Can you really justify buying a pick-up truck? Where there's a will there's a way...
You know when you quite fancy something, but you can’t really justify it on a logical level? Well, pick-up trucks fit into that category for me. I like them. There’s something quite appealing about trucking along in your lofty, go-anywhere machine, but then I think to myself “how practical are they really?” “Not very,” is usually the conclusion I arrive at, and that’s where the conversation with myself ends.
Then there’s the problem of which pick-up to buy. The obvious option used to be the Volkswagen Amarok. It was the most refined and easy to live with, but that’s not on sale right now. The Ford Ranger ran it a close second, and the main thing it was missing is a creamy V6 diesel. Yet, in nearly every other respect, it’s a match for the Amarok - as I confirmed last week after several hundred miles schlepping about in a Wildtrack.
Now, the gearbox in this Ranger lasted all week. I’ve never had any problems with the gearbox in any of the Rangers I’ve used over the years, come to think about it. It's not perfect, mind. It has ten speeds, which accounts for the engine’s easy-going bent on motorways, and it also helps the economy. 30mpg isn’t exactly Prius-busting but the Ranger is a big old brick to push through the air.
There’s no second guessing and endless correcting, and it doesn’t roll alarmingly, which is all you can ask for. It’s undemanding to pedal along. Even the brakes are good. Very American, in the sense that you can imagine this being advertised with ‘The Ranger comes with powered brakes standard’ like something from the 50s, but while they’re highly servoed, they’re strong and the firm pedal is easy to meter.
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