Jim Oaks
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- Nocona, Texas
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- 1996 / 2021
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- Ford Ranger
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- 4.0 V6
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- 4.0 / 2.3 Ecoboost
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- 4WD
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- 6-inches
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- 33x12.50x15
After waiting all year, I finally got to drive the new 2019 Ford Ranger. It started as a 1-1/2 hour drive from La Jolla California to the Bradford Ranch just outside of Jamul California. There I drove a FX4 Ranger around an off-road course that took 8-10 minutes for one lap. I actually made several laps.
It was a great experience, and I got to meet more members of the Truck Communications department, as well as the Chief Ranger Engineer. I'd like to share more of the fun I had besides driving the new Ranger, but I won't. It was an experience that I'll never forget.
You can read about my test drive at:
https://www.therangerstation.com/first-drive-2019-ford-ranger-on-off-highway/
You can also see a video I took using my cell phone as a dash cam:
Not a great production, but I wanted you guys to see what I was seeing going around the off-road course they had set up.
My friend Steve Turner shot this video from the back seat. I'm driving:
I also got to check out the Yakima tent and bed rack that you can purchase with your new Ford Ranger.
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