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Ford Ranger Utes

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Ford Ranger Utes

Post by kempster1 »

Does anybody own or has driving a Ranger ute??

http://www.ford.com.au/servlet/ContentS ... &c=DFYPage

I may be getting one as a work car, and would interested in what people know.
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Post by KiwiBacon »

I know a guy in kiwiland with one, should be similar spec.
His one is doublecab with a welldeck and canopy.

Seems rapt with the engine but has already put a stone through one of the factory tyres.
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Post by BOGAN V8 »

Yeah have driven a few with work and fitted a few ACC to them ie bullbars sidesteps canopies poly airs. not a bad car from what out customers have told us they are quite happy with them.....
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Post by tweak'e »

i'm not sure exactly which model but i heard through the grapevine that the new ones use the same clutch as the old models, which where prone to chewing clutchs out. something for you to check up on.
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Post by NJV6 »

You'd have to be pretty hard on it to kill the clutch. IE, Operator error.

I did 161000km with the 1st one with lots of heavy towing (5th gear died at 150000) and the 2nd one I don't have any more and still going strong at similar k's. (But gearbox done at 70000km).


I believe it is a modified old Mazda RX7 gearbox.
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Post by matto »

a mates got one and its pretty quick for a 4cyl not much room in the back seats. but it looks good.
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Post by grimbo »

yeah I have driven one awhile back and I reckon they are a great ute. We drove from Adelaide to Alice esting it against all the other utes on the market.

The one I drove was well put together and felt a lot tighter than the Mazda and had a suspension setup that I liked. The engine/gbox combo are awesome. Very quick and offroad was fine. The only drawback was the back seats on a dual cab aren't very big for carrying adults but for kids would be fine. Appointments and extras were good and for the money are definetly a good package
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Post by kempster1 »

Thanks for the info guy's
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