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....of putting miles on my Jeep Gladiator! :LOL:

Seriously though, picked up this little beauty from a friend on the cheap as a drive back and forth to work vehicle and hopefully hand it down to my daughter when she turns 16 in a year.

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Man that's a clean looking little truck. What year?
That looks sharp.
 

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....of putting miles on my Jeep Gladiator! :LOL:

Seriously though, picked up this little beauty from a friend on the cheap as a drive back and forth to work vehicle and hopefully hand it down to my daughter when she turns 16 in a year.

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It will be perfect when your daughter turns 16 yrs old. Great find!
 
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Man that's a clean looking little truck. What year?
That looks sharp.
2001, 3.0 V6, 159,000 miles. Runs good, tracks straighter than my Gladiator (LOL), clean on the inside. Just needs a new power steering pump and that’s it, mechanically speaking. Daughter wants me to lift it a little, maybe some A/T tires on it, nothing crazy.
 

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I’m a firm believer that parents should give their offspring something slow for their first car. The Ranger maybe too fast. ...have you ever thought about getting her a Camaro?
 

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....of putting miles on my Jeep Gladiator! :LOL:

Seriously though, picked up this little beauty from a friend on the cheap as a drive back and forth to work vehicle and hopefully hand it down to my daughter when she turns 16 in a year.

Jeep Gladiator I bought a Ranger instead TInNzpeh
My 2002 Ranger Edge pays for my toys. Freaking cars are bullet proof. They were fleet vehicles after all.
 

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2001, 3.0 V6, 159,000 miles. Runs good, tracks straighter than my Gladiator (LOL), clean on the inside. Just needs a new power steering pump and that’s it, mechanically speaking. Daughter wants me to lift it a little, maybe some A/T tires on it, nothing crazy.
Mine's a 2002 with 192k Miles, Canary Yellow. Drives so much better than the Gladiator. I freaking love my Ranger. And yes need a new power steering pump as well. Quick question..is yours factory radio loud? Mine is like 20x louder than the Gladiator..I keep thinking I bought it with aftermarket speakers.
 

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Mine's a 2002 with 192k Miles, Canary Yellow. Drives so much better than the Gladiator. I freaking love my Ranger. And yes need a new power steering pump as well. Quick question..is yours factory radio loud? Mine is like 20x louder than the Gladiator..I keep thinking I bought it with aftermarket speakers.
Don't know about factory radio as this one has an Alpine head unit already installed when I bought it.
 
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I’m a firm believer that parents should give their offspring something slow for their first car. The Ranger maybe too fast. ...have you ever thought about getting her a Camaro?
LOL, this post aged well. I ended up selling the Ranger to a guy who needed a work truck. The transmission was starting to slip between 2nd and 3rd gear so I wanted to get out from under it before the repair bills hit.

Coincidentally, we found a 2011 Camaro that a friend was selling and it was mint. So we ended up buying her that with the proceeds from the Ranger sale. It's a V6 though but still has 310 hp. She's a good driver though and doesn't have an ounce of racer blood in her.
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