you know you own 1st gen ranger when...
people say its faster than it looks.
people look at you in amazement when you past them going 75mph on the interstate
you goto sonic,mc d's, bk, wendy's etc and you go through the drive through, get a burger, large fries and drink and realize you dont got a cup holder... and you have a manual tranny..
your toping off your oil and random people say "i think its time to buy a new car, i dont think its gona make it home because it sounded like a ticking timbomb when you pulled in."
your going over the speed limit and cops dont care/notice/believe that its possible.
when only your highbeams work followed by a burning smell.
when you drive off into a ditch, come back out only to drive on the bank on the other side the road, drive off it and keep going without stalling/getting totaled...
when passengers ask "this thing only goes to 85mph?" and you say " if it went 3mph faster, we'll get stuck in 1955"
when passengers are shocked that the needle on the speedo is past the 85mph limit, probly due to the fact that there going 100mph...
you need to trim fenders to fit anything bigger than 235/75/15 tires....
you know what a heater hose tee is and how hard they are to find..
you have streaks under your gas cap leading all the way down due to a fawked up filler neck
you have a list of stuff that you need to repair
you know what parts from more readily avalible vehicles will interchange.
you love it to death and now you wished you hadn't loved it so hard because it wont start