BestB Posted April 23, 2019 Share Posted April 23, 2019 Need some opinions please. Looking to get new , but used truck for taking my dogs out. 2017-2018 model. i have narrowed it down to Ford ranger wild track and/or Mitsubishi Triton both 4 door, both auto . from what I gathered mitsu comes with more features for roughly same price , but ford is a smoother ride. all people who own ford that I know , all love it, but all bought one brand new and all under 3 years old . many others mention ford after 3-5 years has many problems . so very confused. Please express some opinions price wise, ford 2017 around 700000 mitsu 2018 around the same price . Have condsidered XLT model but it lacks reverse camera and few other bits as wildtrack but considerably cheaper Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JaiLai Posted April 23, 2019 Share Posted April 23, 2019 I bought a 2 door MT wildtrack in about 2012.Never rated it, very heavy - crap brakes.I only needed a pick up for a couple years while building / moving etc. Sold it as soon as I could for about 1/2 price 2 years old with about 40k kms on it.Sent from my iPhone using Thaivisa Connect Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BestB Posted April 23, 2019 Author Share Posted April 23, 2019 58 minutes ago, JaiLai said: I bought a 2 door MT wildtrack in about 2012. Never rated it, very heavy - crap brakes. I only needed a pick up for a couple years while building / moving etc. Sold it as soon as I could for about 1/2 price 2 years old with about 40k kms on it. Sent from my iPhone using Thaivisa Connect So in other words you would not recommend it????? from some light reading , ranger has improved drastically in the past 2-3 years , some claim it’s now 3rd most popular truck Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JaiLai Posted April 24, 2019 Share Posted April 24, 2019 So in other words you would not recommend it?[emoji1] from some light reading , ranger has improved drastically in the past 2-3 years , some claim it’s now 3rd most popular truck I can’t comment on the latest model. Very big vehicle for city driving / parking as well. I bought an old NV for walking the mutts, much lower and easier to get them in and out of, also much cheaper. Sent from my iPhone using Thailand Forum - Thaivisa mobile app Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BestB Posted April 24, 2019 Author Share Posted April 24, 2019 1 hour ago, JaiLai said: I can’t comment on the latest model. Very big vehicle for city driving / parking as well. I bought an old NV for walking the mutts, much lower and easier to get them in and out of, also much cheaper. Sent from my iPhone using Thailand Forum - Thaivisa mobile app Initially it was my thought as well to get an old car and NV was the choice , but it still goes for 100000 baht and it’s a 20 year old car, also I have 9 and 6 of them weighing close to 45 kg, Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
faraday Posted April 24, 2019 Share Posted April 24, 2019 Had a Wildtrak for just 2 years now; great vehicle, comfortable, & yesterday had to use the brakes hard, as someone pulled out in front of me. Stopped quickly with no drama. (quite unusual here ) Mitzi, mate's got one, very uncomfortable on Issan back roads, & I don't think it has any 'presence'. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BestB Posted April 24, 2019 Author Share Posted April 24, 2019 1 minute ago, faraday said: Had a Wildtrak for just 2 years now; great vehicle, comfortable, & yesterday had to use the brakes hard, as someone pulled out in front of me. Stopped quickly with no drama. (quite unusual here ) Mitzi, mate's got one, very uncomfortable on Issan back roads, & I don't think it has any 'presence'. I hardly ever drive, this is only for dog walking, mitsu does appear less impressive but what attracting me is for the same price as ford get more features, even little things like push start, blind spot , Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
transam Posted April 24, 2019 Share Posted April 24, 2019 I would go for the Mitsu.....???? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kwasaki Posted April 24, 2019 Share Posted April 24, 2019 13 hours ago, BestB said: all people who own ford that I know , all love it, but all bought one brand new and all under 3 years old . many others mention ford after 3-5 years has many problems . I think you want a Ford. ???? Who are the others, people who don't have a Ford.? Mitsubishi Triton may have troubles too. They have there differences and if it were me I would drive both to see which one I liked, not ask here. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
giddyup Posted April 24, 2019 Share Posted April 24, 2019 22 minutes ago, Kwasaki said: I think you want a Ford. ???? Who are the others, people who don't have a Ford.? Mitsubishi Triton may have troubles too. They have there differences and if it were me I would drive both to see which one I liked, not ask here. AFAIK the Triton has a pretty good track record, can Ford say the same? Owned my Triton for over 4 years without one fault of any kind. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JaiLai Posted April 24, 2019 Share Posted April 24, 2019 Initially it was my thought as well to get an old car and NV was the choice , but it still goes for 100000 baht and it’s a 20 year old car, also I have 9 and 6 of them weighing close to 45 kg, The wild track is pretty high to be getting 45kg dogs in and out of unless they’re agile enough to jump.Mine were not ( about the same weight ) I had concrete steps made to the height of the tail gate for them get in and out.I believe the ranger comes in a ‘ low rider ‘ style?Sent from my iPhone using Thailand Forum - Thaivisa mobile app Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wildewillie89 Posted April 24, 2019 Share Posted April 24, 2019 Not to hijack the thread but I am curious to hear people's opinion on the Navara. From reviews seems to be quiet comfortable to drive (more car like) due to its very different suspension set up, but just no good under a heavy load (apparently have fixed that a bit). If only taking 350 odd kgs (guessing as I don't know weight of all your dogs), then shouldn't be heavy enough to bring up the problems the Navara was criticised for. In theory a comfortable ride on crappy roads? Probably a lower price as well. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BestB Posted April 24, 2019 Author Share Posted April 24, 2019 1 hour ago, Kwasaki said: I think you want a Ford. ???? Who are the others, people who don't have a Ford.? Mitsubishi Triton may have troubles too. They have there differences and if it were me I would drive both to see which one I liked, not ask here. You are right I like ford. Others for example is my driver, when I asked him he said his friend has one and always fixing something . I owned 2 mitsu’s before and never any issues, I have never owned ford before Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BestB Posted April 24, 2019 Author Share Posted April 24, 2019 36 minutes ago, JaiLai said: The wild track is pretty high to be getting 45kg dogs in and out of unless they’re agile enough to jump. Mine were not ( about the same weight ) I had concrete steps made to the height of the tail gate for them get in and out. I believe the ranger comes in a ‘ low rider ‘ style? Sent from my iPhone using Thailand Forum - Thaivisa mobile app Yeah it does I just prefer the hi rider due to rains. I will be getting a ramp for them to get in and out Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BestB Posted April 24, 2019 Author Share Posted April 24, 2019 14 minutes ago, wildewillie89 said: Not to hijack the thread but I am curious to hear people's opinion on the Navara. From reviews seems to be quiet comfortable to drive (more car like) due to its very different suspension set up, but just no good under a heavy load (apparently have fixed that a bit). If only taking 350 odd kgs (guessing as I don't know weight of all your dogs), then shouldn't be heavy enough to bring up the problems the Navara was criticised for. In theory a comfortable ride on crappy roads? Probably a lower price as well. Have also looked at that and specs are great and cheaper than ford and mitsu. From my research though really bad at holding value and hard to sell. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
transam Posted April 24, 2019 Share Posted April 24, 2019 2 minutes ago, BestB said: Have also looked at that and specs are great and cheaper than ford and mitsu. From my research though really bad at holding value and hard to sell. Much like Ford....???? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wildewillie89 Posted April 24, 2019 Share Posted April 24, 2019 1 minute ago, transam said: Much like Ford....???? Thoughts on Navara? Lets be honest, not many expats are going to be working them very hard. Other than resale value are they a solid truck? Know if have servicing issues that Ford seem to have sometimes that come up on this forum? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kwasaki Posted April 24, 2019 Share Posted April 24, 2019 7 minutes ago, wildewillie89 said: Not to hijack the thread but I am curious to hear people's opinion on the Navara. From reviews seems to be quiet comfortable to drive (more car like) due to its very different suspension set up, but just no good under a heavy load (apparently have fixed that a bit). Depends what you want a truck for IMO and your personal preference is. Whatever truck TV members buy it will be the best. ???? I have a pal who has a 4D Navara after driving every truck available at the time it's the best of all he says. I drove all trucks as well at a time and chose the 4D Vigo. Our truck now is a Isuzu smartcab but it's for work. Got people our villages with all makes trucks for work or to use as a car, they all like their model truck. I always say drive em and chose what you like. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BestB Posted April 24, 2019 Author Share Posted April 24, 2019 2 minutes ago, transam said: Much like Ford....???? That’s what I thought until started looking. Rangers actually hold value pretty well, on par with Isuzu and Toyota. from other countries reviews also highly recommend ford. this is why I am so confused ???? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BestB Posted April 24, 2019 Author Share Posted April 24, 2019 1 minute ago, Kwasaki said: Depends what you want a truck for IMO and your personal preference is. Whatever truck TV members buy it will be the best. ???? I have a pal who has a 4D Navara after driving every truck available at the time it's the best of all he says. I drove all trucks as well at a time and chose the 4D Vigo. Our truck now is a Isuzu smartcab but it's for work. Got people our villages with all makes trucks for work or to use as a car, they all like their model truck. I always say drive em and chose what you like. Totally agree with test driving , in my case the ones I found are on the opposite sides of Bangkok , was hoping to avoid having to travel to both locations and waste entire day. But looks like I may have too???? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BestB Posted April 24, 2019 Author Share Posted April 24, 2019 5 minutes ago, wildewillie89 said: Thoughts on Navara? Lets be honest, not many expats are going to be working them very hard. Other than resale value are they a solid truck? Know if have servicing issues that Ford seem to have sometimes that come up on this forum? I personally have not come across complains about service but reviews and ratings are fairly low and as said resale value is a big problem . Can get 2018 model for under 600000, auto top specs Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
transam Posted April 24, 2019 Share Posted April 24, 2019 5 minutes ago, wildewillie89 said: Thoughts on Navara? Lets be honest, not many expats are going to be working them very hard. Other than resale value are they a solid truck? Know if have servicing issues that Ford seem to have sometimes that come up on this forum? Mitsu and Nissan mechanically are near bullet proof....Toyota in my opinion are near bullet proof plus...Electronics.... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kwasaki Posted April 24, 2019 Share Posted April 24, 2019 11 minutes ago, BestB said: You are right I like ford. Others for example is my driver, when I asked him he said his friend has one and always fixing something . I owned 2 mitsu’s before and never any issues, I have never owned ford before My personal opinion is it depends on Kilos covered by trucks and there treatment and use. I know people here who have Fords present and up to 15 years old with no issues. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stevenl Posted April 24, 2019 Share Posted April 24, 2019 Really a personal choice. I have a Mazda, bought that one after having owned and test driven all others. Others will come to a different conclusion. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
transam Posted April 24, 2019 Share Posted April 24, 2019 8 minutes ago, Kwasaki said: My personal opinion is it depends on Kilos covered by trucks and there treatment and use. I know people here who have Fords present and up to 15 years old with no issues. Different Ford tech 15 years back..Very little to go wrong....???? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kwasaki Posted April 24, 2019 Share Posted April 24, 2019 17 minutes ago, wildewillie89 said: Thoughts on Navara? Lets be honest, not many expats are going to be working them very hard. Other than resale value are they a solid truck? Know if have servicing issues that Ford seem to have sometimes that come up on this forum? Prices and servicing seem to be where you live in my observations. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mike787 Posted April 24, 2019 Share Posted April 24, 2019 The optimal vehicle is the one with the lowest operating cost over the life span. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
transam Posted April 24, 2019 Share Posted April 24, 2019 2 minutes ago, mike787 said: The optimal vehicle is the one with the lowest operating cost over the life span. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
giddyup Posted April 24, 2019 Share Posted April 24, 2019 1 minute ago, transam said: Dunno, looks pretty high maintenance to me. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kwasaki Posted April 24, 2019 Share Posted April 24, 2019 3 minutes ago, transam said: Different Ford tech 15 years back..Very little to go wrong....???? I always defend Ford had 1955 consul Mk1 and later a Mk2 and Zodiac 6 pot. They made me a mechanical and bodywork repair expert. In fairness a lot of new Fords trucks in our village and the dealership is good here by all accounts. Our Thai neighbour has spent dosh on all sorts, different wheels and off road stuff not the 2.2L it's a 3.2L. See they have gone Isuzu way with a 2.0L diesel now. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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