06-01-2009, 08:25 AM | #46 |
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Not sure about the '87s but mazda and ford built alot of truck on the same assembly line.
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06-01-2009, 03:17 PM | #47 |
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Yes they did. The ford courier was a rebadged mazda and then all through most of 90s mazda were rebadged rangers.
The one like I have was made when they were separate for awhile. Parting out the mazda is going really well. I will come out ahead and still get a truck. Allen
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06-01-2009, 04:40 PM | #48 |
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My 91 Nissan might go the parting out way. The speedometer says 399,xxx miles. Been that way for the last 4 years since the cable broke.
Darn thing still runs good and is dependable. Just looks bad and none of the comforts work. Probally be hard to sell outrite, not sure. |
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06-01-2009, 06:09 PM | #49 |
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I rarely sell a vehicle whole anymore. The junkers I drive go the parting out way now. I bought two escorts. Put one together and drove it. Parting the other out and paid for both of them. Then use the driver for free until I used it for a trade in on the "new" van.
In college I refer to them as BIC disposable cars. Allen
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06-01-2009, 10:36 PM | #50 |
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Well someone offered the right money for whole truck. Its going away Thursday. I'm ahead $200 on it.
Hopefully the ranger will turn out to be a good one. Allen
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06-02-2009, 08:18 PM | #51 | |
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06-02-2009, 11:21 PM | #52 |
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I may have turned out for the best. Called the guy morning and it turns out the clutch failed yesterday. I am going to be looking at another one later this week. When your shopping in the under a $1000 range there is not much to look at.
At least I can handle Ford technology. Allen
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06-03-2009, 01:35 AM | #53 |
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Ford is my favorite :)
My first truck - 93' Explorer Eddie Bauer with 189,000 miles on it... 3 owners - bought by my brother for $9000+/- in like 01 or 02? He went and bought a Durango R/T after that (HA-love the truck, not a fan of most of the internal ANYTHING) I bought the X from him for 500 bucks (v6 4.0) (he beat the Sh*T out of it!) Changed spark plugs and swapped parts from a yard and ran like a new engine - - Sold for a fair offer after a year and then struck gold on a 97' Mountaineer 5.0 AWD V8 with 186,000 on it (the guy was a body/paint expert at a Ford Dealer for 20 years and bought it new in 97) Sold it to me for [wouldn't ya know it] FIVE-HUNDRED bucks with NEW TIRES (he almost gave it away to CHARITY for god sakes) Moved my hitch, wheels, 4x4 stuff RIGHT over to it and 18,000 miles on it in a year...i don't think i will ever buy anything BUT Ford/Lincoln/Mercury AGAIN!
here she be... http://www.explorerforum.com/forums/...pictureid=1565 I highly recommend anything from Mid Nineties Mercury and The Ford Ranger is just as well! Enjoy-- and if you have any problems, you should know about http://www.explorerforum.com/forums/ awesome for anything ford/mazda/mercury ! [/b] |
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06-03-2009, 11:48 AM | #54 |
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My preference would be a 90-95 model ranger. My criteria are 4cyl/5spd/2wd. I don't need 4x4 to drive on paved roads in the south.
I think the ranger has alittle edge on the s10 for quality. The big advantage is the number of available used parts for cheap. Allen
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06-05-2009, 04:28 PM | #55 |
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Well, I bought me another truck. 88 ranger regular cab. Great condition for $750. Trucks don't rust here so its pretty clean. Interior looks almost new. Also the A/C WORKS.
The mazda made a great stepping stone as it made me $200 to put toward the ranger. Already tagged and insured. Going to go put a load of scrap in it. Need to cash in. Allen
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06-05-2009, 05:05 PM | #56 |
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I have a Ranger too. '92 4X4 STX Extended cab. Enjoy!
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06-07-2009, 04:51 PM | #57 |
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Well, I am able to squeeze me and two car seats in the car and took a 500lb load of scrap in yesterday. Got enough money to fill it up with gas. Been driving it the last couple days to find its quirks. All I have found is the aftermarket radio seems to loose power sometimes and the lighter doesn't work. Can't plug the garmin in. Also the wipers need replacement.
Great little truck. Hopefully the mileage will be good. The lifan feels like a rocket compared to this thing. Allen
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06-08-2009, 12:17 PM | #58 |
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Well so far the ranger is working out good.
Here is some random pics. Mazda going away. My daughter picking tomatos, and two of them on their china bikes. Then the ranger with it first load of scrap metal. http://picasaweb.google.com/katorang...NXTzu7oxu2yXA# It has to go retrieve a rider mower later this week. Now that I have truck people call asking to use it. :? Allen
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06-08-2009, 02:14 PM | #59 | |
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06-08-2009, 06:32 PM | #60 |
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Thanks. They like pictures and I have new camera to play with.
The younger one ate all the tomatos before I could get any. Allen
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