Starting over for sons Vehicle due to wreck - Rangers vs Frontiers

[112Savage]

I’m going to offer some unpopular opinions here.
Tacomas are overpriced and over appreciated.
The seat angle to floorboard angle sucks. The doors sound cheap when closing. The motors aren’t terribly impressive in power or economy. The interior is very basic. The view from the poor seat angle is awful for corner awareness. Oh and did I mention they’re $10k or more over priced.

This does not apply to landcruisers or the single hilux diesel I’ve ridden in. For some reason they felt different than the tacomas and T100’s I’ve ridden and driven.

 

[Steve300xcw]

You know its getting deep when we are bitching about the noise made when the door closes

 

[Hnthrdr]

Had 2013 frontier before I got my tundra, great little truck, no issues just standard maintenance, had 145k when I got rid of it

 

[keystone112]

I have 132k miles on my 2019 Ranger. It’s been solid. I’m getting around 22.5 mpg.

The ride isn’t the smoothest. The FX4 suspension can be improved. But that package gets you the electronic locking rear differential.

I’ve had a fuel pump replaced under warranty. That’s it.

 

[JustABritCrazy]

On my second frontier. Both crew cab SV long beds. First was 2010 had 180k when I upgraded. Bought a 2024 last summer has 18k. No issues. Averaging 20mpg. As stated earlier thing has the turning radius of a pregnant whale. Not into lots of electronic add ons, I like knots on my dash board.

 

[112Savage]

You know its getting deep when we are bitching about the noise made when the door closes

When the OP’s son just got T-boned on the driver’s side, doors matter

 

[tony]

First my buddy is not a mechanic at a ford garage
Second, I don't know anybody with a Nissan

I do own a 2021 Ford Ranger with the 2.3 ecoboost tremor package. Little over 80,000 miles on it.
Troubles I have had:
Broken wire in the steering column. Complete one off with this one. It did completely shut the truck down finally to where it had to be towed in. Mechanic at the ford garage said it was the last thing he thought of as he had never seen it before. Fixed and zero issues since then.

Some sort of part that is part of the emissions likes to go bad pretty much as soon as you buy this particular model year(s). Truck runs like shit at road speed, get up to highway and it runs like normal. Meaning you can drive it. But through town say, it kicks, bucks, surges, etc. The part is $60-70.00 and is a quick fix. Ford did mine under warranty.

Theres a little gizmo in the glove box that controls the blend door for heat, defrost, etc. Best way I was told is "it loses its way." Basically, goes off track. Needs pulled out and cleaned or replaced. I need to do this.

Thats it for me. I follow fords recommended service plan. Just put new tires on a few months ago. Ran the originals to 70 some thousand, original brakes as well.

There are well known issues with this particular transmission, and the heating blend door warping, leading to pulling the dash out to replace.
I recommend going to ranger 5g .com and looking it over.

My opinion, these are great mid-size trucks with plenty of power to handle most anyone's needs. Mine is stock and scoots right down the road. I average 23-25 MPG.

You're going to get all kinds of answers on vehicles. "My buddy's nephews dad knew a guy down the street and his ranger was a complete POS"
Just buy a Tacoma!! I had more recalls on the 2009 I had than any other vehicle I've owned. I'd still consider one though.