My 4th Ranger

[72Grabber]

Got the exact one I wanted. Right down to the color. It's a 2006 4.0 5-Speed regular cab 4X4. Even has a bed liner. It is a fun process getting used to the extra 100 LB/FT of torque it has over my 89 2.3 5-Speed regular cab. Averaged around 18.6 MPG on the somewhat hilly highway home.

 

[AgPete139]

Got the exact one I wanted. Right down to the color. It's a 2006 4.0 5-Speed regular cab 4X4. Even has a bed liner. It is a fun process getting used to the extra 100 LB/FT of torque it has over my 89 2.3 5-Speed regular cab. Averaged around 18.6 MPG on the somewhat hilly highway home.

4th? Nice. You definitely belong here!


Congrats on the new truck!

 

[84bluebronco2]

Manual or auto 4x4? If it's manual, close to my dream ranger!

 

[Rose2300]

that's a sick truck

 

[72Grabber]

Manual or auto 4x4? If it's manual, close to my dream ranger!

Yes. It's a manual 5-Speed It's also my dream Ranger. For some reason I wasn't even sure they made 4.0 manual transmission short cab Rangers till recently. Must be kinda rare. I imagine it's not popular to have the small cab when out in the sticks. I figure I'll get a hard tonneau covers for it for storing excursion stuff. I wonder if there are locking rigid tonneau covers? Either way it's perfect for my purposes. It's primarily (99%) a driver so the lightest 4X4 truck possible is nice for gas mileage purposes. I was surprised that it got over 18 MPG on the way home. Probably has a lot to do with the street tires it has on right now too.
We are planning to go to the Mojave desert again this December and doing more abandoned railroad/town hunting and now we can take some back trails to get to some old mining towns in the Death Valley area. Having fun shopping for a CB that can be mounted in a discreet location as there is absolutely no cell reception in the valley and very little in the surrounding desert.

 

[getrdone52]

Yes. It's a manual 5-Speed It's also my dream Ranger. For some reason I wasn't even sure they made 4.0 manual transmission short cab Rangers till recently. Must be kinda rare. I imagine it's not popular to have the small cab when out in the sticks. I figure I'll get a hard tonneau covers for it for storing excursion stuff. I wonder if there are locking rigid tonneau covers? Either way it's perfect for my purposes. It's primarily (99%) a driver so the lightest 4X4 truck possible is nice for gas mileage purposes. I was surprised that it got over 18 MPG on the way home. Probably has a lot to do with the street tires it has on right now too.
We are planning to go to the Mojave desert again this December and doing more abandoned railroad/town hunting and now we can take some back trails to get to some old mining towns in the Death Valley area. Having fun shopping for a CB that can be mounted in a discreet location as there is absolutely no cell reception in the valley and very little in the surrounding desert.

I think he meant if you have a manual transfer case.

But that's a nice truck! I've never seen that year 4x4 in a regular cab. I like it

 

[Heavyfire14]

i like it

 

[72Grabber]

I think he meant if you have a manual transfer case.

But that's a nice truck! I've never seen that year 4x4 in a regular cab. I like it

Oh yeah it's an electric case. I have been reading the manual vs. electric stuff on here. So was a manual case offered all the way till the end of production? I couldn't find a definitive answer. I have never seen a manual case on the newer ones. But this is my first 4X4 so I wasn't looking too hard before.

Took some more pics.
http://i119.photobucket.com/albums/o150/Madyak/033_zps092df512.jpg
http://i119.photobucket.com/albums/o150/Madyak/032_zps21200625.jpg
http://i119.photobucket.com/albums/o150/Madyak/031_zpsff1b7a11.jpg
http://i119.photobucket.com/albums/o150/Madyak/024_zpsb7408eea.jpg

http://i119.photobucket.com/albums/o150/Madyak/025_zpsd219298d.jpg The old Ranger. 89 5-speed 2WD 2.3
http://i119.photobucket.com/albums/o150/Madyak/027_zpsb7554590.jpg

 

[getrdone52]

They were offered in 02-03 for the level 2s but that's it. I got mine from an explorer which is what most people do when they're tired of their 4x4 never working. I dont think you will have that problem

 

[72Grabber]

They were offered in 02-03 for the level 2s but that's it. I got mine from an explorer which is what most people do when they're tired of their 4x4 never working. I dont think you will have that problem

Cool to know. I managed to edit in some more pics of it in the post right above your last one. I will not be using it for 4X4 duty too often but I did find some dirt and tested it out and it switched into 4H and 4L successfully

 

[getrdone52]

Here you go. You have to click on the little image icon (yellow) and copy the link into that

Took some more pics.

The old Ranger. 89 5-speed 2WD 2.3

 

[getrdone52]

Looks good! And just like your old one haha that's cool. Is that a mustang next to your old ranger?

 

[snake]

Looks like a mercury comet to me... and a mercury bobcat in the avatar photo. That truck looks great, really good condition. I don't even see a parking lot dent! Very fresh looking, nice as hell. How many miles?

 

[72Grabber]

It's a 72 Grabber Maverick. I have a turbo Pinto too. It's not done yet.

Thanks getrdone52 !!!!

 

[getrdone52]

Wow both those cars look awesome! How come the pintos body lines from the door to Fenders don't match?