How good are these utes??

[TypeR rated]

Hey guys.

I'm possibly lookin into gettin an 04 Ford courier 2wd double cab xlx diesel turb ute. Has high ks but is in a tidy state, lowered on 18's. It does look the part for a ford I guess haha.

I have been warned about heads cracking in them and that the gearboxes aren't very strong, I was just wondering if any of you out there have owned OR owns one and know of anything else to look for if I was to get it. Pros an Cons would be nice. Just wondering if it would be worth lookin into.

Cheers fellas.

[kwikaus]

My work pro ides me with one, it is stock as, I tow tractors around behind it on a trailer, and it gets abused from one orchard to the next when I need to get there in a hurry. This one hasn't missed a beat yet, have note ed wheel alignments are needed on a regular basis, and one of the other ones thats done well over 350ks has only ever had the turbo seals done.

[Guest]

pretty reliable turboed ones are quick for a ute. utes go forever but they do heads and eat glowplugs gets expensive. if you buy one put in ngk plugs thats what genuine use. nearly swapped foz for a 2001 2wd turbo one prefer them over hilux coz they have power. when they blow up a sr20det bolts straight in i believe ;D

[G-unit]

mate was a ford mechanic as said that when u have a heavy load on just drive in 4th as they have a weak part on them under heavy load , dad has the petrol version and never had a problem apart from getting stuck on spit ,

[MercuryFree]

My girlfriend's uncle is a ford mechanic and he's looking to buy one to tow his boat etc. I think that's a fairly good endorsement

[Swindog]

 TypeR rated said:

Hey guys.

I'm possibly lookin into gettin an 04 Ford courier 2wd double cab xlx diesel turb ute. Has high ks but is in a tidy state, lowered on 18's. It does look the part for a ford I guess haha.

I have been warned about heads cracking in them and that the gearboxes aren't very strong, I was just wondering if any of you out there have owned OR owns one and know of anything else to look for if I was to get it. Pros an Cons would be nice. Just wondering if it would be worth lookin into.

Cheers fellas.

Is that the one with the black roof down to the body line mate?

[Guest]

expect to be replacing bushes its whole life to being a high k vehicle but especially coz its a ute. the rangers are better than anything in the market at the moment for power/torque/economy/comfort/reliability and you can chip it later.

[Swindog]

Ive got a 06 mitsi triton petty manual for a work ute and goes ok...they are upgrading me to a brand new ranger end of the year. Tritons only done 50km.

[Guest]

 Swindog said:

Ive got a 06 mitsi triton petty manual for a work ute and goes ok...they are upgrading me to a brand new ranger end of the year. Tritons only done 50km.

should be a good change. how are they compared to early tritons? found them seriously slug. we see a lot of common rail utes as we sell the impulso chips for them.

[Swindog]

Bit gutless for a 2.3 but its gets a hiding and keeps going ok. Doesnt like the load with a trailer however.

[TypeR rated]

cheers for the info guys. If I do get it I was going to sell me old hiace and keep the ute for me run around driver. just wanted something that I wasn't going to fix every warrent.

Swindog, na this one is pure white. Must've been de-stickered cos it doesn't have the black stripe down the side anymore. I'll try an get a pic up soon for ya. Dude said he's also still got the canopy for it too

Yeah I was also told about the glowpug issue too. Would it be due to wrong use when starting or is it just a ford issue?

[TypeR rated]

This is the ute in question

[Guest]

they just do it its a wl-t thing not sure on non turbos guessing its the same thing. get the timer set right when you change plugs and use ngk y701j i think but dont quote me its the weekend

[DRFVDR]

is it certed ??

[TypeR rated]

I'm unsure. I havent seen it in person yet cos I'm out of town for work at the mo. I'm arranging to see it once I'm back after next week.