clintonrichard Posted January 7, 2014 Share Posted January 7, 2014 (edited) Having gone into the Ford dealer to view the new Ford Wildtrack 3.2, I was shocked to see the very small dash mounted LCD screen ! about 4 inch, I asked the sales girl if there was a bigger screen available as to view the GPS on this small screen would be very restricted, it was then I received my second shock when she said there is no GPS available on the Wildtrak ! I then found out that the new Mazda BT 50 also suffers from the same tiny 4 inch screen and also has no GPS, the competition has had big factory mounted LCD screens in for years now, even the Mitsubishi Mirage eco car has a 7 inch screen with GPS, can anyone explain the reason for these two modern up to date trucks not having what is now common place large screens ? Edited January 7, 2014 by clintonrichard Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BSJ Posted January 7, 2014 Share Posted January 7, 2014 Ford drivers are expected to know where they are going??? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
guzzi850m2 Posted January 7, 2014 Share Posted January 7, 2014 Ford drivers are expected to know where they are going??? Ha-ha, I use a Garmin on the windshield in mine but not nice with the charging cable hanging down from it. You can buy a very nice non Ford aftermarket 8" center console for the Ranger, check the 2.2 Ranger forum, last page. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
clintonrichard Posted January 7, 2014 Author Share Posted January 7, 2014 Ford drivers are expected to know where they are going??? Ha-ha, I use a Garmin on the windshield in mine but not nice with the charging cable hanging down from it. You can buy a very nice non Ford aftermarket 8" center console for the Ranger, check the 2.2 Ranger forum, last page. Still does not explain their logic of having to rely on aftermarket screens and GPS with cable hanging down stuck to the windows ? The fact that people are doing this speaks for itself. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MESmith Posted January 7, 2014 Share Posted January 7, 2014 No one is forcing you to buy those 2 trucks. Look elsewhere...... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
funcat Posted January 8, 2014 Share Posted January 8, 2014 Ranger drivers know where they're going... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post Ace of Pop Posted January 8, 2014 Popular Post Share Posted January 8, 2014 Ranger drivers know where they're going... To the Toyota Dealers after a few weeks. 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Spoonman Posted January 8, 2014 Share Posted January 8, 2014 Ranger drivers know where they're going... To the Toyota Dealers after a few weeks. Why ? The vigo does not have GPS either. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ace of Pop Posted January 8, 2014 Share Posted January 8, 2014 They cant go far enough to warrant a GPS anyway. Pioneer do one thats fits into a 2.2 new ranger, not a bad ride either , my chums happy with it after his Isuzu Clacker blew up. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Spoonman Posted January 8, 2014 Share Posted January 8, 2014 Got a link for that pioneer into ranger set-up. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Woodsie888 Posted January 8, 2014 Share Posted January 8, 2014 Ranger drivers know where they're going... To the Toyota Dealers after a few weeks. Why ? The vigo does not have GPS either. The Prerunner 3.0G and 3.0 4WD have navi as standard now Spoony. Since about last Oct in fact 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Daffy D Posted January 8, 2014 Share Posted January 8, 2014 Ranger drivers know where they're going... To the Toyota Dealers after a few weeks. Why ? The vigo does not have GPS either. Mine does Its an additional option Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Spoonman Posted January 8, 2014 Share Posted January 8, 2014 And so it does, I was not looking at the G model....Hmmmmm that 3.0g Smart Cab Pre runner is a potential candidate to replace my shitbox ranger. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Woodsie888 Posted January 8, 2014 Share Posted January 8, 2014 And so it does, I was not looking at the G model....Hmmmmm that 3.0g Smart Cab Pre runner is a potential candidate to replace my shitbox ranger. As you know and thanks to you, I sold my 3.2 a long time ago! I had a Vigo before it and have another Vigo now again. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
thailoht Posted January 8, 2014 Share Posted January 8, 2014 Got a link for that pioneer into ranger set-up. This is the one I saw posted: Another Cool After-Market Product_for the Ford Ranger Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ace of Pop Posted January 8, 2014 Share Posted January 8, 2014 Until an O.E. GPS is fitted at a reasonable price,many will choose to have a Jolly Garmin. You can take it with You if you fly and hire a cheap rental for touring around. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Spoonman Posted January 8, 2014 Share Posted January 8, 2014 (edited) Got a link for that pioneer into ranger set-up. This is the one I saw posted: Another Cool After-Market Product_for the Ford Ranger Yeah have a Zulex one here at work and it is crap, hence I was wanting to know what the Pioneer setup was. Edited January 8, 2014 by Spoonman Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jitar Posted January 8, 2014 Share Posted January 8, 2014 And so it does, I was not looking at the G model....Hmmmmm that 3.0g Smart Cab Pre runner is a potential candidate to replace my shitbox ranger. As you know and thanks to you, I sold my 3.2 a long time ago! I had a Vigo before it and have another Vigo now again. Woodsie, what was wrong with your Ranger 3.2? Why did you sell? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Woodsie888 Posted January 8, 2014 Share Posted January 8, 2014 And so it does, I was not looking at the G model....Hmmmmm that 3.0g Smart Cab Pre runner is a potential candidate to replace my shitbox ranger. As you know and thanks to you, I sold my 3.2 a long time ago! I had a Vigo before it and have another Vigo now again. Woodsie, what was wrong with your Ranger 3.2? Why did you sell? I was never very comfortable with the transmission Jitar. Ford told me it was normal. I didn't agree with them. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
impulse Posted January 8, 2014 Share Posted January 8, 2014 I remember back in the day, only suckers paid the factory price for electronics. You could install an aftermarket radio that sounded 5x as good for 1/4 the factory price. Is it still that way? Haven't bought a new car since the divorce, and that was the '80s. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
guzzi850m2 Posted January 8, 2014 Share Posted January 8, 2014 (edited) Well I am not too bothered about the lacking GPS either, as AoP said, you can take the Garmin with you or store it away when not in use. I also connect my Garmin to my desk top PC after been using Garmin Base Camp on the PC for planning a trip. The Garmin will then follow your planned trip. Also car with fitted GPS from the factory can be a bit of a nightmare to get updated (I been told) and perhaps cost big money too. And I am still very happy with my 2.2WT, everything works just fine. Just because one poster here says it's shit doesn't necessary mean that he is right but more his opinion or bad luck (he also had an early edition I believe?). My wife been driving on flooded roads and the auto trans works like a charm. A Vigo truck is an almost 10 year old platform, I tried a friends 3.0, no thanks. Perhaps next generation truck from Toyota will be very good, who knows? Edited January 8, 2014 by guzzi850m2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Spoonman Posted January 8, 2014 Share Posted January 8, 2014 (edited) Well I am not too bothered about the lacking GPS either, as AoP said, you can take the Garmin with you or store it away when not in use. I also connect my Garmin to my desk top PC after been using Garmin Base Camp on the PC for planning a trip. The Garmin will then follow your planned trip. Also car with fitted GPS from the factory can be a bit of a nightmare to get updated (I been told) and perhaps cost big money too. And I am still very happy with my 2.2WT, everything works just fine. Just because one poster here says it's shit doesn't necessary mean that he is right but more his opinion or bad luck (he also had an early edition I believe?). My wife been driving on flooded roads and the auto trans works like a charm. A Vigo truck is an almost 10 year old platform, I tried a friends 3.0, no thanks. Perhaps next generation truck from Toyota will be very good, who knows? If you read what I posted I said all the issues I have had and others is a small percentage of vehicles sold. Yes I think the vehicle is shit but that is probably more to do with ford Thailand rather than the actual vehicle saying that the manual gearbox is awful and the noise the clutch makes even worse. btw mine is august 2012 build. Edited January 8, 2014 by Spoonman Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
IMHO Posted January 9, 2014 Share Posted January 9, 2014 can anyone explain the reason for these two modern up to date trucks not having what is now common place large screens ? The Ranger is a long overdue catch-up, not modern and up to date Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
clintonrichard Posted January 9, 2014 Author Share Posted January 9, 2014 can anyone explain the reason for these two modern up to date trucks not having what is now common place large screens ? The Ranger is a long overdue catch-up, not modern and up to date Sadly you could be right ? Its a shame if that's the situation as I think the truck looks great inside and out, maybe after its been on the market another year they will update a few things that many people feel are letting it down now ? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
IMHO Posted January 9, 2014 Share Posted January 9, 2014 (edited) can anyone explain the reason for these two modern up to date trucks not having what is now common place large screens ? The Ranger is a long overdue catch-up, not modern and up to date Sadly you could be right ? Its a shame if that's the situation as I think the truck looks great inside and out, maybe after its been on the market another year they will update a few things that many people feel are letting it down now ? There's a minor change rumored for the Ranger in 2015, but no specifics on what's changing yet... It will be timed around the launch of the Everest, which is almost certainly going to get Sync (the head unit in the Focus), so that means they'll have the new dash moldings required to also put Sync in the Ranger.. Edited January 9, 2014 by IMHO Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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