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03-03-2009, 12:46 PM
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Newbie
Join Date: Mar 2009
Location: Artesia, New Mexico
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What should be my first car?
Im going to get my first car, fairly soon, and i cant quite decide what i want to get. For some reason, i really want to get a ford ranger, but i do not want to make up my choice this soon. I will be able to spend $5,000, maybe a little bit more. I don't really care what kinda of vehice it is.
So can i get some opinions on the ford ranger (2000), or other good vehicles to get for $5,000 or less?
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03-03-2009, 01:58 PM
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Admin. Don't bug or I'll byte.
Join Date: Sep 2004
Location: Corning, NY
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What are your criteria? Truck, car? Gas mileage, horsepower? Foreign, domestic? Reliability, maintenance? Servicing expense, parts availability? Old, older, or needs restoring?
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03-03-2009, 10:07 PM
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Newbie
Join Date: Mar 2009
Location: Artesia, New Mexico
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id like a truck, good gas milage, med horse, american made, nothing before 1990.
sorry there wasnt a post earlier, i clicked post reply at top of page and guess didnt work, using quick reply now
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03-03-2009, 11:16 PM
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Maximum Bitrate
Join Date: May 2008
Location: New Mexico
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This guy is a friend of mine, he's been bugging me to help him out... His parents want him to have something fairly new, with less than 100k miles. Make/model no preference, but he wants a pickup.
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03-04-2009, 08:46 AM
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Admin. Don't bug or I'll byte.
Join Date: Sep 2004
Location: Corning, NY
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Criteria:
1. Used
2. Less than 100k miles
3. American made
4. Mileage > 18
5. $5,000 or less
6. No older than 18 years old
7. Moderate horsepower
A search on cars.com finds the following candidates:
Chevy S-10
Dodge Dakota
Ford Ranger
GMC Sonoma
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03-04-2009, 09:07 AM
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FLAC
Join Date: Sep 2007
Posts: 1,202
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2003 or newer Ford Focus...
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03-04-2009, 01:30 PM
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Constant Bitrate
Join Date: Aug 2006
Location: DFW
Posts: 153
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For a little over 4k you could get a nice 96-98 land cruiser.
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03-04-2009, 05:59 PM
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Newbie
Join Date: Mar 2009
Location: Artesia, New Mexico
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03-05-2009, 12:18 AM
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Variable Bitrate
Join Date: Dec 2007
Location: Walnut Creek, CA
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Mazda MX-5? That would be a great first car, it would make you enjoy driving everyday. Lots of aftermaket for it too.
Do you really NEED a truck?
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03-05-2009, 01:56 AM
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Constant Bitrate
Join Date: Jan 2006
Location: Spokane
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98+ Ranger would be a fine choice, same platform as my Explorer which I love to death, best car I ever owned. Gets way better gas mileage than imports too, with more power and larger interior.
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03-05-2009, 02:38 AM
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Fusion Brain Creator
Join Date: Mar 2006
Location: Colorado, but Canadian!
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Quote: Originally Posted by damarble  98+ Ranger would be a fine choice, same platform as my Explorer which I love to death, best car I ever owned. Gets way better gas mileage than imports too, with more power and larger interior.
this just makes me laugh 
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03-05-2009, 05:25 AM
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North of the land of Hey Huns
Join Date: Jun 2004
Location: Westminster, MD
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Quote: Originally Posted by damarble 98+ Ranger would be a fine choice, same platform as my Explorer which I love to death, best car I ever owned. Gets way better gas mileage than imports too, with more power and larger interior.
Just don't get the 04 series rangers. They only get 15-19mpg. Maybe that's a product of the v6 I'm not sure. fwiw, I used to drive a couple different 99 Rangers for work. the 4 cylinder got decent mileage, but unfortunately it was absolute crap for power.
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03-06-2009, 02:19 AM
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Constant Bitrate
Join Date: Jan 2006
Location: Spokane
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Quote: Originally Posted by 2k1Toaster this just makes me laugh
And what is so funny? Find me a late model import small 4x4 V6 pickup that gets 25+ MPG and has more interior room. They are all cramped and have dismal economy. Same with the full sizes, domestics win all around. And if you want to talk quality Ford is on the same level as Toyota, look it up.
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Last edited by damarble; 03-06-2009 at 02:23 AM.
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03-06-2009, 03:25 AM
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Fusion Brain Creator
Join Date: Mar 2006
Location: Colorado, but Canadian!
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Quote: Originally Posted by damarble And what is so funny? Find me a late model import small 4x4 V6 pickup that gets 25+ MPG and has more interior room. They are all cramped and have dismal economy. Same with the full sizes, domestics win all around. And if you want to talk quality Ford is on the same level as Toyota, look it up.
Not sure where you get your numbers from... And I dont want to fight, and I know I wont be changing your mind.
1998 Ford Explorer: http://www.fueleconomy.gov/FEG/noframes/14559.shtml
City: 15
Highway: 20
I am pretty sure the tacoma or nissan whatever that is is just as roomy, better built, and better economy. And their factory will still be around when this economic nose dive starts to turn around.  And they arent "on the same level". Toyota is still in the top 3. Ford is gaining true. But that is like saying the F student got a D- so is improving therefore is on the same level as the A students.
Anyways, good luck with your car.
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03-06-2009, 05:47 AM
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Constant Bitrate
Join Date: Aug 2006
Location: DFW
Posts: 153
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Don't use KBB. Prices are artificial, and often set by businesses buying the prices. Use Edmunds, and retail. If you are looking at KBB, and prices on a 96 rover are 10k, then you brin up craigslist and autotrader and prices are 4k on average, I'd say that would be enough to prove it.
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