ford ranger milage??

[Ryan_V]

I'm looking at a '99 ford ranger. it's an auto with the 4.0 has 140xxx miles. what can I expect to get for milage with this thing both empty and pulling a trailer with my wheeler?? up until now I've been looking at 94-95's with the 4.0 and a stick shift, but this deal might be too good to pass up!!

[TR21]

Ryan,

My son has owned a 1999 XLT off road 4x4 for 10 years and gets anywhere from 17 not towing to 14 towing. It's a bit thirsty

but has plenty of torque. He has the 3.73 rear end so gas mileage isn't going to be that good but pickup and torque is good.

[SkunkedAgain]

My 2006 and 2007 rangers are 4.0L with 4x4 and 3.73 gears. One was manual and the other auto. They both get the same mileage as TR21 noted above, although if you baby them they'll get 19-20 in everyday driving...17 if you drive normal

[Jeremy airjer W]

We have had a pretty good discussion on this topic.

99 Ford Ranger Fuel Economy

[landscaper]

same with my 04 ranger 4.0L 4x4

pulling my rhino tho...then its a different story

[Ryan_V]

  airjer said:

We have had a pretty good discussion on this topic.

99 Ford Ranger Fuel Economy

yeah I saw that, but he was looking at a different engine than I am.

[Rivernut]

Ryan, had a '99 4.0. 17 mpg regular driving, and 19-20 highway tops. Towing a 1200 lb. rig, got between 14.5 and 15.5. As earlier stated, good torque, and tows good. Good luck

[caseymcq]

I had two Rangers with the 4.0L V6 and lower gears (4.10), 2001 and 2003. The '01 would get up to 24 mpg on the highway. The 2003 had a limited slip dif and I don't know if that made a difference but the best I got with that was 21 mpg.

I towed a Alumacraft Navigator 175 with the '03 and the mpgs would drop to 12 - 14.

[Ryan_V]

Well, i get to find out for myself now!! just bought a '96 Ranger STX. it's in awesome condition!!! 160XXX miles, but runs, shifts and drives like a dream!!!