Thread: Ranger Super Duty review.

Originally Posted by scarry

And a different badge on the front grill...

You mean a Green Oval rather than s Blue one? Or did you mean the one on the front of a HiLux? Thing is, nothing stopped Toyota from building something like this, except hubris. "We don't have to change anything, we just build stuff and people slavishly buy it" sort of thinking. Well, why not" Works for McDonalds. I imagine 'yota could ramp up Tundra imports, but that is really a F-1xx or 2xx competitor, huge compared to the SD, and when you get right down to it a Yank truck converted to RHD. Beef up the HiLux? Drag the LC7x into this century, maybe?

I don't understand the hate on Ford. They are really having a go here. They tried to keep high end jobs here in Oz, and they're designs are admirable. Build quality comes down to how that gets converted in Thailand, same place HiLux gets built. The Thais can do it, for sure.
I've had a few Fords, and I have to say every one of them has not let me down. Fit and finish was not so great, sure, but they all worked.

Proof will be in the pudding re the SD, but I can't see why people want to write it off without even seeing one. I reserve that attitude to a new JLR product, because they have form. I hear many stories about the Ranger, but until I meet an owner that has had it happen, that's all they are, stories. Nobody, not even the almighty Toyota, is perfect. V35A, anyone?

I must say I chuckle at the responders here saying that the 3.0 is crap considering that in one form or another it has been around in Land Rovers since 2005 and many if not most on the forum have them in their vehicles.
Recently Ford Rangers have a new problem, one of the camshaft pulleys self destructs, but they are replacing engines under warranty. they are a set VIN series as I told a mate who has a 3l Everest and he was told by Ford his was not an affected VIN. But then my son's ex has a Ranger and theirs died and was not in the VIN series. Go figgure. But Ford looked after them with a loaner for 12 weeks. Before you say 12 weeks that is outrageous the same bloke with the 3L Everest had a RRS and waited 6 months for a new engine.
My 6R80 (nee ZF) has been faultless and most are unless overloaded and or overheated. The early 10R60s had problems with TCs and flex plates but that was years ago. They are well known. I watched a Wholesale Transmissions video yesterday on a harsh shifting 6R80 and it was only one dud solenoid at 240KK.Pretty good when D2 trans were often dead by 240KK. I realise the 10R60 is different but most on the Everest Facebook Group are rapt in the transmission.
The 3.2 AFAIK has only one engine killing fault and that is the EGR cooler. Ford have warranted it for 10 years. I think most engine failures are caused by the owner driving them with no water or water dripping out the exhaust.

The worst blue by Ford was the Wet belt 2.0 and 2.4 in Rangers, Everests and Transits. What a disaster but again mostly caused by long oil changes, wrong oil and neglect. Ford has now discontinued the engine and replaced with a timing chain engine. Took them a while though.
I have no need for a Ranger SD but I lust after a similar Everest. No money though.
BTW I have owned my 2018 Everest for 2.5 years now and apart from a dead glow plug and adblue heater when I bought it (under warranty), absolutely no problems at 100KK.( and no oil leaks!)
Regards PhilipA