RedlandRanger
Moderator
I knew you'd say it better than I did. The bottom line is that these trucks are engineered to go a long time - not planned obsolescence as soon as the warranty is done - they are just getting started when the warranty expires!!!Hi Rob,
Correct to a point. The 90% is the customer. A Severe usage customer that is in the top 10% of customers that beat the crap out of their vehicle...Purolator Courrier in Los Angeles with stop and go...oil field service in Texas...Mining operations in Arizona. That means the "regular" customer can expect better performance than that. I am always proud when prior Ranger owners say their older Rangers gave then 200,000 of miles of service or greater. 36,000 is a warranty...not our test requirement. If you ever rode over our durability test route for one lap...you would likely say no way the truck can last for more than a few more laps....It is super severe. Coupled with 1000 cycles of P3-26D pot holes...200 yards of 6" deep steel lined pot holes in a pattern that is so bone jarring that the test track drives can only do about 100 cycles each to keep from kidney damage. Built Ford Tough really means something.
Make Sense?
Best,
Phil Schilke
Ranger Vehicle Engineering
Ford Motor Co. Retired
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