Commonality with Ranger
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From: Mirepoix, France
Commonality with Ranger
We are planning to take a f450 dually to Central and south America. There are many many Rangers in South America, but not so many F series. Is there a reasonable commonality of spares between the Ranger and the F450?
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Ford does export super duties to South America so you will probably have to rely on the dealer network there for spares.
Do be careful though, Ford full size trucks are popular among certain criminal elements. Maybe stick to big cities if you have to visit a dealership.
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I just hear Cptn Ron warning about the gorillas. Hopefully it is Ranger trucks and not some paramilitary ranger group.
Sounds like a nice trip for a adventurous person. Can't help on trucks but seem like maybe a Ranger may be better for you vs a f450? When in Rome kind of thing.
Sounds like a nice trip for a adventurous person. Can't help on trucks but seem like maybe a Ranger may be better for you vs a f450? When in Rome kind of thing.
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Hopefully you dont need service at all south of the boarder. Class 2 and above F series are not common at all there and finding someone who knows how to even service one will be difficult. Nothing on a Ranger is going to help you on an F450 as well as all the differences in the south american F series of comparable size. Youll be somewhat ok in Mexico but beyond that your F450 is a unicorn in those countries.
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I just hear Cptn Ron warning about the gorillas. Hopefully it is Ranger trucks and not some paramilitary ranger group.
Sounds like a nice trip for a adventurous person. Can't help on trucks but seem like maybe a Ranger may be better for you vs a f450? When in Rome kind of thing.
Sounds like a nice trip for a adventurous person. Can't help on trucks but seem like maybe a Ranger may be better for you vs a f450? When in Rome kind of thing.
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Few things come to mind.
You probably won't have any support with emissions with anyone south of the border.
Two, I would bring plenty fuel filters as well as some oil/air.
Self defense aids would be high on the list also.
You probably won't have any support with emissions with anyone south of the border.
Two, I would bring plenty fuel filters as well as some oil/air.
Self defense aids would be high on the list also.
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Question - how much are you having to pay to get the truck shipped into SA from CA? Just curious - it isn't crazy expensive for motorcycles but a Super Duty is a whole other deal.
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Question - how much are you having to pay to get the truck shipped into SA from CA? Just curious - it isn't crazy expensive for motorcycles but a Super Duty is a whole other deal.[/QUOTE]
it will be gas, because diesel is poor quality in peru and Bolivia.
It will cost about $4k to get it from Panama to Colombia, which is a pain, but perfectly doable. I'm in Argentina at present and there are plenty of US registered vehicles here touring.
it will be gas, because diesel is poor quality in peru and Bolivia.
It will cost about $4k to get it from Panama to Colombia, which is a pain, but perfectly doable. I'm in Argentina at present and there are plenty of US registered vehicles here touring.
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It will cost about $4k to get it from Panama to Colombia, which is a pain, but perfectly doable. I'm in Argentina at present and there are plenty of US registered vehicles here touring.[/QUOTE]
So this will a F450 Chassis cab? or a non america bought vehicle?