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2004 Ford Ranger User Reviews

2004 Ford Ranger Review Ratings

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Average Ratings from 28 reviews

  • Performance:3.9 out of 5 stars3.9 out of 5 stars3.9 out of 5 stars3.9 out of 5 stars3.9 out of 5 stars 3.9 / 5
  • Appearance:4.6 out of 5 stars4.6 out of 5 stars4.6 out of 5 stars4.6 out of 5 stars4.6 out of 5 stars 4.6 / 5
  • Build Quality: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
  • 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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PROS
"ride" 9 reviews
"power" 8 reviews
"fuel economy" 8 reviews
"exterior" 2 reviews
"build quality" 2 reviews
CONS
"fuel economy" 4 reviews
"power" 3 reviews

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Joe writes:
2004 Ford Ranger 4 Dr XLT FX4 4WD Extended Cab SB Review
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Fun economical small truck

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Door latches & handles

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Good Lil Truck Could Have Bigger & Better Interior — Mechanically sound, will pull most anything a half ton will...just watch out for the plastic door handles & latches...musta been outsourced by ford. Love the 4x4 option, cruises great through snow. pretty good milesage for a 4x4 truck, between 24-16 mpg

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Matt writes:
2004 Ford Ranger 2 Dr XLT 4WD Extended Cab SB Review
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good power, durable

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gas milage

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Rangers Rock — great truck, very durable. i've been hit by a couple cars and it still drives fine. does a great job with 4x4, milage is easily affected by how you drive, i get from 15-19 mpg. the 4l has a ton of power :D easy to get a good sound system into.

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Andrew writes:
2004 Ford Ranger 2 Dr XLT 4WD Extended Cab SB Review
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Style, power, fun

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Manual gizmos

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Charlie The Red Ranger — Great style and capabilities, tons of torque, limited slip rear axle, big v-6, fun to drive. got manual windows, locks, and mirrors, but it's not that bad. Got a good deal on it, $11K with less than 50K miles, hoping to take it off-road at some point and test its capabilities.

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Joey670 writes:
2004 Ford Ranger 2 Dr XL Standard Cab SB Review
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Good gas mileage. Fun to drive

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SMALL!!!

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Xl Ranger — Love the sporty little 4-banger. Get good gas mileage (bout 22-24 mpg) and good get up and go for a 4-cyl. Little cramped sometimes. Just typical maintanence with oil changes etc. The truck is very very fun to drive and handles real nice for being a truck. Future plans are a lift and bigger tires.

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Jonathan writes:
2004 Ford Ranger 4 Dr Edge 4WD Extended Cab SB Review
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Great color, great interior, great engine, people always think its new when its clean, and comfortable seats.

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Needs rear disc breaks instead of drum and take the governor off 90mph!

35

Ranger Danger — Great truck with the 4.0L engine, but it could always use the 4.6L V8 if Ford would offer it in the Ranger.

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Ruddigar writes:
2004 Ford Ranger 4 Dr Edge 4WD Extended Cab SB Review
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Great Truck. Not For Winter Drivin... — It was awesome to have for movin crap..i.e. bikes and stuff.. but keep it outa the sand and snow... i'd buy 4x4 next time

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pgr writes:
2004 Ford Ranger Review
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It is not a 5 person vehical unless 3 of them are small children.seats two adults comfortably.

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Great Truck,reliable, Put 145000 On It In 3.5 Yrs. No Problems — I get 20-22mpg in the summer time and ave 18.5-19.5 in the winter. It is very good in the road, took it across the country several times and was comfortable all the way.

Owner for 4 years, 6 months

Miles Driven per Year:41,000

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Alain writes:
2004 Ford Ranger 4 Dr Edge Extended Cab SB Review
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pretty much take whatever you throw at it and keep asking for more

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no V8 or diesel

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Great Truck — this truck is great i use to put my polaris sportman 500 in the back, camping and just hauling whatever. i just wish i would of got 4wheel drive

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Cost $7,470 Average Instant Market Value $13,525 Average Instant Market Value $12,418 Average Instant Market Value
Gas Mileage (highway) 27 25 18
Horsepower 143 142 231
Crash Test Rating 4 8 5
Front Leg Room (inches) 42.4 41.7 41.3

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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

My Ranger By Mike

i own the bare bones ford ranger, the only option ordered was cloth seats over vinyl ones. surprisingly the 2.3 liter engine has sufficient power for day to day driving. it also gets pretty good gas m... Read More

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2008 Ford Ranger Reviews

Great Truck For Me By Briant

For completely stock, she's quite torquey. 4.0L stock under the hood, along with everything else as well for now. Building from the ground up as soon as it is paid off, which will make it even better ... Read More

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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