NYC Newb Ranger owner

[Joeshark]

Hey all,

2nd used ranger for me. Previous one I had a whole back I got rid of in nice running condition with 298k miles.
Just picked up this 2000 with 165k on the odometer. It is a 3.0L Flex also. Never had a flex fuel vehicle, seems cool because looks like average price for flex is about 70 cents cheaper than regular [emoji16]
Loving it so far. Have to replace thermostat, elbow, radiator cap, temperature sensor & battery. Besides the rust on the frame should be good to go for a while; hopefully can do something about the rust.

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[DannyG]

Welcome to TRS! Descale, then apply fluid film or Krown to help slow the spread.

Enjoy the madness!

 

[adsm08]

Just remember that while E85 is cheaper you will get drastically worse gas mileage on it.

 

[Joeshark]

Thanks Guys!

What I noticed about e85 so far is that it varies from one station to the next.

If I fill up with BP station, my mpg goes down to about 11 or so, if I use this Pruett station Conoco, I'm getting almost 17mpg.
I'm doing a study for myself with e85 & regular. So far seems that if I use the Conoco e85 my cost per mile is cheaper than with regular gas. Gotta continue the test over a few tanks to really get good numbers.



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