GTP Cool Wall: Ford Ranger XLT
- Thread starter TheBook
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- 4,579
- Houston, TX
- astrosdude91
I think the verdict on this one is pretty obvious. Sub-Zero!
- 24,636
- Anoka, MN
20 years later you can still buy this exact truck new, there is something cool about that. Even though it's also really sad how Ford hasn't changed this thing besides a couple face lifts in 20 years.
I voted cool though because this, along with the same era S-10's are for some reason really cool looking.
I voted cool though because this, along with the same era S-10's are for some reason really cool looking.
- 4,634
- SoCal
- GTP_MooCow
Agree with Zenith : Meh
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My father in law just sold a 2002 xlt crew cab uk spec It was great for taking us all fishing and being an all round work horse on this basis I vote SUB ZERO.
- 10,620
- gtp_jimprower
Probably not Seriously Uncool, but I prefer it's bigger brother. just Uncool.
Note, the UK ranger is an entirely different truck, and was only completely new a few years ago...
Note, the UK ranger is an entirely different truck, and was only completely new a few years ago...
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yes I know I did see the picture on the first post. I was using my father In laws as an example of practicality and being a great work horse.
The US version posted has great looks In my opinion of which I voted on.
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- Midship_Express
Rather have a Toyota pickup with a 22R.
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- 5,768
- Anoka, MN
Kind of confused how such a specific vehicle was polled, but whatever. In any case, I voted uncool. Not going to turn any heads nor does it have any real merits other than being able to haul stuff. Better choice would have been the Ranger STX, since it actually looks interesting (though the S-10 Baja was the best of the two).
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- Seattle, WA
- RykonZero
It is ridiculously fun to drift these things. Cool.
- 731
- Great Britain
I voted for seriously uncool. We may not get this in the UK but we get similar vehicles. Pick-up's are not cool, they are bought by farmers for hauling hay around and are about as exciting as a piece of hay. This particular pick-up truck is not very nice to look at, probably handles badly and what is worst is the engine. How on earth have they managed to get only 100HP out of a 2.3? Most European and Asian manufacturers can get 200+ from a 2.0 engine. Is this pick-up what Americans like? Big, thirsty, ugly, uncool, utilitarian, heavily underpowered, bad handling garbage? I don't hate American car's, infact I love the Corvette and Viper, but it just amazes me that they get away with making inferior products. There's something wrong with the world when car manufacturers that make rubbish cars are still up and running, yet the British car industry is dead and we made good cars.
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- Houston, TX
- astrosdude91
I can see you don't like my truck. It does handle decently. And it's lite, so it doesn't need 350hp like those other trucks to get anything done. And even this 1991 model gets better gas miliage than any other truck being sold today! And for looks, I'd admit that it isn't going to win any beauty contests, but it doesn't look that bad! I think those Magnum 500 rims I got off a 1970 Mustang Mach 1 really give it a nice touch. And this truck is one of the best ever built. I can testify, 19 years on the road, and there is not a SINGLE mechanical thing wrong with it. This is no rubbish car, sir. This is a magnificent piece of engineering!
Now I'm starting to think, maybe it was a bad idea to poll my own truck.
Now I'm starting to think, maybe it was a bad idea to poll my own truck.
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- Philippines
Indeed... which tempts me to vote Subzero... but the thread is for a very specific Ranger model. Should've just lumped them all in together.
Head says uncool, heart says subzero. Still deciding where along that spectrum to vote.
- 4,579
- Houston, TX
- astrosdude91
Yes, in the rain, it can be fun for sliding. There is no weight on those back wheels! To answer your question why the Ranger as a whole wasn't polled, I was the one who suggested this one, since it's my truck. But I'm starting to think that was a bad idea. My Ranger seems to be getting hated on!
mafia_boy
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- GTP_Mafiaboy
And in the Top Gear spirit of the cool wall, if we own one of these cars it automatically becomes seriously uncool.
So I'm voting for seriously uncool.
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- Murcie LP710
Doesn't interest me at all whatsoever. Meh.
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- SRV2NV
Cool.
Not a classic, but when given the 5 litre it went pretty good. My dad had a '91 with a dual throttle body 5.0 that loved to be opened up on the highway, which is probably the only reason I'm giving this truck a "cool".
Just watch out for the pick up shifter (2 feet long with a 1 foot throw) and shift knob that would fly off in your hand if shifted too quickly.
Not a classic, but when given the 5 litre it went pretty good. My dad had a '91 with a dual throttle body 5.0 that loved to be opened up on the highway, which is probably the only reason I'm giving this truck a "cool".
Just watch out for the pick up shifter (2 feet long with a 1 foot throw) and shift knob that would fly off in your hand if shifted too quickly.
- 5,768
- Anoka, MN
The Ranger was never offered with a V8, which means it was swapped in. With this, if you still say cool, then you are just interested in the engine rather than the truck.
- 3,211
- Brisbane
- Punknoodle_Nick
Uncool for me, on account of it being pretty ugly and down on power, even if it is just designed to haul stuff...
- 4,579
- Houston, TX
- astrosdude91
Come on! This weighs as much as a Lotus Esprit, and it has almost as much power as an S1 Elise. So this truck is basically a Lotus. How cool is that!?
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- Midship_Express
You could say the same thing about a civic. It doesn't make it true.
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- Chance2012
Meh, it's just a Ford Ranger.
For maybe $500 more dollars you could get Ford F-150.
For maybe $500 more dollars you could get Ford F-150.
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- SRV2NV
I thought the whole reason it was cool was the fact that it was a small truck offered with a V8. I've seen so many of them, I never realized they were all swaps (and yes, I'm talking about the Ranger and not the F-150). I'd change my vote to "meh" if I could.
Joey D
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- Lakes of the North, MI
- GTP_Joey
- GTP Joey
Not moved one way or another with the coolness level of the truck, but I will say the Ranger is probably the best small truck out there. Everyone I've ever known to have one beat the living hell out of it and the truck ran without issue and just took the abuse.
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- Seattle, WA
- RykonZero
I was also under the impression that on at least the newer versions, they got people who worked on the Miata to do the chassis work. It'd explain quite a lot.
