Rare 1985 4x4 diesel xlt in Iowa

[85rngr4x4]

How rare is it?

 

[fastpakr]

@85_Ranger4x4

 

[rusty ol ranger]

A 4wd diesel with dual tanks?

Id say about as rare of 1st gen youd find.

Not 10k rare...but rare

 

[85_Ranger4x4]

Diesel
Automatic
4wd
XLT
Fancy interior (full cloth door panels, deluxe contour seat and overhead clock/maplight.

'Tis a rare bird for sure. Would be fun to tun a Marti report for sure.

Usually diesels are base model 2wd's.

 

[rusty ol ranger]

Diesel
Automatic
4wd
XLT
Fancy interior (full cloth door panels, deluxe contour seat and overhead clock/maplight.

'Tis a rare bird for sure. Would be fun to tun a Marti report for sure.

Usually diesels are base model 2wd's.

Ive seen a few 2wd XLT diesels....but i dont remember seeing a 4wd of any flavor ever.

Its a manual also. Did they even make diesels with an auto?

 

[85_Ranger4x4]

Ive seen a few 2wd XLT diesels....but i dont remember seeing a 4wd of any flavor ever.

Its a manual also. Did they even make diesels with an auto?

Ok, slightly less rare with a manual. I got all excited witb the 4wd shifter and never looked at the other one that close.

I hardly ever see them. Don't think I have ever seen an automatic.

 

[rusty ol ranger]

Ok, slightly less rare with a manual. I got all excited witb the 4wd shifter and never looked at the other one that close.

I hardly ever see them. Don't think I have ever seen an automatic.

It does have dual tanks though...which was rare even on gas trucks

 

[85_Ranger4x4]

It does have dual tanks though...which was rare even on gas trucks

Not near as rare as a diesel especially a diesel in a loaded XLT 4wd. It even has A/C. No cruise but we are so off the map I don't know if cruise was even available. It has a second battery which pushes the overflow/washer reservoir into where the cruise servo normally sits on a gas truck.

I might go see what I can dig up in my sales literature tonight if I get a chance.

 

[85rngr4x4]

I didn’t notice see the dual tanks at first. It’d definitely be a cool truck to buy if it wasn’t 10k.

 

[JohnnyO]

They only made diesels with a manual.
Was gonna say, the main problem with these is if you need a clutch or transmission you're going to have problems because parts are unavailable and it's a different trans than gas Rangers have.
Saw one at the Ford Nationals two or three years ago that had factory A/C.
This year there was a guy with a diesel Bronco II. Said he bought a rusted out diesel Ranger with a good engine for $500 and transplanted everything into the BII that had a bad engine. Looked decent and I think he said he had less than $2000 in the whole thing.