thinking of getting a ranger

[orangecounty1 10+ year member]

1990 ranger standard cab short bed.

one for sale locally..was asking 950 bux.. has the 2.3L 4 cyl.

the good-

its cheap, drive good for a 1990 ranger in its condition, ****** doesnt seem to slip in any gears or reverse (5 speed)... tires are good.

things that are broken/not working-

headlights dont work, guy doesnt know why, could be the switch, could be the wiring, could be a fuse. ideas?

the gas gauge doesnt work. again, could be something simple, or not.

theres a little rust on the body, couple dents, etc.

interior is decent, dash has normal wear and tear from the sun for a 1990, etc.

windshield is cracked (free replacement in florida via insurance, no big deal there)

back 3 piece window, the center piece lookslike the seal is broken. that i can prally get at a junk yard or something.

the main thing i didnt like while driving it was this

you have to press the gas pedal in a good ways for it to start accelerating. even under the hood, (sorry i dont know the terms lol) but the little thing u can pull with ur hand to rev the engine (throttle body?) that you even have to pull a good distance before itll rev the engine. is there a way to adjust this? its weird being that its a stick shift, i keep screwing up in first gear becuase i not used to pushing the gas in nearly 3/4 of the way while releasing the clutch. i guess i can get used to it but id like to adjust that if anyway possible.

also, this is just a beater truck. the dents or anything i dont care about. dont care about paint or interior (it has that rubber floor carpet crap, ill just get some cheap carpet and glue it over that, get a dash mat for the top to cover cracks, etc)

anyways, the guy was asking 950 obo, and i told him id call him back later that night about the truck, but i never called, then he called and said he'd sell it for 500.

what do you guys think its worth? no power options (locks/windows) etc.. dash reads 81,000 but it could be 181k.......blue book for a 90 ranger standard cab short bed with 81k is like 650 i believe it was.

also, it blows hot air, so dont know if its a easy fix, or expensive fix, for the a/c.

but again i dont care, its just a beater.

what do you guys think?

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[Buck 5,000+ posts]

It's the danger ranger //content.invisioncic.com/y282845/emoticons/fyi.gif.9f1f679348da7204ce960cfc74bca8e0.gif

Sounds like a good beater. I mean it's just like 950 or 500. You could scrap metal it and make close to that.

 

[Louisiana_CRX 5,000+ posts]

the light switches are bad about going out...in those early rangers...they run about 25 at autozone...windshield around 150.00 or less installed.....the gas tank floats have been known to stick...maybe reason in gauge not working...used parts or new can be found pretty cheap on ebay

 

[Mitch86 5,000+ posts]

If it runs and drives good, I'd buy it for $500. . .

 

[orangecounty1 10+ year member]

well im paying 500 max becuase thats what he said hed sell it when i left and didnt call him back like i said.

just driving the mini everywhere is getting old. cant go through water when it rains (floods by my place bad) bumps, interstate to my new job, i now have about 5 or more rock chips in my front glass, as well as my bumper, when i NEVER had that in city driving... just looking for a running beater, and i want a truck becuase i also cant put shit in my car. lol

theres a 92 f150 for sale by my house too, dudes asking 900 firm. i bet he'd take less if i went with cash in hand today. i havent even looked at that though, but he says it runs good, and pics look good, looks better than the ranger.

 

[orangecounty1 10+ year member]

the light switches are bad about going out...in those early rangers...they run about 25 at autozone...windshield around 150.00 or less installed.....the gas tank floats have been known to stick...maybe reason in gauge not working...used parts or new can be found pretty cheap on ebay

the windshield is free in Florida. insurance will cover it. ill wait 2 months and say i was driving to work and a rock or something hit it, they make a claim and send out someone to replace it free of charge. ive done it 2 times already (mini and explorer) lol

 

[galacticmonkey 5,000+ posts]

If you get it, dont pimp it out.

Finish the Mini.

 

[2002XLT 5,000+ posts]

id buy it for 500, good trucks with cheap parts.

 

[crunktimes.com 5,000+ posts]

x2 on the sounds like a $500 (or even $300-400) truck not a $1000 one.. I would bring him $300 see what he says he will probably go $400 I don't think there are many people willing to pay more.