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[TitoW]

Welcome to the forum TitoW!
Question please: was your '88 regular cab a Ranger or a F-150 with the Ranger trim package (If that was still available in '88)?

Or did you, or somebody else shoehorn a 302 in it?

PS: glad you got rid of that Leaf, no other car, besides a Prius deflates a guys masculinity level more...

'88 Regular Cab Ranger someone else shoehorned a V8 in.

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[RangerRick13]

Good Afternoon,

Names Rich, live in Delaware. Come from a ford family, my dad had multiple mustangs growing up and I’ve had multiple Foxbodys my self. Had a few bronco’s in the family growing up and at one point the parents converted to the dark side (Chevy) for about 4 years but are back to fords. I’ve bounced around car makes and models for a few years but always said if I bought a truck I’m buying a ford. Bought a 2019 Ford Ranger Lariat in November and couldn’t be happier so far. Traded in an 11 Lexus so I’m a bit use to the comfort and wanted the lariat. Pisses my brother off my Ranger has more comfort and similar power to his 50k Chevy silverado (I think he’s secretly adopted) got a deal on a warranty with ford just because it’s the first year the trucks are back in the states and I don’t want to deal with any hiccups with the electronics. Here she is....

 

[Cape Cruiser]

Good Afternoon,

Names Rich, live in Delaware. Come from a ford family, my dad had multiple mustangs growing up and I’ve had multiple Foxbodys my self. Had a few bronco’s in the family growing up and at one point the parents converted to the dark side (Chevy) for about 4 years but are back to fords. I’ve bounced around car makes and models for a few years but always said if I bought a truck I’m buying a ford. Bought a 2019 Ford Ranger Lariat in November and couldn’t be happier so far. Traded in an 11 Lexus so I’m a bit use to the comfort and wanted the lariat. Pisses my brother off my Ranger has more comfort and similar power to his 50k Chevy silverado (I think he’s secretly adopted) got a deal on a warranty with ford just because it’s the first year the trucks are back in the states and I don’t want to deal with any hiccups with the electronics. Here she is....

Nice Ranger Rich ! Im in Sussex county. Good luck Bret

 

[RangerRick13]

Nice Ranger Rich ! Im in Sussex county. Good luck Bret

Thanks man! Looks like you have a nice garage yourself man! I spend alot of time down there in the summer (as everyone else does).

 

[majorv]

Hi everyone! Just an intro...please don’t hate me but I am - or rather was - a diehard Chevy fan. My first was a Camaro and my last was my most favorite, a 2012 Chevy Avalanche...loved that truck! Anyway, after 8 years and having just retired a year ago I needed a lower mileage vehicle. I had to look at mid size trucks (to fit in my garage). I really liked the looks of the new Ranger (I’d seen them in Colombia on a business trip and wondered if they’d ever make it back here). I finally took the plunge on Dec 31 and got an XLT FX4 in lightning blue. Yes, I considered a Canyon, but you couldn’t get auto folding side mirrors, which I needed. Now, I hadn’t planned on the Off Road package since I have no experience driving a 4x4, but I figured my son can show me how to do light off roading! I look forward to being on the forum...I guess I’m in the minority here, being a lady.

 

[r1ch999999]

Hi guys, I’ve been a member for about a week now, figured I should post in here. This is my fifth RBV and first one with an automatic. I have a 19 Lariat crew cab that just barely fits in my garage. I have a cap and bed rug on order as well as some mud flaps. Other than that I might go with some running boards but that should be it.

 

[Dmax]

What’s up everyone

Finally back in a truck. Grew up with off roading vehicles. Had an old Jeep that could conquer all the terrain in NC. When I got married settled down and drove mid sized SUV’s. Very depressing that I couldn’t get over curbs or smash trails. I’m a part time fishing guide and snow addict on the side. Having a car that has no clearance and protection beneath was always a bummer. Well after the wife picked up her new car in the fall it became obvious to me that it was time to find the nice mix of suv/utility. Looked through the whole mid sized truck segment and it became obvious to me there was one winner. For the price and the ride quality it was a no brainer. RANGER. Living in Denver and having multiple dealerships around I started shopping. Got an amazing deal to close the year off and haven’t stopped tinkering since it’s been on the garage. Sold all my good tools in 2010 and steadily rebuilding. Have used this forum as a tool for everything from pricing, opinions on parts, ideas for mods, and deals. Major props. Well now I’m addicted and likely joining the 10k burn a whole in your bank account club at some point. So far blacked out front grill, back grill lettering, red letter interior letters, back flip mx4 cover, bed Rug, plasti dip the logos/tailpipe, gator mudflaps, interior mats and more to come. Anyone in the Denver area who enjoys tinkering with trucks and knows the trails hit me up. Newer to the area. Cheers.

 

[Lc4]

Recently purchased a 2wd XLT Ranger. 8k in rebates and discounts pulled me in along with the outstanding motor and tranny performance. My second Ranger. Have also owned 3 Toyota Tacoma's, latest being a 2016. 02 and 08 Taco's were great, 2016 not so much as there were many issues besides the well published V6/ auto tranny combo mismatch.

 

[Tracy Bowman]

Hi everyone! Just an intro...please don’t hate me but I am - or rather was - a diehard Chevy fan. My first was a Camaro and my last was my most favorite, a 2012 Chevy Avalanche...loved that truck! Anyway, after 8 years and having just retired a year ago I needed a lower mileage vehicle. I had to look at mid size trucks (to fit in my garage). I really liked the looks of the new Ranger (I’d seen them in Colombia on a business trip and wondered if they’d ever make it back here). I finally took the plunge on Dec 31 and got an XLT FX4 in lightning blue. Yes, I considered a Canyon, but you couldn’t get auto folding side mirrors, which I needed. Now, I hadn’t planned on the Off Road package since I have no experience driving a 4x4, but I figured my son can show me how to do light off roading! I look forward to being on the forum...I guess I’m in the minority here, being a lady.

There's a few of us females on here. Welcome & nice Ranger!

 

[2020FX4]

Hey Everyone.... Jeff Here from SoCal. New Member and 14 day old 2020 Lariat FX4! So Far I am loving this truck!

So far I have only Line-x'd the bed and ordered the tailgate damper and some floor liners.... More to Come for sure!

 

[FULLSCALE]

Hey Everyone.... Jeff Here from SoCal. New Member and 14 day old 2020 Lariat FX4! So Far I am loving this truck!

So far I have only Line-x'd the bed and ordered the tailgate damper and some floor liners.... More to Come for sure!

Welcome. There will definitely be more if you stick around and see what everyone else has done!

 

[JB_ranger]

Hi all. Jay from NJ. Been reading up on the forum since Nov and picked up my ranger on Dec 27. Couldn't pass up the holiday discounts. It's a 2019 XLT SCrew FX4, 301a with tech, trailer, and black appearance packages. Love it so far and thanks to all the members on here for the good info.

 

[chip]

Hey yall! My name is Chip and I'm from southeast Louisiana.

My first pickup was a '98 Ford F-150 that I had over 200k miles on it, and I started toying with the idea of getting a motorcycle when the rear-end started to go out. So, I had the option of getting a new truck or fixing my old truck and getting a motorcycle. I chose the later it was a blast for a while!

Fast-forward a few years, I decided to go back to school later in life for a career change. Realizing that driving into New Orleans everyday on a motorcycle was truly not a good idea, I sold the motorcycle and truck and picked up a '16 Tundra Crewmax. It was a great truck, and it had enough room to throw a party in, but it was just a big tank. However, once I graduated and got a job I needed something that was more city, parking garage, and gas friendly... none of which the Tundra was!!!

I knew that I loved owning a pickup and after much comparison I had narrowed down my mid-size truck search between a Ranger and a Tacoma. For Christmas / Graduation / Celebration of a new job, I decided to treat myself to a Lightning Blue 2019 Ranger Lariat w/ Sport Appearance Package. I was a bit hesitant at first of buying a first year model, because my wife had a '05 mustang which was also a first year model and we had so many nit-pick problems and I didn't want to fight those headaches again. I felt quite abit better when I picked up my truck right before Christmas with 3 miles on it, it had a build date of late Nov and I'm hoping that most of the kinks were worked out throughout the year. I have to say, this truck is the most fun that I've had driving in a while, I'm loving this truck and it brings a smile to my face every time I press down on the peddle!

I've already spent more money on mods than my wife would like to know about... BAKFLIP MX cover, spray in liner, avs aeroskin II, 4" nerf bars, weathertech mudflaps, husky liners, auto-start-stop eliminator, and the list keeps growing fast!

 

[jerrywin]

I'm Jerry.
My wife and I are hanging our hats in Colorado Springs these days.

I find myself going down a lot of rabbit holes on this site - looking at things I don't need, but are fun to consider in my dreams ...

Here's how i ended up with a Ranger:
I had a 15 year old Jeep Liberty, and it was time to prepare for it's demise. My original search started with looking for a vehicle (preferably an SUV) that had offroad capability as well as some significant towing ability. I wandered toward the Jeep Grand Cherokee since it had what I was looking for. Simply put, after a good bit of research, I shied away from the Jeep since i did not want to end up with one that had big engine issues (and Jeeps are generally known to need repairs - tho my Liberty did well). So I started looking for another SUV. I tended to find that it could either tow as much as I wanted, or it had decent offroad cred's, but did not tend to have both. When the process got sped up due to the actual death throes of the Liberty, I had to search a little faster. This led to looking at midsized trucks. Ultimately came down to Taco and Ranger, but I sat in a Taco, and pretty much did not fit. I focused my search on a good Ranger deal, found good end-of-year rebates on the XLT's, then came across a dealer who had one on their lot for over a hundred days and had sweetened the deal with another close-to-5k off. The truck had the basics i was looking for: Fx4 and Towing, yet also had locking diff, sport package, and not-black seat upholstery. All of this brand new vs similar pricing at 2-3 years old if I had gone with the Jeep. And, believe it or not, that's the short story.

Here's what I am looking to do:
In this age of bite size info, this is going long ... but it's part of my Ranger story.
I have had mine for about a month now. Started with weather tech mud guards. More recently added Husky X-act mats in front and Weatherbeater in rear. I'm hoping future warmer weather will help the rear one conform a little better as it is kind of loose'ish over the hump.

We have future plans for front end protection: clear bra (might include whole hood tho); bug shield (maybe). Also some kind of rock rail: I like shrockworks, but might lean toward Rocky Road who offer a "flat" slider that I think will double well as a step and protect more against parking lot dings and sliding against a tree on the trail (not aiming for rock crawling really)- Haven't seen a pic of the flat one tho, so not completely sure if this is the case. Have been looking at Bushwacker sill and rocker armor too. Looking at the damper but waiting a bit to see if it comes out in aftermarket availability. Also leaning toward a BedRug liner. And, as I mentioned earlier, getting too many dream ideas as I browse here. I am grateful to find a lot of good info here. thanks.

 

[jerrywin]

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