I bought my Ford Ranger (used) a year ago today. It's been a reasonable truck for what I use it for (and infinitely better than my Subaru Legacy). Here are some one year statistics:
| Miles driven: | 16,427 |
| Current odometer reading: | 123420.4 |
| Gallons of gas used: | 831 |
| $$$ spent on gas: | $1,396.78 |
| $$$ spent on repairs and modifications: | $2,307.91 |
| Average miles per gallon: | 20.12 |
| Median miles per gallon: | 20.39 |
| Standard deviation of miles per gallon: | 1.55 |
| Highest miles per gallon: | 23.35 |
| Lowest miles per gallon: | 17.13 |
| Average cost of a gallon of gas: | $1.68 |
| Median cost of a gallon of gas: | $1.66 |
| Standard deviation of cost of a gallon of gas: | $0.17 |
| Highest cost of a gallon of gas: | $2.06 |
| Lowest cost of a gallon of gas: | $1.40 |
| Maximum miles driven between fillups: | 382 |
Some notes: The repairs/modifications statistic may seem strangely high, but the bulk of that figure went into A) new tires all around B) new stereo and speakers C) and the initial comprehensive repair job when I bought the car.
I have had to add a quart of oil to the truck 15 times. Approximately every 1100 miles. The engine is tired and burns oil. But that's OK, oil is cheap. If I had to replace the clutch every 1100 miles that would be different.
I took the truck on 10 trips to the Guadalupe Mountains near Carlsbad, 1 trip to the Lake Como road on the Blanca Massif in Colorado, 1 trip to the South Colony Lakes road near the Crestones in Colorado, 1 trip to the Uncompahgre trailhead road in Colorado, and 3 trips down to Socorro.
I gimped the clutch so bad that it smoked... twice.
In another year, I suspect I will have a much higher paying job and will either be saving up to buy a brand new truck or have alredy done so. Wish me luck.
