Which is better? 1995 ford ranger which is stick or a 2004 Ford Escape?

I'm a 16 year old boy and I'm lucky enough to have those two cars to choose from. Both have high mileage, like 350k on the ranger and 250k for the escape. Both have been serviced to a T. I really don't know which car would be best in the Long run. Meaning I don't know which one is most reliable and which one would be best for me and my use of maybe hauling my friends around. So which one do you think is the best choice?

Both may not last a whole long time considering their extensively high mileage. However, considering the Escape has ~100k less miles as well as being much newer, that's definitely the smarter choice.

Hi this is not luck sunshine it is a nightmare as both are well passed being good cars.

The ranger the are great trucks