2015 Ford Ranger Wildtrak 3.2 Yey or Nay

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As per title really what issues might I run into please. I seem to remember a member having issues with rust on the chassis,

Are the engines prone to problems. One I saw for sale had a recon engine and new turbo and I am wondering if they are prone to pooping themselves.
 
Don't know anything about the Rangers i'm afraid but if you're in the market for something like that have a look at the Fiat Fullback, they're re-badged current gen Mitsubishi L200's.

A friend has one for his farm, bought new as the deals were so good on them a couple of years ago and it's been great for general farm stuff like towing trailers full of cows etc.
 
Chassis rust some would have been treated from in addition from new, some have been retropainted under warranty like mine was. It's clearly obvious what has or hasn't. It is just surface rust and if you can get a chunk of cash off and have it treated it's not a show stopper.

Engines are fairly reliable so anything with recon engine and turbo I would steer clear of, there's no real reason. If it's an auto I blew the torque convertor up on mine but they are okay or broken so there's no real way of telling.

Windscreens heating elements don't like to all be working
2015 is a rubbish year really, 2017 with Synch 3 was a good and more modern update if you can stretch
The locking diff was all optional so if you're using is off road don't assume they all come as standard
Drivers seat side bolster and the plastic all seem to fall apart
 
WOW that rust is pathetic tbh unless it spends it's days in the sea, that's appalling, never been treated but probably can be going forward! I like these tbh, see them around here quite a bit, look good.
 
Maccapacca said:
Chassis rust some would have been treated from in addition from new, some have been retropainted under warranty like mine was. It's clearly obvious what has or hasn't. It is just surface rust and if you can get a chunk of cash off and have it treated it's not a show stopper.

Engines are fairly reliable so anything with recon engine and turbo I would steer clear of, there's no real reason. If it's an auto I blew the torque convertor up on mine but they are okay or broken so there's no real way of telling.

Windscreens heating elements don't like to all be working
2015 is a rubbish year really, 2017 with Synch 3 was a good and more modern update if you can stretch
The locking diff was all optional so if you're using is off road don't assume they all come as standard
Drivers seat side bolster and the plastic all seem to fall apart
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We just can't stretch far enough for the 2017, I get what you been as I upgraded my Focus from Sync 1 but for my missus as long as there is DAB she isn't fussed. it won't be doing much off-road so again that's not a massive concern. The palstic is due to it being a Ford I think :).

What sort of cost to get the rust treated do you think.
 
mollymoo said:
We just can't stretch far enough for the 2017, I get what you been as I upgraded my Focus from Sync 1 but for my missus as long as there is DAB she isn't fussed. it won't be doing much off-road so again that's not a massive concern. The palstic is due to it being a Ford I think :).

What sort of cost to get the rust treated do you think.
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Rust is an odd one, a lot fo that could just be surface, so you can jack up and go at it all with a wire brush and a lot will come off, then treat with Lanoguard or soemthing like that Depends whether willing to do it yourself.

however, in all seriousness, even if you buy a mint one, based on that, then the first thing I'd be doing is cover it all with lanoguard or whatever to preserve it as they obviously have a tendancy to go!
 
pugheaven said:
Rust is an odd one, a lot fo that could just be surface, so you can jack up and go at it all with a wire brush and a lot will come off, then treat with Lanoguard or soemthing like that Depends whether willing to do it yourself.

however, in all seriousness, even if you buy a mint one, based on that, then the first thing I'd be doing is cover it all with lanoguard or whatever to preserve it as they obviously have a tendancy to go!
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Yes I did have a poke and a scratch and it did appear to be surface rust. It should clean up ok. I'll look into it.

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Would you not therefore be better off with something else? It's seems like a massive compromise in order to gain an ability you'll never use.
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Because they are good for towing and although we won't be going off-road on purpose it would be handy to have that ability.
 
This certainly doesn't sound like a "buy and forget" truck :D

Wouldn't she prefer a Kia Sorento or something?
 
[TW]Fox said:
Would you not therefore be better off with something else? It's seems like a massive compromise in order to gain an ability you'll never use.
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I believe from his other thread that i'll be towing a horse box so to be fair some decent ability in a muddy field would be good. Plus with the weight of horses you'd probably be better off with a pickup with a proper ladder chassis for towing than an SUV or anything car derived.

My money would still be on an L200 or one of the badge engineered versions like the Fiat as they seem fairly reliable and usefully cheaper than the likes or Ford or Toyota and they don't seem to have the engine blowing up and snapped chassis issues of the Nissan Navaras.
 
Touareg. 3.0TDi. Cheap as chips to buy. Can be pricey to maintain if you buy a duff one but what isn’t? And for towing they are just exceptional.

Certainly you won’t have any rust issues.
 
sovietspybob said:
I believe from his other thread that i'll be towing a horse box so to be fair some decent ability in a muddy field would be good. Plus with the weight of horses you'd probably be better off with a pickup with a proper ladder chassis for towing than an SUV or anything car derived.

My money would still be on an L200 or one of the badge engineered versions like the Fiat as they seem fairly reliable and usefully cheaper than the likes or Ford or Toyota and they don't seem to have the engine blowing up and snapped chassis issues of the Nissan Navaras.
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They are all much of a muchness really, the Ranger, Hilux and the Amarok all feel more like a car. The rest still feel like a pickup.

I quite happily did 75k in 3 and a bit years in my Ranger bombing around the m25, London and South East whilst also being able to tow easily and off road any time.
 
Sadly isn't an unusual story with pickups. (As above it is usually surface corrosion rather than properly rusting and shouldn't be an issue unless you get unlucky with a D40 Navara - and even the good one chassis won't hold up forever unless you go to the lengths of having them dip treated).

The Rangers are pretty decent tow vehicles IMO (and would probably be my pick of the UK pickups for towing duty) though I'd rather have a Navara or Amarok if I was using a pickup generally.

Touareg isn't a bad shout either though expensive if something does go wrong and the bigger engine ones more expensive to tax than a pickup. (Take a look at the darkside developments youtube channel - those things with the right engine will tow some serious loads).
 
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My tip...look at what your local friendly travellers use for towing their horse boxes. Near me they're all VWs and merc vans.
 
sovietspybob said:
I believe from his other thread that i'll be towing a horse box so to be fair some decent ability in a muddy field would be good. Plus with the weight of horses you'd probably be better off with a pickup with a proper ladder chassis for towing than an SUV or anything car derived.

My money would still be on an L200 or one of the badge engineered versions like the Fiat as they seem fairly reliable and usefully cheaper than the likes or Ford or Toyota and they don't seem to have the engine blowing up and snapped chassis issues of the Nissan Navaras.
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Personally don't rate the L200 or Hilux if you are spending more time on the road than less - even the Navara will remind you it is a pickup frequently - though personally on balance rate it higher on the road than the Ranger which is superior in some ways but inferior in others - so probably somewhat subjective. Amarok IMO is way ahead of the others for road miles but also typically the most expensive.
 
sovietspybob said:
I believe from his other thread that i'll be towing a horse box so to be fair some decent ability in a muddy field would be good. Plus with the weight of horses you'd probably be better off with a pickup with a proper ladder chassis for towing than an SUV or anything car derived.

My money would still be on an L200 or one of the badge engineered versions like the Fiat as they seem fairly reliable and usefully cheaper than the likes or Ford or Toyota and they don't seem to have the engine blowing up and snapped chassis issues of the Nissan Navaras.
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Ive been looking at one of these a Barbarian edition, seems ok I quite like them. I might go and see it in the flesh see hoe it is.
 
Rroff said:
Personally don't rate the L200 or Hilux if you are spending more time on the road than less - even the Navara will remind you it is a pickup frequently - though personally on balance rate it higher on the road than the Ranger which is superior in some ways but inferior in others - so probably somewhat subjective. Amarok IMO is way ahead of the others for road miles but also typically the most expensive.
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Thanks some good advice there. The mileage will be mainly to and from stables without a trailer every day then taking the horse out, that's all she does really. She is coming from a Vauxhall Viva so anything is an upgrade really.
 
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