Bye Bye Explorer....and Ranger!!!

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AWESOME NEWS!!!!!!!!!!!

I have to say bye bye to my Explorer....and that ugly green poop mobile Ranger!!!! But its for good not bad. We have been talking about how we need a bigger truck, one that can haul Dfs trailer which is a full sized car hauling trailer, we also need it to haul the 6 wheeler around and everything else we use trucks for. The Ranger just wasnt cutting it especially under the current circumstances I was not comfortable putting a car seat in the front seat even though I would get unlimited enjoyment out of laughing at Df for having to sit in the back of the Ranger. So someone showed up at Dfs brothers while he was there with a truck. THE truck we have been looking for, 2002 F-150. Fully loaded with every bell and whistle you could put on it. I will have a warm tooshie y'all A WARM TOOSHIE!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! We took it for a test drive last night because Df needed my approval on it before he could commit to it, especially since getting this means Im getting rid of the Explorer which is my baby and was a birthday present so it had to be the PERFECT truck for me to sign off on it. The only thing I dont like on it, it has an aftermarket grill that doesnt have the Ford emblem on it......I love Ford and I LOVE Ford emblems. LOL Dfs brother drove it during the test drive because he could put it thru the paces to see if it had any issues and also tell if I would be able to drive it. So as of last night, my darling baby Explorer and the ugly green machine Ranger will be going to auction to pay for the truck and tonight we are shelling out the money for this truck. Im excited to go down to one vehicle and Im excited we can have the truck DF needs along with the family car we need...all in one!!!

Heres a picture of it. Its not the greatest but it was almost dark by the time we got back from test driving it so we couldnt get anymore good pics of it.

http://i805.photobucket.com/albums/yy335/tfch8184/100MEDIA95IMAG0224.jpg

Im so excited...the worst part is going to be waiting to drive it because we have to wait for the title from the bank to transfer it. So about a week or two till I get to drive that bad mammerjammer. I am a little sad to get rid of the Explorer but there was just no way I could pass up heated seats and a sun roof to keep the Explorer. LOL especially since this gets better gas mileage AND has less miles on it than my Explorer.
 

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Don't be bad mouthin the Ranger now!


I love mine and it's old, can haul my 28 foot travel trailer like it weighs nothing. 

Congrats though, nice truck you got there. I really need a full size myself.

One of my friends has an F150 and aside from size, it's identical to my Ranger.

I tell him that my truck wants to be just like his when it grows up.
 
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Thanks everyone.

We have the truck and got paperwork signed basically kinda to cover our butts cuz Im the worlds biggest pessimist when it comes to people and buying stuff from them. So basically the truck is ours and when the title comes in the mail we will transfer the Ranger plate to this truck. We went over the truck with a fine tooth comb since we got it into the garage and up on jacks to really give it a good what for. No issues other than the 'standard' for that truck..basically manifold bolts rusting off which is no big deal and a cheap quick fix. There is one wear and tear eventual issue..its not bad but its like well we know we need to watch it so I just said to go ahead and order two front wheel bearings and replace them now rather than waiting for it to go bad. Its not bad yet..but it will go bad, theres some bearing play in one wheel. Everything else is great. I love it, its going to take a little bit to get used to how big it is especially driving it thru town cuz some of the roads are narrow. Im going to practice driving it in the yard to get better aquainted.

<3<3<3 the heated seats LOL
 
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