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3.88 out of 5 stars

Great little truck

Josh, 05/15/2008
1990 Ford Ranger XLT 2dr Extended Cab SB (2.3L 4cyl naturally aspired 5M)
3 of 3 people found this review helpful

I have onwned my Ranger for over a year now after purchasing from the original owner who kept detailed records and never had a major problem. I did put a motor in after an oil pump failure at 180K, I believe due to the limited mileage and it was being driven and waiting 5K miles between oil changes. I also replaced the original clutch at this time. Still gets at least 22 mpg with mosty city driving, but I could improve on that easily. Lacks power (2.3) but will haul small loads and is a joy to drive.

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5 out of 5 stars

Rangers lead the way!

Ranger Driver1, 08/20/2016
1990 Ford Ranger XLT 2dr Regular Cab 4WD SB (2.3L 4cyl naturally aspired 5M)
2 of 2 people found this review helpful

1990 Ford Ranger XLT SB is the best truck in its class. I've owe this truck for 5 years now and it has been a great investment. My truck has well over 1,000,000 miles and continues to purr like a kitten. Yet, she is tough like a Tank. I am not surprised to see as many as I do still on the road! You couldn't give me another truck! Gas mileage is great, maintenance, when necessary is inexpensive and she just continues to turn heads wherever I take her. All offers are quickly turned down as I will never part with her........1990 Ford Ranger XLT IS Built Ford Tough and is the best truck in its class ever built........second to none.

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4 out of 5 stars
Reliability
5 out of 5 stars
Value
5 out of 5 stars
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3.63 out of 5 stars

Old truck

Keiko, 01/23/2003
1990 Ford Ranger XLT 2dr Regular Cab LB (2.3L 4cyl naturally aspired 5M)
2 of 2 people found this review helpful

This truck was my late fathers work truck. It works well and runs great but a 2.3L engine in a truck is a little small however it has been really reliable with 274,000 miles on it. Even in Chicago with our cold winters and sometimes hot summers it always starts.

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3 out of 5 stars

Rangers...they run, no matter how ugly it gets.

stevec81, 06/19/2014
1990 Ford Ranger XLT 2dr Regular Cab LB (2.3L 4cyl naturally aspired 5M)
4 of 6 people found this review helpful

I bought this Ranger as an used vehicle in 2003; since then I've put just under 100,000 miles on it. It's a XLT regular cab with a long bed and the 4.0 V6/automatic. While not necessarily in the market for a truck, I needed a vehicle to drive, and it was the right price. For the most part, it is true that these things last forever and that these things are hard to kill. However, unless they are taken care of better than perfectly, they have a tendency to attract dents and rust like a magnet.

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2.75 out of 5 stars

Transmission

Jonathon Goff, 04/12/2002
1990 Ford Ranger XLT 2dr Regular Cab SB (2.3L 4cyl naturally aspired 5M)
2 of 3 people found this review helpful

I have a 1990 ford Ranger and have had to replace the trans twice and the engine once part of it is probably the 16 year old in me but now i am 20 but as far as the engine goes that is becuase of the transmission going out the engine is good but don't trust the Trans overall it has been a good truck

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