Ford ranger jeep

mahoney_j

anyone have one and what do ye think of them.my pajero getting near end of the road and needs a bit of work.looking at an 07/08 model.theres a few on carzone near me

Bullocks

Mate has a 05 one and in fairness it hasn't given him any bother . Pretty spacious in the back seats compared to other crewcabs

TUBBY

mahoney_j wrote: »

anyone have one and what do ye think of them.my pajero getting near end of the road and needs a bit of work.looking at an 07/08 model.theres a few on carzone near me

Not as good as dmax or hilux. Very jeepy jeep. Would put the L 200 above it too.

mahoney_j

TUBBY wrote: »

Not as good as dmax or hilux. Very jeepy jeep. Would put the L 200 above it too.

Won't be pulling much,tonne bag of lime and small box with 10 calves would be heaviest.just general farm work drawing around bags of meal etc.pajero is a Swb.extea seats handy too and safer as I have a small passenger to pick up now and again as well

GRASSorMUCK

Have an 08 plate that was on hire then was purchased as farm truck. Had 2 turbos in 170kmiles but that was it just seems to of every 70k miles with us and not a lack of maintenance..
Good truck always thought back seats were tiny though being 6,2 might have something to do with that would be ok for kids /small people.
After that it's a truck does the job it's wanted for
Replaced with 13 plate on hire now.

Dawggone

Farm truck died here lately. Nissan Navara new type.
Drove the Ford and couldn't really fault it tbh, but I thought the Navara drove the best of all the crewcabs and I wasn't going to get another.

Said I'd treat myself to something more comfortable. But saying that I would have another Navara in the morning no bother. You just need a change now and again.


The higher HP Ranger can move a bit.

kay 9

Those rangers are bullet proof and ultra reliable machines. Every bit as good as the hilux in that regard. The only negative I'd have is the engine could do with more horses and a 6th gear or an od. The hilux are good but overpriced I think tbh but all to their own. Top gear really promoted them. Not many old ones left now

Kevin McCloud

TUBBY wrote: »

Not as good as dmax or hilux. Very jeepy jeep. Would put the L 200 above it too.

Away cheaper than the dmax and hilux though. I don't own a ranger or l200 but have driven both and would pick the ranger any day. Rotten seating position in the l200 and hopeless lock.

Volvoair

mahoney_j wrote: »

anyone have one and what do ye think of them.my pajero getting near end of the road and needs a bit of work.looking at an 07/08 model.theres a few on carzone near me

they have good reputation,maybe a tad underpowered for towing.not too expensive to buy either.

severeoversteer

hilux all the way, all the local apes have them and the hiluxs are still in one piece so that is a good point

my mechanic thinks dmaxs are good but I think isuzus are a bit sluggish

lad I know had a ford ranger didn't keep it very long and never asked him why, I moved it out of the way one day and didn't really like it, even though i only drove it about 20 feet !

Bullocks

severeoversteer wrote: »

hilux all the way, all the local apes have them and the hiluxs are still in one piece so that is a good point

my mechanic thinks dmaxs are good but I think isuzus are a bit sluggish

lad I know had a ford ranger didn't keep it very long and never asked him why, I moved it out of the way one day and didn't really like it, even though i only drove it about 20 feet !

Are the new hiluxes as good as the older models I wonder ?

Dawggone

Bullocks wrote: »

Are the new hiluxes as good as the older models I wonder ?

Friend bought the new Hilux and it gave back axle and gearbox probs. He got rid before there was 14k miles on the clock.

severeoversteer

some lads calla jeep that's 12 years old the "new model"

I know a rep with a 2013 hilux and he does big miles, he likes it, just says it uses diesel but sure all jeeps use a good drop of diesel, depends on how hard you drive them.

The Letheram

Dawggone wrote: »

Friend bought the new Hilux and it gave back axle and gearbox probs. He got rid before there was 14k miles on the clock.

Exact same problems with a mates one here too. Old models were super bit the new ones are trading on their older brothers reputation. The mate had a dmax before the hilux and abused it to a height every day. I saw him tow a six tonne digger with it several times and she went to 320k kms before he traded it against the hilux.

zetecescort

a friend used to say about the older Hiluxs - if they are good enough for the Taliban they're good enough for him

blockie

hi all just my opinion but done a lot of research on jeeps and from what I found out dmax seem to be the best all the rest seem to have different issues going on ;ie.gearbox /backaxle engine ingectors

frazzledhome

zetecescort wrote: »

a friend used to say about the older Hiluxs - if they are good enough for the Taliban they're good enough for him

Lmao

Deepsouthwest

zetecescort wrote: »

a friend used to say about the older Hiluxs - if they are good enough for the Taliban they're good enough for him

Well I couldn't imagine they'd be driving Fords, Chevrolet or anything from that neck of the woods!

Deepsouthwest

05 DMAX here for the last 5 or 6 yrs and they are pretty much bullet proof alright. Full service once in all that time and a new set of tyres, nothing else. One drawback is that it's pretty heavy on juice, but I'm told that's the because of the way I drive it, nearly always v short trips. House to yard to field etc, so it's nearly always driven cold.

meathstevie

Have a 01 in Mazda guise, grand yoke.