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Toyota TACOMA vs Ford RANGER - IV

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  • hindsitehindsite Member Posts: 590
    Now that I seen the photos of the air intake in Cpousnr truck, maybe I should post a pic of the the six lug wheels. Forgot the Ranger does not have six lugs yet?

    http://www.engr.uvic.ca/~ssherman/trucks.html
  • scottssssscottssss Member Posts: 147
    yeah i had to get the grill at phil long ford.. payed 150 for the shiny piece of plastic. LOL They even had the grill in stock... from what ive been reading you cant expect toyota to have things like that in stock. Sounded pretty hard to just get a head gasket much less a grill.

    im still impressed that the truck took on a deer and i only busted the grill.. Ford tough!!
  • cthompson21cthompson21 Member Posts: 1,102
    Yes, I've got the Tru-Rev on my truck. The best $90 I've spent on it. Aside from upgraded stereo equipment, I've also only added the Weather-Tech floor mats ($45). I'd highly recommend them. Anyone know why floor mats would not come standard with the Ranger? Is this to allow dealers to charge us for them? They usually throw in crappy ones too.

    On the drawing board is a stainless or aluminized Gibson cat-back (anyone know if stainless is worth the extra dough?) and a Superchip. Then, who knows. Maybe a bigger TB, bigger MAF, JBA headers, high-flow cat, port & polish, etc... Just gotta plant those money tree seeds in the back yard, and I'll be good to go...
  • cpousnrcpousnr Member Posts: 1,611
    Your stealing my stuff! That was one of my 10 URLS that I was going to post!
    Just kidding but go look at the list, with internet addressses added if you want to contact the person. Some of the trucks failed at low mileage for a Toyota.
    http://www.the-summit-group.com/rec/4x4/toyaccts.html

    Search down to where you find a bold case 12)

    The guy talks about a warped block.

    scottsss:

    I slid backwards down Medano Pass in the Sangres and into a tree. Hit the rear bumper and got a dent the size of a nickel, that is all.


    hind:
    Well, my lugs are doing just fine. . .
    Hey, you and I were suppose to be sitting on the sidelines!

    spoog:
    The thing I have been asking you about is a component of a supercharger used on the Toyota engines, according to posts I have and have been reading.

    You did not know that?
  • cpousnrcpousnr Member Posts: 1,611
    Whitney's has the Borla Cat-back system for $365 in this catalog.
  • spoogspoog Member Posts: 1,224
    as for the gaskets, Toyota HAS recognzied the problem and offered a feee fix, plus a loaner vehicle for the duration of the repairs. It's a simple one step process. Perhaps you should have done some further research.

    Hey Cspounser...KEep adding those little tic-tacs from Walmart to your rig. ONe of these days you may catch up to the Tacoma........What is that you were saying about price? All these "catch up" goodies are starting to rack up, aren't they?

    The only way to get your ranger decent is to replace the entire suspension. Enjoy.
  • cpousnrcpousnr Member Posts: 1,611
    Well I am not really adding anything more. Some people like to change exhaust and I offered a place to get it.

    Yes, I agree Toyota at a point in time recognized the gasket issue, however, not at first. Which indicates they did not test their vehicles well enough before selling them to the public. MANY Toyota owners, not as many Tacoma owners appear to be left out in the cold based on the companys decision to draw lines on what it will replace, even though the defect exists.

    But lets re-visit your negative comments on Ranger. Ford has recognized some issues and has issued recalls for defects. How does that make Ford any worse than Toyota? You seem to think that if there is a recall the vehicle is junk, except when it is a TACOMA that is recalled.

    Oh spoog, MY vehicle has not been recalled.
    MY vehicle has run fine from day one.
    My vehicle has only had 2 minor problems, both basically switches.
    YOU cannot say the same.

    But then again, MY vehicle is a FORD RANGER XLT.

    FORD=For Overall Rigorous Duty
    XLT=Xpose Lying Toyotas
    (poetic license on expose)
  • mviglianco1mviglianco1 Member Posts: 283
    Upon walking up to my tacoma this morning on the way to work I thought of the intake because I oredered an Amsoil airfilter yesterday. I went bak in the house to get a measuring tape to see just how high it is but could not find one. My estimate based upon where it came up to on me is 39' +/- 2'.
  • wsnoblewsnoble Member Posts: 241
    You say your truck hasen't been recalled. Didn't you get your cruise done. That was a Ranger recall wasn't it? Just a question. Also CP do you have some sort of crazy PORN on your site? I am behind a firewall at work and i cannot get to your site anymore, to see the pics.

    Also just a heads up. My in-laws live 15 min South of San Louis Obispo. This is california's central coast and heavy fog comes into the valley every night and leaves every morning. They also get very haevy rain in the winter. I may be wrong but that sounds like "Moisture" to me...
  • docholiday1docholiday1 Member Posts: 4
    It is clear from all the links that the Tacoma is better and more reliable than the Ford Ranger.
  • spoogspoog Member Posts: 1,224
    DocHoliday knows his stuff!!! FINALLY SOMEONE With a brain!!! ABOUT TIME!!!!!

    ABOUT TIME SOMEONE WITH AN ACTUAL BRAIN COMMENTED!!


    Thanks for the hopeful post DocHoliday!
  • spoogspoog Member Posts: 1,224
    "FORD=For Overall Rigorous Duty
    XLT=Xpose Lying Toyotas
    (poetic license on expose"



    Thats nice Cspounser. I did stuff like this when I was in 3rd grade.

    Is this the kind of ammo you have left? lol.

    You can't beat the Tacoma with any stats or figures in performance, reliabilty, and resale value, so you poke fun at it with Slogans. Nice. Perhaps you should go over to the Ford verse Chevy group?
  • scape2scape2 Member Posts: 4,123
    Just don't get in a wreck with that Tinoda! The crash test is the LOWEST in its class! LOL.
    Resale, yeah, when you pay 2-4K MORE for a truck it better sell for more.
    Performance, nope. Your 1998 article is flawed and bias, Put a 26K TRD up against a 17K low model Ranger, real fair. As I have stated before, I have taken on a TRD and was not impressed. THe Locker is limited in what it can do, along with its an OPEN AXLE when not engaged. And what about the 5mph warning from Toyota?
    Reliability? Go check www.carpoint.msn.com to name just one site along with the multiple posts from CP and myself, and even here at Edmunds, you forget the guy with the tearing seats? or Jim with the Tacoma that left him stranded@!
    Ford Rangers are reliable. Go to the www.webring.org and vist some of the 100's of Ranger rooms and sites. See the Ranger owners who have high mileage on their Rangers.
  • scape2scape2 Member Posts: 4,123
    Wsn, check carpoint for crash test data also. The Tacoma finishes LAST, LAST, LAST. Enjoy your coffins Toyota boys!
  • rickc5rickc5 Member Posts: 378
    I LOVE Toyotas, or at least I used to. My last few experiences haven't been good.

    We bought a new 1995 Tacoma SR5 XtraCab 4x4 in July of 1995. First SR5 in Boulder. This was the worst new vehicle I have ever purchased. Lots of problems and major design defects. Too many to list.

    Toyota agreed with my assessment and allowed me to swap it for a T100 in October, after admitting they could not fix most of the problems.

    The T100 had the head gasket problem. We dumped it for an Isuzu Trooper in 1998. The Trooper has been an excellent vehicle, but I digress.

    Mid last year, I wanted another truck or SUV because my commute now takes me through the middle of Denver and I wanted better visibility than I had in my Camry (an excellent car by the way).
    My wife wouldn't give up her Trooper, so I decided that Toyota MUST have fixed all the bugs in the Tacoma after four years and bought a 1999 Tacoma SR5 4x4. I should have learned, but oh no, I was doomed to try again.

    The '99 Tacoma has not suffered from too many defects. The power steering leaked an a seal was replaced. But damn, is this a rough-riding truck. Its also terribly noisy and the auto tranny shifts VERY hard. So hard that my wife always thinks something has broken in the tranny when she drives it (compared to the Trooper).

    Chances are I will sent it down the road before its a year old. "Fool me twice, shame on me!"
  • mrwhippy2mrwhippy2 Member Posts: 7
    My 1996 Tacoma Limited 4X4 is the best car I have ever had the privilege of riding in. I've had more fun off-roading, mudding, and camping with my baby than with anything else. I have had 0 problems in the four years i have owned it...replaced minimal things and been in a severe accident with it. Had it not been a truck so high up, the EMT's told me i would have died. I hit an F-150 going 50mph to a dead stop. I passed out for 10 minutes but regained conscienceness. only $10,000 of damage was done to my truck and the F-150 was totalled. Luckily it was the F-150's fault and I paid nothing. I spent two hours in the hospital and I was done.
  • mviglianco1mviglianco1 Member Posts: 283
    Sorry to hear about your bad experiences. I recently purchased a 2000 4x4 v6 TRD and have gotten remarks from BMW and Acura driving friends that "pickup trucks shouldn't handle this well". I have two good friends, one drives an auto Tacoma and the other an auto 4Runner, which have the same transmission. They both said they never considered driving an auto untill they test drove there current trucks. Both have stated whenever it comes up that it is the smoothest transmission they have ever driven. I am not making this up for argument sake and I believe what you say to be true but unlike the Trooper, the Tacoma is a truck and a 4x4 , not an SUV. If you think the Tacoma is rough try driving an 80's compact 4x4 or better yet the "highway tuned" suspension of the Ranger if you want a more car like experience(Just Kidding)
  • barlitzbarlitz Member Posts: 752
    You may rant and rave and say your truck is better than the Ranger there's one thing your truck will never be,AMERICAN.actually two things,AMERICAN and SAFE.At least in a Ranger you can't sustain serious leg injuries from a runaway shopping cart at the supermarket.
  • cthompson21cthompson21 Member Posts: 1,102
    You might try some synthetic tranny fluid (maybe Redline or Amsoil) in your truck. It should help the shifts. For $30-40 it's worth a try, especially if it's actually shifting hard enough to possibly break something.
  • devontiedevontie Member Posts: 35
    I have owned a 98 Tacoma SR5 and now own a 2000 Ranger. I posted some info earlier in this topic #300. As I said previously I like the Ranger better thats why I sold the Tacoma. However, My ranger has been in for service 9 times since 11/13/99. seven times for the same problem. The truck pulls left when I brake. It has been in ford since 2/14/00 and ford has no clue. I hate to say it but it looks like lemon law time. I really love my truck but its always in for repair. My Tacoma never had to go back for service ever. There is a lot to be said for that. But it don't handle like the Ranger and there is a lot to be said for that. If anyone has lemon law info for the NY area please pass it on. Thanks
  • hindsitehindsite Member Posts: 590
    This article is from Fourwheeler Magazine.

    "TOYOTA 3.4 V-6


    The twin-cam setup in Toyota's 3.4 V-6 allows for four valves per cylinder to get more air and fuel in and out of the combustion chambers faster. It works. Our rear-wheel dyno testing showed an incredibly flat torque curve. Jennings logged 210 lb.-ft. of torque rated at 2,000 rpm, which stuck around through 3,000, and we saw 90 percent of peak torque up to 4,000 rpm. Factory ratings at the flywheel are given as 190 horses and 220 lb.-ft., and the Tacoma's 4.10:1 gears did little to dissipate the flow. With numbers like these, combined with the lighter and more nimble body and frame of the Tacoma, it's no wonder the little Toy sneaked ahead of the big boys.

    Big improvements include the Toyota Direct Ignition (TDI) system which more precisely controls timing and reduces any voltage loss typical in traditional systems. The TDI uses one ignition coil for each pair of cylinders. The 3.4 uses twin-ground spark plugs, which doubles the number of sparks per fire. The new V-6 engine gains displacement over the previous 3.0 via bigger bore and stroke, with the same aluminum block and cast-iron heads. Additional improvements include intake and exhaust manifold refinements to enhance air/fuel flow. Better breathing is gained in the form of a bigger air filter (to allow greater cfm in per second), and a larger muffler and tubing to reduce backpressure. "
  • trenttrent Member Posts: 86
    What has the service department done to try to fix your pulling problem? Seems like a problem that shouldn't be too hard to solve if you get the right mechanic. Seven times in for the same problem says more about the dealer than the vehicle. Do you have another dealer in the area to get another opinion? Good luck with it.
  • scottssssscottssss Member Posts: 147
    Found this.. leaf springs that break.. sounds like toyota overrated thier payload capacity..

    Q: My T100 rear body has started to sag quite a bit and if loaded almost bottoms out.

    A: The earlier models had springs that were weak and Toyota will replace them if yours qualifies. The Tacoma
    4x4 has a different problem in that one of the rear leaf springs will crack. These also can be replaced if inspected
    with an upgraded spring. You may think that you are out of warranty but remind the dealer that this is a safety
    issue and contact Toyota for assistance, they almost always pay the whole amount.

    and the link: http://toyotarepair.com/Body.html
  • scottssssscottssss Member Posts: 147
    this is complimentery to both companies..
    http://www.plant.ca/plant/Content/970526/automotive/03.html

    the important part.
    "Among light trucks, Toyota Tacoma (63) scores best, followed by Ford Ranger (76) and Nissan pickup (79). Full-size pickups
    have the Ford F-series (64), Chevrolet C/K (88) and Toyota T100 (90)."

    number in parenthises is number of problems per 100 vehicles sold..

    wow a Ford f-150 just as reliable as a tacoma..
  • scape2scape2 Member Posts: 4,123
    As much as folks like to bash Ford, all together Fords reliablity record is better than Dodge or GM overall. The F150 is a good truck, the Escort is very reliable and inexpensive (Gee almost sounds like a Toyota Corrolla from 1980's). Anyone who surfs the net and gathers unbias data will see that Ford overall is not Fix or Repair Daily.
    The weather here in the NW is beautiful. Heading up to MT ST Helens this weekend with some friends to do some site seeing. Snow is too deep to really go trailing this time of the year. Will stay down around the lower snow line though.
    See you in the hills!
  • cpousnrcpousnr Member Posts: 1,611
    Well, somewhere in the comment of "3rd grade" is a golden opportunity for a comeback(given MANY of your previous postings), but I will let it slide, for now.

    I have not had time to organize all my 9 other findings I have on the Tacoma. My new DELL, as I sit her now, has the side off, and I cannot get it the diagnostics without it failing on the CD R/W system. It gives me an intermittent beep code of 1 long, 3 short which is not in the book and Dell does not know what it is. LED lights show a BIOS recovery indication every time I start it. Think I am gonna call em for a replacement. What a great American company, have a problem in the first 30 days, they replace the product.


    Well with the snow tonight the Ranger was working fine in 4X4 high. Fishtails a bit sometimes if I do not have it in 4X4. Towed my daughter-in-laws Saturn (she hit a curb and bent the right wheel) off I225 to a safe place, the new rear tow hooks I added sure proved their worth tonight.

    You know I have heard the comments here about the weight capacity of a Ranger but I have had 190-200 gal of H2O (8.3lb per gal)and 4 passengers in my truck for a total weight of around 1900 lb with no real problems. Done it a couple of times. Not that I would do that every day, but the Ranger has done it.

    Anyone else hauled that much?
  • hindsitehindsite Member Posts: 590
    Hauled bags of wood chips to the top of my cap, planks and just about anything that fits in the bed.

    In the news the Ford Ranger is supposely to get a new inline 5 cylinder engine in the year 2003.

    Cpousnr . . . I just un-retired myself from the sideline.
  • spoogspoog Member Posts: 1,224
    "I have not had time to organize all my 9 other
    findings I have on the Tacoma. My new DELL, as I
    sit her now, has the side off, and I cannot get it
    "the diagnostics without it failing on the CD R/W
    system. It gives me an intermittent beep code of 1
    long, 3 short which is not in the book and Dell
    does not know what it is. LED lights show a BIOS
    recovery indication every time I start it. Think I
    am gonna call em for a replacement. What a great
    American company, have a problem in the first 30
    days, they replace the product."


    Cspounser--- Kind of reminds you of your ranger eh?


    My PC is homebuilt. I am slapping a 650e coppermine into my new motherboard this weekend. Works flawlessly.

    I notice you have alot of computer problems.
  • cpousnrcpousnr Member Posts: 1,611
    No, just a beep code that does not cross to anything.

    The Ford Adrenalin is a go:

    "A lot of people have been writing to us asking if Ford will ever offer a high performance Ranger, a little brother to the F-Series Lightning. According to recent Ford documents, YES."

    "BlueOvalNews has learned that Ford Motor Company approved funding for a Ranger "Adrenalin" version in late 1998."

    What we do not know is if the Ranger will receive special body enhancements or what specific engine performance upgrades will be used. We do know; however, that the Adrenalin will not use the same engine as the standard Rangers."


    "The Ranger Adrenalin is scheduled for a JOB1 launch on or about 7 July 2000 which according to Ford's own documents would make it a 2001 model year vehicle."
  • rickc5rickc5 Member Posts: 378
    In response to your comments:

    IMHO, handling and ride are two different aspects of a vehicle's "personality". The '99 Tacoma handles well (unlike my '95, which was hazardous) but the ride is much worse than any of the other three Toyota 4x4 trucks I've owned since 1985 (and two 4Runners).

    Another gripe I have with the Tacoma is how Toyota has "de-contented" the vehicle. The only way a buyer can now purchase some of the luxury features that used to be standard on an SR5 is to pay an extra $5000 for the Limited Package. $5000 for power mirrors and fancy bucket seats??? Ya gotta be kidding! What happened to the power antenna??? Anyway, I wish I still had my 1989 SR5 Xtracab. Again IMHO- That was when Toyota actually made good vehicles that built their reputation.

    I knew little about Isuzus prior to "studying" for the purchase of the Trooper. Yes, the Trooper is technically an SUV, but you wouldn't know it from the robustness of the drivetrain and suspension. Pure truck stuff. BTW- Isuzu ONLY makes "trucks" these days. Drive a new Trooper and compare it to your Tacoma for quietness, ride, power and smoothness. All for about the same money as a Tacoma.

    Ya pays your money and ya takes your chances. Toyota won't get any more of MY money, unless they completely re-vamp their compact truck, drop the Tacoma name (so the new one won't be confused with it) and price it fairly.
  • wsnoblewsnoble Member Posts: 241
    "Wsn, check carpoint for crash test data also. The Tacoma finishes LAST, LAST, LAST. Enjoy your
    coffins Toyota boys!"

    This is exactly the type of immature, low life, feeble minded, small man, comment, that i expect from the likes of you, Vince. Now in your quest to always be right and have something to ramble about, you stoop to the ultimate low, with that coffin comment.

    I guess i'd rather have the chance to maybe avoid a side hit, than to just have my car go up in flames un-announced.

    Grow Up Jerk
    -wsn
  • mviglianco1mviglianco1 Member Posts: 283
    My good friend has a newer model trooper and have ridden it for many road trips as well as around the mtns of NC. It is a nice SUV but would not want to go wheeling in it. Not because of its cappbillities but because of its high center of gravity. I am sorry about your experiences with the Tacoma, I am happy to say that mine have not been the same. Personally I couldn't care less about power mirrors and antennas. But that is just me. I have never had features such as these so I dont even think about them. In a perfect world we could mix and match the best of all trucks. I would love to have an 81 Yota with the 3.4 of the Tacoma. Oh well
  • mviglianco1mviglianco1 Member Posts: 283
    Whoops, TROOPER
  • reddogsreddogs Member Posts: 353
    check the connectors to the CD-RW drive (wrong #1 pin alignment) that usually causes the beep and if its SCSI check the ID...
  • hindsitehindsite Member Posts: 590
    Wow you discovered the blue oval news :)

    Will the Koln 4.0L V6 in the Ranger be around until 2003? Oops the 3.0 and 2.5 engines are marked for death,
  • wsnoblewsnoble Member Posts: 241
    "Wsn, check carpoint for crash test data also. The Tacoma finishes LAST, LAST, LAST. Enjoy your
    coffins Toyota boys!"

    This is exactly the type of immature, low life, feeble minded, small man, comment, that i expect from the likes of you, Vince. Now in your quest to always be right and have something to ramble about, you stoop to the ultimate low, with that coffin comment.

    I guess i'd rather have the chance to maybe avoid a side hit, than to just have my car go up in flames un-announced.

    Grow Up Jerk
    -wsn
  • hindsitehindsite Member Posts: 590
    "Wsn, check carpoint for crash test data also.
    The Tacoma finishes LAST, LAST, LAST. Enjoy your
    coffins Toyota boys!"

    I personally think that you are a joke, and for all you have said it shows to me your true intent and a closed minded person. Your the kind of guy even when in error would not admit it. Are you lacking in humility or still in your adolescent stage in life?

    That crash test only applies to that particular Tacoma in a different class from the Tacoma 4x4. Now I have placed a link here twice citing the fact that the Tacoma in the offset crash test at 40 mph did better than the Ranger and other compact trucks. In fact the frontal crash test is the primary indicator of crash worthiness.
  • reddogsreddogs Member Posts: 353
    has flat angle iron welded to the back bumper/frame and some other extras in the front frame/bumper, it'll take an 18 wheeler to get through all of that, and I dont mess with those guys...
  • mmcbride1mmcbride1 Member Posts: 861
    Sorry you don't like your Tacoma, but all of your "problems" are not really problems. They are things you should have noticed during a test drive. If you didn't like the way it drove, you shoudn't have bought it.
  • reddogsreddogs Member Posts: 353
    1986 1 Ton 4-Cyl. 2.4 Liter,
    Automatic Transmission.

    To Date 150,000 Miles

    1 Waterpump 90,000 miles

    This truck survived various front collisions with bushes and stumps in the everglades.

    Oil is changed normally whenever the wife feels like it or once in a blue moon whichever comes first.

    Changed Transmission Fluid & Screen at....let me go do it right now...

    Ah Yes, I am currently trying to get some rust spots on the frame cleaned and painted. Roof got a little paint peal so I had the truck painted. Looks brand new now.....

    There are a many of thing the wife has not bothered to do anything about. The fuel gauge is sticking and who knows if anything works in the dash, and the radio was barely audible so I had a WHOLE NEW sound system put in with a CD AM/FM radio.

    Oil seeps from unknown places..

    She drives a mix of highway and city, daily, with several hard accelerations each week
    (4,000 to 5,000 RPM) running red lights and who knows what else.

    But the bottom line is now matter what she does to it IT TAKES A LICKING AND KEEPS ON .....
  • spoogspoog Member Posts: 1,224
    Thats really special that your rig has that many miles on it. But I'm willing to bet that it's a 2wd. Your case is the exception to the rule.

    I suggest you go A LONG ways back in this thread and check out the NHSTA Technical Service Bulletins and the 4wheeelr.com head to head Ranger Taco comparison.

    Oh, and you couldn't get 1500 dollars for your truck. People just don't consider it worth anything at all.
  • reddogsreddogs Member Posts: 353
    1986 Toyota Pickup 1 Ton Long Bed


    Engine: 4-Cyl. 2.4 Liter
    Trans: Automatic Trans.
    Drive: 2 Wheel Drive
    Mileage: 150,000


    Equipment:
    Air Conditioning
    Power Steering
    AM/FM Stereo
    Compact Disc
    Sliding Rear Window
    Custom Bumper
    Towing Pkg


    Retail Value $3,520


    Time to put out the lights on the competition....nite nite...
  • ponmponm Member Posts: 139
    I just recently purchased a v-6 4x4 tacoma, and I love it. I still haven't had the chance to take it off road yet, but i have only owned it for 2 weeks now. But heres my question, what tempature does your tacoma drive at once fully warmed up. I noticed mine to be a little further then the middle of the gauge. To some that may seem normal, which it may very well be. The last to cars i have owned, their tempature gauge usually rested at about a quarter the way up, both admittly Hondas. Maybe toyotas run a little warmer. I would appreciate any comments.
  • cpousnrcpousnr Member Posts: 1,611
    All vehicles get recalls, the most serious for the Tacoma was the head gasket. There is indications that the problem still might be in the 3.4 engine. Do not forget the breaking frames in the early Tacoma 3.4 engined vehicles.

    Most serious recall for the Ranger? Maybe the fuel rails in the 3.0. I had something simular on my 94 Intrepid. The cruise control chain on the 4.0 99's was a very limited recall. As many of the Ford owners have pointed out, the large number of TSB's, for the most part, do not document a problem per se, but maintenance methods, missing stickers, door interlock swithches sticking, that kind of stuff.
  • scape2scape2 Member Posts: 4,123
    wsn, I keep throwing crash data from DIFFERENT sites at you and you still refuse to believe it? Call me closed minded huh? and a Jerk? I haven't stooped that low to call you names. Enjoy your Tinoda's.
    Great posts CP. I doubt if anyone from the Tacoma group will actually read them.
    Why doesn't Toyota offer anti-lock brakes as standard equipment?
  • y2ktrdy2ktrd Member Posts: 81
    My 2000 TRD V6 runs at same temp also,it's normal.
  • spoogspoog Member Posts: 1,224
    Uh oh......thats only 3 problems you have linked.

    Ooops. The gaskets, the emission issue, and a few broken lugnuts. hmmmm..... compared to all the issues Hindsite and I brought up, this is rather trivial. Like...lets say...the cruise control causing the vehicle to race away, a fuelline that causes fires, bad transmissions, bad paint, engines get destroyed easy by water.....but enough.


    I shall be posting the details of every single Technical Service Bulletin by for the FORD RANGER from 89-99. Enjoy these detailed and compelling posts i nthe following weeks. Oh...by the way...there are 3000 of them. Enjoy.
  • cpousnrcpousnr Member Posts: 1,611
    Well thank you. But, in fairness, do realize some of the posts I made contain some Ranger/Ford issues also. But I so not mind, I try to present both sides of the issue.

    The 2001 Adrenalin, man gotta look at that guy this summer. SPOOG, thank you for complaining that Ford lacked a vehicle like the TRD.

    Ford LISTENED to you.

    Lets see it will have basically the same hp as the Tacoma, 15 or so more ft/lb torque than a stock Tacoma, the raised stance in 4X4 and 4X2. Maybe Billistines or Rancho RS 5000/9000's? Just hope they keep the price reasonable and do not go ungodly colors on the vehicle.

    I have a friend that races his 69 Mustang and he owns a 96 Ranger STX. His last truck was an older Toyota. He really prefers the Ranger. Anyway, he is sending me some info on hp vs torque with the assessment that torque is the more important factor. Will share when he sends it.

    It is torque that makes the tires go round, not hp.
  • spoogspoog Member Posts: 1,224
    Isnt the adrenaline a 2wd truck?
  • cpousnrcpousnr Member Posts: 1,611
    DO NOT forget to post the TSB on window glazing compounds and the one on the missing stickers, ok?

    By the way I did not attempt to post all the TSB's or recalls. That would serve no purpose.

    And just to set the record straight, I do not mind you bringing up issues that you feel are important regarding Ford, but understand because it was a complaint against a Ranger, does not mean that it was applicable to MY Ranger. The numbers of some of the recalls/TSB's are either small or span 2-4 vehicles, making it a higher number.

    So far, spoog, my Ranger is doing real well, given the 24,000 miles I have on it. Did your 3.4 V6 head gasket get done on recall or did they TELL you it did not apply to your truck? I posted some data that SUGGESTS that the problem may still exist in the 3.4. You know it is your call cause it is your engine.

    I do not mind hindsite bringing up issues, however, for the most part, problems with the Ford Escort do not apply to my Ranger.
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