TJC
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- First Name
- Tony
- Joined
- Aug 28, 2020
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- North Carolina
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- 93 Miata, 05 Ranger 4x4, 20 Ranger 4x4, 23 CX-5
Kudos to Phil for putting out the 4th gen Ranger (of which I am a proud owner still) that had NONE of the shakes and shudders of my 5G Ranger. It drove smoother with 150K miles on the clock than my new 2020 5G.Ford has names or editions for the ranger. You have a Raptor, Tremor, Lariat and so on. After reading all of this thread and I mean all of it I think that this gen 5 should have had another edition called the Ranger Anxiety. Reading about vibrations, then there is fuel in oil, the charging issues how in the hell can you sleep at night! At least my tailgate goes down nice with a damper
I have never had any anxiety, other then my wife complaining on long trips that it was impossible to sleep in the passenger seat due to the vibrations. She has had no trouble since the d/s was replaced.
Happy wife... happy life.
I buy and drive my vehicles for as long as possible. I don't make payments and I stay out of debt. My expectation is to be able keep any new vehicle long enough to amortize the cost of the vehicle to <$2K / year (including repairs but not including maintenance). I have been successful doing this for the last 30 years, and it saved me at least $100K over that time. Probably much more.
My 2005 Ranger was $19K out the door. Before I rebuilt my Ranger that run rate was $1050 per year. No major repairs during that time at all. Even after a major overhaul (suspension, entire drive train, AC, brakes all replaced) I am at $1600 per year, and each year I keep the 2005 that price goes down.
I've got ~$35K in my 2020 Ranger. If nothing major breaks I will be at the $2000 level in a little over 17 years time. According to Phil, It should be built to last 150K without major trouble.
I have never seen the need for extended warranties on any of my autos. But I have thought about it for my 2020 Ranger. I still have not pulled the trigger - waiting to see how they hold up over time. Still have 12 months and 20k miles to make the decision.
One last thought, Ford has recognized that their quality has dropped in the last 10 years and are desperately trying to correct the problem. Warranty costs are eating up their profit margins... not to mention driving away long term repeat customers.
- T
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