Hey guys been thinkin of gettin a truck and kinda been leaning towards either 1 a 2024 ford ranger or 2 a 2024 toyota tacoma .... which 1 do ya'll like ? Which do u think is more reliable ( for needing less repairs and what not )?
2024 ford ranger vs toyota tacoma ?
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I don't have any experience with either truck but I have friends who have Tacomas and love them. The Ranger is a good looking truck too.
Good luck with your search!
I don't have any experience with either truck but I have friends who have Tacomas and love them. The Ranger is a good looking truck too.
Good luck with your search!
We had 4 2020 Tacomas. Great trucks and we drove them hard, made money with them, and sold them for as much as we bought them for. I’m not sure what the Ranger resale value is, but the Tacomas were great. They were not especially fuel efficient though. We now drive full size trucks and get the same mpg.
EbS-P
Minister of Fire
Are the new Tacos all hybrid? Not that that is a bad thing but it might be a new design. I don’t buy the first year of any new mechanical design.
EbS-P
Minister of Fire
Answered my own question. Only the iForce MAX is the hybrid. Tacoma unless dealer was a lot further away than the ford dealership.
Pretty sure this model year is the start of a new gen for the Tacos, something to consider. I don't know much about the Ranger. I drive a 2017 SR5 Taco and I absolutely love it.
EbS-P
Minister of Fire
walhondingnashua
Minister of Fire
I drove a 21 ranger for a month as a rental. My nephew has a 2023 tacoma that I have drove a few times along with my sisters having a 2018 4 runner. I am 6'4" and I personally would not own either of them just based on ergonomics. I just don't sit comfortably in either of them. But thats a personal issue.
Based off of reliability and build quality, I don't think there are many trucks that outlast a tacoma but hard to tell on a newer one. I believe that tacomas are still made to be a truck and the new rangers are not of the same quality as they used to be. if we were talking older rangers/explorers I'd recommend them all day with the Ford 4.0.
Based off of reliability and build quality, I don't think there are many trucks that outlast a tacoma but hard to tell on a newer one. I believe that tacomas are still made to be a truck and the new rangers are not of the same quality as they used to be. if we were talking older rangers/explorers I'd recommend them all day with the Ford 4.0.
Hi guys thanks for the takin time to get back to me ...mu thoughts were once i get my place payed early then i grab 1 or the other and from what i've kinda seen , heard, n read was that tacoma's are really great trucks and i know rangers were too but i didnt know if they were still good as they usef 2 be
EbS-P
Minister of Fire
walhondingnashua
Minister of Fire
Lol, now go back and think what ads you saw Monday night...
🤣🤣🤣 the only thing i saw resembling an ad was those meme vids on youtube that was kinda like a music vid in a way that kinda went " i know that truck ... thats a ford f****** ranger "
Stelcom66
Minister of Fire
Best of luck with the Ford Ranger. Both trucks are likely good choices. Instead of V6s, turbo 4 cylinders are either the more powerful option or standard these days. The Ranger is certainly larger with its recent resurrection. If I someday consolidate to one vehicle, I'm not sure whether I'd go with a midsize or fullsize pickup truck. There's advantages to both. Right now along with a car the older truck I have is an 8' bed. It was nice having that recently when picking up a load. But - I've seen those bed extenders and have read good reviews about them.
Dajolu
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I think the Ranger was a good choice. Personally I think it looks great in the redesign and the 2.3 Ecoboost motor has so far proven itself to be a good reliable motor. The F-150’s have gotten so big for my liking and if I went for a P/U it would be a Ranger. It’s a good size. I think you’ll enjoy it.
Stelcom66
Minister of Fire
I see for 2024 there's an optional turbo V6. I'd think the 2.3L 4 turbo would be plenty enough power for the Ranger. Just need to hope the turbos will be as durable as past engines. That goes for Toyota too,
If you up the compression ratio with a turbo I’m sure it’s going to wear faster.
I think they'll both be fine, the 2.3 has been fine in the Ranger and the Focus RS. The 2.7 is well proven in the F150. The 3.0 would lead me to do further research though.
Indmar even makes a marinized version of the 2.3 that was common in jetboats around here for a couple years, but that's pretty much stopped. A couple boats have had major issues, including throwing rods out the side of the block. It's a good engine, it was just not built to make 310hp at 19psi boost at 4800rpm for hours on end.
EbS-P
Minister of Fire
Those are air craft engine use cases, and there is a reason you don’t put auto engines in planes. Unless it’s an experimental and then a rotax from a snowmobile is good enough🤔
Stelcom66
Minister of Fire
310 hp out of a 2.3 L is quite extreme. as well as a rod thrown through the block! I was wondering when mileage hits around 150k how that or any turbo engine typically hold up. The normally aspirated 2.3L engine routinely accomplished that and then some. Many diesels are turbos, but a different design in many ways.
2.7L is a common truck 4 cylinder displacement. What I had in the Tacoma previously owned, as well as being available in full size GM half ton trucks. I'm not surprised mid sized trucks are making a comeback. Of course some never went away, like the Toyota Tacoma and Nissan Frontier. Interesting the Frontier I believe, is only available with a normally aspirated 3.8L V6.
It is, but that's how they come from the factory. In marine applications they run 15w-50 oil on a 50 hour oil change interval, if that gives any indication of the load they are put under. In an automotive application they probably run below 1/3 load 95% of the time, and will never see that kind of abuse. Really you get all the perks of a smaller engine with the turbo to make up for the power shortfall for the short periods of time it is required.
I don't mind the smaller trucks, I'm not sure the Ranger is my cup of tea but that's okay, the wife has a 2018 Colorado Diesel and it's nice to drive, and the little 4 banger diesel is easy on fuel. The new Colorado/Canyons are nice, but seem to be plagued with some first year issues, and I'm not sure I like the new turbo 2.7 liter, it's got a lot of added complexity and it doesn't seem to be any more efficient than the gas I4 or V6 it replaced. I'd try the Tacoma, if they are anything like previous generations they will last and hold their value.
As an avid snowmobiler, there's no way I'd be putting a snowmobile engine in an aircraft, my own is pumping out just over 200hp from 800cc, but there's no way I'd be trusting my life to it.
Rotax does build 4 stroke aircraft engines, but I thought they were rated at 2,000hrs between overhauls? Probably 5 times the life an average snowmobile engine would get.
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