The text says F250 - the Badge says Ranger?

[Grandaccess]

If you were towing a trailer than an F-150 or F-250 would do....
If you were carrying a truck camper than you wanted one of these bad boys...F-350 Camper Special with the extended wheelbase......

someone put to much trailer on that bumper, looks like its bent down?

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[AzScorpion]

someone put to much trailer on that bumper, looks like its bent down?

Looks like Lizzo sat on it!

 

[Jason B]

since we are talking about old F150 and Rangers, ever heard of an F130?

 

[Jason B]

And while we are at it, let's not forget this one:

 

[Grumpaw]

And while we are at it, let's not forget this one:

Yes, and when you took delivery it came with the glove compartment filled with poutine.......

 

[Grumpaw]

since we are talking about old F150 and Rangers, ever heard of an F130?

An F-150 with a bunch of "parts deletes".......

 

[OCL]

Many of you may be too young to remember what it was like to just drive. I recently bought a very vintage van circa 1988. 99% analog. The 1% electronic is the fuel injection and power door locks. 3-speed transmission and a big V8. No nanny electronics. No collision avoidance, no automatic headlights, no Key FOB, not even a trip meter! One 12-volt power socket and rollup windows. Pure truck. Use a key to open the door, push key into ignition, turn to start. No distractions. You feel, hear, and smell everything. The van "talks" to you as you drive. You know exactly what it's doing and what it's going to do as you work the controls. You know how bad or good the road is/was. You know when the engine is working hard or just chilling. It's a refreshing change. And you know what? It's actually comfortable, relatively quiet inside at cruising speed, and glides down the road just fine. Everyone else on their "connected and electronic" vehicles and rushing around to get somewhere, looking down on their smart devices, getting dinged with warnings and instructions by AI. Meanwhile me and my analog van just chilling and driving down the road. It feels fantastic.

 

[TxOTRRanger]

Many of you may be too young to remember what it was like to just drive. I recently bought a very vintage van circa 1988. 99% analog. The 1% electronic is the fuel injection and power door locks. 3-speed transmission and a big V8. No nanny electronics. No collision avoidance, no automatic headlights, no Key FOB, not even a trip meter! One 12-volt power socket and rollup windows. Pure truck. Use a key to open the door, push key into ignition, turn to start. No distractions. You feel, hear, and smell everything. The van "talks" to you as you drive. You know exactly what it's doing and what it's going to do as you work the controls. You know how bad or good the road is/was. You know when the engine is working hard or just chilling. It's a refreshing change. And you know what? It's actually comfortable, relatively quiet inside at cruising speed, and glides down the road just fine. Everyone else on their "connected and electronic" vehicles and rushing around to get somewhere, looking down on their smart devices, getting dinged with warnings and instructions by AI. Meanwhile me and my analog van just chilling and driving down the road. It feels fantastic.

Your van reminds me of my late Grandpas old farm truck.

91 F150 XLT LARIAT 2WD, 302 V8 with a 5 speed manual transmission.
Old Blue as we all called it.

 

[AzScorpion]

Many of you may be too young to remember what it was like to just drive. I recently bought a very vintage van circa 1988. 99% analog. The 1% electronic is the fuel injection and power door locks. 3-speed transmission and a big V8. No nanny electronics. No collision avoidance, no automatic headlights, no Key FOB, not even a trip meter! One 12-volt power socket and rollup windows. Pure truck. Use a key to open the door, push key into ignition, turn to start.

No distractions. You feel, hear, and smell everything. The van "talks" to you as you drive. You know exactly what it's doing and what it's going to do as you work the controls. You know how bad or good the road is/was. You know when the engine is working hard or just chilling. It's a refreshing change. And you know what? It's actually comfortable, relatively quiet inside at cruising speed, and glides down the road just fine. Everyone else on their "connected and electronic" vehicles and rushing around to get somewhere, looking down on their smart devices, getting dinged with warnings and instructions by AI. Meanwhile me and my analog van just chilling and driving down the road. It feels fantastic.

100% the bolded part!

I had both trucks (F150) and vans (E100) for my business. The trucks were usually the XLT model so I could have some luxury but all my vans were just basic with the only luxury being AC. They never gave me an ounce of trouble and you're right in that you could "hear and feel" the engine and knew what sounds it made and what to do if there were an issue. Now there's just too much computerized stuff and while I do like some of it they become a blessing and a curse. Life was much simpler when we didn't know/have anything else to compare it to.

 

[OCL]

Seems like there is a slight trend towards the simple. Or perhaps it's my viewing/reading algorithm leading me to it? Or maybe I'm just getting old? Anyway, while I love Google maps and its utility, as well as a few other apps, I use, a big part of me is getting burned out with being so damned informed about every damn thing happening around me! This is brought to me by a variety of pings, and chimes, and audible warnings as well as visual warnings. WTF! I have to rant.
How many chimes or variation of chimes do I need to hear every time I start my truck? Do I need to know if my passenger door is wide open or someone just opened the door? I heard it and can see it open. Do I need to know if I have a trailer hooked up? Because I hooked it up myself. Those collision avoidance BS...holy moses! And when I'm driving, I don't want to text or get a phone call, or find out if there's a special sale at Wal Mart or Amazon only for today. I think that's it. I'm burned out. Maybe that's why I enjoy driving this clapped out old van. All I hear is the engine and the subtle whining of the transmission in 1st gear. The burbling V8. It's actually pretty quiet at cruise speed and I only hear the wind noise as it flows up and over the van. It's a welcome change to my world because everything is just simple and I'm not going so fast, got the windows open, listening to the motor and wind and watching the world go by. Go find a quiet, shady spot up on a hill, or looking out over a body of water, and just watch, listen, sip my plain old coffee with creamer. It's super nice. Didn't cost much either.

 

[Grandaccess]

100% the bolded part!

I had both trucks (F150) and vans (E100) for my business. The trucks were usually the XLT model so I could have some luxury but all my vans were just basic with the only luxury being AC. They never gave me an ounce of trouble and you're right in that you could "hear and feel" the engine and knew what sounds it made and what to do if there were an issue. Now there's just too much computerized stuff and while I do like some of it they become a blessing and a curse. Life was much simpler when we didn't know/have anything else to compare it to.

LOL - AC is NOT a luxury LOL its 92F here today, I drive to the mailbox!

 

[Grumpaw]

LOL - AC is NOT a luxury LOL its 92F here today, I drive to the mailbox!

First 3 vehicles I owned in the 60's did not even have ac available as an option.
Natural ac was vent windows turned in and all the side windows down....
And, this was in South Florida

 

[IdahoRanger]

First 3 vehicles I owned in the 60's did not even have ac available as an option.
Natural ac was vent windows turned in and all the side windows down....
And, this was in South Florida

I called it 460 air. Four windows down, sixty miles an hour.

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