lloyd
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- Location
- Herefordshire
Why does the new Amarok look so big ?
i've seen a few now and they don't look much smaller than a Dodge ram.
New Ranger vs New Amarok
- Thread starter Beefsmith
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i've seen a few now and they don't look much smaller than a Dodge ram.
- Location
- East Yorkshire
My Defender, 72 plate 110 cheaper to insure than Toyota pickup by some margin. Not with NFU.
Ineos Grenadier territory!
Suffolk Serf
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- Location
- Bury/Thetford
My accountant tells me that it doesn’t quite work like that. (If only it did).
Maybe the OP has a better (more creative) accountant??
It s the same basic engine as fitted to the discovery,Ford I believe (bloody shite)
- Location
- Scottish Borders
I'd imagine Amarok will be worth more when selling, longer warranty and servicing, be nicer to drive and a slightly more reliable engine, I'd say that's your machine.
Interested in farming
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The Ford AJD-V6 was a 3.0 fitted to the Disco 4, 5 and Rangie Sport.
The 3.2 fitted to the Ranger from 2011 on is an in line 5, unconnected to the PSA/Ford 3.2 above.
The 3.0 Amarok has a 3.0 version of the AJD-V6. I does not have the Ford In line 5 fitted
Interested in farming
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No one. Its a 3.2 inline 5.
Cowabunga
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- Location
- Ceredigion,Wales
They did on early Transits but the engine is now on its second generation in both Transit and Ranger and a few Ford cars. The belt is different and service intervals have been reduced somewhat. Changing the belt is simple and should be done between 60 and 80k miles. If an old model, 60k miles. While there are plenty of Transits where the engine has failed, there does not appear to be an issue with later models. They also had injector problems at one point where Continental supplied a big batch of faulty ones [to more than just Ford]. All are the subject of an ongoing warranty/replacement campaign.don't go near the 2.0 litre engine,fitted in quite a few makes now,wet cambelt
service schedule to replace is 10 years or 120k
they usually fail 60-70k
Biggest issue with both VW and Ford is that they have long waits, sometimes months, for parts, like bumpers, windscreens, body panels.
scottrac
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- Location
- lincolnshire
what age do you mean when you say second generation?
the brand new customs have gone back to a chain? (so i am told)
seen plenty of 19/20/21 plates with blown engines
Away and Google it, tell me what you find
Cowabunga
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- Ceredigion,Wales
The V6 has had a few early failures, mainly due to a faulty turbo drain tube which may result in the engine oil being dumped and subsequent seizure. No word about crankshaft shearing on these SA models yet but promised updates over the years in LR applications made zero difference to failure rates.
Bossfarmer
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- between Perth and Inverness
why not go for a mercedes pickup when your up that price range anyway?
Interested in farming
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Do I work for you?
How about YOU google it. Remember its the current model when you look it up.
No I would never employ you
Interested in farming
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Well then p**s of and look for yourself thenNo I would never employ you
Cowabunga
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- Location
- Ceredigion,Wales
Since they started building them at Struandale, South Africa. There are apparently around 35 major engineering differences and more minor ones between these and prior versions. Ford just had to sort them out because the Transit’s reputation was being tarnished and the Transit is a key profit centre for them. They now say that it is the benchmark for all medium duty light diesel engines worldwide. It certainly seems to be leagues ahead of the 2.0 Land Rover Ingenium diesel engines which are a total disaster and directly comparable.
Cowabunga
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- Ceredigion,Wales
Research both service and extended warranty terms and conditions carefully. Both are limited in miles unless you pay extra for more. You can have similar warranty and relatively cheap service package from Ford for a fraction of the prices some are quoting here.