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Alrighty, I'll add to the Ranger carnage


02RangerXLT

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Howdy, I've been a member here for a while here, and i've posted pics of my old ranger, but haven't told the story too in depth I don't think, so here goes.

This happened about mid-December... I was driving down the highway, about 40mph at this point, and I was in the passing lane, going around a jeep (4 lane highway) and at the intersection up ahead, I saw a semi, didn't think anything of it as he was on an access road and had a stop sign, and when I cleared the jeep, I saw he was part way in the intersection. Well apparently, he couldn't stop or tried to go for it, but regardless, he pulled across the highway in front of me and I hit the brakes and slid into the trailer somewhere, course it was snowy and stuff, but the roads weren't slick in all spots and it was clear out; here's the result:
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Needless to say, I'm glad to be back in a Ranger, and with all the posts I've seen of people wrecking theirs, its apparent they're very well built and can withstand crashes really well.
 
It did not require a change of pants actually, I don't remember hitting the truck lol... But at least I chose to wear my MUCK boots that day, kept my feet warm :P
 
Man, if anyone ever does something stupid like that and ends up wrecking my Ranger, I will pull them out of their vehicle, and if they aren't already wishing they were dead...
 
glad your ok, man these little trucks are tougher than I thought. Good to know this is my first Ranger and its really growing on me. I still miss my big trucks...
 
id be sueing the livin shirte out the trucking company for that mistake and i bet you had some problems talkin afterwards from allthe pants and seat you sucked up your a$$ hahahahaha glad to see that you survived that bad wreck
 
Ever seen the movie Unbreakable with Bruce Willis? i think that's the name of movie.

Maybe you should go rub up against people at football games. it couldn't hurt.

Frank
 
Shit dude...

Send that to Ford so they can put it in the MyFord magazine. Maybe they'll rethink getting rid of the Ranger after seeing that.
 
:shok:
good ur ok
dang rangers are tough!!

*note to myself: never sell the ranger, replacement with another ranger is permissible
 
Holy shit lots'a replies to reply to lol

@babytruck: Yeah, apparently, I need to get a grille guard for my current truck, I just wish they weren't 500 effin bucks... hopefully I can find one in the classifieds or craigslist for a couple hundred or less, then I'll spend the extra money and linex it so it doesn't rust...

@bigcountry: Personally, I wouldn't sue them unless we didn't get fair compensation, which, in retrospect, we did get fair compensation, sure, it doesn't replace the truck, but I got the same truck, two years newer with 20k less :D

@Frank: I have not, I prefer Live Free or Die Hard :P

@Toms: Haha yeah, we need to get one huge ass thread of ranger wrecks together and give them the link, and hope it could make them change their minds...

@Honduras: Yeah, when this engine dies, its getting a 4BT cummins :D
 
It hurts like hell to see a Ranger in distress but I can tell ya from personal experience, they're built well and absorb a lot of punishment. Very glad that you're well and back in another trusty Ranger!:icon_cheers:
 
@ Nhaz: Yeah, probably... once I get out of high school I'm going to get a truck to work on, something pre-2000, kinda like my old one, but a regular cab... and yeah, the bed and tonneau-thing are still ok, but the tonneau is a PITA and serves no purpose since I actually USE my bed...

@koda: Thank You :P

@Scovilles: Thanks!
 

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