99 Ford Ranger Fuel Economy

[Dozer]

Im working on a deal on a 99 Ford Ranger super cab 4wd with a 3.0 Flex Fuel and a 5 speed. Anyone have one of these that can tell me what kind of milage they really get? I do drive pretty fast but I would be all fairly long trips to work. (anywhere from 20 to 200 miles)

BTW: what are these trucks really worth. This one has a blown head gasket but I am working a pretty sweet deal on it.

[trolloni]

i had a 2000 with 4.0 with an auto it wolfed fuel twice as much when i put the boat behind it,that one with the 3.0 and 5 speed should be decent though all rangers come with a 4.10 gear it gives em snap off the line and pullin power but it hurts mpg if that is what you want , they hold there value real good not like a toyota but next in line for sure they are tough and dependable that means more in my book than gas mileage anyday!

[Dozer]

I will be keeping my Silverado so there will be no towing and minimal hauling. Just driving to work basicly. If it wast for the price I wouldnt even be looking at the truck, but if I can buy it, fix it and drive it for awile and make money on the deal why not?

[The Grebe]

I've had rangers for a number of years now....along with my dodges, I have a 99 ranger 3.0 flex fuel 4x4 with an auto. At it's best, after a tune up, I got 17 on the road and about 14 in town. I get better gas milage with my 5.2 Ram then I do with the ranger. Other then that, it's a pretty good truck.

[motley man]

As a long time owner of Ranger's, the mileage is the same for all of them 2.3 - 3.0 - 4.0 . I have tried many things to get better, but nothing helps. Other than that no great complaints.

[shizzy]

I have an 03 Ranger regular cab with the standard 3.0. 5 speed and 4:10 gears. I get 19-20 MPG most of the time.

[The Grebe]

I agree, I've had them from 89's to 99's and they are like you said pretty much the same for gas milage. They were some good trucks though, didn't have to do much with em, just drive em.

[Ryan_V]

boy, my dad must be lucky. He has a 94 ranger, reg cab 4x4 with the 4.0 and 5 speed. 150,000 miles. On a nice summer day, on a long trip with no wind and minimal stops, he got almost 28 mpg. thats having the cruise set at about 54-55.

[CrowRiverRat83]

I own a 2008 reg cab 2WD with the 2.3 4cyl and auto transmission. In the summer I average about 26 to 27 mpg. In the winter its about 23 to 24 highway. I cant complain. I find it hard to beleive some posters saying all the trucks get about the same, but oh well.

[Jeremy airjer W]

I find it hard to beleive some posters saying all the trucks get about the same, but oh well.

There's only one constant variable with that scenario!

[CJH]

It all depends on how you drive and maintain them............

[Dozer]

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There's only one constant variable with that scenario!

Whats that? How far the truth is streached?!

[Scott K]

I had a 01 Ranger with a 4.0 Sohc in it, I got 19 hwy, but only 8 pulling my boat if I kept it below 70mph. A friend of mine had a 99 Ranger with a 3.0, he got 24-25 mpg empty.

[Jeremy airjer W]

Nope, the guy behind the wheel!

[Dozer]

Nope, the guy behind the wheel!

Thats what im scared of!

[shizzy]

I have definatly noticed the MPG difference for each 5MPH increase in speed.

keeping it under 60MPH gets me 19-20MPH

65MPH gets me 18-19MPG

70MPH gets me 17MPG

75MPH gets me 15-16MPG

I dont take it over 75MPH unless im in ND.

your just never going to get great mileage out of a brick shaped vehicle.

[Jeremy airjer W]

Anybody else catch the last mythbusters? they carved dimples on a taurus so it looked like a big golf ball. They increased there fuel economy by 3mpg (i think it was 3). Any one want to volunteer there ranger to see if we can get the same results?

[fishing tech]

If it has blown headgaskets and it is a flex fuel, I would bet it will need some exhaust valves too. The e85 likes to burn valve if it is used all the time.

[Dozer]

If it has blown headgaskets and it is a flex fuel, I would bet it will need some exhaust valves too. The e85 likes to burn valve if it is used all the time.

Thanks for the heads up. Looks like a guy can get used heads fairly cheap so that would be the route I would go if I ran into that problem.