Thread: Ford Ranger Servicing Options

Originally Posted by Beetroot

Only if you pay someone else to do it.
New vehicles aren't that much more expensive than older generation ones, it's just people are scared of electronics so pay someone else to do everything.

Being a Land Rover guy I pretty much have to do everything myself, between people being scared to work on them, local parts being stupidly expensive and the fact they break all the time (kinda but not really) I'd hate to pay someone else to do the work.

My later generation vehicle doesn't cost me much more to service and doesn't break down anymore often, it's really only the increased complexity means parts are a bit more expensive and you need to own a computer to read codes/reset things.

Obviously if your common rail diesel goes bang it cost a lot to fix but everything cost a lot to fix.
I enquired about getting my steering rack reconditioned the other day, was going to be $750+GST and that was basically just replacing seals which the seal kit I can buy for $100.

I don't at all regret going for a newer vehicle, its better in every single was than a vehicle from the 90s, if I need to do a bit of research i to how the car works to fix something then so be it.

Do you go online fir your parts? If so, is it land river specific sites you use?