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jeff18 wrote:
I looked for a year before purchasing a used 09 Ranger this past December. I was willing to look for another year if necessary, however the right one came along without need of repairs, and no rust. Since buying it in December I have been keeping an eye out for a spare Ranger, however there has been absolutely nothing in local listings. Some older ones, but everything is either beat to heck, or not configured as a standard cab, 4 banger manual. Where are these things hiding? Or were there just very few of them produced?
More thoughts on this.. The trucks are out there but slowly going away one by one either through the junkyard system as many people over the last near decade now have been sourcing them for parts and also the Ranger has become the 90's Honda Civic of the Domestic world which is where you describe perfectly the abused and beaten down scrappings of what I may be incorrectly stating but, [I'm willing to wager money on it still though] youth of today who not only fail to appreciate what they have and or fail to implement proper maintenance unless somehow forced to whether that be lack of funds for another vehicle or a parent or guardian is willing to front the money for repairs. Or they've been taken out and wrecked in accidents to where few if anything of value is worth much it seems. Its not like many vehicles gracefully get towed to the JY and die. Usually a form of casualty in one way or another.
Same as that early and similar years of the 90's Honda's as I mentioned. Near every one of them, especially a hatchback but not limited to has been hacked into inside and out, beaten until its near only worth a $200-500 JY vehicle for scrap.
Your situation is a little different as you're looking for a whole and what I assume a second truck, not a project to invest time and money into short of a few things to solidify it being "personally yours" (?). I have some similar but yet different issues in the same realm of things with my 93'. I need a 93-94' Std cab 4x4 frame and also want a 93/97' extra cab 4x4 as a second truck for an alternative purpose and to outfit with my Flip-Pac so i can remove the bed on my 93' std cab. I'm going for an Norweld aluminum UTE tray and matching canopy eventually.
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