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Old 29-04-2016, 07:14 PM   #61
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Default Re: I'll eat my words... Rangers are fantastic.

Bad week for our Rangers this week,
The managers one went into limp mode after being driven through a puddle, back at Ford now...
Tried to drive up a gravel incline towing a small water cart with mine, traction freaked out and I came to a halt. Tried turning traction off, both settings, hold for one second and five seconds, computer still over rides and cuts power, no point balancing it on the brake, that shuts it down too... Had to back the trailer down the hill and get a bigger run up lol!!!
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Old 29-04-2016, 07:23 PM   #62
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Bad week for our Rangers this week,
The managers one went into limp mode after being driven through a puddle, back at Ford now...
Tried to drive up a gravel incline towing a small water cart with mine, traction freaked out and I came to a halt. Tried turning traction off, both settings, hold for one second and five seconds, computer still over rides and cuts power, no point balancing it on the brake, that shuts it down too... Had to back the trailer down the hill and get a bigger run up lol!!!
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Old 29-04-2016, 08:03 PM   #63
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Default Re: I'll eat my words... Rangers are fantastic.

I think the Amarok is where it's at. Definatley the most polished out of what's available at the moment.
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Old 29-04-2016, 10:07 PM   #64
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Found another flaw the other day, anyone tried trail braking or dabbing the brake to correct under steer? The engine shuts power off WTF! Might be a first world problem but with the lack of chassis dynamics you're really going to have to throw every trick you can at them in the interest of spirited driving, will have to ask the boss for a blouse to go with the ute, I've only had the thing a week and dread getting into it every morning...
I think you are in the wrong car. Perhaps you should be driving an XR8 sprint.

I actually drove a 2011 PK Ranger recently. XL, manual rental car, what an absolute POS that thing is.
It's crazy to think that the PX came out in 2011. The difference between the Pk & PX is unbelievable.
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