Three Rangers at the gas station.

[got3fords]

I couldn't resist snapping this pic.

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[Buellsox]

Rangers Gone Wild

 

[NevadaBob]

TAFFR!

 

[scasey]

A proud heritage!

 

[stemplar]

From time to time I’ve found myself wondering what current owners of older rangers think of our 6g’s. Do they like what they see? Or do they cast disapproving glances in our direction because “they don’t make them like they used to”.

 

[OxygenMask]

There's an old guy (older than me!) down the street who has an early Ranger (1994ish?) and a 74 Trans Am that both look Barrett Jackson quality.
Neither are restored. He bought both of them new and took incredible care of them!

 

[artvarck]

From time to time I’ve found myself wondering what current owners of older rangers think of our 6g’s. Do they like what they see? Or do they cast disapproving glances in our direction because “they don’t make them like they used to”.

I’ve owned an ‘83, ‘85 and ‘99, and the only thing better about early Rangers was the availability of a 7’ bed, as my ‘99 was equipped with.
Edit: all were MT, and I do miss that too.

 

[Rangerous44]

The only thing I missed from my '02 if the 6ft bed. I drove an '02 for 20 years before buying my '25 in May last year and at 30k miles the only issue I've had is the transmission learning routine. The '02 ended up having tons of issues in the 100-150k mile range that I worked through mostly by myself. If the '25 ends up having the same issues I would change my mind, but it's too early to tell. It was an incredibly low cost vehicle but after a couple decades I needed something reliable, efficient, powerful, safe.

That being said, new vehicles are not comparable to old ones. I am comfortable knowing I - and more importantly my passengers - am significantly safer in a 6g Ranger than my old Danger Ranger.

 

[OxygenMask]

I’ve owned an ‘83, ‘85 and ‘99, and the only thing better about early Rangers was the availability of a 7’ bed, as my ‘99 was equipped with.

My 85 4Runner was a wonderful rig. So many great memories. I miss it sometimes.
I recently drove an early 90s Yota. Gawd. It was awful.
No Way I could EVER be happy with 119hp again....
And the full 4dr cab stoopid short bed is not useful to me, even in a full size truck.
I wish they still made a basic extended cab long bed manual transmission small truck. But with the current 2.3...

 

[25Dsand]

If I had the money I would pick up an old ranger and turn it into a Raptor version. Give it a wide body and the same motor but I would lower it and make it more of a street truck.. ahhh man that would be so sick!! kinda like a light Baja wide kit with a small wing off the bed lowered all wheel drive and 500-600HP I can only dream

 

[superj]

From time to time I’ve found myself wondering what current owners of older rangers think of our 6g’s. Do they like what they see? Or do they cast disapproving glances in our direction because “they don’t make them like they used to”.

I had my 04 ranger and my 24 ranger at the same time. I love the 24 and really liked the 04 but they were totally different. One was a v6 and five speed totally base single cab amd the other is like driving a Cadillac and so comfortable and quiet.

 

[superj]

If I had the money I would pick up an old ranger and turn it into a Raptor version. Give it a wide body and the same motor but I would lower it and make it more of a street truck.. ahhh man that would be so sick!! kinda like a light Baja wide kit with a small wing off the bed lowered all wheel drive and 500-600HP I can only dream

I was doing a sport truck for my 04 ranger. It was a 2wd, stepside, v6, 5 speed single cab so it was basically already a street truck so I just lowered it 5 inches. It was so much fun

 

[OxygenMask]

If I had the money I would pick up an old ranger and turn it into a Raptor version. Give it a wide body and the same motor but I would lower it and make it more of a street truck.. ahhh man that would be so sick!! kinda like a light Baja wide kit with a small wing off the bed lowered all wheel drive and 500-600HP I can only dream

Like this!
https://www.motor1.com/news/746332/ken-block-hoonitruck-auction/

 

[alloyz250]

My 85 4Runner was a wonderful rig. So many great memories. I miss it sometimes.
I recently drove an early 90s Yota. Gawd. It was awful.
No Way I could EVER be happy with 119hp again....
And the full 4dr cab stoopid short bed is not useful to me, even in a full size truck.
I wish they still made a basic extended cab long bed manual transmission small truck. But with the current 2.3...

Loved my 1985 Toyota truck... last of the solid front axles. However, like you mentioned, there is no comparison of any truck built before 2018-2020 and those built after

 

[Patriot1]

A cool sighting!! We still have our 22 yr old 2004 4x4 4.0 V6 Ranger “EDGE“ gifted to us by my FIL. It just rolled over 76k. He bought it new off the showroom floor in Vinton, Va. It’s a great grocery getter, Lowe’s truck and hunting truck. Just a rock solid truck. I found the LEER topper on FB marketplace for $350. I had it painted Sonic blue. A keeper.

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