1996 Ford Ranger XL review from North America

There seems to be some kind of light clucking noise coming from the clutch when it's in neutral, it comes and goes. When I push the clutch pedal in it goes away. My cousin said it is the clutch release bearing. I took it to Midas and the mechanic said it was not a mechanical problem and that my engine just needed a tune up, (That's a good one). I did not agree with him and so didn't get the tune up. I will just ignore it until it either gets too loud or breaks down.

This puppy never looses any oil. My sister has a 4.0L V6 Ranger 4WD with about 100,000 km and she looses about half a liter every thousand kilometers.

Basically I have not needed to do any repairs besides cheap maintenance work, (Replace sensor - for engine light, brake light, regular oil changes).

So many times I hear people talk bad about Ford. I can tell right away that they are inexperienced and ignorant.

And remember people to always check the vehicle for accidents before you buy it. So many people cry about this and that breaking down on there vehicle's, if only someone could tell them that the reason they got there car for that special price was because it was prior write-off in the past.

Acceleration in the city is decent with the manual tran, but on the highway it can be a little slow. The top speed with no wind is about 147 km/hr.

Specs say it does 22 city and 27 highway mpg. I haven't checked it, but it does sound about right.