I drive a 2005 Ford Ranger. It is a great truck, and serves me very well. I maintain it, and have no thought at all of selling it. I’m in my 70s, and I expect my truck to outlive me.
I’ve had 2 Ford Rangers.
1997 Ranger. Reg. Cab. 4 cyl. Automatic.
1999 Mazda B4000. Ext. Cab. Auto.
I loved them both. The B4000 probably more since it was nicer.
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Rangers were good trucks.
I drove an 1986 Ranger for over 296,000 miles.
I had very little trouble with it.
The only annoyance was that the thing ate headlights.
I would only get about 12 to 18 months on a headlight - and it would burn out.
Someone here on FR (a professional auto mechanic) told me that the cause
was probably a bad voltage regulator.
So NOW I find that out - decades too late!