Ranger

I swear my old ranger got well over 20mpg with the 5 speed and tires I had on it

Yup, as far as I am aware we never got petrol ones. 2.5 4cyl turbo diesel, decent enough engine for the purpose. Think the newer ones come in 3.0 I5 turbo diesel from too.

Around 30 mpg yeah, bit higher on a run but not by much. It is about what you would expect from a pickup, but by car standards it isn't great compared to the average diesel Focus or Mondeo doing 50+ fairly easily.

Rangers aren't known for being bad on fuel, just pickups in general. Not far off what a Transit van does anyway

edge has 4x4 suspension but is 2wd. thats what i got and love it. rx is 4x4 i think, and sport is just a trim

Has anyone actually successfully lifted the back end of their Ranger without affecting ride quality? Everyone I have talked to mentions that it fucks with their ride since it stiffens the leaves.
Higher the body, weaker it is, I guess. Wish my Ranger had legs like

Does that mean you can do a really quick conversion on them?

205bhp is around 160-170whp stock.

owned a 3.0 RWD 5 speed with the LSD.

Honestly, with A/T tires and ~300lbs of gravel in the bed it was great in the winter, never got stuck even in 40 cm of snow. Sure is slid a bit but whatever.

Reliability wise it was great, nothing ever went wrong with it. Fuel economy was ~22MPG doing 90 km/h, ~ 18 MPG in city. I think I did 24 a couple times being SUPER jewish with the throttle.

Overall a good truck and it was cheap as fuck too. Would recommend if your looking for something you can beat to shit and not worry.

torsion up front + leafs in rear = goodness

pic related; you get to join 4 pedal master race

Just get extended shackles you dolt. Or softer spring rate lifted leaves. Retard.

Why are they so damned expensive in the used market? Christ, they're worse than Tacos.

I hear Ford has a replacement in the works.

probably decent reliability, they didnt really change from 93 onwards

Hey! Don't be mean, user.
Those conversions cost like ober $800 tho. ):

Engine, interior, front springs, tyre monitor, and annoying chassis obstacles