2019 ford ranger review....

[goeduck]

$9K is not chump change.

 

[Jstpssng]

$9K is not chump change.

That might not be the exact number, I was including the extra tax I would need to pay on the higher priced truck. Specced out the way that I would get it the Ranger is a little under 32K, the price for a comparable F150s are around 40K, based on MSRP. Although my excise tax is based on that number, nobody pays full price.

 

[goeduck]

That might not be the exact number, I was including the extra tax I would need to pay on the higher priced truck. Specced out the way that I would get it the Ranger is a little under 32K, the price for a comparable F150s are around 40K, based on MSRP. Although my excise tax is based on that number, nobody pays full price.

Okay. Then $8K +tax -negotiation is not chump change. :laughing:

 

[ArlyA]

When we buy a machine, any machine in general. It needs to do this and that jobs for us. The better it fills these needs, the more its worth to us. In the case of a truck, it needs to haul junk in the bed and us in the cab comfortably, all while we are driving to various locations. If someones criteria is only the vehicles size, then you shouldn't have any problem locating one.

 

[ArlyA]

Looking out of the windshield at the fall colors today. Many more photos on the dogs blog. The internal computer say we're getting 23+ mpg.

 

[goeduck]

Looking out of the windshield at the fall colors today. The internal computer say we're getting 23+ mpg.
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Looks ducky!

 

[dalola]

Looking out of the windshield at the fall colors today. Many more photos on the dogs blog. The internal computer say we're getting 23+ mpg.

Make sure you verify the computer with hand calculation, as the computers are notoriously optimistic. There is also a way to manually adjust the formula the computer uses to make it more accurate, if you're so inclined. I've adjusted mine so it is within ~.2 or .3 every time I hand verify.

 

[txdon]

Make sure you verify the computer with hand calculation, as the computers are notoriously optimistic. There is also a way to manually adjust the formula the computer uses to make it more accurate, if you're so inclined. I've adjusted mine so it is within ~.2 or .3 every time I hand verify.

I'm checking this tank-full but .2 to .3 is not bad considering it's hard to get the exact same level, temperature, and cut-off of the filling station's nozzle the same during the two fill-ups for verification accuracies.

Where Is the manual adjustment?

 

[ArlyA]

In a report I did a few posts back, the internal ford computer showed slightly less MPG than our calculations did. It may have been just 1 or 2 miles off, nothing serious. Getting perfect calculations does not make or ruin my day, so we're not going to try adjust its internal software. The silly trucks gets unbelievably good mile per gallon in our book.

Make sure you verify the computer with hand calculation, as the computers are notoriously optimistic. There is also a way to manually adjust the formula the computer uses to make it more accurate, if you're so inclined. I've adjusted mine so it is within ~.2 or .3 every time I hand verify.

 

[dalola]

I'm checking this tank-full but .2 to .3 is not bad considering it's hard to get the exact same level, temperature, and cut-off of the filling station's nozzle the same during the two fill-ups for verification accuracies.

Where Is the manual adjustment?

Keep in mind, this is for an F150, I don't know if the Ranger is the same, or slightly different.

Take your hand calculated MPG and divide it by the computer display MPG....then multiply by 1000. This new number is what you will change the AFE Bias to.
Example: 18.3/19.6 = .9337xxxx. Multiply by 1000 = 934 (rounded up) as the number to use.


For Lariat and up 8 inch meter Display:

Engine off.
1. Press and hold OK Button on the left side of the steering wheel and don't release it until the end.
2. Press push start Button only (Not Brake Pedal) to turn to Accessory Mode.
3. Once Message é„*ccessory Mode appears.... press the Brake Pedal and turn the Engine on.
4. Engineering Test Mode appears instantly. Release OK button.
5. Scroll to AFE Bias and push OK to change it to the number you calculated. Note, it takes quite a few clicks to get to AFE Bias.
6. Once done, turn off truck and it will update your mpg, including your Trip 1 and Trip 2. You'll see it has changed the next time you start the truck.

Note....quite a few of us have been successful just holding down the OK button, starting the truck, then releasing the OK button once Engineering Mode pops up.

For 4.2 inch meter Display:
Engine off.
Press and hold OK Button on the left side of the steering Wheel.
Continue holding OK button and start the engine...don't let go of OK button until "Engineering Test Mode" appears.
Go through the menu pressing and releasing OK Button until you reach "AFE Bias 1000" appears.
Press and release Down. Using Left and Right change 1000 to the Number You calculated. Press OK.
To leave Engineering Mode after you are done, just turn the engine off.