Nice truck for the money

[letusbuyyourcar]

This ****in guy. I'm messing with him through text right now. Being a dealer, I can't stand people like this that lie and deceive honest folks

Damn D bag used car dealers....

 

[Labowski]

On this truck, what does the report seem to indicate about the mileage issue?

It was very consistent until 2009. Seemed sketchy to me.

 

[Labowski]

Damn D bag used car dealers....

Not all. Not all

 

[BangBang]

I had a 91 king cab with 4.3 and automatic and then a 93 regular cab with the anemic 2.8 V6 and 5 speed. My problem with the square body S10s is the body and interior are always ragged as hell. Like how they get the door sag and the windows get crooked in the tracks.
As far as mechanical reliability I have to admit that the 4.3 GM V6 is probably the most reliable unless you include the Dakotas with the 318. But comparing one 25+ years old truck to another I'd say the square body Rangers when you can find one will look better than most any S10 in the same age and price range.

I've got a 98 S-10 with the 4.3 in it.

It's got 285K on it and it's still running. It's not running real well, but it's still running. LOL

 

[CBH13]

i dig i, i prefer this body and if i had the cash i'd go look at it. im guessing by dealer he's a guy who buys used cars at auctions and then flips them personally but has a "dealer" status so he can quickly flip them without title issue.

 

[bigt61]

I never trusted the odometer on those kinds

 

[Kyzrsoze]

I never trusted the odometer on those kinds

Gotta look at things like the steering and suspension. Loose steering is an indicator of higher miles. I also look at the pedals. The amount of wear is another good indicator. Also, if the rubber covers for the pedals are brand new it and out of sync with the rest of the vehicle - red flag.

 

[boomdad]

Will he take a bumpstock................

 

[letusbuyyourcar]

Gotta look at things like the steering and suspension. Loose steering is an indicator of higher miles. I also look at the pedals. The amount of wear is another good indicator. Also, if the rubber covers for the pedals are brand new it and out of sync with the rest of the vehicle - red flag.

All good tips. I know from my auto salvage days that we used to pull and sell a lot of steering columns for F series trucks from the very early 80s into the late 90s. I don't know if those years Rangers were prone to the same problems or not. But checking the amount of play in the wheel as well as the indicator being off in automatic models is something to remember.

 

[letusbuyyourcar]

Not all. Not all

Oh I know. But it's the D bag crooks everyone always remembers. If you go out of your way to really help a customer you usually just get burned for your reward. Yeah I'm a little cynical.