1st gen rangers

Mike Tonon said:

Good point... Did I mention I HATE 1st gen Rangers! Yuck!

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No, you didn't say that...but it is an acquired taste...I don't particularly like single cabs since that is where I started on my first Ranger...mostly because they are so small for someone 6'6"...so the first chance I had I upgraded to an extended cab...which are essentially easier to sit in and can hold some of my junk.

I'm not crazy about third gens because the front ends look so plain...and the hood bulges in the wrong place...I like fourth and fifth gen styling a bit more...but each generation has it's good and bad points.

There is talk on here that the best 4x4 Rangers are third gens from 95 to 97...which I can't refute since I don't have experience with them...other than my 96 Ranger that had serious rust issues...

I love the clean, simple yet rugged style of the first generations... aside from a few upgrade parts here and there that can be scavenged I don't have much use for anything later.

Mark_88 said:

No, you didn't say that...but it is an acquired taste...I don't particularly like single cabs since that is where I started on my first Ranger...mostly because they are so small for someone 6'6"...so the first chance I had I upgraded to an extended cab...which are essentially easier to sit in and can hold some of my junk.

I'm not crazy about third gens because the front ends look so plain...and the hood bulges in the wrong place...I like fourth and fifth gen styling a bit more...but each generation has it's good and bad points.

There is talk on here that the best 4x4 Rangers are third gens from 95 to 97...which I can't refute since I don't have experience with them...other than my 96 Ranger that had serious rust issues...

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Haha, sorry, I was just trying to help keep the prices low.

Mike Tonon said:

Haha, sorry, I was just trying to help keep the prices low.

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LOL...good plan...I hate them if I don't own them...

85_Ranger4x4 said:

I love the clean, simple yet rugged style of the first generations... aside from a few upgrade parts here and there that can be scavenged I don't have much use for anything later.

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I think that's what attracted me to my first Ranger...or it might have been that the guy who owned it before me was a coworker and he could never get it right...I figured I needed a project truck and...well...I think I've told this story before...

96Indyram said:

Here is a example of what's around my area. Just surfing Craigslist might have to call this person. 88 bronco II
http://ksu.craigslist.org/cto/4835157814.html

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That is almost identical to mine. Mine had different wheels, and power everything. Other than that, twins.

adsm08 said:

That is almost identical to mine. Mine had different wheels, and power everything. Other than that, twins.

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Here's a cream puff (but ouch on the price!)!

http://www.cars.com/vehicledetail/detail/622883399/overview/

Mike Tonon said:

Here's a cream puff (but ouch on the price!)!

http://www.cars.com/vehicledetail/detail/622883399/overview/

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HAHAHA, that one is like 10 miles from me. I've driven past it a few times and thought about it, but I never saw the price tag before.

Wow, real nice condition. The price is up there that is true.
For some reason the little B2 dont have/hold much value at all. In cherry condition for a 4x4 people dont want to pay even 2k for one it seems. and a 2wd you can't give away.
I just don't understand it. yeah It is a odd vehicle with querks... real small, top heavy, guess Ford got in alot of trouble because they roll over easy.
Its just strange.

Here is another cream puff forsale on out site...have to go to his album for pictures.
http://www.therangerstation.com/forums/showthread.php?t=141227

The one B2 i mentioned earlier that is in like new condition. almost same condition of that blue creampuff posted above)
I spoke to the guy the other day. He wanted like $3,800 a year ago. Now he has a sign that has it at $2,000 obo. 88, 2.9 (new casting heads) , 5 speed , 2wd. xlt power everything with a/c.
It ran when he parked it and It sat for a year, and he said the last time they tried to start it , about 2 months ago it wouldent start.
told me he would take $1,000 for it.

Sad thing is, I could get it running pretty cheap probably. I have a complete 4x4 ranger
I could use to convert it to 4x4. ( pretty easy from what I have read) and what would I have in the end?
a vehicle that is only worth $1,000/ $1,500 if I tried to sale it?
I will probably buy it just for myself and keep it.
I just don't understand why most people think the b2 is worthless.
But a ranger in the same condition brings twice the money easy.

96Indyram said:

The one B2 i mentioned earlier that is in like new condition. I spoke to the guy the other day. He wanted like $3,800 a year ago. Now he has a sign that has it at $2,000 obo. 87, 2.9 , 5 speed , 2wd. xlt power everything with a/c.
It ran when he parked it and It sat for a year, and he said the last time they tried to start it , about 2 months ago it wouldent start.
told me he would take $1,000 for it.

Sad thing is, I could get it running pretty cheap probably. I have a complete 4x4 ranger
I could use to convert it to 4x4. ( pretty easy from what I have read) and what would I have in the end? a vehicle that is only worth $1,000/ $1,500 if I tried to sale it?
I just don't understand why most people think the b2 is worthless.
But a ranger in the same condition brings twice the money easy.

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I'd buy it for that price for parts, for a Ranger, if it has a lot of really nice parts. Do you have any pictures of it?

I came across the article from 11/23/2011 for a bronco2 forsale . Guess it was a member on this forum selling it.
http://jalopnik.com/5861798/for-4250-is-this-bronco-ii-good-to-be-true

voting numbers:
Nice Price: Broncool! 46.40% (1,252 votes)

Crack Pipe: Bronco II too expensive 53.60% (1,446 votes)

read the comments ( probably from chevy or jeep people)

Mike Tonon said:

I'd buy it for that price for parts, for a Ranger, if it has a lot of really nice parts. Do you have any pictures of it?

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No pictures yet. But this is what I am trying to understand.
why nobody thinks a b2 is worth anything but parts?
You said you would part it out to fix up a ranger.

I have never owned a B2. I rode in one for like 5 minutes back in highschool to a gas station and back. are they really that worthless of a vehicle?
I know they have a following of fans, but so does every other design of a car...good or bad design... corvair's, pinto's, hell even the Chrysler K platform cars have fans. LOL
but the general public consensus think the b2's are...worthless.

inform me please .

B2's have all the same problems that rangers do. They just arent as good looking in most peoples eyes ( i think theyre pretty good looking) and they arent as utilitarian despite being called a sport utility vehicle. Honestly it would please me more to take a ranger and use it for parts on a B2 than vise versa. To answer your question they are just as worthless as rangers however much that may be to you. But i am biased i picked up my B2 for $350 and it only had 100k and it got me through high school, a lot of good times in that vehicle, some bad too. But i will tell you this i got my B2 and the only problems were the distributor falling apart waylaying me on my way to school and the oil pan gasket needed to be replaced. that was it for 15-20k miles, i've had this f 150 here in north dakota since august or so and ive put less than 1500 miles on it and its given me more problems and cost more money than my b2 did in 4 or 5 years.

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No pictures yet. But this is what I am trying to understand.
why nobody thinks a b2 is worth anything but parts?
You said you would part it out to fix up a ranger.

I have never owned a B2. I rode in one for like 5 minutes back in highschool to a gas station and back. are they really that worthless of a vehicle?
I know they have a following of fans, but so does every other design of a car...good or bad design... corvair's, pinto's, hell even the Chrysler K platform cars have fans. LOL
but the general public consensus think the b2's are...worthless.

inform me please .

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I'm sure they're fun. I was just thinking from a monetary and part availability viewpoint. Lets say you could get a BroncoII for $1,000 and it had a straight and clean and crack free dash pad, smooth working TK5 tranny with low miles, low mile, smooth running 2.9L engine and a few dozen interchangeable Ranger trim pieces. If you were restoring a 1st gen Ranger, wouldn't a clean BroncoII be a potentially priceless parts source?

I'm sure they're fun. I was just thinking from a monetary and part availability viewpoint. Lets say you could get a Ranger for $1,000 and it had a straight and clean and crack free dash pad, smooth working TK5 tranny with low miles, low mile, smooth running 2.9L engine and a few dozen interchangeable Bronco 2 trim pieces. If you were restoring a 1st gen Bronco 2, wouldn't a clean Ranger be a potentially priceless parts source?

Thats what i think. I almost bought a 2011 ranger X-cab 5 speed. I would've been in debt for 4 years, i loved the way it drove it was comfy had lots of power. But I couldn't shake the caged in feeling while i was driving it, it felt like i was in a 2011 Ford Cage. We all have our own oppinion's i see the appeal of a Ranger but i would rather drive a B2 any day. Beauty is in the eye of the beholder, and not many see the beauty of a B2.