BHP orders 2500 Ford Rangers?

[DoreSlamR]

I believe it has something to do with new safety requirements on BHP sites and the Rangers excellent inbuilt ROPS system.

The retro fitted bars used in LV's are expensive to fit and take up a lot of room, among other things whereas the Ranger's system is non intrusive and factory fitted.

[2011G6E]

I see an astounding number of different fourbies out here as mine vehicles...everything from Ford to Hiluxes to Navaras to Great Walls to those god-awful Ssanyong things.

[Bundy]

We run (like most others) hilux 4x4 's at work, the boss has got the Ranger, its nice to ride in, but the back seat is a major let down. Compared to the Hulix its more straighter in the back and the leg room is about half as much. This is a major problem as most of these mining Co, don't just have 2 blokes sitting in the front.

[dannyhilton]

I drive past the local ARB store on my way to and from work every day, and the place is always packed full of standard, white Rangers. There is a tray place just up from where I work also, and again, full of Rangers. Hope this is true, so fingers crossed as it would be a great advantage if Ford can prove their worth.

[Joe5619]

Originally Posted by bundy

We run (like most others) hilux 4x4 's at work, the boss has got the Ranger, its nice to ride in, but the back seat is a major let down. Compared to the Hulix its more straighter in the back and the leg room is about half as much. This is a major problem as most of these mining Co, don't just have 2 blokes sitting in the front.

Are you sure about the leg room? I though I read somewhere Ranger has class leading leg room in the back?

[TheSneakiness]

Originally Posted by vanman_75

im led to believe its coming to councils and such ....so at the moment 2 vehicles amorok and ranger will be the choice until someone else gets up to standard

New gen Colorado? *cough*

[aquahead2001]

Originally Posted by Brazen

My local dealer told me today that BHP has ordered 2500 Ford Rangers for some of their Australian mines. Has anyone heard of this?

Will we see a big surge in Ranger sales? Hilux is almost the biggest selling car in Australia and is by far the biggest seller in Qld, WA and NT. The BHP order will not only be a good sales boost but also be a big reputation builder.

There have been rumours about a massive order for Rangers from one of the big mners for a long time. There have been orders quoted as 500, 1,000 and 10,000. It may be true it may be not!

FYI, I was in Mackay for the big Queensland Mine Expo a couple of weeks ago and I did see a heap of PX Rangers up there, around town and down in the inductrial areas but they were still out numbered by Hiluxs.

[NC1183]

Originally Posted by bundy

We run (like most others) hilux 4x4 's at work, the boss has got the Ranger, its nice to ride in, but the back seat is a major let down. Compared to the Hulix its more straighter in the back and the leg room is about half as much. This is a major problem as most of these mining Co, don't just have 2 blokes sitting in the front.

I have sat in the back of both, and i reckon the Ranger has heaps more room.

[Windsor220]

Originally Posted by bundy

We run (like most others) hilux 4x4 's at work, the boss has got the Ranger, its nice to ride in, but the back seat is a major let down. Compared to the Hulix its more straighter in the back and the leg room is about half as much. This is a major problem as most of these mining Co, don't just have 2 blokes sitting in the front.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=P5_Oq9LUbOw

[Chopped]

Not just a great work vehicle either.
I saw an all black(no, not the kiwi version!) one the other day, big black deep dish rims, black bars, black windows etc.....It looked awesome. Very imposing.

Best looking/toughest crew cab on the market IMO.
Well done Ford AUS for designing it.

[Smoke Pursuit]

Originally Posted by bobthebilda

See thats where the story becomes half unbeleivable. Ford on a number of occassions have said they dont want to chase low profit fleet sales, and everyone keeps saying they cant keep up with private sales. So why would Ford chase low profit fleet sales, when apparantly they cant keep up with high profit private sales?

Because if they prove themselves in this market they will get a bigger allocation, which means more cars for everyone....

Its very hard to walk into a dealer and buy a ranger Auto XLT.... They are pretty hot property even prior to talk of the big boys taking them in large quantities... I was told January to get one myself, ended up getting the BT-50 instead, atleast its got the same running gear.

[SpoolMan]

2500 is good for Ford I hope the supply chain picks up fast, I have seen customers buying Rangers interstate because of lack of available stock.
article on BHP 5 star ANCAP vehicles only, this will smack the Toyota dealers around a bit..
http://www.themotorreport.com.au/542...r-entire-fleet

[lethal66]

I work for bhp and this is correct. They have ditched Toyota because they didn't meet the 5 star safety rating.Not sure how long the ford rangers will last though on a mine site.

[Benjamin Smith]

Originally Posted by dannyhilton

I drive past the local ARB store on my way to and from work every day, and the place is always packed full of standard, white Rangers. There is a tray place just up from where I work also, and again, full of Rangers. Hope this is true, so fingers crossed as it would be a great advantage if Ford can prove their worth.

You talking about TJM they got the contract with SX AUTO to do all there pre delivery bars and trays.

[Elks]

Originally Posted by Joe5619

Are you sure about the leg room? I though I read somewhere Ranger has class leading leg room in the back?

Maybe the boss has the old model which had terrible rear seat room?

[Cheese3]

Originally Posted by lethal66

I work for bhp and this is correct. They have ditched Toyota because they didn't meet the 5 star safety rating.Not sure how long the ford rangers will last though on a mine site.

Well can someone correct me if im wrong. But i heard today that the hilux's that the mines get are upgraded with heavy duty parts and arn't exactly "standard/factory" the guy was telling me this other company buys the hilux and modifies them, then sells the hilux to the mines.

True or not? or maybe some places and not others

[lethal66]

Originally Posted by Cheese3

Well can someone correct me if im wrong. But i heard today that the hilux's that the mines get are upgraded with heavy duty parts and arn't exactly "standard/factory" the guy was telling me this other company buys the hilux and modifies them, then sells the hilux to the mines.

True or not? or maybe some places and not others

False . Toyota hilux's are finished. When bhp takes control of hilux's they need roll bars etc in them to make them safety efficient. Ford rangers donot need anything extra in them because they already meet the safety requirements.

The funny thing is I know what hilux's go through I donot think a ford ranger will cope on mine site roads.I give them 6 months and they will fall to pieces.

[barra240t]

As I've said a million times before, Thailand will never have the supply to meet Australia's demand on Ranger Fleet, Gov and Retail sales. We will be chasing our tail like we have this year over and over unless we sort out our supply. From my understanding the only other factories are in South Africa and South Amercia.

For goodness sake give us an Australian factory that can supply us cars we can sell in this country and help us all out, from the suppliers to the local dealers and more importantly our retail customers.

[tranquilized]

Originally Posted by lethal66

The funny thing is I know what hilux's go through I donot think a ford ranger will cope on mine site roads.I give them 6 months and they will fall to pieces.

What are you basing that assumption on?

[Polyal]

Originally Posted by Cheese3

Well can someone correct me if im wrong. But i heard today that the hilux's that the mines get are upgraded with heavy duty parts and arn't exactly "standard/factory" the guy was telling me this other company buys the hilux and modifies them, then sells the hilux to the mines.

True or not? or maybe some places and not others

True.

And I cant see the Ranger having an issue. Dont tell me FoA/Ford didnt build the car with these guys in mind...look at the Asian region and its all about resources.

[Ford PR]

Hi, BHP are ordering Ford Rangers but the figure has been overstated in this thread. Can't provide any details as the agreement is a confidential one between BHP and Ford.

[PepeLePew]

Oh don't you hate it when facts get in the road of a good yarn ;)

Thanks Ford PR, its fantastic reading facts from the smoke and mirrors of rumour ;)

Awesome inroads for a great product ;)

As a aside on road presence, I drive mine daily and never really appreciate its size, doesn't DRIVE big. But driving my FG rental down a Melbourne street one day got passed by a XLT. Didn't even realise what it was until it'd passed. It's a big chunk of car from the Falcons viewpoint.

[DJR-351]

Originally Posted by Ford PR

Hi, BHP are ordering Ford Rangers but the figure has been overstated in this thread. Can't provide any details as the agreement is a confidential one between BHP and Ford.

You can PM me with the details if you want, i won't say a word...honestly

By the way thanks for straightening out the story....

[vanman_75]

And the other twist is most of our onsite cars are hired ...leased from third parties , so in the end bhp ordering any amount at all is a surprise .
I personally know people who got sick of waiting for a delivery date and pulled out of ranger , get it up to speed or its another fail anyway .I doubt bhp will wait either ...sad but a fact at the moment .

[CODSASR]

I work for vicroads and last week we received a email from the fleet manager saying our order of 1000 rangers is being held up. my office received one ranger 3 weeks ago supposed to get 3 more

[Bossxr8]

All the orders in the world are worthless if you can't get supplies.

The clown factory are hopeless when it comes to getting supplies of in demand products, its been happening for years now and its really no suprise they are being outsold by Mazda, Hyundai etc who have no problem supplying the market.

Ford will not succeed until they can solve these problems, surely it can't be that hard.

[XR6Uteman]

Originally Posted by sprint347dave

whats a ford Ranger ?

A Mazda with Ford stickers on it.

[Bossxr8]

Other way round.

[Bundy]

Originally Posted by Windsor220

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=P5_Oq9LUbOw

Nope have travelled in them and its a good speil but not all true, I'm 193cm, there's no way you can sit comfortable in the back with the front seats right back and everyones got underground mining boots on for work.

I'm not saying that the Hulix is heaps better, in that respect, just marginally better.

[DoreSlamR]

Originally Posted by bundy

Nope have travelled in them and its a good speil but not all true, I'm 193cm, there's no way you can sit comfortable in the back with the front seats right back and everyones got underground mining boots on for work.

I'm not saying that the Hulix is heaps better, in that respect, just marginally better.

Add an aftermarket mine-spec roll bar to the mix and it's twice as worse.

I'm 188 and can contort myself into the back but will forever be hitting my head on the poorly cushioned roll bar in front of me...especially on the rail access roads after a good rain!

Fact is, the front seats don't have to be right back and if the muppet tried to sit like that, they had another thing coming.

Same goes for the short ***** who think they deserve to sit in front while 3 guys twice his size squeeze in the back.