to a running start. And, you already have the best mod already! I need to talk to the Admin about adding a Damper emoji. ?

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