That's my struggle. The ecoboost is a compelling engine. If this truck was a dog, it would be easy. I also might be leaning towards the Ranger if this truck had a longer history in the U.S. with that engine. It came back here in 2019, so most people are still well under 100K on these motors.
Mid-size pickup decision - Ford Ranger v. Toyota Tacoma??
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Yes, I must have skipped over the fact that the Taco was a 4cyl. F that noise all day long. No, just no. If it comes down to the 4cyl being the only option in the Taco, I'd rather buy a Suzuki Samurai or some other random shishkabob.
Do you mind me asking.... what year is the Ranger and do you know how many miles he has on it? Thanks!
2020, over 10k.
How long or by how many miles do you want to own it.
Because an NA toyota 4 cyl with a known bulletproof 6spd (one I've driven and experienced the smoothness of) and a turbocharged engine with a ford/gm 10 speed (same trashcan in my escalade) are very different.
If not long the ranger since it would probably be better all round until things start showing their rear 150k miles out. If 20 years and 300k you already know the answer.
Because an NA toyota 4 cyl with a known bulletproof 6spd (one I've driven and experienced the smoothness of) and a turbocharged engine with a ford/gm 10 speed (same trashcan in my escalade) are very different.
If not long the ranger since it would probably be better all round until things start showing their rear 150k miles out. If 20 years and 300k you already know the answer.
You can gamble on what seems to be a decent engine from Ford or live every day with a total pig from toyota.
The 2TR-FE in the Tacoma is fairly reliable by modern standards, but it is going to be miserably slow and the Tacoma's driving dynamics are already pretty terrible. Reliability is important, but life might be too short to put up with this misery for 200K.
I take you've never owned Toyota? I won't argue they are over expensive- but they are more money for a reason with no problem with resale.
I see the Toyota love fest is alive and well, they can’t get oil rings right and in some cases can’t manage to properly attach a steering wheel to a steering gear but around here you’d think they were built by the Greek gods and just hovered through life like A magic carpet never needing anything… what a big steaming pile of 
I have a 2020 Ridgeline. The most comfortable ride and seats I have ever had. Beats most cars and I get 28mpg. (FWD)
Says the person who owns a new(er) VW. RoflcopterI see the Toyota love fest is alive and well, they can’t get oil rings right and in some cases can’t manage to properly attach a steering wheel to a steering gear but around here you’d think they were built by the Greek gods and just hovered through life like A magic carpet never needing anything… what a big steaming pile of
Never owned a Toyota either...
My Honda K24 2.4L is 190hp- how much do you need?
In a 3500lb+ truck? More. One of my good buddies in HS, his parents had a 4cyl extended cab S10. Just.....no.
It’s a better car by light years than my Toyota was…
Cool. Did Toyota commit fraud and have millions of vehicles sitting because of said fraud? One cannot really condemn Toyota for small issues like low tension rings whilst owning a vehicle from a company like VW, sorry.
The 96 was a much smaller vehicle. The new fatty will be unpleasant on the Highway and sluggish around town.
VW literally committed fraud on emissions testing by trying to bypass said emissions testing, purposefully and willfully, costing them almost $3 billion in fines. Toyota put some low tension rings in vehicles.
Roflcopter @ making that an equivalent comparison. Just roflcopter.
