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    My daughter's truck.

    Figured I'd post this up. She's very happy to have it, and eager to learn how to work on it.
    I bought it a little over a week ago. Paid $3700 including ttl for it. It's a 2000 Ford Ranger XLT. Has a 3.0ltr V6, and a 5spd manual trans. AC blows ice cold, engine runs decent, but it didn't have much power (even for a baby V6) when I bought it. It's got a few dents and scratches, but not bad for a first vehicle. I found out on the ranger forums that the throttle cable stretches badly on these trucks, and how to easily fix it with a tie wrap or two. Has much better power now, lol.

    Here it is on the lot the day I bought it:





    This is me and my daughter the day I brought it home. I could hear her screaming and yelling before the school buss even stopped. lol




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    Since the suspension was pretty much shot on it, I bought new shocks, and sway bar end links today. Taught my daughter how to check the fluids, and where everything is. Had her change out the air filter, sway bar links, and shocks, (with my help of course)







    Next up is to finally change the oil and spark plugs. Maybe tomorrow when I get home from work. Then going to teach her how to change the tires, and eventually change the brakes. ( I have to buy rotors, and pads first, and remember how to change drum pads, lol)

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    nice work kev

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    awesome
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    I was surprised. She asked me why I hadn't started showing her this stuff before on the other vehicles. lol.
    I figure if I show her how to do her own maintenance, she'll take care of it better, as well as appreciate how much is involved in owning a vehicle (not just putting gas in and driving) Still have to show her how to change the tires too.

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    nice first vehicle Kev

    your daughter already knows more mechanically than I do


    My first car was a 300 dollar '72 dodge coronet that had a terrible steering problem...I ended up totaling it against a cement bridge embutment...My Dad told me later that he always felt guilty for 'letting me drive it'. It had nothing to do with him.....

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    And now Hal has a $300 grand prix..

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    but he paid for it

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    at least in 12 monthly installments

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    Well, once she gets a job, she's to pay me back 1/2, as well as the insurance. Half of the cost for parts comes out of her allowance/savings, so that's why it's going to take a while to get it fixed up. By no means am I buying it, fixing it all up and saying "here you go.."
    I'm having her do the work, with my help.

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    Quote Originally Posted by KevinD View Post
    Well, once she gets a job, she's to pay me back 1/2, as well as the insurance. Half of the cost for parts comes out of her allowance/savings, so that's why it's going to take a while to get it fixed up. By no means am I buying it, fixing it all up and saying "here you go.."
    I'm having her do the work, with my help.
    great plan

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    Pretty cool deal Kev, ya done good..
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    Great first truck Kevin.

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    Awww...what a nice dad you are, Kev. I hope to do the same for my daughter one day. I'm not as mechanically minded as you, but I can change oil, filters, etc ie the basics.

    HAL - get a good friend to show you how...it really isn't that hard to do what Kev has described thus far. Just remember it's not a race and take your time in disassembling anything.

    It also gives you a bit of an insight as to how the machine works so when a bogus mechanic says your thread bearing over the fingerwhipple is grinding against your fenger flange, and killing your Catastropic Converter, you can call BS on them!

    BTW Kev -- www.Ford-Trucks.com forum is always a good resource -- helped me keep my Aerostar going that's for sure.
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