Thread: Ford ranger 2 litre bi turbo

4 litre 6 cylinder non turbo now what does that say toyota get a good one service it and reliable its just finding a low K one

Same with the old faithful TD42 Nissans. Keep em serviced and treat them right and they just don't stop - it is getting harder to find them though same as the Toyota's. The modern gear is built lighter and blown to within 6 thou of it's limits just to save emissions - the irony being when you load them up they return worse fuel economy than the newer gear. I still struggle to understand how in some cases burning 50% more fuel with the more modern gear to save the environment actually ends up reducing emissions, especially CO2 out of the tailpipe which can't be converted like the nitrous oxides or carbon particles.

An expert with no real world experiance said so?

Originally Posted by blip

An expert with no real world experiance said so?

No, a wee bit of experience with them in marine and stationary roles in one case logging over 15,000 hours. I'd hate to think how many Km equivalent that would work out to. Probably close to a million I'd expect.

Surely more fuel in= more emissions out

Cheers for the feedback team.
Pushed play on one today will have one of all models so can give some real word feedback
Will only be towing maybe once a month.
The hilux trade in money is crazy we brought for 44k in 2019 and got offered 37k today
5 year warranty should make any problems not mine

That's probably one of the big pluses with a Hilux, they hold their value well.

On reading this thread I’ll stick with my old shitter - carburetor, pushrod V8, three speed manual
Not much good off-road but great for towing.

Originally Posted by Finnwolf

On reading this thread I’ll stick with my old shitter - carburetor, pushrod V8, three speed manual
Not much good off-road but great for towing.

And you can probably fix it on the side of the road if it shits its self

It probably won't poo itself though, unless something rubber dies in the carby or fuel pump!!!

Originally Posted by No.3

It probably won't poo itself though, unless something rubber dies in the carby or fuel pump!!!

It flooded when in the driveway once - almost took longer to find the spanner to pull things apart than it did to clear the crap under the needle and seat. (And how that bit of crap got past the filter remains a mystery)

Originally Posted by BRADS

Cheers for the feedback team.
Pushed play on one today will have one of all models so can give some real word feedback
Will only be towing maybe once a month.
The hilux trade in money is crazy we brought for 44k in 2019 and got offered 37k today
5 year warranty should make any problems not mine

Crazy how such an enormous Toyota fan now has two Ford Rangers, shows ya how a good sale person - dealer service, with good pricing n features can flip ya to the 'dark side" aye

Toyota have really missed the boat with the Hilux, especially the GR, should of stuck a V6 in it.

Originally Posted by 199p

10speed or 6 speed man?

10 speed in the ranger, makes it feel a little bit uncertain off road with so many gears to flick through

Originally Posted by BRADS

Cheers for the feedback team.
Pushed play on one today will have one of all models so can give some real word feedback
Will only be towing maybe once a month.
The hilux trade in money is crazy we brought for 44k in 2019 and got offered 37k today
5 year warranty should make any problems not mine

I've owned maybe 20 Rangers now. Not one has had a major.

Originally Posted by Philipo

Crazy how such an enormous Toyota fan now has two Ford Rangers, shows ya how a good sale person - dealer service, with good pricing n features can flip ya to the 'dark side" aye

Toyota have really missed the boat with the Hilux, especially the GR, should of stuck a V6 in it.

So wanted the gr hilux but the two test drives left me bitterly disappointed