Is the Ranger the Hilux we've been wanting?

[Hilldweller]

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So I don’t get this infatuation with Manual gear selection. ...

Makes sense on some vehicles though.
I had two MINI Coopers with autos and paddle shifters and one with a manual trans. The autos would run Deal's Gap much faster than the manual.

And my wife's car now ---- I can get about 10% better fuel economy on podunk backroads manually shifting the autobox than letting it shift. Seeing the hills, anticipating gear needs, that sort of thing.
I drive her car and I get 44 mpg. She drives and gets 35 (Mrs Leadfoot).

 

[Deleted member 9101]

I don't know what it says about other owners, I'm saying we somehow dealt with tailgates that were not dampened for, like, ever and it was never an issue. I

Try opening the tailgate on a new truck, while holding a child in your arms. You'll definitely appreciate it lowering slowly...lol.

 

[Deleted member 9101]

Love it, I also REALLY like those hooks on the sides of the beds, those would come in handy. I still wanna retrofit one of these to a modern truck:

Those hooks were awesome!

 

[DaveInDenver]

They still are. You need to buy the proper new Hilux to get them.

 

[nickw]

Try opening the tailgate on a new truck, while holding a child in your arms. You'll definitely appreciate it lowering slowly...lol.

You could do it easily on the new Ranger....but I get it. My older F150 was heavy.

 

[nickw]

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Love it, looks more like a Ranger than it does a Tacoma. The headache rack is cool too.

 

[DaveInDenver]

Love it, looks more like a Ranger than it does a Tacoma. The headache rack is cool too.

It's funny, that stock Hilux photo looked vaguely familiar...

 

[nickw]

Thats just another reason Hilux is superior.

Funny thing is I bet all the Aussies/Euros take them off if they don't need them....grass is always greener...

 

[nickw]

It's funny, that stock Hilux photo looked vaguely familiar...

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Love those wheels. I need to get a set for my Ranger for the winter....

 

[LimaMikeMike]

Try opening the tailgate on a new truck, while holding a child in your arms. You'll definitely appreciate it lowering slowly...lol.

When my girlfriend’s son was about 5, I turned my back while working in the garage for a minute and he tried to close the open tailgate on my 06 Dodge. He wasn’t able to quite latch it and it slammed back down with some force missing him by a hair. Luckily he wasn’t hurt, Mom gave us both a tongue lashing.

I think damped tailgates are useful.

 

[85_Ranger4x4]

Try opening the tailgate on a new truck, while holding a child in your arms. You'll definitely appreciate it lowering slowly...lol.

Even more fun opening a dampened tailgate with say a 31 class battery or 5 gallon bucket of oil in your hand. Might as well have a cheesy elevator song playing as it makes its way open. Heck no, free hand pushes past the damping to get rid of the battery/oil.

Forget the damping, make it open with the remote as you walk up to it.

 

[Todd780]

Forget the damping, make it open with the remote as you walk up to it.

I think some trucks have that feature now.

 

[Deleted member 9101]

I think some trucks have that feature now.

I know its available on the upper trim levels of the F150.

 

[Deleted member 9101]

When my girlfriend’s son was about 5, I turned my back while working in the garage for a minute and he tried to close the open tailgate on my 06 Dodge. He wasn’t able to quite latch it and it slammed back down with some force missing him by a hair. Luckily he wasn’t hurt, Mom gave us both a tongue lashing.

I think damped tailgates are useful.

My daughter has done the same thing... It can definitely end badly.

 

[tacollie]

I really wonder if the Aus rangier/Hiluxs are really more truck that the US counterparts. I'm pretty sure they have lots of paved roads and I'm willing to bet most people aren't using their trucks off-road. Aside from a diesel option, the US ranger seems like a good option.

I didn't know our truck had a dampened tailgate for months. I didn't even know it was a thing. Now that I've showed it to everyone I'm indifferent to it.