chevrolet colorado vs. ford ranger

[rollyic]

balak kasi ng pinsan ko na paguwi nya ng pinas galing middle east, bibili sya ng pick-up.

napag usapan namin ang 2 pick-up (colorado and ranger).
can you help us, decide?

thanks in advance!

[rollyic]

next year mga april-may po ang uwi nya.

[Ry_Tower]

IMO the colorado won't be sold here (a separate discussion has been posted here also in tsikot, you might want to search for that), get the 2012 Ranger if it fits the budget, or the recently facelifted Hilux if you he is after loading capacity. The Navarrais also a good choice.

[renzo_d10]

Ok yung Ranger. Durability and looks wise. Knowing Ford, almost all of their units are flood-proof ... in a way.

Wag na yung Hilux, sobrang tagtag daw niyan eh. True enough, I see lots who have already changed their shocks to Bilstein to at least somehow dampen their ride.

Yung Navara, ok din. Low ground clearance though. A minus if your cousin is into off-roading. Pero sobrang bilis ng Navara*. Impressive torque. And somehow sports a car-like ride feel. Plus naman kung speed-freak pinsan mo and loads stuff kagaya ng iba dito.

Do also consider the Strada. Car-like ride feeling ( proven ), improved engine ( VGT ), ok bed space ( not for people who load LOTS, and I mean LOTS of baggage ), design-wise ... pwede na.


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[niky]

They're actually previewing the Colorado this week at the Chevrolet 100th year anniversary. So chances are pretty good they'll sell them here.

We won't know how good the Colorado and Ranger are until they actually get here.

[hinDMaxsiado]

As an outsider looking in, i would take go for the 2012 Ford Ranger.

The 3.2-litre is the only one out there running on straight-penta (5-cylinder) configurations and chances are it runs very smooth ---- smoother than a 4-inline and a V6 but not smoother than a straight six.

The only other manufacturer that makes straight-penta's is Volvo, for their marine motors, and they are highly regarded for smoothness.

Goodluck on your choices sir.

[doc vince]

Any updates on these two?

[doc vince]

I like the looks of the ranger pero how is their after sales service and warranty claims?

[oliver1013]

Totoo ba yung nakita kong ads sa sulit...ford ranger 4x4 m/t is less than 1.2M, actually 1.179M...mura naman nun..panalo

[niky]

Totoo ba yung nakita kong ads sa sulit...ford ranger 4x4 m/t is less than 1.2M, actually 1.179M...mura naman nun..panalo

That's just the 2.2 liter engine. That's why it's cheap.

Actually, good deal if you really want or need the 4x4 (few people really do) but not the fuel consumption penalty of a 3.2 liter engine.

[doublej]

Pra sa akin Mas lamang ang bt 50 sa ranger dahil sa engine na 3.2. At sa iba pang features na kasama sa 4x4 variant. (Hill descent, leather seats, dual climate control, etc.) Iba talaga performance ng 3.2 ang lakas at tahimik. Mganda ang interiors ng bt 50 parang nasa high end suv ka nakasakay. Sa exterior mas malapad ang bt 50 ng kaunti. Magkatabi kasi ford at mazda dito sa amin. After na test drv namin ang units yung bt 50 na kinuha ko at ng father in law ko.dahil sa engine at extra features. White at blue kinuha namin. Late nxt year pa daw ang 3.2 ng ranger.

[ZENMasterTYL]

ranger for me

[oliver1013]

Hindi kaya underpowered niky, making it thirsty?

[Ry_Tower]

Saw the colorado at Megamall and a blue ranger yesterday. Sa exterior looks at sa cabin lay-out lamang talaga ranger.

[Sweetlucious]

If we talk of interior, no match ang colorado sa ranger, not even close. But the exterior is subjective, 'coz i've seen people stare at this truck, and these are not your ordinary car nuts. Ranger's exterior is kinda on the safe side while colorado is kinda quirky. Kumbaga sa girl, ranger is the it girl, colorado is the anti-it.

[SiRbossR]

Hindi kaya underpowered niky, making it thirsty?

it won't be. the 2.2 375NM/150HP is almost as powerful as the previous 3.0 380NM/156HP

[jut703]

Hindi kaya underpowered niky, making it thirsty?

Not at all. The thing with diesel engines is that despite having really low power figures, they naturally have lots of low-end torque, which is really all that's necessary to get the 2-ton truck moving.

Our 1991 L200 that weighs 1700 kg but only has 70 horsepower (prolly closer to 50 now) pulls pretty well at city speeds, and still nets around 9-10 km/L.

[oliver1013]

Wow...its a steal then compared to its competitors with the same offering, 4x4 m/t nasa 1.3-1.5M..and ancient models at that.

[niky]

375 NM of torque is more than enough for some light to moderate off-roading action. That's what really matters for economy and pulling power, rather than peak power... which will only affect flat-out acceleration and top speed.

Hindi kaya underpowered niky, making it thirsty?

I wouldn't think so. My "underpowered" Crosswind still gets up to 16 km/l despite the stupid-low gearing. If an engine is tuned more for economy than power (see the Toyota 2.5 D4D) then economy should be good.

[ersatz0906]

Ranger 4x4 2.2 XL has only 125hp...because its mid tuned engine, not sure if its turbo is vgt or not...if only they retain the hi tuned 2.2 engine on there 4x4 then sana ito kunin ko...so sad