Yeah it was also great in high school in the winter when I would miss a day of school because I couldn't get the thing up the driveway. Best excuse ever, underpowered rear wheel drive in a Canadian winter.
Yeah this was in central Alberta, pretty brutal winters. And my parents had a bit of a steep driveway.
These days I live in southern Ontario which is about the same as Indiana for climate.
One thing about that old Ford Ranger is that the cab was small and the engine hot and it heated up faster in the winter than any other vehicle I've ever had.