You know you own a Ranger when...

[zachis4wheeling]

You know why you STILL own a Ranger when you realize the real reason Ford quit making them available to the U.S. market almost 2 years ago.....

of course their sales figures were dropping......you'll have that when you make such a damn good, well built, ne'er gonna die, easy to fix truck that people really have no reason to get a new one.





You know you own a Ranger when the frame on your 85' isn't anywhere even close to rotting thru like yur buddies 2002 Tacoma already did and is in the shop getting the frame replaced.

 

[huh?]

...you're driving through a torrential downpour with the windows down so the windshield doesn't fog up so much. besides, it's just as rainy inside the truck as outside.

You know you own a Ranger when you leave it unlocked with the keys in the cab and it never gets stolen.

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i never have a problem with missplacing my keys.

 

[cody93]

you know you own a ranger when you worked as a marine mechanic and the shop tractor broke down and your having to tow a $60,000 boat with this....

 

[Lil-Pony]

You know you own a rbv if you keep spare tfi modules in your glove box.

You know you own a rbv if you spend more tine modding than having to repair.

You should own an rbv if your a trs memeber

 

[ab_slack]

You know you own a BII when you a filling up at the gas station and the attendant tells you there is smoke coming from the engine and you "say yes that is normal" because you never did anything about the valve cover gaskets and they leak oil like a sieve onto the exhaust manifold.

 

[Lil-Pony]

You know you own a BII when you a filling up the gas station attendant tells you there is smoke coming from the engine and you say yes that is normal because you never did anything about the valve cover gaskets and they leak oil like a sieve onto the exhaust manifold.

Stop being lazy thats an easy fix
Well at least the 2.8 is, dont know about the 2.9.

 

[ab_slack]

Stop being lazy thats an easy fix
Well at least the 2.8 is, dont know about the 2.9.

Well....that was with my first two BIIs.

My current BII doesn't do that at all...yet...but yes I probably won't let this one get like that.

I know lots more about working on em now than I did in the 20 years prior driving em.

 

[Mark_88]

You know you own a Ranger with a 2.0/2.3 when you pull into a full service gas station and tell the attendant to "Fill the oil and check the gas"...

Unless, of course, you've recently replaced the engine for this reason...then

You know you own a Ranger 2.0/2.3 when you are driving along a highway and see a hill coming up so you speed up in hopes that you will have enough built up that you don't have to down shift to 3rd or even 2nd gear to make it over the top...

 

[Andy D]

You know you own a Ranger with a 2.0/2.3 when you pull into a full service gas station and tell the attendant to "Fill the oil and check the gas"...

Unless, of course, you've recently replaced the engine for this reason...then

You know you own a Ranger 2.0/2.3 when you are driving along a highway and see a hill coming up so you speed up in hopes that you will have enough built up that you don't have to down shift to 3rd or even 2nd gear to make it over the top...

Yah, but most of the stuff I have driven weren't hill climbers . With a 40 hp 1200cc VW bus , you need every bit of speed you could get

 

[racsan]

my 2.3 wasnt too bad, had to downshift to 4rth sure, but it could hold its own on hills as long as i wasnt loaded or pulling something.

 

[Mark_88]

Yah, but most of the stuff I have driven weren't hill climbers . With a 40 hp 1200cc VW bus , you need every bit of speed you could get

40 HP~ I wish...it was made to have 80 but I think most of that left me for another vehicle...

my 2.3 wasnt too bad, had to downshift to 4rth sure, but it could hold its own on hills as long as i wasnt loaded or pulling something.

When my 2.0 was rebuilt I could cruise in 5th gear and had to downshift for hills...but only to 4th...can't wait to have a decent 4 banger under the hood...

 

[Tractor Dan]

Can't resist adding a couple.

You know you own a 93-97 Ranger when you go to the local metal shop and the old guy behind the counter gives you a strange look when you tell him you need a foot of 3 inch steel tube with thick wall to make spacers for your front coils. (Side note, i bought a foot since that's what the guy sold it by and i figured i would have some spare material if i ever needed it.)

You know you own a 93-97 Ranger when the folks at auto zone say putting F150 shocks on it won't work.

When you can change the alternator on your 3.0 in autozone's parking lot in less then an hour even in the freezing cold.

My final and most favorite. When after lifting your Ranger and putting 31's on it you have arguments with not only your instructors but your fellow class mates as to why regearing to 4:10 gears is needed. Everyone was telling me i should go with a lower gear ratio.

 

[luke]

You know you drive a ranger when you pull broke down F-250s up hill climbs, and your buddy is blown away by this feat.

 

[97RangerXLT]

You know you own a 4x4 Ranger when you flip the electric shift motor switch to 4hi and all that happens is the "4 hi" lights up without going into 4wd.

AJ

 

[90longbed]

you know you own a ranger when..... it has rust,leaking windows,non working fuel gauge,the windshield washers are hooked up to a toggle switch, otherwise they dont work...valve tick on the number 4 cylinder and its the only running rig out of the 3 rigs you own....the other 2 are GM products