Had an 87 with a 300 and Fords EFI on it. I was always a bowtie guy so I let that truck go. Dumbest thing I ever did. That trucks still on the road and it got excellent fuel mileage as well. Meanwhile my 2000 Silverado has a “better” engine but the frame has rotted in half
There's a video of a chevy vs ford clunk off (during cash for clunkers), it took 5 minutes for the 300 inline 6 to die, the chevy 350 seized in about 47 seconds, both were mid 90s vehicles. th-cam.com/video/V_hKMHwj92I/w-d-xo.htmlsi=JmJifSDVcDrVgv41
In 2011 a v6 super cab 4wd sport off road with nice wheels, CD player and all available options was a tick under $30k and a 4cyl extended cab XLT with some options and 5spd standard was about $20k real life. I was trying to get a raise to about 17-18 bucks per hr to after it but at about 12/hr I could have bought a brand new base model for about $12-15k real life 2wd and about 18k for 4wd
You can thank your government for ending the classic rangers of the 80s and 90s. EPA fuel standards won’t allow for “smaller” trucks anymore. Thats why you see ALL trucks getting bigger and bigger now.
$5,993 is $18,900 in today's money. Rangers cost anywhere from $35,000 to $64,000 now and look uglier than these. America's best days always seem to be in the rear view mirror.
Politicians and corporations across the globe want it this way. Look at how the insurance companies and government agencies have loaded our cars with technology that tracks our behavior and generates Lexisnexis reports.
Not really trucks always were expensive and were status symbols.. The base model 1984 Ranger is over $18,000 in todays dollars..$6000 in 1984 was a fair chunk of change as you made $3.35 per hour...In 1988 I worked in a garage and made $4 per hour!! I was a mechanics helper at 17.. people with Trades made $12-$15 per hour..Remember that Ranger was base of base..no options gutless 4 cyl 0-60 23 seconds even the 6 cyl was not much better(Uncle had a 1986 with the V6).. Even in the 80's and 90's lots of guys wanted a fullsize 4x4 but trucks were expensive..Not just new but used 10 year old trucks were 4 times the price of a 10 year old car!! You dont know that trucks had a base model and other trim levels that cost more money.. Chrome,2 tone paint was a high end luxury option..Also mag wheels,deluxe wheel covers,deluxe interior,wood trim,power windows,cruise,a/c,tilt etc .. Trucks (fullsize) could be as much as a Cadillac ..Even the Ranger could be had in base and several different models,the top end was more than a lot of cars.Yes they had cheap base models but also expensive top end models.. Example there were lots of fullsize trucks 1/2 tons,3/4 tons and 1 tons even RamChargers,Blazers,Jimmy and Bronco's and Suburbans those were expensive status symbols and people who owned those were wealthy...Equivalent to a new loaded truck today.Even a nice new fullsize were expensive back in the day..A 1984 fullsize 4x4 dually with 2 tone paint and all the chrome and power options was a very expensive truck that wealthy people owned!
@awildjared1396 I'm sure that is so, but I am not a modern Chrysler fan by any stretch of the imagination, to put it mildly. Now if there's a 40's or 50's Dodge with a straight 6 I might have some interest.
@@awildjared1396 do your homework friend. (tip number one: stay away from the 5.4) My first truck was a 99 chevy 3/4 ton with the old 350. Its not about the brand, its about the powerhouse. BTW my current truck is a '13 f150 with the 5.0 and its been a great truck.
Those fuel economy ratings we're not accurate at all lol. I had a 1990 F-150 302 V8 in high school that would averaged more like 13-15 mpg and that was with fuel injection which in theory should have improved fuel economy over the carbureted 84 trucks. Great truck, not doggin on it at all, but 20mpg+ in any of these 30+ year old trucks is a pipe dream lol.
The 302 V8 was a gas hog. I had a 300 straight 6 with Fords EFI attached to a 5 speed manual and I got well over 20 mpg. Hate to break it to ya bud but absolutely everything was better back then
@@Momar-o5b I am completely aware about how old fuel injection tech is and know that it goes way back before the 1980s, and "I hate to break it to you as well bud" but I having a hard time believing your 300 got "well over 20 mpg" because funnily enough, I owned one of those myself with a 5-Speed later on and 20mpg was completely out of the question. Those old 300's weren't exactly the pinnacle fuel economy. It honestly didn't get that much better than my old 1990 302, hell my Coyote 5.0L F-150 I drive today gets better mileage on average than the 300 I drove for awhile. These 80s' era Fords we're not 30mpg trucks as advertised back then, if you believe they we're you're delusional. Another thing I hate to break to you is that some things we're better back then but some things weren't I love my old Fords but I am under no illusions about what they did well and what they didn't and good fuel mileage was not something did well, regardless of what engine you had under the hood.
My dad got 20 years out of a 86 Ranger with a 2.9 and 5 speed. It was red. It was almost all original at 379k miles when retired. Still had the original brakes on it, he bought replacements but the factory pads were thicker than the new ones at 300k miles so he returned them. A few radiators, a water pump and an alternator A TFI module was the only electrical issue. He replaced it with a 2006 F150 with a 5.4. It just rolled 40k miles. The worst car he ever owned was a 78 Dodge Aspen, I remember as a kid he had that car torn apart every weekend working on it, finally my mom made him trade it in for the Ranger, he was happy.
My Dad had a little 80s ranger when I was young kid (Im 39) and Absolutely loved to ride with him when he came home from work to builder square or McDonald's
@@GatorsWinRanger used to be a trim package for full size f series trucks. In the early 80's the Ranger badge was taken away from the f series and put on smaller trucks. The Ranger hasn't been a full size truck since 1979.
Truly the best era of trucks ever made, the 300 was absolutely the best and toughest engine ever made, no other engines is as simple and could last as long, little basic maintenance these things will run forever, they also saw use in industrial equipment, like big welders, generators, tractors, and dozers, I can say I know for fact being a master fabricatior, and long time mechanic, all our vehicles has the mighty Lil 300, and my 80 model 250 custom I built myself has the 78 300 inline 6 has done what mighty few other engines has ever done, turn a million miles on the odometer, how many other trucks are going to do that, new trucks is a pathetic joke🤣
Because of EPA regulations, all the reliable motors have been banned, including that 300 inline 6, making trucks much more expensive to buy and service
We had an 86 F250 6.9L Diesel 4 speed 4.10's... when I saw the clip of them pulling the streetcar and the plume shooting out the side I got chills... I can still hear and feel the roar of the 6.9 at the top of 2nd gear going into 3rd wide open. I just took delivery of a 24 250 Platinum 6.7HO, it is so quiet and disconnected from it's roots it's almost not fun to drive. .... almost ....
I have an '84 XLT with a 302. 3 speed automatic and 4x4. Still runs like a champ and is an absolute workhorse. Built Ford Tough actually meant something back then.
AM/FM radio and 4 speed! WTH? 5:48. I had a 1999 F150 with 5speed and v6. I was lucky to get 19 MPG on the highway. I did not know that the straight 6 had this good a gas mileage with a 4 speed back in 1984.
Im still driving my 99 7.3. Towing a camper and a 1977 sa200 Lincoln electric welding machine All my tools jackstands and oxy and acetylene bottles. 385k on the odometer. Ive crossed the US in that truck 6 times its survived 4 north dakota winters and countless west Texas summers. They dont make em like they used to boys 🤘🏻🇺🇲
Had a 87 ford Ranger with 2.0 and 5spd. Bought it with 49, 000 miles, drove it for 12 years. Sold it to a friend. He drove it for 8 years. Had over 300,000 miles on it
@@account4info oh no way hahh I had one of those 60/40 split I think it had cassette or maybe they put cd player in it was a 5spd on the floor it was a 90’
That is crazy..I've had a few rangers with the 2.3 ,5spd, xcab...I squeezed 30 mpg out of full tank once..20gal tank, 600 mi,,,brought a gas can with me just in case..but just wanted to see if I could do it.. that was 2weeks worth of round trip work commute, of about 52miles a day, and a little weekend driving...I consistently got 26-28mpg, 500 -550 miles per tank easy....what are the new gas only rangers getting?..I bet it isn't better...why not?
Old Ranger sold for 6k. 18k adjusted for 2024 inflation. Today a Ranger is 51k depending on package. This is why I hate unions with a passion. Bosses get huge payouts, union employees get a very small piece of that, and the cost of their demands always gets stuck to the consumer in the same way $20 minimum wage demands made a Big Mac cost $18.
Then say what you mean. You don't hate unions, you hate greed and the people that take over all of our organisations for their own benefit. Unions, run correctly, are the only way we are going to survive against these people.
Miss the old two tone pickups as well. Back when a pickup truck was made for working. Want to go grocery shoping? Take the wife and kidsc to town? Better fire up the LTD for that.
Back in the day when trucks were the perfect size to get any job done and so easy to work on you. You didn’t have to bring it to mechanic all the time like you have to nowadays. They also look a hell of a lot more attractive compared to today’s trucks of any brand. Ford had it right on the money when they made trucks from the late 70s to the early 90s. Everything nowadays are both overpriced and overrated.
With the carb, I agree and this is a commercial for the 84. But in 87 you could get the 300 with EFI, I had one of those combined with a five speed manual and got 20mpg plus. Honestly, with a five speed manual on the carbureted ones you could have as well. Goofballs that never got out of 2nd a or 3rd got horrible gas mileage. Not the trucks fault, it’s the retard driving it.
ive NEVER heard of a 300 6 getting 30 mpg highway in my life.maybe with overdrive & a 2.73 gear.but GOD forbid you had to pull anything up a hill.there sure not a working truck gear.farmers like 4.10s' to pull full hay wagons, bailers & such with them.300s put instant grunt to the ground with 4.10s.
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40 years later the 300 straight six still refuses to die.
Had an 87 with a 300 and Fords EFI on it. I was always a bowtie guy so I let that truck go. Dumbest thing I ever did. That trucks still on the road and it got excellent fuel mileage as well. Meanwhile my 2000 Silverado has a “better” engine but the frame has rotted in half
@@Momar-o5b my papaw has always been a Chevy man too but he’s been driving a ‘78 F100 for the past few years.
how bout add several more years to that.
@appalachiangunman9589 your pawpaw is gross for making you swallow
There's a video of a chevy vs ford clunk off (during cash for clunkers), it took 5 minutes for the 300 inline 6 to die, the chevy 350 seized in about 47 seconds, both were mid 90s vehicles. th-cam.com/video/V_hKMHwj92I/w-d-xo.htmlsi=JmJifSDVcDrVgv41
Going back to 1984 would be such a great vacation
Agree I was 16 in 84, Where's Marty McFly and Doc when you need them 😮. Peace.......
@@tommcdonough6086 Honestly best movies ever.
Miami Vice
Personally I've been trying to get back to the year 1985.
Nostalgia is a hell of a drug.
Ford never should have stopped making the classic Ranger.
Cheap and simple.
Damn for sure, good dependable affordable truck s.
In 2011 a v6 super cab 4wd sport off road with nice wheels, CD player and all available options was a tick under $30k and a 4cyl extended cab XLT with some options and 5spd standard was about $20k real life. I was trying to get a raise to about 17-18 bucks per hr to after it but at about 12/hr I could have bought a brand new base model for about $12-15k real life 2wd and about 18k for 4wd
@@workingcountry1776It shows how worthless our money has gotten!
You can thank your government for ending the classic rangers of the 80s and 90s. EPA fuel standards won’t allow for “smaller” trucks anymore. Thats why you see ALL trucks getting bigger and bigger now.
@michaelmarburger1003 Yes, it is a direct result and unintended consequence of the Obama administration .
$5,993 is $18,900 in today's money. Rangers cost anywhere from $35,000 to $64,000 now and look uglier than these. America's best days always seem to be in the rear view mirror.
Yup, it's disgusting. Complete Corporatism
Yeah, but just think of all the government mandated safety features on todays cars. I’m sure the relative cost to produce them has gone way up.
They’ll make a comeback with the end of EV mandates and California Emissions Standards, outside of California, of course.
Politicians and corporations across the globe want it this way. Look at how the insurance companies and government agencies have loaded our cars with technology that tracks our behavior and generates Lexisnexis reports.
A base model ranger in 1984 was a really really basic and crude truck.
Why are these commercials better than commercials today?
FORD SUCKS THESE DAYS
WHY I HAVE A SUBARU
MY LATE DAD HAD A 87 TRUCK
GOOD TIMES
@@ekop1778 OK THATS REALLY FACINATING.
SUBARUS ARE COOL TOO BAD THEY ARE GAY
just playing with ya man. Your caps lock is on ;)
Everything about the 80's was better than nowadays, especially the music and the television shows.
Still loving my 1986 F250 diesel. Gave it a few upgrades over the years but still a sound truck underneath it all.
When a pickup was a work truck, not some status symbol, miss those days.
Not really trucks always were expensive and were status symbols..
The base model 1984 Ranger is over $18,000 in todays dollars..$6000 in 1984 was a fair chunk of change as you made $3.35 per hour...In 1988 I worked in a garage and made $4 per hour!! I was a mechanics helper at 17.. people with Trades made $12-$15 per hour..Remember that Ranger was base of base..no options gutless 4 cyl 0-60 23 seconds even the 6 cyl was not much better(Uncle had a 1986 with the V6)..
Even in the 80's and 90's lots of guys wanted a fullsize 4x4 but trucks were expensive..Not just new but used 10 year old trucks were 4 times the price of a 10 year old car!!
You dont know that trucks had a base model and other trim levels that cost more money..
Chrome,2 tone paint was a high end luxury option..Also mag wheels,deluxe wheel covers,deluxe interior,wood trim,power windows,cruise,a/c,tilt etc ..
Trucks (fullsize) could be as much as a Cadillac ..Even the Ranger could be had in base and several different models,the top end was more than a lot of cars.Yes they had cheap base models but also expensive top end models..
Example there were lots of fullsize trucks 1/2 tons,3/4 tons and 1 tons even RamChargers,Blazers,Jimmy and Bronco's and Suburbans those were expensive status symbols and people who owned those were wealthy...Equivalent to a new loaded truck today.Even a nice new fullsize were expensive back in the day..A 1984 fullsize 4x4 dually with 2 tone paint and all the chrome and power options was a very expensive truck that wealthy people owned!
They were status symbols then too, just a different kind of status. Better status than today.
Don't kid yourself kid, have the guys I know driving pickups back then did really need them to haul anything. LOL
@chrisstromberg6527 hahahah no kid here at 56 lol thanks for the compliment.
Simpler times…better times…
GM fan here, them bull nose f series with the 300 i6 and broncos are my favorite from that era.
Proud owner of a 1985 Ford F-150 XLT Lariat. Love my truck
When you could get a manual transmission in a full size pickup.
@@johnossendorf9979 Dodge offered manual transmissions in their trucks clear up until 2019.
@awildjared1396 I'm sure that is so, but I am not a modern Chrysler fan by any stretch of the imagination, to put it mildly. Now if there's a 40's or 50's Dodge with a straight 6 I might have some interest.
@@johnossendorf9979 Same here, my first truck will probably be a ford.
@@awildjared1396 do your homework friend. (tip number one: stay away from the 5.4) My first truck was a 99 chevy 3/4 ton with the old 350. Its not about the brand, its about the powerhouse. BTW my current truck is a '13 f150 with the 5.0 and its been a great truck.
@awildjared1396 My first truck, I hope, will be a Ford also.
still drive my 90.was so reliable i restored it after 16 years.4 years after assembly & all is still good on its second life.
Definitely miss them days 😢
This is when Ford cared about making good trucks.
OVERPRICED PLASTIC GARBAGE THAT BREAKS DOWN EVERY MONTH
Not my customers!
A truck getting 20mpgs brand new for 6k. No one can beat that today
Those fuel economy ratings we're not accurate at all lol. I had a 1990 F-150 302 V8 in high school that would averaged more like 13-15 mpg and that was with fuel injection which in theory should have improved fuel economy over the carbureted 84 trucks. Great truck, not doggin on it at all, but 20mpg+ in any of these 30+ year old trucks is a pipe dream lol.
The 302 V8 was a gas hog. I had a 300 straight 6 with Fords EFI attached to a 5 speed manual and I got well over 20 mpg. Hate to break it to ya bud but absolutely everything was better back then
Granted that was a 1987 and this commercial is for 1984. But you made my point by bringing up a 1990.
I get that you are meaning fuel injected vs carburetors but I don’t think you realize how old the tech for fuel injection is
@@Momar-o5b I am completely aware about how old fuel injection tech is and know that it goes way back before the 1980s, and "I hate to break it to you as well bud" but I having a hard time believing your 300 got "well over 20 mpg" because funnily enough, I owned one of those myself with a 5-Speed later on and 20mpg was completely out of the question. Those old 300's weren't exactly the pinnacle fuel economy. It honestly didn't get that much better than my old 1990 302, hell my Coyote 5.0L F-150 I drive today gets better mileage on average than the 300 I drove for awhile. These 80s' era Fords we're not 30mpg trucks as advertised back then, if you believe they we're you're delusional. Another thing I hate to break to you is that some things we're better back then but some things weren't I love my old Fords but I am under no illusions about what they did well and what they didn't and good fuel mileage was not something did well, regardless of what engine you had under the hood.
He's not kidding. My Ranger rides lightning bolts and jumps the Mississippi. :D
My dad got 20 years out of a 86 Ranger with a 2.9 and 5 speed. It was red. It was almost all original at 379k miles when retired. Still had the original brakes on it, he bought replacements but the factory pads were thicker than the new ones at 300k miles so he returned them. A few radiators, a water pump and an alternator A TFI module was the only electrical issue. He replaced it with a 2006 F150 with a 5.4. It just rolled 40k miles. The worst car he ever owned was a 78 Dodge Aspen, I remember as a kid he had that car torn apart every weekend working on it, finally my mom made him trade it in for the Ranger, he was happy.
No modern truck commercial would advertise a manual transmission.
Edit: Great days, Great commercials.
back when trucks were trucks not rolling RVs and cost a fortune
SUVS RULE THE ROADS WITH THEIR PLASTIC GARBAGE PARTS
Yes them days were the best. Need them days back by first taking away all the electronic bullsxxx in newer trucks and cars
Just trucks. Cars can still be sophisicated.
My Dad had a little 80s ranger when I was young kid (Im 39) and Absolutely loved to ride with him when he came home from work to builder square or
McDonald's
1st gen Rangers are awesome little trucks!
The first gen rangers was a full sized truck. Remember the F 100 Ranger?
@@GatorsWinRanger used to be a trim package for full size f series trucks. In the early 80's the Ranger badge was taken away from the f series and put on smaller trucks. The Ranger hasn't been a full size truck since 1979.
Love them ads and Explorer pick up trucks!
Had a new 84 f-150. The price was easy to remember $8,400.00
The 24 f150 price is easy to remember, $240,000
Now it’s 84,000
Back in 84 the most expensive, loaded cars barely touched 10K. I remember thinking that was an absurdly expensive amount for a vehicle back then
“Based on owner reported problems within the first three months.” After that, all bets are off. 😂
Makes you wonder if Ford sent Tony to the owner's front door with a baseball bat while doing that survey.
When a blue collar worker could afford a new truck!
That Ranger had a payload of 1770 lbs. My ‘22 F-150 has about the same.
I was thinking the same thing when I watched that
It's crazy how much things have changed
I’m on my way to buy that new $5,000 Ranger !
I wish I could come with you.
I wish I could come with you.
Let's all pool our money and create a truck company that doesn't suck.
LIKE THAT CYBER TRUCK
UGLY ONE TOO
After watching this I want to buy a ford ranger 84'
I wish I could go back and live in the 70s or 80s.
Truly the best era of trucks ever made, the 300 was absolutely the best and toughest engine ever made, no other engines is as simple and could last as long, little basic maintenance these things will run forever, they also saw use in industrial equipment, like big welders, generators, tractors, and dozers, I can say I know for fact being a master fabricatior, and long time mechanic, all our vehicles has the mighty Lil 300, and my 80 model 250 custom I built myself has the 78 300 inline 6 has done what mighty few other engines has ever done, turn a million miles on the odometer, how many other trucks are going to do that, new trucks is a pathetic joke🤣
Because of EPA regulations, all the reliable motors have been banned, including that 300 inline 6, making trucks much more expensive to buy and service
They where great trucks. This campaign in 1984 is crazy. In one year they made all that footage. They must have had a full team working.
Miss them days for sure, before cell phones and computers. Life was simple.
WAS IN MIDDLE SCHOOL IN 84
GOOD TIMES
Miss those rangers
my late father in law bought an 84 ford f150 brand new back in the day and Im quite sure he saw these commercials! LOL!!
We had an 86 F250 6.9L Diesel 4 speed 4.10's... when I saw the clip of them pulling the streetcar and the plume shooting out the side I got chills... I can still hear and feel the roar of the 6.9 at the top of 2nd gear going into 3rd wide open.
I just took delivery of a 24 250 Platinum 6.7HO, it is so quiet and disconnected from it's roots it's almost not fun to drive. .... almost ....
2:42 16K adjusted for inflation. '24 Ranger starting at 44K. What the fuck.
4:44 woah!! The international diesel was rolling!!😂😂
Had two 6.9s and owne 2 7.3s love them engines
Heaviest 100 hp you'll ever make
Glad they roll their own diesel now.
Extraño los dos tonos de pintura y las transmisiones manuales en las pick ups😭😭
Wow. My 2021 Ranger was sticker 52k. Let’s all thank the unions for the price increase.
We all hate ads but not the old ford ads
Or any ads from the 80s
My daughter just asked me why I was watching commercials😂
Makes me wanna cry....miss them days
Sad thing today, is that a new Ford Ranger is now just as big, if not bigger than that old F150, lol!
Haven't ever seen these before and I thought I've watched them all!
That would be about 19k today. For a ranger. And these idiots buy them for over 40k
I have an '84 XLT with a 302. 3 speed automatic and 4x4. Still runs like a champ and is an absolute workhorse. Built Ford Tough actually meant something back then.
AM/FM radio and 4 speed!
WTH? 5:48. I had a 1999 F150 with 5speed and v6. I was lucky to get 19 MPG on the highway. I did not know that the straight 6 had this good a gas mileage with a 4 speed back in 1984.
Im still driving my 99 7.3. Towing a camper and a 1977 sa200 Lincoln electric welding machine All my tools jackstands and oxy and acetylene bottles. 385k on the odometer. Ive crossed the US in that truck 6 times its survived 4 north dakota winters and countless west Texas summers. They dont make em like they used to boys 🤘🏻🇺🇲
1984 was a very good year.
Miss those days as well 😢
My Dad had an '84 in dark green.
4:32 could you even imagine being able to buy that truck right now? It was probably like 25 grand too. Im salivating
You rarely have to fix a 300 6.
Had a 87 ford Ranger with 2.0 and 5spd. Bought it with 49, 000 miles, drove it for 12 years. Sold it to a friend. He drove it for 8 years. Had over 300,000 miles on it
I own and drive daily a 2012 F 150 that has 342k on a 5.0 coyote
30/20 mpg in that majestic v6 hold up then why are they going down 4cyl turbos
When you could afford a truck
Am/fm radio lol couldn’t go all out & get the cassette player
They leaned you over for that
@@account4info how much more did it cost back then to get it for an option?
@@mkowboy13 I don't know about 84, but my 87 Ranger got it with a $1,500 package that included the 60/40 bench seat, power steering, the paint, etc
@@account4info oh no way hahh I had one of those 60/40 split I think it had cassette or maybe they put cd player in it was a 5spd on the floor it was a 90’
8 track
Isn’t it amazing that the mpg hasn’t changed much since 1984 ?
That is crazy..I've had a few rangers with the 2.3 ,5spd, xcab...I squeezed 30 mpg out of full tank once..20gal tank, 600 mi,,,brought a gas can with me just in case..but just wanted to see if I could do it.. that was 2weeks worth of round trip work commute, of about 52miles a day, and a little weekend driving...I consistently got 26-28mpg, 500 -550 miles per tank easy....what are the new gas only rangers getting?..I bet it isn't better...why not?
But the horsepower and torque have more than doubles since rhen
GatorsWin , you are right about that . They never say the mpg to horsepower / torque ratings . Good point .
6k?
We’re getting taken for a ride today.
I did enjoy!
I like the beefy F150s
6gs for a new truck wow
Fords 300 straight 6 is easily the best 6 cylinder engine ever made
Damn the chevy in the bed was too disrespectful lmao
love my 86. Thought about getting rid of it a few times, but I go sit in it and I'm like hell no
I never see these old Rangers on the road anymore but I still see S10s on the road today!
Interesting They are everywhere in fl. Much fewer s10. Where u live?
It's the other way around here in MD too.
There are S-10 trucks around, and I like them, but you can't swing a dead cat without hitting an old ranger.
@@jimmycline4778 there’s even a viral ford ranger song called ‘ford f$$$$n ranger’. Where is this guy from i wonder
That’s when you could buy a truck at a decent price🤣🤣🤣😎💯
1984 selling a ford ranger for 6000! take me back!
Old Ranger sold for 6k. 18k adjusted for 2024 inflation. Today a Ranger is 51k depending on package. This is why I hate unions with a passion. Bosses get huge payouts, union employees get a very small piece of that, and the cost of their demands always gets stuck to the consumer in the same way $20 minimum wage demands made a Big Mac cost $18.
Then say what you mean. You don't hate unions, you hate greed and the people that take over all of our organisations for their own benefit. Unions, run correctly, are the only way we are going to survive against these people.
I miss 80's america, and I'm not even american 😂
AND BEST OF ALL, NO 4 DOORS!!!!!!
Besides 1 tons.
At 3:20, if only you could buy one like that nowadays!
Miss the old two tone pickups as well. Back when a pickup truck was made for working. Want to go grocery shoping? Take the wife and kidsc to town? Better fire up the LTD for that.
Back when they made good trucks!
Suddenly, a full mustache & beard appeared on my face by the end of this video!
That guy in the Ranger with his family's got like Parkinson's or something you can't stop shaking I got the truck
Always thought those 2 toned trucks back then looked cool. I might just paint mine. Everything now looks the same.
REMEMBER WHEN!!!
0:22 I like how they weren't able to say two lines in one take and had to edit.
Left my MULLET AND JEANS IN 1985
Please tell me you had a 'stache that complimented your mullet and jeans back then.
Back in the day when trucks were the perfect size to get any job done and so easy to work on you. You didn’t have to bring it to mechanic all the time like you have to nowadays. They also look a hell of a lot more attractive compared to today’s trucks of any brand. Ford had it right on the money when they made trucks from the late 70s to the early 90s. Everything nowadays are both overpriced and overrated.
Why does it seem better then? 😢
Because it was
wont give you problems for 3 months
hahaha 20 mpg on a 4.9 I6 !!!!!! LMFAO I ihad a few of then. never saw more than 12mpg
I had several trucks with the 4.9 L and while I loved the trucks the stated mpg is laughable
With the carb, I agree and this is a commercial for the 84. But in 87 you could get the 300 with EFI, I had one of those combined with a five speed manual and got 20mpg plus.
Honestly, with a five speed manual on the carbureted ones you could have as well. Goofballs that never got out of 2nd a or 3rd got horrible gas mileage. Not the trucks fault, it’s the retard driving it.
AMC had the 84 Cherokee at 30 mpg too. Not a chance in hell either would do that well.
Back when quality was job 1
Hagler won
1:08 I really thought was a trump flag for real
When trucks were trucks
Ford Ranger should of had a Straight 6.
the MPG hasn’t really improved much
Nope but horsepower and torque have more than doubled
3 month guarantees lol
$6000 in 1984 = $18,100 in 2024
Better America.
cash for clunkers
ive NEVER heard of a 300 6 getting 30 mpg highway in my life.maybe with overdrive & a 2.73 gear.but GOD forbid you had to pull anything up a hill.there sure not a working truck gear.farmers like 4.10s' to pull full hay wagons, bailers & such with them.300s put instant grunt to the ground with 4.10s.
that mustache... behind a Ranger, most typica-cheesy of its time