Thinking of getting a ranger again, need some info

[mike123]

My bad haha its a FX4 Level II Ranger that Ford made between 2003 and 2007 I believe. Look it up, they are sick

ohh i know what you mean, its been a while since i've been around the rangers haha gotta re learn the lingo
one of those would be sweet, but my price range is gonna top out around 5,000 if i get rid of my 150 but if i keep it like i want to, it will be around 2500-3000.. from what i've been looking at on craigslist that should get me a pretty decent one up to about a 1999.

 

[pcollins]

You should be around 16-18 mpg overall with a 3.0 or 4.0 4x4. Somehow I don't see you saving enough on gas to make it cost effective. Anyone who tells you that a 4x4 4.0 is getting 20 mpg or more doesn't have good math skills.

I was getting 21.4 MPG constantly in my 97 4.0 4x4 with 156k miles on it. And my math skills are plenty good enough being a Machinist

 

[03ranger30]

I get around 19 on a weekly basis in my truck, it would probably be better if I had 3.73 gears, but I love it just the same.