Hi all
Just wanted to get your opinion and feedback... Has anyone ever seen the Ford Ranger Wildtrak out in the sand? a friend is thinking of downgrading his crewcab F150 to a Wildtrak. Are they any good on sand? Can't find much for literature on the subject especially around Dubai.
http://www.carandsuv.co.nz/articles/for ... rak-review
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Ford Ranger Wildtrak - any feedback?
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Hiya a did a trip a few months back with one similar to this on it. It did ok, nothing amazing as was a newbie level drive and with a new off-road driver too so not the best assessment of its capabilities. Got the impression that it might be underpowered ......
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Kaylie, I know that when the Ford guys got one in the showroom, they took it out in the desert. They said it did pretty well. I am not sure how hard they pushed it or where they were, but I will get in touch with them and find out. They did say that they were surprised at how well it did. I will keep you posted.
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Ok. So they took out the 3.2 diesel which I think might be the only model available. They were surprised at how well it did but they didn't expect that much from it. Overall not so good in the sand. They agreed that the Jeep was a much better option. The phrase that they used was "not that impressed." Hope that helps.
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Re: Ford Ranger Wildtrak - any feedback?
Hi Kaylie, not sure if your friend is still courting responses but heres my thoughts as I have experience of all
My work truck on the gas fields of Queensland was a ford ranger. Initially a 2.2 with 6 on the floor and then 3.2 with slush box. Both coped with massive abuse in the dry even more following rain when every track turned the black mud that's the stickiest, hardest to drive through stiff on the planet. Nothing fell off them. A good solid truck
They're a great truck to buy if you wanted to use and take back to Europe afterwards. If you don't fall into that category then no good reason to chop in the F150
My work truck on the gas fields of Queensland was a ford ranger. Initially a 2.2 with 6 on the floor and then 3.2 with slush box. Both coped with massive abuse in the dry even more following rain when every track turned the black mud that's the stickiest, hardest to drive through stiff on the planet. Nothing fell off them. A good solid truck
They're a great truck to buy if you wanted to use and take back to Europe afterwards. If you don't fall into that category then no good reason to chop in the F150
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Getting tempted for one of those. Has anyone tried it?
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