1988 Ford Ranger

Pros: Great service

Cons: Setting wheel hubs for 4x4 driving

Review: Over the last 30 years I've owned several pickups for home use.
By far the best service I've received from any pickup is this 1988
Ford Ranger.
It has the "King Cab", with 4 wheel drive. In the 10 years, (I
bought it...

Pros: 4x4 fun, easy manuverability

Cons: poor paint (80's problem for all manufacturers)

Review: Who can say anything bad about a Ranger. It is one of the best selling compact trucks ever. I recently bought a 88 STX supercab for $500 (well below book) Although it was beat almost to death by the previous owner, a little tune-up and neglected...

Pros: Great Engine, Good gas mileage

Cons: Paint peeling, Lots of rust

Review: I bought a 1988 Ford Ranger XLT, 4 x 4 Extended cab brand new in late 1988. I now have almost 300,000 miles on it. It is still running strong. I have never had any major repairs on it, just the usual brakes, tune-ups, etc. I have driven it across...

Pros: Design, engine, and handling

Cons: Have to take care of engine

Review: I bought this truck, because it looked nice, ran good, and handled very well. This truck is a very rare truck as what I found out, there were less than 1,000 made each year for two years. It is like a low rider with the ground effects and can be lowered...

Pros: Nice inside an out!

Cons: Power!

Review: I had my 88 Ranger extended cap for about a year. I love the way it
drives it is one of the better trucks out today. I believe anyone can drive the truck it is easy to handle a must for all who drive daily.
The truck can go...

Pros: longevity, easy to drive, sits up high for visibility, easy to routinely maintain

Cons: throw away transmission and engine made of aluminium

Review: I purchased my Ford Ranger extended cab in 1988. I STILL own it! It has over 190,000 miles on it and is going strong. Its a 4 wheel drive and has been used extensively as both a farm truck and a family vehicle. Finally, after all these miles the...

Pros: Like the energizer bunny. It keeps going and going and ...

Cons: The U-joints in the front axle didn't last when the 4x4 was used alot.

The Bottom Line: This is a good vehicle and proved to be reliable for the 11 years that I owned it.

Review: I had my Ford Ranger for 11 years and sold it last month so I feel that I am well qualified to review the 88 ranger. My Ranger had the 2.9L V6 engine with EFI and a 5 speed manual transmission. It was a 4x4 and had the extended cab. I was the second ...

Pros: A good buy for the age of the truck. Reliable.

Cons: No air conditioning.

Review: My husband chose to purchase this vehicle because he needed either a pick-up or a van, since he is in the flooring business and often has to carry large amounts of carpet, vinyl, and/or tile. He was a little leary about buying a 1988 model year truck...

Pros: Was new once

Cons: Short vehicle life

Review: In 1991, our company was given a little navy blue 1988 Ford Ranger 2-door regular cab pickup from the parent company. Now mind you, this truck only had about 50,000 miles on it so it wasn't really overworked for 3 years of previous use for a work truck...

Pros: You got to be kidding

Cons: POS

Review: I have a 1988 Ford Ranger. I have owned it since it was new. Unless Ford had improved them since I bought mine, I will never own another one. This truck has lived up to the old quip Found on Road Dead. When the truck turned 90 thousand miles the engine...