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1986 Ford Ranger User Reviews

1986 Ford Ranger Review Ratings

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Average Ratings from 8 reviews

  • Performance:2.6 out of 5 stars2.6 out of 5 stars2.6 out of 5 stars2.6 out of 5 stars2.6 out of 5 stars 2.6 / 5
  • Appearance:2.6 out of 5 stars2.6 out of 5 stars2.6 out of 5 stars2.6 out of 5 stars2.6 out of 5 stars 2.6 / 5
  • Build Quality:4.3 out of 5 stars4.3 out of 5 stars4.3 out of 5 stars4.3 out of 5 stars4.3 out of 5 stars 4.3 / 5
  • Overall:4.5 out of 5 stars4.5 out of 5 stars4.5 out of 5 stars4.5 out of 5 stars4.5 out of 5 stars 4.5 / 5

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Matt writes:
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It's all I have

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It's pretty slow

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It's Been Rock Solid Reliable For The 6 Years I've Owned It. — It's lifted 6 inches with a skyjacker long arm kit, and rolls on 33 inch tires. It's locked in the rear, has on onboard air compressor, dual batteries, a 200 amp alternator, and a winch. I have built this all myself and I have roughly $10,000. invested in it so far. It's noisy and it doesn't handle that well but I love it. It's been pretty reliable and gets very good mileage for what it is, although it is a maintenance nightmare and requires constant looking over. It has been built from the parts of rangers and bronco II's from years 84,86,87,88,90,91,and 96

Primary Use: Sport/fun (spirited driving, track racing, off-roading, etc.)

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Zachary writes:
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It's a Ranger!

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If you don't like rusty bedsides

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Love It — I Love this truck, 2.9L 5-speed, 4 inch rough country suspension lift and 30's, this thing is almost just as good as the 4wd's I play around with and keeps up with the V8's if I try hard enough lol

Primary Use: Sport/fun (spirited driving, track racing, off-roading, etc.)

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Sam writes:
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good car to start out with

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vapor locks and the number of people it can hold

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Works Well Except That It Vapor Locks In Hot Weather — kinda what the one line said

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Thomas writes:
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reliable, good on gas, (2WD version)

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Just don't expect to get anywhere fast.

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Got The Truck For Free. With 260,000 Miles — The best littel truck I ever had. When i got it it was just supposed to get me through a coule months. It ended up lasting fro 4 years with no maintenence problems. However finally the transmission did go out and it was just not cost effectve to replace it.

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Justin writes:
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v6, pickup

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pinto transmission.

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Old Truck. — Good small truck. Gets around nicely. Mine rusted, and my tranny went out, but it is a ford.

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Custom
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Loud
Powerful

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Gas Mileage
Expensive parts

Purpledragon
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The Branger — I love this truck, my dad built it himself and we always ride in it. When we go muddin we are always the ones to pull the other people out of the mud ;) There is no other truck like it.

Primary Use: Sport/fun (spirited driving, track racing, off-roading, etc.)

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Barrett writes:
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fun,fun,fun (burnouts and all)

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The fuel tank was too small!!!!!

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Awesome!!! — This little truck was wicked fast!!! After i put in V-8! Had a chevy 305 H-O with a 4 speed auto,411's in the rear,dual exhaust.

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towmader writes:
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Could tow my boat and hawl lumber

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Interior size and options were limited

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One Tough Little Truck — My little Ford Ranger was a tough little truck. I had it for over 10 years and only had a handful of break-downs to speak of. It wasn't the best on gas, but gas wasn't that expensive back then. It would tow my trailor with boat and hawl the lumber to the worksite. It was a fun, rugged little truck.

Owner for 11 years, 2 months

Miles Driven per Year:1,600

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Cost $6,367 Original MSRP $3,837 Average Instant Market Value $1,259 Average Instant Market Value
Gas Mileage (highway) 25 23 25
Horsepower 73 115 92
Front Leg Room (inches) 42.0

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2010 Ford Ranger Reviews

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2009 Ford Ranger Reviews

Good Looker By Bailie

I liked the sporty look of the hood and fender flairs. The color is very pleasing as well as the interior color. The Rally Gauge Cluster gave interior a sporty look as well and was surprised that it... Read More

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2008 Ford Ranger Reviews

Great Truck For Me By Briant

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2008 Ford Ranger Fx4 By Curtis

Not a bad truck. Owned a 91 Ranger and packed it in at 565000K. This is why I chose another Ranger. Big mistake. VERY VERY poor fuel economy. A fill only gets me 425kms per tank. BRUTAL. Power off t... Read More

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2007 Ford Ranger Reviews

Great Truck, Very Fun To Drive, And To Keep Clean (well I Enjoy It Anyways) By Justin

I love my truck what can I say... She has given me some problems but always comes out stronger in the end! She has about 65k miles in her right now and I have people come up to me ans ask if its brand... Read More

Love My Truck, The Only Thing Is That The Double Cabs Should Come Out In 3ltr As Standard Though. By Mickey

Performance - acceleration - Great, braking - Needs ABS and EBS, handling - Great Build Quality - has it needed repairs? - No repairs, squeaks/rattles - None Appearance - interior - basic and functio... Read More

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