6th Oct 2008, 19:44
"17:05 Wow. ONE Ford Ranger in the world that got the kind of mileage that you can find in THOUSANDS of old Honda Civics and Toyota Corollas. Not impressed"
The Honda Civic featured in the very same (Oct. '07) article made less than HALF of the miles the Ranger made with no problems. Please state precise examples of ONE Toyota or Honda going half a million miles with no trouble... we're waiting.
6th Oct 2008, 09:17
I can accept that you would be happy with that, if you want to let automotive editors do your thinking for you. If that is the case, you might want to reconsider your assertion that the Tundra is the best pickup available. Consumer reports rated its reliability at much worse than average.
I think it is safe to say that by any objective account, Consumer Reports has hardly been an enemy, but rather a devoted propaganda machine for Toyota in the past, so this rating is thus all the more significant. Even Consumer Reports cannot cover for the garbage Toyota is producing anymore.
As far as Rangers achieving in excess of 400,000 miles, my brother drives one with well over 400,000 miles on the original engine and transmission to work every day. Your statement about Rangers not providing long term durability is just a notion; my brother's experience with his Ranger and that of the one (among many prospective examples) documented in Consumer Reports are facts. You have to distinguish those from what you hear on the news or read in magazines.