4 cylinder white work trucks

Started by 280Z Turbo, April 10, 2010, 11:23:40 PM

Sonoma or Ranger?

Sonoma
3 (10.7%)
Ranger
25 (89.3%)

Total Members Voted: 22


The Pirate

Ranger.  I had a white one once. 
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Quote from: omicron on July 10, 2007, 10:58:12 PM
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Tave

I voted Ranger, just 'cause I think it'd be cheaper.
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Quote from: thecarnut on March 16, 2008, 10:33:43 AM
Depending on price, that could be a good deal.

Payman

Ranger. This truck and the Mazda B-series were tough and reliable little trucks. The 2.3 engine was archaic and inefficient, but parts are cheap and it's easy to work on. The Sonoma was a shitbox.

Rupert

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Onslaught

Walk?

If I HAD to pick I'd take the Ford.

Pancor







Seriously, its been a great truck.  It certainly won't help you attract women, but it does what its suposed to, reliably.  Mine has 230K, been on fire at one point in its life and towed a camper trailer to Texas all without needing any work besides normal wear parts. 

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Eye of the Tiger

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MX793

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SVT666

Ranger.  They've been building the same truck with slightly revised sheetmetal for 238 years and it's as reliable and tough as you could ever want from a small truck.

Eye of the Tiger

I haved owned both a Ranger and a Sonoma, so I am the only one qualified to make this decision.
Sonoma has the best interior, with three power points, luxurious cloth, and extra extra foot room.
Sonoma only needs four spark plugs to make more power from a smaller pushrod engine.
Sonoma has a tough suspension but still rides like a Cadillac.
Sonoma doesn't need new front tires every 3,000 miles.
Sonoma is red.
Sonoma.

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Onslaught

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Quote from: Eye of the Tiger on April 11, 2010, 10:54:43 AM

Sonoma doesn't need new front tires every 3,000 miles


Did your Ranger have the Ford Twin I-Beam catasrofuck?

Eye of the Tiger

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Rupert

Quote from: Eye of the Tiger on April 11, 2010, 10:54:43 AM
I haved owned both a Ranger and a Sonoma, so I am the only one qualified to make this decision.
Sonoma has the best interior, with three power points, luxurious cloth, and extra extra foot room.
Sonoma only needs four spark plugs to make more power from a smaller pushrod engine.
Sonoma has a tough suspension but still rides like a Cadillac.
Sonoma doesn't need new front tires every 3,000 miles.
Sonoma is red.
Sonoma.



Oh god the damn spark plugs... Don't remind me.

Now, my folks have a little S-10 2WD. The interior is all plastic, and all cheap, though the power points do rock. The rest of the truck is, eh, fine. It does ride pretty well. My Ranger had a basic interior, but I never felt like it was about to shatter going over bumps, and it still had two power points, which is respectable. The Ranger definitely rode like a larger truck.

The nice thing about the S-10 is that it comes with the optional 4.3 L Vortec V-6, which is a waaay better engine than the Ford 4.0 L that you can get in the Ranger (and that's in my 'Sploder).

I still like the Ranger better, even if I try to be a little objective. :lol:
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Rupert

Quote from: Onslaught on April 11, 2010, 01:49:00 PM
Did your Ranger have the Ford Twin I-Beam catasrofuck?

At least you can lift that suspension properly if you want...
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Eye of the Tiger

I'd like a Duratec Ranger, but the older ones are not so happy.
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Rupert

I'd like a 4.3 Vortec Explorer, but that's expensive.
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Eye of the Tiger

Quote from: Rupert on April 11, 2010, 03:23:09 PM
I'd like a 4.3 Vortec Explorer, but that's expensive.

Uhhhhhh..... 5.0
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Rupert

Vortec = better gas mileage = that's kind of the point and more power is just a perk
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Eye of the Tiger

Quote from: Rupert on April 11, 2010, 03:46:08 PM
Vortec = better gas mileage = that's kind of the point and more power is just a perk

Ecoboost Ranger.
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Rupert

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Madman



A1 Rabbit Pickup with GTI engine transplant!  :ohyeah:


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Quote from: Madman on April 12, 2010, 06:43:53 AM


A1 Rabbit Pickup with GTI engine transplant!  :ohyeah:


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That's a terrible pickup.

Eye of the Tiger

That is the opposite of a work truck... that is a hippie truck.
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Raza

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