Re: 1991 ranger brake problem

"Bob La Londe"  wrote in message news:vgu410$17hmn$1@dont-email.me...
I'll tell you after my last truck buying experience I would be very
tempted to buy an old truck and restore it if I had the time.  I think
the 1982 Bronco might be my last such project.  I'd be tempted to do
something with the '42 Willys, but I'll probably let it go to somebody
with a passion for it.
Interestingly the 42 Willys has virtually no rust, while the Bronco
needs some body work.
Bob La Londe
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I'm less restoring than trying to catch and fix problems early. Test driving new vehicles tends to make me feel I'd be trading down for practicality, though up for style and gadgetry that I don't care about, and too much to break.
The Ranger has a 7 foot bed on an otherwise fairly short and quite nimble chassis, the 2000 CRV has a Land Rover joint venture body design, for me its engineers' practicality compensates for the clunky styling. That first generation included a folding table as the floor of the hatch area. A wash basin / kitchen sink lines the empty tire well under it and there's a rear outlet for a powered cooler. The seats fold down into beds. The two part hatch allows loading the back as full as a trunk without spilling when opened.
https://www.autoweek.com/car-life/diy/a34079591/early-honda-cr-vs-offer-nice-picnic-tables-for-you/
I paid the junkyard $12 for my spare table, which I use when working outdoors.
My head hits the door frame entering the lower, sleeker new ones and the smaller tinted windows make changing lanes difficult. Plus I have the old ones' factory shop manuals which I can't get for new models. I can strip the interiors out of the old ones in a few minutes (the Ford this AM) for repairs, rewiring or washing the carpets, compared to a long tedious process I read for adding the factory trailer wiring kit to a new car. I see why that option is so expensive.