pick up truck but whuch one?

[Ian Clarke]

Hello all

 

Im planning on getting myself a double cab pickup I will have no more than £6000 to spend. What do people recommend?

 

Answers on the back of a postcard please

[Dan Earp]

(Back of a fag packet)

Im still tempted on the ford ranger bud 👍 overall for me it comes out tops i.e towing cross country etcetc

[5 shires]

Ford Ranger pre 2008. Anything after that just not quite as good. My view only and from experience. Don't want a word fight about l200, Toyota, Isuzu etc and how good they are.

[CJM]

I've always liked the older style ford ranger (2005) it's more rugged and drove better that the new ones but it's looking a bit dated now. I'm presuming most of them now have towed stuff to moon and back

[5 shires]

Agree the old shape looks a bit dated but it's a work vehicle and it does a job. I have 2. One 2000 the other 2001 single cab for work and double cab for best.

[richy_B]

I've got a 2007 Ranger king cab. Got it 2 months ago for £5250 with 70k on the clock. Mud terrains and a truckman top. I'd recommend them. Decent for light offroad, comfortable enough to drive about it, pull a decent trailer (3000kg on the plate but I'm not sure how it'd cope) and easy enough to work on maintenance wise.

[Matthew Storrs]

Chap with has a ranger 2004, to be fair its a good truck, its reliable, tows fairly well up to 3 ton ( although I'd say 2 ton is its comfortable limit) and in general goes well on the road, he has had trouble with the gearbox twice- but other than that at 140,000 miles its doing really well.

Do check the chassis ( as with any truck), it may look all clean outside but a sneaky peak under his truck reveals some fairly serious rot in places.

[5 shires]

I know nothing about servicing etc. I just put diesel,oil,water in mine and tyres when needed.have new glow plugs in tomorrow ready for the cold shape should have a service really but it's going just fine so won't bother yet.

[Matthew Storrs]

I know nothing about servicing etc. I just put diesel,oil,water in mine and tyres when needed.have new glow plugs in tomorrow ready for the cold shape should have a service really but it's going just fine so won't bother yet.

 

Surely all the more reason to keep on top of the servicing, why wait till its not running fine?

[oldwoodcutter]

Yep,go for a ranger Ian,but avoid 1 thats come off a livestock farm.