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My fiance and I took a trip up north of Bismarck this weekend to pick up her new Ranger. This truck has been in her family since new and was most recently driven by her grandpa, who can't drive it any longer and offered it to her if we go pick it up. I was under the impression that it had been sitting for a while (I assumed the worst and figured 15+ years, maybe have to dig it out of the dirt and fix just about everything...)
I was pleasantly surprised that it has only been parked for five years, only one tire was flat, and the little guy fired right up with a fresh battery! Drove it out of the shop it was parked in and onto the trailer for the 360 mile ride home.
The most unbelievable detail: it has ONLY 85k on it. Apart from a few stains on the carpet, this thing is NICE. New tires, AC works, 4.0, supposedly has a rebuilt trans as well. Wish it was a 5 speed but beggars can't be choosers I guess.
Will take some more pics once I get it unloaded and cleaned up - here it is in it's "found" state, complete with thick coat of leaves and dust
I was pleasantly surprised that it has only been parked for five years, only one tire was flat, and the little guy fired right up with a fresh battery! Drove it out of the shop it was parked in and onto the trailer for the 360 mile ride home.
The most unbelievable detail: it has ONLY 85k on it. Apart from a few stains on the carpet, this thing is NICE. New tires, AC works, 4.0, supposedly has a rebuilt trans as well. Wish it was a 5 speed but beggars can't be choosers I guess.
Will take some more pics once I get it unloaded and cleaned up - here it is in it's "found" state, complete with thick coat of leaves and dust