I cant disagree with anything you said at all.

As a note, my last Ranger (a 91 4.0 5-speed), the transmission (5-speed) locked up going down the highway at speed tearing up quite alot. I ended up sending it to truck heaven at 247,000 miles. The motor was still tight and had no major repair on it at all, and due to the fact that a replacement tranny and a few other trashed parts in that event was just too expensive, I opted to buy a 2001 4.0 5-speed Ranger Edge 2x4 as a replacement.

She has barely been broken in yet at 86K. :thumbsup: