Scotty I love your videos. I found a 2005 Ford Ranger xlt with 29000 original miles. 3.0 ltr V6 automatic. Looks to be in excellent condition. They are asking $13,800 for it. First question is the 3.0 v6 a long lasting motor and how about the transmission. ? Thanks Marty Habada
Too good to be true. But even if you could verify the mileage, $13,800 is too much for any 18 year old Ranger. ((and I love the old Rangers, I have a 2001 3.0L. Great engine and trans))
Thanks for the advice. Yes its over priced. I think $9500 if its is a good clean solid truck. What say you ?
Welcome new member,
hard to say if that’s a good price, seeing as truck prices are all catywampus these days. But a few thoughts:
1) is that the true miles? A car fax check might be worth it here
2) $13k is not a lot for a good low mile truck, but it’s a lot for a 20 year old Ranger.
3) what’s the REAL reason they’re selling it? Gonna need a thorough tire kicking (ie, professional inspection). Any deferred maintenance or undisclosed flaws would be a deal breaker at that price
4) any vehicle that age will need a lot of care and feeding. Be prepared to get your hands dirty on a regular basis
Good luck!
(PS: YouTuber “Sarah-n-tuned” recently did a resto on a Ranger of about that vintage, and the notorious ChrisFix has recorded several projects on his Mazda truck, which is basically the same thing. I don’t know if Scotty has posted any Ranger videos, but he’s done a ton of stuff on vehicles around that age. That plus the Haynes manual should set you up pretty good to do your own repairs.)
Well I appreciate the feedback. I had a 2001 Ranger and had it for 10 years. 4cyl stick shift and loved it. I even on a few occasions pulled some fairly heavy loads with no issues. I guess I am just living in the past. I currently drive a 2017 Tacoma SR manual trans 4cyl 4x4 that I purchased new. I absolutely love this truck. Simple decent economy. I will be keeping this one. BTW it only has 22000 miles on it. Again thanks for the feedback. Marty