Well my buddy owns an 03 Ranger xlt ext cab with the 4.0 automatic. It gets the job done for what it is not a bad truck by any means, 275,000 miles on it so ill let the mileage do the talking. One of the things I absolutly hate about his truck is the electronic 4wd system, JUNK. Every time we put it in 4wd it doesn't want to come out, couple weeks ago we threw it in 4low wouldnt come out ended up driving it home in 4low came out the next morning. And if your looking for gas mileage the ranger is not for you they drain a tank pretty quick.