Ranger_XL
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- Location
- Wind Gap, PA
- Vehicle Year
- 1996
- Make / Model
- Ranger XL
- Transmission
- Manual
Power/Durability/Reliability/Costs of Maintenance
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I do still have it. Front clip is off of it and I have been too busy with other things to get back to it. Three-ish years ago I had to have hip surgery so I needed an automatic. Now I can drive a manual again, but...Walt, Wind Gap, Pennsylvania is a valley located at the foothills of the Appalachian Mountains, known as the Lehigh Valley. A 3.0 Vulcan V6 would manage fine in Wind Gap's elevation, albeit RWD could be problematic without winter tires and weight in the bed. I have been contemplating putting money into my existing trucks (2003 F-250 SD SC XL with a 6.8 V10 mated to a ZF6 and 4x4 and 1996 Ranger RC XL with a 2.3 I4 mated to an M5OD and 4x4), enjoying them 9-1/2 months per year, and driving a plastic-clad vehicle (Aveo, Spark, Sonic, etc. with a manual) in the winter when the roads are laden with rock salt. I frankly do not want to expel time, effort, and money only to watch the tire wells and undercarriage areas rust again. Lil Blue, do you still have your 3.0 Ranger?
You don't live far from me. There's a few of us on here in Pittsburgh.Walt, Wind Gap, Pennsylvania is a valley located at the foothills of the Appalachian Mountains, known as the Lehigh Valley. A 3.0 Vulcan V6 would manage fine in Wind Gap's elevation, albeit RWD could be problematic without winter tires and weight in the bed. I have been contemplating putting money into my existing trucks (2003 F-250 SD SC XL with a 6.8 V10 mated to a ZF6 and 4x4 and 1996 Ranger RC XL with a 2.3 I4 mated to an M5OD and 4x4), enjoying them 9-1/2 months per year, and driving a plastic-clad vehicle (Aveo, Spark, Sonic, etc. with a manual) in the winter when the roads are laden with rock salt. I frankly do not want to expel time, effort, and money only to watch the tire wells and undercarriage areas rust again. Lil Blue, do you still have your 3.0 Ranger?
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My 2.9 could suck a 4.0 through its intercooler.