Well, it's been a 'great' couple of weeks, but I'm getting rid of my Ranger

[shane96ranger]

So what job was it exactly that put you over the edge?

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[dankhimself]

So what job was it exactly that put you over the edge?

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Putting in a new ash tray.

 

[shane96ranger]

For real? An ash tray pushed him past the breaking point?

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[Stangman92]

I cant believe this thread! This guy needs to get out of lala land if he doesnt realize that all auto manufactures have design issues. I think the strangest part is hes still here, whats wrong with you? If you dont like something so much why are you still keeping yourself around it? Good luck with your s10 aka Shitty-10. lol

 

[dankhimself]

For real? An ash tray pushed him past the breaking point?

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I can't lie any longer, none of us know! At this point in the tread though, I doubt he even wanted to share what he had issues with. He came in guns blazin' about some engineer eating poop, so I wouldn't expect much of an explanation.

 

[hoosier1104]

If you cannot play nice, buh bye. This is a Ford Ranger enthusiast site not a I hate Ford Ranger site. I love my truck and because you had a bad experience with 1 you hate them now. Finish your 32 oz Haterade w/ a get off my forum sandwich.

 

[Pruples]

So what job was it exactly that put you over the edge?

Honestly, it was those bumper bolts that were the "straw that broke the camel's back". But having to lift the engine 1" to get the oil pan to clear the steering rack so I could change the oil pan gasket when there was already about 6 or 7 inches between the pan and rack annoyed me quite a bit. As did a few other smaller things. It's a personal pet peeve to have someone do things to make my life or what I'm doing harder when they could just as easily (and no more expensively) done things in a way that didn't make my life or what I'm doing harder.


But honestly, I started this thread in a fit of annoyance at those bumper bolts and have just been running with it since to see if I can get any real intelligent defense instead of just 'go away we love ford'. I'll probably actually end up finishing fixing the thing up and driving it for the summer anyway. If it doesn't have stuff going wrong all the time like the Windstar did I might end up keeping it longer. But I'm probably done with the Ranger Station now anyway. I've kind of burned my welcome here a little.

 

[Pruples]

For real? An ash tray pushed him past the breaking point?

Lolwut? Where did I say anything about an ashtray? The guy above you is making stuff up.

 

[FritzTKatt]

If you actually take the time to fix the damn thing proper the first time you won't have to do it again... being a (at least) self proclaimed professional mechanic you should know this. Rangers are very good, reliable vehicles when taken care of. So now that you've fixed it, enjoy it. It's not my call by a long shot, but you may be able to repent your heresy here if you so choose to make such an effort.

 

[Pruples]

If you actually take the time to fix the damn thing proper the first time you won't have to do it again... being a (at least) self proclaimed professional mechanic you should know this. Rangers are very good, reliable vehicles when taken care of. So now that you've fixed it, enjoy it. It's not my call by a long shot, but you may be able to repent your heresy here if you so choose to make such an effort.

We'll see about that. The Windstar never had the same thing break, so fixing it proper wasn't the problem. But everyone says Rangers are awesome reliable trucks and everyone says Windstars are the Ford exceptions so we'll see. Either way, the Ranger has had some problems already that my S10 (with 50,000 more miles and 6 more years on it) hasn't had yet and that scares me.

 

[InsaneRedRooster]

We'll see about that. The Windstar never had the same thing break, so fixing it proper wasn't the problem. But everyone says Rangers are awesome reliable trucks and everyone says Windstars are the Ford exceptions so we'll see. Either way, the Ranger has had some problems already that my S10 (with 50,000 more miles and 6 more years on it) hasn't had yet and that scares me.

Again, can you please list some specifics? That's like saying you hate someone but never say why.

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[85_Ranger4x4]

But honestly, I started this thread in a fit of annoyance at those bumper bolts and have just been running with it since to see if I can get any real intelligent defense instead of just 'go away we love ford'. I'll probably actually end up finishing fixing the thing up and driving it for the summer anyway. If it doesn't have stuff going wrong all the time like the Windstar did I might end up keeping it longer. But I'm probably done with the Ranger Station now anyway. I've kind of burned my welcome here a little.

If it only takes bumper bolts to get you to want to ditch the thing there is no turning you. Your mind is already made up and you are going to play us for your amusement. That was your intent when you made that statement in your first post.

I do find it amusing you like to work on forklifts and skid loaders of all things better than a Ranger, that is very... comical.

That said you got a lemon, I know from buying a few myself that it does really sour your opinion of whatever it was you bought. I just bought a new Marlin 336C rifle, it was basically a complete POS. Headspace was off, wouldn't feed, wouldn't eject... sent it in two times and they kept making it worse before I finally got my money back. I spent so much time looking at the darn thing wishing it would work I really never care to see another... which is sad because there are decades of good ones out there from before Remington screwed them up.

 

[shane96ranger]

Why did you have to remove the bumper bolts? Was it in a collision? What else was wrong that you had to fix?

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[Brownie Mobile]

If it only takes bumper bolts to get you to want to ditch the thing there is no turning you. Your mind is already made up and you are going to play us for your amusement. That was your intent when you made that statement in your first post.

I do find it amusing you like to work on forklifts and skid loaders of all things better than a Ranger, that is very... comical.

That said you got a lemon, I know from buying a few myself that it does really sour your opinion of whatever it was you bought. I just bought a new Marlin 336C rifle, it was basically a complete POS. Headspace was off, wouldn't feed, wouldn't eject... sent it in two times and they kept making it worse before I finally got my money back. I spent so much time looking at the darn thing wishing it would work I really never care to see another... which is sad because there are decades of good ones out there from before Remington screwed them up.

I've got a lemon as well i mean it sucks im not gonna lie but i still love my truck, its an awesome rig but it wont stop giving me shit, but i still have no negative feelings for it it really was my fault i got such a bad vehichle but i still love it.

 

[Insanejughead]

I just bought a new Marlin 336C rifle, it was basically a complete POS. Headspace was off, wouldn't feed, wouldn't eject... sent it in two times and they kept making it worse before I finally got my money back. I spent so much time looking at the darn thing wishing it would work I really never care to see another... which is sad because there are decades of good ones out there from before Remington screwed them up.

Wow! I've been around a 336, and it's awesome! Of course, it was made in the late 70's.


My friend's Marlin M60 can outshoot the hell out of my Ruger with bulk ammo. However, it's odd how it's backwards with match ammo. Marlin shoots like hell with match ammo and the Ruger shoots super tight.