Never thought I would use this truck for this...

Nice. Love my modded Black 98 Ranger. Was my first NEW vehicle. Couldn't afford the Toyota at the time. Actually took the Ranger out yesterday after sitting for 8mo.

 

Wow, you're hauling an entire car wash facility, AND towing a pickup on a trailer!?! Impressive

 

Good stuff. If you're ever in the San Diego area they have a couple brewery/tasting rooms that usually have a good food truck on site.

 

Loved my Ranger (Mazda) as well. I had over 300,000 miles on it and the engine was never apart. Used it for plowing and it didn't have an easy life. Only minor issues all the time I had it.

 

I put well over 100K on my '03 Ranger XLT 4X4 and never had a single problem. I also loaded that thing up a bit too much many times.
Those 4.0 engines just lope along at low RPMs, so they last forever. The gas mileage was abysmal though; I was lucky to get 15 MPG, which
is why I had to sell it when gas hit $5.00 a gallon.

 

My brother had a base 2005 Ranger regular cab stick shift that looked like that. He drove the crap out of it for 10 years until he traded it in for a base 2015 GMC Canyon Crew Cab automatic.

The GMC has turned out pretty good, too. In four years all he has had to do to it is change the oil and rotate the tires.

 

Mine was the 3.0 V6 with a manual. Gas mileage wasn't terrible from what I can remember.

 

This is mine, only thing different today is tires have been changed to KO2'S. Got tired of LOUD tires. Lol.. This Was my first new vehicle and truck build.

 

Why not drive it instead of towing it?

 

Fix Or Repair Daily (FORD)

 

Nice, with those miles I’d say yours was the 3.0v6?

 

Guess the “gremlin” he mentioned makes it undriveable.

 

Yup, purposely bought the 3.0 because it was more reliable than the 4.0.

 

hrmm....... wonder how that towed vs. a 31' 6200lb travel trailer (with good brakes)?

 

I thought the title of this thread was going to be followed by the words... Sex, Drugs, and Rock & Roll.

 

I hope your not considering that? A car hualer with a Ranger is a completely different tow than a 31' TT.

 

Don't get me wrong, I wouldn't want to tote 5,000 plus pounds with this truck on a regular basis. I am just saying that the BlueTaco came up big in a pinch.

 

Well, not anymore....

 

No, that’s what it is, this thread is what it isn’t normally.

 

I am thinking about keeping the Danger Ranger, sentimental reasons.