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Willem geniet jou Ford

… hope you bought enough rebar there in Otavi,
for me to weld you up a decent bumper …

Mad Manny wrote: ↑

Wed Oct 06, 2021 10:23 pm

I wouldnt base the consumption on what the OBD says.
Calculate it tank to tank on liters and mileage.

That 10 speed box is fine - complaints come when guys change the gearing (bigger tyres) and then tow or carry a load - then it hunts like n Boer with a 303...

Also, saying " the Ranger is better than the Navara" is like saying Flatulance is better than Diarrhea... it should be better.
But is it good?

The OBC is actually close to spot on. On my way back, I filled up at Tsumeb having done 411km. It took 37,04L to fill up, thus 11,09km/l. At that stage the consumption according to the OBC was 11,8km/l - so its about 94% accurate.

In December I'll put it through its paces by doing 600km of gravel and then some beach driving. If I'm lucky, we'll have some rain on the farm when I am there so a bit of mud turf will be on the cards (although I do not expect much with the standard tyres it came with). I would like to see how the gearbox will do in each of those scenarios.

Leon wrote: ↑

Wed Oct 06, 2021 10:15 pm

Willem geniet jou Ford

Dankie oom

BushWacker wrote: ↑

Wed Oct 06, 2021 10:22 pm

… hope you bought enough rebar there in Otavi,
for me to weld you up a decent bumper …

I'll beat you to death with my gavel if you come within 50 yards of my Ford with a wire brush and welding hammer

I think it’s more the grinder you should worry about.

AndreasR wrote:I think it’s more the grinder you should worry about.

*Grindr

I'll let you guys know
I attended The Academy of Welding
under Prof. Leon in Roodepoort ...

Ricoffy,
you buy plenty rebar there in Otavi and,
in no time at all ... , I'll knock you up
a matching set :
Mega-Cow-Bumper
Stylish Roof Rack
and Groot Cattle Rails

BushWacker wrote: ↑

Thu Oct 07, 2021 10:58 am

I'll let you guys know
I attended The Academy of Welding
under Prof. Leon in Roodepoort ...

Ricoffy, I'll knock you up

Chas you need to update the welding thread with your latest projects after the training.

Willem, I'd be very worried getting offers like this. Ha ha ha

Lol yes Chas will sort your Ride out.

Chas, no need to constantly pm me.

You can get these grinder discs at any Builders Warehouse.

After about two weeks of ownership, I have the following to report:

1) Gearbox and pistons still ok.

2) The gearbox tend to skip 2nd and 4th gear in normal urban driving conditions. This is hardly noticeable, but it does have an effect on the fuel consumption in town. Granted, I drive over about 9 speed humps and come to a dead stop 7 times on my way to work (roughly 8km drive), and this results in a urban consumption of anything between 6-8km/l. I expected it to be more frugal than that.

3) I did do a little experiment this morning and drove like miss Daisy, then the gearbox goes through all the gears and the consumption decreases to 10km/l - this will however be a bit difficult to do in normal traffic conditions.

4) When choosing the Selectshift option, the torque and acceleration is something to behold. There is however a short delay before it engages the next gear and you have to time the shifting just right to ensure that you don't over rev the engine.

5) We are experiencing a heat wave at the moment and temperatures easily go up to 38 at 13:00. I have the climate control set at 21 and it works a charm. I did however notice the gearbox tend to let the engine rev a bit higher in D mode to accommodate the extra strain on the engine.

6) The lack of a split rear window is lamentable. Although I understand the reasons Ford decided against it, I do have some use for a split rear window. In my D23 I would leave it open about 1 cm and it helped a lot to dissipate the heat buildup in the cabin on hot days.

7) I filled up this morning and the OBC registered a combined consumption of 10.9km/l - however it should be taken into account that 340km was long distance driving with a consumption north of 12km/l.

Anyway, I am still enjoying the Wildtrak (and the new car smell every morning). For its size, its really an easy car to live with

Do you drive around with a braai pack in you vehicle?