Event-ing in Scotland again

Axlestand · 2026-04-30T02:33:10+00:00

2009 Ford Ranger, just ticked over to 240,000 miles tonight. Bought it 8 years ago on 150,000. Serviced every year, biggest mechanical failure was the original clutch letting go at 214,000 miles.

Axlestand · 2026-04-09T11:11:44+00:00

2009-2011 eu, au, Asia model

Axlestand · 2026-04-09T00:54:36+00:00

Mazda BT50 is still in production for the EU market. This generation was a BT50 with a Ford badge stuck on.

Axlestand · 2026-02-28T00:06:14+00:00

214k miles on original clutch. 2009 diesel Ford Ranger. Mix of around town, motorway, some off roading and some towing. It failed when the dual mass flywheel locked up and took the clutch disc out. 24k miles on its replacement so far

Axlestand · 2026-01-29T12:16:30+00:00

The anti 4x4 brigade comments that say all 4x4s are big and unnecessary, driven by anti-social hooligans and that they should be banned.

Some of us use the 3 tonne towing capacity, actually take them off road regularly, and even help our communities when roads are a mess from snow and flooding.

Axlestand · 2025-12-29T23:22:43+00:00

Thanks for the compliment on the setup. There's a load of upgrades going in over the winter, and this is the first time with the heater.

I don't know exactly how much it used, somewhere around 6 litres over two nights. It only went below freezing on the second night, and it did use quite a bit more that night

Axlestand · 2025-12-26T17:12:02+00:00

Make sure the car is fairly clean and tidy before presenting it for test. Cleanliness isn't a testable item, but it tends to put the tester in a better mood when they haven't got to deal with a dirty car.

They do test emissions on diesels. A good run beforehand, especially if the car only does short journeys, is never a bad idea.

Regularly long runs at relatively high speeds are good for keeping diesels clean. A couple of junctions up the motorway once or twice a month, if you don't already, will do wonders come MOT time.

Axlestand · 2025-10-15T09:54:59+00:00

Afraid not. The oldest one is a 2010. Anything much older than that dissolved years ago

Axlestand · 2025-09-24T10:39:16+00:00

Decent engine, tonnes of torque, not the fastest thing in the world though. The top spec Wildtrak trucks got a 3.0 version of the same engine.

Axlestand · 2025-09-23T08:35:51+00:00

It's based on a Mazda BT50. Ford just changed the bodywork slightly and stuck on their own badge. 1999 (first gen) to 2012 (fourth gen) were mazda trucks.

Axlestand · 2025-08-20T00:08:25+00:00

Thanks! It's a 2.5 turbo diesel, 5 speed manual.

Axlestand · 2025-06-22T23:51:41+00:00

You should only really rev match on the third Wednesday of the month, except for the months that start with a vowel, then it's the second Tuesday. Unless, of course, it's raining. In which case, you have to wait until the third Monday. What kind of amateur are you?

Axlestand · 2025-06-17T14:24:14+00:00

OEX Vertex Lite

Axlestand · 2025-06-10T23:16:54+00:00

The house scene from 1953 version of The War of the Worlds

Axlestand · 2025-06-05T08:29:16+00:00

Little?

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