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- Joined
- May 21, 2021
- Messages
- 9
- City
- Southen Colorado
- Vehicle Year
- 1996
- Engine
- 4.0 V6
- Transmission
- Manual
- Total Drop
- None
- Tire Size
- 31 x 10.50 R15
Greetings all:
Purchased locally (in Pueblo, CO) in May 2003, my 1996 Ford Ranger XLT Extended Cab 4.0L was then seven years old with approximately, 122,500 miles showing on the odo. While fully functional at the time, it showed cosmetic signs of having been well-used (but not abused) over its’ early life. Cosmetics aside, I could live with ‘er being a bit rough around the edges in spots as my intent was to use ‘er, not as a daily driver, but as a “2nd vehicle” used primarily for home improvement store & junk runs and for the occasional back-country weekend outing.
This is a sample/stock image of a truck similar to mine as I do not have a pic of how she looked when purchased in 2003
Withing a year of its’ purchase, I was t-boned while driving my 1991 Honda CRX. Hit hard enough to have bent the frame, the insurance company totaled it; with it being 13 years old, the insurance settlement was minimal and not enough to even make a down-payment on a new car. With the recently acquired Ranger in hand, I made the decision that I would (temporarily) just use it as my DD, for as long as she lasted.
Subsequently, I acquired two other vehicles, both of which served to (at least seasonally) reduce the amount of use/mileage put on the Ranger. In 2005, I purchased a 2002 H-D Heritage Softail; this was sold in 2011 and the sales proceeds were used to help finance the purchase of a 1966 Ford Mustang convertible (which I still have). In 2017, I also purchased a 2014 Mustang to use as my daily driver; once again relegating my Ranger to “junk running” status. By this time, the odo had turned over 250K miles.
Having (mostly) sat idle for four plus years and driven only part-year for the twelve years prior to that, I’ve allowed a good deal of deferred maintenance to accumulate, fixing only those functional items that were necessary to keep “ol’ Greeny” running. I am now remedying those items and possibly upgrading others to return ‘er to a fully-functional and respectable off-roader. Let the journey begin…
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