Ford Fiesta and Focus

[unheard]

3 hours ago, kwak250 said:

I often see people on fb with problems with ranger gearbox and transmissions.

 

Maybe the new ones are sorted but still really do not want to risk it I will wait for a couple of years.

 

If your concern is with the prior gen 10-speeds/bi-turbo combo..

There's the current 6-speed/single turbo version which is proven to be reliable.

But I suspect you're after the highest output versions.

[seedy]

3 hours ago, unheard said:

The current generation should be much more reliable when towing.

And how did you arrive at this conclusion ?

Ford is well known to 'throw its customers under the bus' in N. America, Europe, Aus, etc etc etc

Give it time - the "New, Improved" 10 speed will prove itself - or not.

 

[unheard]

1 hour ago, seedy said:

Ford is well known to 'throw its customers under the bus' in N. America, Europe, Aus, etc etc etc

How's it different from any other car manufacturer?

They all have their share of cases of customer mistreatment.

But it's not the subject of this conversation.

[unheard]

1 hour ago, seedy said:

And how did you arrive at this conclusion ?

It's been reworked, with shifting logic changed.

The driver has been given an opportunity to lock out the highest gears during towing to prevent excessive gear hunting.

Some internals have been changed also.

It's been surely improved according to multiple reviews (paid or not).

All of them are saying the exact same thing.

Just on its own the implemented higher gear lock out feature will surely improve its long term reliability if towing.

[In the jungle]

6 hours ago, Kwasaki said:

Get a new handle. ????

It wasn't my truck.  As a Hilux owner this sort of thing is ridiculous.

[Pmbkk]

 

We have a Fiesta ecoboost ( had a Focus ) both are brilliant in the U.K.

 

In Thailand we have a Civic - again very good.

 

In Thailand I'd go for Honda/Toyota(Altis).

In the the UK a Focus.

 

This is my times of hard tops - for 39 years I only had soft tops. 

[unheard]

12 hours ago, In the jungle said:

It wasn't my truck.  As a Hilux owner this sort of thing is ridiculous.

What are the chances for the Ranger handle to suddenly break off at the hand of a Hilux owner? ????