My wife and I bought an all black 2000 Ford Ranger XL Sport Pickup when it was new in 2000. I remember that day very well. It was a Super Bowl Sunday, we had just eaten at Tony Roma's and while driving home and thinking about replacing our lovely 1978 Mercury Monarch, I suggested we stop at the ford place that used to be here in Ballard. We had no intention of buying a vehicle that night, we just wanted to look at options. We had an Explorer or a Ranger in mind. While Susan waited at Ford, I test drove an explorer and while they were good in say 1985, they were too bulky and bouncy in 2000. So, I told the salesman I wanted to look at a ranger but I didn't want power everything, I wanted manual windows, 4 cylinders, standard cab/bed and automatic transmission. He led me across the lot to an all black, just washed, glistening Sport Ranger with the lot light shining down on it and sparkling off the alloy wheels. (cue angelic voice chord). It looked sporty and cool. I test drove it and loved it. We grabbed Susan and drove it a little further and she loved it too. She said it reminded her of a black lab puppy sitting there and from that day forward, she called it The Puppy Truck. Huh? Oh Well, we'll just call it the PT for this review. Needless to say, we bought it that Super Bowl Sunday during the game and much to the glee (and dismay) of a football fan salesmen. We're not football fans so we didn't care. Freaks, you say? Well, maybe a touch.\r
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So, to honor the warranty on the PT, we took it to Ford's service department for the 30,000 mile maintenance program and even after the warranty ran out, I still took/take it to Bill Pierre Ford's Service for maintenance. Why? Because they know that truck like the back of their hand, they've kept it running like a top since day one, they are all about customer service there and they are honest. Plus, they have all the latest gadgets that can scope out your Ford/Lincoln/Mercury completely and leave no stone unturned. I trust them with our Ranger implicitly and that's saying a lot coming from me. So, if in the future anything major needs to be done to it, Bill Pierre is where I'm taking it hands down.
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