For the first 4 years of owning the truck there were no problems with it up till around 80,000 miles. After that it just has been a headache. First springs and shocks, then the interior door lamp went bad, then the radiator started over-heating, next the rust on the bed, less than 15 miles per gallon city and not more than 22 freeway, muffler rusted out, keeps stalling when raining out.
The truck is sluggish & slow.
Trying to pass someone on the freeway is impossible.
It is horrible in the snow.
Gas millage is horrendous for a 4-cyl.
The cab was made for children drivers.
Repair prices are reasonable.
It looks good when washed.
I don't think the last reviewer was being fair at all. He complained that the car has been a headache after reaching 80,000 miles. But the complaints were all due to "normal" wear. For example:
If the only things that rusted were the muffler and minor rust in the truck bed, that's nothing. Of course the car is going to rust after driving it for 6 years in a place where it snows.
He also complained that he had to replace the shocks. This is also normal wear.
Next, the reviewer said that his gas mileage was bad. This refers to the automatic transmission, which is always going to be worse than manual. Learn to shift and use a clutch if this is a problem.
The gas mileage on my manual transmission ranger is about 28 highway and 21 in town, (average of 25 mpg per fill-up.)
Perhaps the reviewers vehicle needs a tune-up? It is common for vehicles that aren't maintained properly may show symptoms of poor gas mileage.
Any vehicle that goes 80,000 miles without a tune up, or any other normal maintenance done to it, is going to have problems, that doesn't lay fault on the vehicle, because any and every vehicle has to have preventive work done to it. If you treat you vehicle like you should, you have to act like it's a child and baby it and take care of it. So all I have to say is if your going to own and drive a vehicle you need to know to get maintenance done to it.
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