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DO NOT BUY A FORD!!!! What do I do....(updated 9-20-07)

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lordtodd75:
I bought a used 2004 Ford Ranger about 3 years ago. Mind you, when I say used, it had less the 200 miles on it. Anyway my warranty was up in november of last year. Driving home from work yesterday I here a loud noise under my hood. CLANK! the engine goes, my mechanic says a bearing went and suggests I just get a new motor. A little history might help...

Since I bought the truck I have had nothing but problems. The dealer I bought it from (Matt Blatt Auto, New Jersey)referred me to a ford dealership for warranty repairs. I had it in there shop 11 times. Most of the problems were fixed except the transmission slipping and problems starting, both were intermittent. I called 2 different lemon law lawyers and they said because the car was classified as used, there was nothing they could do. The dealership I bought it from said sure we will fix it, at full price. The ford dealership said because they couldnt simulate the problem they wouldnt be able to fix it. So with not much of a choice, I decided I would deal with the problems and hope for the best. Well, with less then 50000 miles, I have a blown motor. What do i do?

ChadTower:

I've been researching this class of pickup recently... pretty consistently, the Ford Ranger has the worst reviews, reliability ratings, and resale values... all the way across the board.  Plus you rarely see old Rangers out there beating around.

OTOH, the Tacoma seems to bet the best small pickup across the board in all of those same categories.  Plus they are everywhere.

2600:
My dad currently has a Tacoma.  Just mentioned to me how it is the best truck he has ever owned.

He's always had a truck and the ranger was one of them.  He hated it.

one2three:
I had an '84 Ranger that wasn't too bad, typical 150K+ miles issues, but the fact still remains that a Ford is nothing more than a F'd Over Rebuilt Dodge.

Toyotas are expensive, but thier reliability is well worth it IMHO.

shardian:
My dad got a 2003 Ranger new. He had nothing but problems out of it from the start.

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