2019 ford ranger review....

[ArlyA]

As seen in the Ottawa NF today which is located in the western UP of MI. The bottom photo is a very tired dog who wants to get in. Many more photos can be had on the dogs blog.

 

[cqaigy2]

Ha ha, looking for a soft spot to lay down on. I used have a dog that loved to go on my skiing treks. I'd sky maybe 10 miles and my dog would put on at least three times that. He would zig zag across the track, just behind me and trot off thru the deep snow, up the hills then back down again. You could tell when it was time to turn around, as he would start sticking close behind and "accidentally" tread on the tail of your ski.

 

[5030]

I had this discussion at work about fuel mileage numbers at work. A co-worker was telling me that his 2019 Ram with 5.7 hemi was consistently getting 23-24 mpg according to the dash computer. Prior to the 2019 Ranger and the 2017 GMC Canyon, I had a 2014 Chevrolet silverado (5.3) and a 2011 Ford 150 (3.5 ecoboost) all quad cabs, and about 18 mpg was the consistent 13 mile commute (70 mph on the four lane) to work with some city driving tossed in. Now these are numbers based upon actual numbers between filling up at the station because the dash computer seemed to show better numbers.

My co-worker had a just over a 200 mile trip (all freeway) planned so challenged him with a friendly wager to use actual numbers and rely on the computer. He ran the trip mostly in the 70-75 mph speed and came up with just over 19 mpg when filled up. I won a 20 oz. diet coke.

I'm not getting the results you folks are. I am going to do another test next weekend on the trip to Wisconsin, this time with no trailer. I am going to compare the dash computer to the actual fill up numbers and report. If the numbers are anything above 20 mpg I will stand at the top of mountain and praise the Ford Motor Company.

Just imagine, when regular gas is 4 bucks + a gallon, every 20 miles equals 4 bucks not including maintenance.

That blows.

 

[ArlyA]

We're not fuel mileage **** but we are getting much better than TC is. In town seems to be 20 or greater when weather is warm enough, that we're not running it for warth..

 

[Bearsixty7]

I had this discussion at work about fuel mileage numbers at work. A co-worker was telling me that his 2019 Ram with 5.7 hemi was consistently getting 23-24 mpg according to the dash computer. Prior to the 2019 Ranger and the 2017 GMC Canyon, I had a 2014 Chevrolet silverado (5.3) and a 2011 Ford 150 (3.5 ecoboost) all quad cabs, and about 18 mpg was the consistent 13 mile commute (70 mph on the four lane) to work with some city driving tossed in. Now these are numbers based upon actual numbers between filling up at the station because the dash computer seemed to show better numbers.

My co-worker had a just over a 200 mile trip (all freeway) planned so challenged him with a friendly wager to use actual numbers and rely on the computer. He ran the trip mostly in the 70-75 mph speed and came up with just over 19 mpg when filled up. I won a 20 oz. diet coke.

I'm not getting the results you folks are. I am going to do another test next weekend on the trip to Wisconsin, this time with no trailer. I am going to compare the dash computer to the actual fill up numbers and report. If the numbers are anything above 20 mpg I will stand at the top of mountain and praise the Ford Motor Company.

That's exactly what my experience and most other's I know has been. The dash computer reports ~10-15% better than actual. That ram was actually even worse at 20-25%!

 

[txdon]

Costco has Michelin wiper blades on sale. However they do not list any for the new Ford Ranger. Are the wiper blades so unique that they require some special order? The size is Driver - 26", passenger - 16".

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[Oaktree]

Do any of you Ranger owners do your own oil changes? How is it?
I ask because a neighbor of mine's a mechanic and he was griping the other day about what a PITA an oil change was on a customer's truck.
It's amazing how little thought automakers (and all are equally guilty of this) give to the ease of performing routine maintenance, not just oil filters but bulbs, etc. too.

 

[txdon]

I negotiated oil changes in the sale. So no, and I'll probably continue to take it in afterwards when I run out of coupons. The truck tells you when to change oil and so far it's about once a year.

 

[goeduck]

Do any of you Ranger owners do your own oil changes? How is it?
I ask because a neighbor of mine's a mechanic and he was griping the other day about what a PITA an oil change was on a customer's truck.
It's amazing how little thought automakers (and all are equally guilty of this) give to the ease of performing routine maintenance, not just oil filters but bulbs, etc. too.

I think a lot of it is they are cramming 10 lbs in a 5 lb bag and maintenance takes a back seat.

 

[ArlyA]

ATV's, UTV's and snowmobiles are the same. Welcome to the world of modern machines.

 

[TCowner]

I come here with a heavy heart. I come here with my tail tucked between my legs. Yes, I feel defeated and ashamed.

As some of you know, I have not been the most avid owner of the new Ford Ranger mid size pickup and its typically my complaints about the ecoboost 4 cylinder engine. I think its noisy, especially when cold, and I have not been impressed with the fuel mileage.

So last weekend I decided to forget about the dash computer's mpg report and instead go to actual numbers based upon topping off the tank at the beginning and end of my trip and I was not pulling a trailer. My trip was a round trip from Red Wing Minnesota to Hayward Wisconsin and back. This is all two lane roads running just over 60 mph but there are about seven or eight small towns that required a drop to 30 mph. When I did my calculations I ended using 14 gallons of fuel for the 345 mile trip. This calculates to 24.64 mpg.

This was actually pretty close to what the dash computer was telling me.

SO, I can't explain what has happened. And I said earlier, I am contrite. I still have issues with the noisy engine and the disappointing mpg numbers when pulling my empty enclosed snowmobile trailer. But at least with normal driving I probably will have to stop my complaining.

 

[Oaktree]

I still have issues with the noisy engine and the disappointing mpg numbers when pulling my empty enclosed snowmobile trailer. But at least with normal driving I probably will have to stop my complaining.

No need for apologies.
Makes me wonder if it just really needs to work hard in order to pull a trailer, where as when not towing you're not running the turbo much. I guess that's the downside of a small, turbo'ed engine in a truck.

 

[KennyG]

I think there are two types of gas engine truck owners - those who are disappointed with their towing mileage and those who lie about it.

 

[ArlyA]

No need for apologies.
Makes me wonder if it just really needs to work hard in order to pull a trailer, where as when not towing you're not running the turbo much. I guess that's the downside of a small, turbo'ed engine in a truck.

Seems like we need to look at what your vehicle will be doing in its life. For example follows.

We need something that was easy to drive around town and got reasonable fuel mileage. This sounds like a little 4 banger engine would be fine. But over the weekend, we needed to tow our trailers and have enough ponies to do interstate speeds with. Some of our secondary roads in the UP are 65mph and interstate roads we are actually a long ways away from us. But for doing this, sounds like we'll need a larger, more HP engine which will take more to fuel to operate all week long.

This eco-bosted turbo whatever engine will give us the extra ponies when needed, not all the time. Its kind of the best of both worlds.

I should add, we are quite happy with this trucks towing capability.

 

[goeduck]

Smaller displacement turbo engines were never designed to get good mileage towing. They were designed for performance and good mileage under normal driving conditions yet have enough grunt to pull a load while gulping gas IMHO.

The whole premise is that these trucks will seldom tow, but they can do it when needed and it is hard to argue that that is not how 90% of these trucks get used. If they tow full time I doubt the engine will see a long life. Just my 2 cents.

 

[ArlyA]

Smaller displacement turbo engines were never designed to get good mileage towing. They were designed for performance and good mileage under normal driving conditions yet have enough grunt to pull a load while gulping gas IMHO.

The whole premise is that these trucks will seldom tow, but they can do it when needed and it is hard to argue that that is not how 90% of these trucks get used. If they tow full time I doubt the engine will see a long life. Just my 2 cents.

I did not state they'd last as long, IF operated at high outputs, nor they'd get great fuel mileage while towing large sails. Our ranger does not get great mileage while towing our camper.

 

[goeduck]

I did not state they'd last as long, IF operated at high outputs, nor they'd get great fuel mileage while towing large sails. Our ranger does not get great mileage while towing our camper.

My post was not intended to be responding to your post. Just a general comment about how I think Ford was intending these engines to be used. They are great engines by most all accounts.

 

[ArlyA]

Must be spring! Camper was taken out of storage yesterday.

 

[Oaktree]

The whole premise is that these trucks will seldom tow, but they can do it when needed and it is hard to argue that that is not how 90% of these trucks get used. If they tow full time I doubt the engine will see a long life. Just my 2 cents.

Which is a decent compromise IMHO.

 

[TCowner]

I picked up a nail in the left rear tire on Sunday but didn't discover it until early evening. It was too late to take the injured tire for repair so I opted to install the spare. The Ford engineers who came up with this procedure are evil.

Without a Youtube video I'm not sure how long it would have taken. It takes a few minutes to find the jack and wheel removal tools. Next, you have to assemble a three piece extension handle to activate the jack. You have to unlock an access port to insert the tool that allows you to lower the spare to the ground. You can't see where the end is going to get to the mechanism that activates the lowering mechanism. There is a funnel shaped piece of plastic the will try to guide you to the correct spot but that still requires some luck.

Getting the jack to the recommended spot for lifting of course requires you to lie on the ground. Once positioned you can't access it in any other way but from the rear of the truck, hence the the five foot long, three piece tool. Once positioned the jack actually lifted the truck rather well, surprisingly.

So about 40 minutes later, and with the help of You tube, I had the spare on. Since I was planning on taking the truck to a tire repair shop on Monday I decided to secure the jack in its' resting place behind the seat. Five more minutes to get the securing bolt to line up properly. Its a tight fit.

Of course the spare wheel and tire are rated for 50 mph maximum so when I started the truck every alarm is going off warning me of rear tire failure. And I discovered Monday morning the cruise control doesn't work. The low tire warning and traction control icons are activating about every two minutes.

And all of this took place in my driveway under fairly safe conditions. I can't imagine trying to do this procedure on the side of a rode.