Ranger replacement

[Shran]

So I sold my '88 'cuz it was a terrible DD. Three years of doing the 16mpg thing in town took its toll and it needed all the front suspension bushings replaced plus probably a tranny. So I started looking about 6 months ago and finally found this.

 

[wrecking-crew]

you got a tonka truck?

 

[alabama0redneck]

sorry dude. now you have to dig a hole

 

[MountainMike]

I think he hauled that Malibu home on the Tonka Truck... or maybe he bought some sort of magical extension cord car. Just kiding, that's a pretty clean looking car even if the Ranger did have to go.

 

[Duke]

I hear ya, I don't use my Rangers as daily drivers either, except for in the summer. They sleep in the garage during the winter and I get much better gas mileage with my 2000 Mercury Cougar 2.5 DOHC. My wife use to get stuck a lot in the winter until we bought her an Explorer XLT 4x4. Now I don't get calls at 5am to pull her out in a snow storm.ZZZZZZZZZZZ

 

[exbass94]

I hope that doesn't have the 3.1....

 

[Shran]

The Tonka is my kid's DD. He gets really good mileage out of it.

It does have the 3.1. What's everyone's deal with that motor? I know they have the intake gasket issue and then there is the DeathCool deal, but there are a billion of them out there running circles around our 2.9s.

 

[mwood1985]

i worked for pull a part if a gm car came in to be stripped you pretty much could gaurantee it was a shot out 3100 series that got it to us

 

[gertsdsbs]

EWWWW. its got those stock tires.

 

[Shran]

I'm not too worried about it. Think about it, 99% of RBVs in the junkyard that are not wrecked or burned are there because of a bad 2.9, 4.0, or junk A4LD. I kinda figured I wouldn't get the warmest reactions on a Ford site but I'm kind of a closet Chevy guy and I like it.

And about the stock tires...wait till I cut the fenders and run 28" TSLs on it.

 

[Toms01PSD]

You sold the ranger in your avatar picture?

 

[feellnfroggy]

Chevy has the 3.1 and 3.8 for those cars. the 3.1 is a dog. and its rough on gas as well . I have one in the old azz oldsmobile my wife just bought and even running smoothly its a rough running motor.

 

[Louisville86]

If it gets you from A-B then it's a good vehicle. We can't love every car, but sometimes they earn some grudging respect if they are dependable.

My roommate bought a Malibu like that (also a 3.1) for his ex-wife (a 2003, I think). It was an ex GSA fleet car so it only had 32K miles and had maintenance records. It's black so I call it the "Men in Black" car of the "Undercover Surveillance" car since it's the most anonymous car you can imagine. But it never breaks down.

 

[Shran]

You sold the ranger in your avatar picture?

No, I still have that one and my B2. The one in my avatar is just a toy...I'd never get close to what I have into it so it's gonna stay around until it's ready for the scrapyard.

I am really curious to see what I get for fuel mileage. So far I've put about 60 miles on it and the gas gauge has hardly moved and it only has a 12 gallon tank. Guess I'll see when I fill it up next time.

 

[Toms01PSD]

No, I still have that one and my B2. The one in my avatar is just a toy...I'd never get close to what I have into it so it's gonna stay around until it's ready for the scrapyard.

I am really curious to see what I get for fuel mileage. So far I've put about 60 miles on it and the gas gauge has hardly moved and it only has a 12 gallon tank. Guess I'll see when I fill it up next time.

Thank God!