Tech Thread - Ford Ranger

Mr. Go Slow · Posted: Mon Jul 27, 2009 8:10 am Post subject:

So one month with the Ranger!

Pros:

1. The truck is particularly fun to drive at night or on a cool day ... Very torquey and responsive

2. I do mainly city driving and I get about 300K per 3/4 tank ... about 60$ diesel ...
Goes up to over 400K per $60 of diesel for highway driving. Note I drive very aggressively Wink

This is basically less that half of my previous premium bill, with the same route ... Win!

3. Build quality is superb, broken pavement and trinidad's best potholes are handled with aplomb. Truck feels rock solid over bumps and ruts.

4. The handling (for a big arse 4x4) is brilliant and predictable. Very nice ride and cornering ... The truck will do more than I'm willing to do in a 4x4 on Carenage's bending winding roads. Nice ...

5. No buyers remorse! I'd buy another tomorrow, if this one disappeared, without hesitation!

Cons (there must be something I don't like):

1. the Nav's and the 3.0 Hiluxes have better top end, but they don't have the low end punch of the Ranger! Anyway, Spider chip for that! This truck with 30 more hp or so will be perfect Twisted Evil

2. I passed and bent my front number plate by accident, so I had to take it off to bend it back ... This was the most complicated job in the world! Maybe I'm a little daft and another Ranger owner can chime in, but there's a little plate that the screw goes into, that's held in place by nothing. Take out the screw and the plate falls away. Fine, just push it and hold it in place and screw back in right? To get access to place and hold the place requires that the 'placer' be a slim built skilled contortionist ... Luckily my wife is fit and flexible ... HAS to be an easier way ...

3. The back seat doesn't fold flat, and there's no under seat storage in the back ... Not a big deal for me, but it would be nice

I've since installed a bedliner ... gonna see if I get some side steps today. Wonderful truck, love driving it.

I only ever fill at the Park and Edward Street station ...

Not a single issue to date. Will keep everyone informed.

nick009 · Posted: Sun Aug 02, 2009 5:15 pm Post subject:

anybody drove the 2.5 4x4 manual?
how is it compared to the 2.5 automatic ?
i think the auto is duratorq and d manual is wlt

Mr. Go Slow · Posted: Sun Aug 02, 2009 6:56 pm Post subject:

devonramphal · Posted: Sun Aug 02, 2009 8:23 pm Post subject:

Yea i agrre the space behind an under the back seat is limited but i find the cabin space is quite good diesel consumption is great can't complain one tank goes about 400 kms for me both highway an short runs.Have yet to try the servicing at Ford trinidad any advice ?

bredder78 · Posted: Mon Aug 10, 2009 4:09 pm Post subject: 2010 Ranger

Hey guys, I got another 'con' for you I can't find the dipstick for the transmission fluid..... Shocked

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Got mine about three weeks now........luv it.. Cool

Mr. Go Slow · Posted: Mon Aug 10, 2009 5:17 pm Post subject: Re: 2010 Ranger

sweeks · Posted: Mon Aug 10, 2009 8:56 pm Post subject:

Go Slow ... help me get this right ... there is no dip stick for the auto. Ranger?

If so, what the recommended interval for the transmission fluid? Is it the same for the 2.5 and 3.0 auto?

Mr. Go Slow · Posted: Mon Aug 10, 2009 10:14 pm Post subject:

sweeks · Posted: Tue Aug 11, 2009 8:16 pm Post subject:

Ok... I guess they're using some sort of synthetic atm fluid in there.

IMHO I find dealership tends to over maintain vehicles ... e.g. Toyota vehicles comes with Toyota Super Longlife Coolant that's good up to 160 000km ... the dealership changes it out after 40 000km.

Mr. Go Slow · Posted: Wed Aug 12, 2009 5:31 pm Post subject:

Click for full-size.

Month and a half later ... Still loving the truck!

ZERO issues so far! ZERO!!! Just installed a bedliner, and all I want to do with it again are some side steps, some nice functional 18's with good A/T rubber and finally chip the ecu ... Not that power is lacking mind you, but more is always better!

Interestingly enough, the Druatorq 3.0 in the Ranger / BT-50 actually provides the most aggressive acceleration of all the diesel vans (available in our market) if each has been ecu modded ...

In other words, it gets big gains from a chip upgrade Twisted Evil

Mr. Go Slow · Posted: Wed Aug 12, 2009 5:37 pm Post subject:

These are the steps I would like: http://www.alibaba.com/prod...LUX_RANGER/showimage.html

Who can bring these for me?

323_wagon_dude · Posted: Wed Aug 12, 2009 5:43 pm Post subject:

^^ might be easier to get them made locally

civic minded · Posted: Wed Aug 12, 2009 8:12 pm Post subject:

Go slow - wouldnt installing the chip in the ecu void the warranty?

Mr. Go Slow · Posted: Wed Aug 12, 2009 8:36 pm Post subject:

sweeks · Posted: Wed Aug 12, 2009 8:58 pm Post subject:

Go Slow all these mods and upgrades ... what about a decent cover for the tray i.e. roll n lock ...

Mr. Go Slow · Posted: Thu Aug 13, 2009 6:42 am Post subject:

Greypatch · Posted: Thu Aug 13, 2009 7:45 am Post subject:

Cooper · Posted: Thu Aug 13, 2009 8:08 am Post subject:

Mr. Go Slow · Posted: Thu Aug 13, 2009 2:04 pm Post subject:

Racegod · Posted: Wed Aug 26, 2009 10:13 pm Post subject:

can aneone get me a correct price on the ranger's....

all of the options in auto.........
and the prices for the roll bar an steps an so onn at the firm.......

much appreciated....

Cooper · Posted: Thu Aug 27, 2009 8:19 am Post subject:

Call Blaine Moze 680-2621, he's one of the sales persons there. He'll give you the current prices and maybe work out a good deal for you.

samdam · Posted: Thu Aug 27, 2009 1:10 pm Post subject:

A piece of chinese knock off sheit.

Mr. Go Slow · Posted: Thu Aug 27, 2009 4:41 pm Post subject:

neckto · Posted: Wed Sep 16, 2009 3:48 pm Post subject:

Go Slow
did u drive the manual model in any of these?
i went to look at them weekend and a rep from DM told me not to buy the Ranger in manual cause the clutch pedal is very very hard?!!

Mr. Go Slow · Posted: Wed Sep 16, 2009 6:27 pm Post subject:

I drove a manual Mazda with the wlt engine ... mazda / ranger 6 of one, half dozen of the other ...

The clutch felt fine. The only van that I've driven that I felt had a rubbish clutch is the Isuzu ... I really don't know how anyone buys that sheight Confused

MonsterPower · Posted: Wed Sep 16, 2009 6:47 pm Post subject:

neckto dat man trying to bamboozle yuh head clutch on the ranger /madza is not hard

neckto · Posted: Thu Sep 17, 2009 12:47 pm Post subject:

ok cool thanks for the insight
the sales rep also said that if you cant buy the turbo charged model in the sportero then it dont make sense buying it cause it dead you drove the NA sportero too?

also gimme some more of your thought about the isuzu as i was thinking about it as an option as well

Cooper · Posted: Thu Sep 17, 2009 2:41 pm Post subject:

Sounds like the guy try to get you to spend some extra money. I have a friend who bought the N/A Sportero. The power delivery is 'okay' but I wouldn't say it's dead.

Also, I have a recently purchased manual Ranger and I drive in traffic daily and it doesn't bother me...the clutch pedal is soft enough for everyday driving. I should mention that prior to purchasing the Ranger I've been driving a car with an automatic tranny for five years.

Take a test drive of all the pickups and decide for yourself, is big money you're gonna be spending.