1993 Ford Ranger XLT review from North America
"This truck has been very reliable and I would buy another one in a heartbeat"
What things have gone wrong with the car?
I have had no major problems with this truck. We replaced the front shocks at 93000 miles. The rear shocks are going bad, so we will need to replace them.
General comments?
This Ford Ranger has been extremely reliable. It starts up every time, even of the coldest of Wisconsin winters.
We added a K&N high performance air filter, which gave a slightly noticeable difference in performance. It does 0-60 in about 8.3 - 8.4 seconds which is pretty respectable for a 4500 lbs. truck. The 225 ft. lbs. of torque give it a quick start off.
It burns about a quarter of a quart of oil between oil changes (Mobil 1 synthetic of course), which isn't that much for a truck over 100,000 miles on it.
On Friday October 13, I got into an accident with it. We totaled the Ford Tempo that we hit, but the police found it to be 100% his fault. When we took it to the Ford dealership to have it fixed, it came back to us with the alignment not done, a scratch not painted, and a dent not pounded out. They gave us no trouble when we brought it back to have those fixed, but it was an all around hassle.
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| Would you buy another car from this manufacturer? | Yes |
| Year of manufacture | 1993 |
| First year of ownership | 1999 |
| Most recent year of ownership | 2001 |
| Engine and transmission | 4.0L V6 Automatic |
| Performance marks | 9 / 10 |
| Reliability marks | 10 / 10 |
| Comfort marks | 9 / 10 |
| Dealer Service marks | 6 / 10 |
| Running Costs (higher is cheaper) | 7 / 10 |
| Overall marks (average of all marks) | |
| Distance when acquired | 92000 miles |
| Most recent distance | 100300 miles |
| Previous car | None None |
| Date of Entry | 22nd February, 2001 |