MY Ford Ranger Raptor OWNERSHIP update...the good, the bad, the ugly...plus donuts

I think it's reasonably obvious there is 1 tool in the ranger.
Behind the drivers seat is a fairly large tool. Good one Paul. :)

C'mon you gotta tell us what the other number plate was!!?!

You can set the auto start to off and the exhaust to your favorite along with the drive mode and even suspension. Set it and then hold down the R to set it as your mode. R is your saved mode.

Hi Paul. Thanks for your channel - I find it really enjoyable and well balanced. I've had my Raptor for 3 months now and here's my personal feedback so far (its my daily commute and I have done 4000KM+ already): 1. I do love the looks, comfort, driving experience and looks of enjoyment from people seeing it for the first time! 2. Rough and random Idle - always 3. Hectic fuel consumption I cannot get it below 17L /100KM (only have 95 Octane here) 4. Really unreliable Apple Carplay - always gets confused between different phones - most frustrating. Sometimes just cant get it to work 5. Radio memory is suspect - changes by itself 6. I'm an Audiophile and the B&O Sound system is properly awesome 7. Going over speed bumps is not as smooth as I expected (in any mode) 8. Front lights are outstanding and the matrix system works beautifully 8. Camera system is outstanding and very useful 9. Braking could be more responsive in general 10. That aerial - yeah what a silly implementation, surprised mines still attached 11. Gearbox often hunting too much when starting a trip 12. Seat Comfort and legroom in the back for adults on long trips is way below the comfort levels a decent SUV (BMW X5). The seats should really have been MUCH better. Front seats are incredible 13. Irritating that a sunroof was not standard 14. Cupholders on the left and right side are unusable - they crush paper cubs and are not easy to use 15. On Road stability is excellent at all speeds

Hi Paul, great reviews! Just got mine, managed to figure out the auto start/stop feature! In park, set your modes (steering, suspension, exhaust etc) then keep the "R" button in, effectively taking a snapshot of said setup. You unfortunately still have to press the "R" button twice after each and every start though.

I set up Raptor mode to be the steering, suspension, exhaust that I prefer for everyday driving including having the stop start off, then save it, then each time you get in hit the Raptor button and you’re set..

Got my Raptor 2 weeks ago, luv it

Hi Paul, have just driven my new Raptor from Geelong to Perth and a few observations. On the SA and WA roads you can generally do 110K per hour and when you have a truck coming the opposite way the wind causes a ripple effect on the bonnet?. Also when you drive off road you can get a substantial amount of dust through the tailgate as there is no dust proofing. Driving on some of the beaches in sand mode is fantastic. All in all what a job Ford have done. Michael

As much as you call it a family car Paul it’s not. It’s a family car for 0.1 of a % or all the business owners who can tax deduct it.

Us mere mortals could only dream of owning one. It’s more than twice the price I paid for my work mate Hilux.

House deposit money on a car…


Mm nah

I'm so glad you mentioned the rough idle! My Raptor has been doing this since new and I initially though it was the fuel so changed station but it still occurs. You can also see the RPMs drop ever so slightly during the rough idling.

As a Raptor owner myself, I picked mine up December last year and I’ve put nearly 15,000kms on it, I’ve unfortunately had multiple issues with the car.

It is beautiful to drive and looks amazing, but definitely isn’t flawless.

1- My wireless Apple car play works less than half the time and only seems to be getting worse. Things like Spotify being a blank screen, google maps being a blank screen and having to physically use the apps on the phone to make them work etc.

2- It had major fuel sensor issues with telling me the tank was empty when it wasn’t or telling me there were no fuel stations within range when I had a full tank and sitting in a fuel station, and also going the other way of giving me warnings to not overfill the tank when it’s got a quarter tank of fuel in it (took it into Ford and they did an update which fixed it for a while but I’m getting the same thing starting to happen again.

3- There was a week where every time it was cold started there was a really nasty rattle coming from under the hood (sounded like the engine had dropped its oil pressure) but would then come good after a few seconds, and wouldn’t do it once warm. I was about to take it into the factory but it stopped doing it and hasn’t done it since, but I am quietly waiting for it every time I start it now.

There has been a few other minor things as well.

All in all, it’s still an amazing vehicle, it would just be nice obviously if all these small problems weren’t happening.

My fuel consumption is also at 12.9L/100km and I’m still pretty foot happy with it.

hm...what's the other rego plate?

Many people will never use the raptor off road just to be pavement princess 😅😅😅

What was the other non politically correct plate!? So curious

A few guys In South Africa reported burnt plugs. This apparently was due to our low octane fuel ? 95 Octane. Apparently the rough idle is a sign that the plugs are damage. Not sure how accurate this is, since your using only 98 octane. please keep us posted on this. Thanks

Good to hear you mention Brake Fade. As I still think it should be included in every test, specially sports orientated cars.
As many should know, Ceramic brake discs won't stop any quicker than steel discs. But they won't have brake fade & be 100% consistent in their stopping distance.
So something like 5 x 100-0 hard brake stops & then work out a % difference from 1st stop to the 5th stop to calculate the fade difference.

Very similar sentiments with mine. Rough idle is weird. I've also noticed exhaust modes drop out very often. Sports mode trans shifts can be extremely abrupt too. I've been logging fuel econ by pump vol and odo and there wasn't much of a difference between 2H and 4A for me.

Well at least the gearbox hasn't broken yet.

Great job on the video. I took a Raptor for a test drive in Thailand. I was great very quick and smooth. But I did notice when coming out of a turn the steering wheel did not come back on its own. Is this something you are experiencing? Or was it just the test model.

Hi Paul, one thing i noticed is that everbody puts his car in to Baja when not off road.. i mean it can’t be good for the differentials, do you think your issues can be linked to that?

On my 2021 biturbo I plugged in the dealersupplied trailer adaptor for led trailer lights, stopped auto stop start from engaging with zero compromise. Dash doesn't think there is a trailer, and says auto stop start active, but definitely doesn't stop. Can do much if you don't have a trailer plug tho? I undid the plug from towbar, plugged the adaptor in and fixed it where the std plug would go on the towbar.