So my beloved Fortuna was stolen and the bastards got rid of the tracking system within minutes. My insurance payout is due shortly and Im yet to decide what I will be replacing the 'Tuna with. It gave me nothing but joy over the last 18 months but naturally I am also looking at other options. Based on my needs Ive nailed it down to either getting another Tuna or getting the Ranger 3.2 D/c 4x4 6M . I dont really ever tow anything and my 4x4 trips are usually to the dunes in Namibia and recently Sani Pass .
So to start with the old cliche that I dont want to start another thread that turns into brand bashing and would prefer people with 1st hand experience of the Ranger to comment.
Reading through the various reviews and forums on the net it seems that there is a perceived problem with its engine,gearbox and lots of turbo problems . I understand that launching any product from scratch will have teething problems but it is worrying when every second post on a thread is about the same thing , mainly the turbos blowing. In some cases it becomes almost comical following the thread over a period of weeks where the vehicle goes back to Ford and blows the turbo again within 500 km . A few members are even on their 3rd engines in under 60k Km. A recent software update as apparently addressed some of the problems.
With the above in mind
- I accept that people will only post when they have a problem , therefore difficult to get a perception of the failures as a % of vehicles on the road . The Ranger has also been selling very well .
Sealiners please feel free to comment about your experiences with the vehicle and pref only about the 3.2 as it is a 5 pot vs the 2.2 4 pot and hence wont suffer form the same engine problems. If any one can recommend a reputable Ford Dealer in the JHB area that would also be great as it seems there are just as many complaints about Ford dealers giving shoddy service.
Please feel free to PM me if you dont want to post on the thread :SSS
Cheers Ant
So to start with the old cliche that I dont want to start another thread that turns into brand bashing and would prefer people with 1st hand experience of the Ranger to comment.
Reading through the various reviews and forums on the net it seems that there is a perceived problem with its engine,gearbox and lots of turbo problems . I understand that launching any product from scratch will have teething problems but it is worrying when every second post on a thread is about the same thing , mainly the turbos blowing. In some cases it becomes almost comical following the thread over a period of weeks where the vehicle goes back to Ford and blows the turbo again within 500 km . A few members are even on their 3rd engines in under 60k Km. A recent software update as apparently addressed some of the problems.
With the above in mind
- I accept that people will only post when they have a problem , therefore difficult to get a perception of the failures as a % of vehicles on the road . The Ranger has also been selling very well .
Sealiners please feel free to comment about your experiences with the vehicle and pref only about the 3.2 as it is a 5 pot vs the 2.2 4 pot and hence wont suffer form the same engine problems. If any one can recommend a reputable Ford Dealer in the JHB area that would also be great as it seems there are just as many complaints about Ford dealers giving shoddy service.
Please feel free to PM me if you dont want to post on the thread :SSS
Cheers Ant