Cheap, small trucks that can tow, haul, off-road, and last forever are a thing of the past. Buyers can thank the Chicken Tax, corporate greed, or whatever else, but the only way to find a truck of that nature is to look to the used market. Of course, you have models like the Toyota Tacoma or Nissan Frontier to choose from, but one truck remains a staple of classic Americana: the Ford Ranger. Its reputation for getting beaten up, jumping over hills, bogging through mud, then staying alive day after day is legendary. One variant, the FX4 Level II, tops them all.
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