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Discussion starter · #22 ·
Collected the car this afternoon and drove home. Ran fine, seems to be unaffected.

The service manager turned out to be less abrasive in person, and reckons the most likely long-term effect will be premature wear on the fuel pump. This would manifest itself, he tells me, in taking longer than usual to fire when starting, especially when it’s hot. That’s when it’s time to book in and replace it.
 
Discussion starter · #23 ·
In the unlikely event anyone is still reading... when I was convinced the Nav had had breakdown #2, I started thinking about what I do and don’t like about it, and what I’d replace it with.

I settled on a 76 Series Landcruiser wagon - this is a real dinosaur of a car, with two live axles, rear leaf springs, manual gearbox, manual transfer case, manually-wound windows... and the stonking 1VD 4.5 litre V8 diesel from the 200 Cruiser, albeit in lower-tune, single-turbo form.

I went looking at one today and am devastated that I don’t fit. I just can’t get far enough away from the wheel - not unlike a Defender in that regard - unless I crush the legs of the rear seat passenger behind me. I doubt my boy would approve.

So, the Navara gets a reprieve for now. The Y62 Patrol keeps catching my eye, but to add enough fuel capacity to make a V8 petrol work in the desert, you have to relocate the spare wheel, and you can’t upgrade the hydraulic suspension to cope with the weight... it’s just not right, even if it is a damn fine piece of machinery.
 
Has the new Ford arrived with you yet as on paper it sounds quite a step forward. We are hoping to have a look as soon as we can.
Not sure what they have done to get 213BHP and 500nm torque out of a 2l diesel that matched to a 10 speed auto (from Mustang)should fit the bill. Always been anti ford due to the way they burn diesel but they say these are pretty frugal.
 
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Has the new Ford arrived with you yet as on paper it sounds quite a step forward. We are hoping to have a look as soon as we can.

Not sure what they have done to get 213BHP and 500nm torque out of a 2l diesel that matched to a 10 speed auto (from Mustang)should fit the bill. Always been anti ford due to the way they burn diesel but they say these are pretty frugal.

That 2.0 diesel is not yet available on the Ranger, although you can pre-order the Raptor which has it. However you can buy it in the Everest wagon.

Unfortunately it prices itself against both the Y62 Patrol and the 200 Landcruiser, and it is a class below them in size. The Patrol absolutely slaughters the Everest in performance and space, while the Cruiser matches performance (albeit from more than double the engine capacity), has more space, and is more established as a “serious” 4WD.

It does sell, but it won’t set the market afire. Most Australian 4WD buyers are skeptical of small capacity engines, and the Ranger’s current sales are built to a very large extent on its big lazy engine.
 
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