Parking brake keeps sticking in the winter. That's it!
This is one great pickup truck. It can haul a lot of stuff you wouldn't think a 4-cylinder could haul, like close to 1000 pounds of pavers for a walkway.
The Xtracab gives me extra interior storage capacity for miscellaneous items, such as groceries, as well as room for my dog.
The 4x4 traction helps me get around winters here in Utah when the snow piles up. Can't do that in our other car, my fiance's 1999.5 Volkswagen "New" Jetta, which practically scrapes the ground stock!
The 4-cylinder has some pep for being in a heavy 4x4 pickup, but for hill climbing often has to be down shifted into 3rd gear to reach the top. For this reason, I am considering a V6 Tacoma Xtra or Double Cab, or a Tundra Access Cab with the I-Force V8 (both with TRD Off-Road Package) for my next rig.
Buy One Ford Ranger and your Hooked!
All I know is I have hauled close to a ton (2000) lbs with my 87 Ranger. 2.9 V-6 5 sp man 300,000 miles. I can go up hills and not even have to take her outta O/D.
BUY AMERICAN!!!
I have owned a Ford Ranger and I have owned a Toyota along with many, many other makes and I would never own another Ranger or north American again! Talk about junk! I just sold my 1982 Toyota 4x4 with approx. 400,000 on it and it will still serve the new owner for many miles. The Ranger gave me too many headaches and on top of that it had a German engine and a Mazda transmission cause ford can't even build anything decent for themselves. Tim.
All I hear about those rangers is bad news... buy a toyota.
First of all, the Ranger is almost entirely (mechanically) identical to its Mazda counterpart the B-series truck, which ain't a bad truck. Sure it's no Toyota. I'm a big Toyota fan; great cars when well maintained. I've owned several Toyotas; very cost effective, but it's a car and from time to time you may have to repair a few things.
I'll agree most American cars have had their share problems, due largely in part to cost cutting and quality control issues.
Not all American cars are garbage; with that attitude you'll miss out on some very enjoyable, very robust rides. Pick and choose carefully; not all Fords are built alike.
I agree quality should be a constant throughout the entire family line-up of cars and not just their commercial/fleet vehicles.
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