Would You Still Buy A Ford Wildtrak 3.2 In 2014

[Uncle Pecker]

sigh.....

[NE1]

This morning I got in my Wildtrak and there was no a.c. lights on , despite twiddling and pushing every knob and button , nothing.

So i figure a fuse has blown. I drove to the Ford dealers , lucky it was cool and wet this morning.

They fixed it in 20 minutes , I asked the wife to ask them , " was it a fuse " the mech / tech said " before you turn your engine off you must close your ac unit otherwise it will bugger the compressor up.

I have never heard of this , I had a Toyota prior to the Ford and never turned the ac off when turning the engine off and never had the slightest problem.

My wife told me one her friends had a Ford Wildtrak the same as ours and the compressor was buggered within the first year.

Is it possible this could just be a Ford problem ?

[bkkjames]

This morning I got in my Wildtrak and there was no a.c. lights on , despite twiddling and pushing every knob and button , nothing.

So i figure a fuse has blown. I drove to the Ford dealers , lucky it was cool and wet this morning.

They fixed it in 20 minutes , I asked the wife to ask them , " was it a fuse " the mech / tech said " before you turn your engine off you must close your ac unit otherwise it will bugger the compressor up.

I have never heard of this , I had a Toyota prior to the Ford and never turned the ac off when turning the engine off and never had the slightest problem.

My wife told me one her friends had a Ford Wildtrak the same as ours and the compressor was buggered within the first year.

Is it possible this could just be a Ford problem ?

I have heard this myth? before , not sure if it was related to Fords only though. Can anyone fill in the gaps?

[transam]

This morning I got in my Wildtrak and there was no a.c. lights on , despite twiddling and pushing every knob and button , nothing.

So i figure a fuse has blown. I drove to the Ford dealers , lucky it was cool and wet this morning.

They fixed it in 20 minutes , I asked the wife to ask them , " was it a fuse " the mech / tech said " before you turn your engine off you must close your ac unit otherwise it will bugger the compressor up.

I have never heard of this , I had a Toyota prior to the Ford and never turned the ac off when turning the engine off and never had the slightest problem.

My wife told me one her friends had a Ford Wildtrak the same as ours and the compressor was buggered within the first year.

Is it possible this could just be a Ford problem ?

My Vigo is now in it's eight year, never turned the A/C off. My UK Merc, never turned the A/C climate control off.....

[Pomthai]

All turning the AC off does is disengage the electronic clutch that normally drives it - thus reducing the starting load on the battery.

[Ace of Pop]

In older Cars maybee, but the sequence from the Comp is Warning Check first, then fire up, then load whatevers left on at last shutdown.T.A is right , if its fighting fit, it starts, old or not.

[NE1]

I just think it is a problem Ford have .

Hope the new Toyota is half decent when ever it gets here.

[HooHaa]

If the new 2014 Hilux looked anything like the Toyota Tundra in the US that would be sweet

Yep, but it's incredibly unlikely - the Tundra's styling is unique, and distinctly "Americanized" - the Hilux is a rest-of-the-world model that needs to appeal to some very un/anti American palettes.

'very anti- American?'... they selling 'em in North Korea then?

I think you should have just stuck with the local styling argument. Loads of Chevrolet's being driven all over SE Asia. Yes, I know, they look like Noddy cars to the average American and are not built in Detroit but I seriously doubt that any car buyers are NOT buying Chevys and Fords just because they are 'American.'

you are cherry picking for effect. he said "un-anti american palletes [sic]"

as in un or anti american tastes

if you cant understand a post, its best to pass it by.

[NanLaew]

If the new 2014 Hilux looked anything like the Toyota Tundra in the US that would be sweet

Yep, but it's incredibly unlikely - the Tundra's styling is unique, and distinctly "Americanized" - the Hilux is a rest-of-the-world model that needs to appeal to some very un/anti American palettes.

'very anti- American?'... they selling 'em in North Korea then?

I think you should have just stuck with the local styling argument. Loads of Chevrolet's being driven all over SE Asia. Yes, I know, they look like Noddy cars to the average American and are not built in Detroit but I seriously doubt that any car buyers are NOT buying Chevys and Fords just because they are 'American.'

you are cherry picking for effect. he said "un-anti american palletes [sic]"

as in un or anti american tastes

if you cant understand a post, its best to pass it by.

And you have cherry picked my 19 month-old post. Either nothing to do or abysmally slow internet.

Not much of a cherry either. More like sour grapes?

PS. Your HooHaa is showing...

[IMHO]

And you have cherry picked my 19 month-old post. Either nothing to do or abysmally slow internet.

Not much of a cherry either. More like sour grapes?

PS. Your HooHaa is showing...

yeah, we got over that nan laew

[Ace of Pop]

My view is that the American Truck look is fine.In America...Reason is they have bloody great Cummings V8,& Benzine Power, used for heavy haul with double axel wheels, and trailers in many cases. A Gorilla of a truck looks stupid with the piddle sized 4 pots we have here.Just look at those Orange and Red Wildcats, ideal for show offs , not normal everyday folk.A nice everyday truck Toyo or Nissan etc. suits most here.

[Kwasaki]

OP answer :- Why not, here where I live the Thai guys absolutely luv em.

[Ace of Pop]

...This is what a Truck Looks like in the World..

[affen02]

So any news about wear and tear on the wildtrack 3,2 2014, i had mine for 10 months now, no problem, beaut drive and power to pass almost anything plenty of city driving but also long hauls.