I had a '97 Ranger - great truck, no problems whatsoever. Mine was a reg. cab 2WD shortbox, good power with the 3L v6/5 speed manual and decent gas mileage.
The downsides with mine was it was completely useless in the winter, even with a pile of sandbags in the box. Also the regular cab is fine for yourself + one passenger, but sucks for weekends away/ grocery shopping type tasks where everything has to go into the box.
Of course, if you bought a 4x4 extended cab, these problems would disappear.
Good luck!
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