A Victorian man on holiday in Queensland has praised the safety of his Ford Ranger after a roll-over crash, and ordered a new one while debris was still being swept off the road.
The current-generation Ford Ranger has been put to a real-life crash test after a driver was involved in a collision that caused his ute to roll over.
A Victorian man on holiday in Queensland had a roll-over crash in a notorious intersection in Millmerran – a town about an hour south-west of Toowoomba.
Unlike most T-intersections, it was the main road that had a give-way sign.
While looking for directions, the driver didn’t spot the give-way sign and said there were no lines on the road marking out the intersection.
The driver, who admitted fault in the crash, collided with a Mitsubishi ASX which flipped the Ford Ranger.
The vehicle was pushed back on its wheels by emergency crews before these photos were taken.
Both drivers – the sole occupants of each vehicle – emerged uninjured, though the driver of the Ford Ranger showed a small graze on his arm, suspected to have been caused by an airbag.
On the Ford Ranger Owner’s Group page on Facebook, the driver Charles Boyd wrote: “A credit to the Ford Ranger. Incredible the safety features for me to walk out of this.
“Rolled the car and everything. I walked away with minor bruising. Other driver is okay as well.
“But every airbag went off and I walked away. Have put a deposit on a new one within an hour of crashing. But I am sad about my pride and joy.”
When contacted by Drive, Mr Boyd said he ordered a new-generation Ford Ranger Wildtrak in “aluminium” grey after his first two Ford Rangers were white.
Mr Boyd said he opted for the twin-turbo 2.0-litre four-cylinder diesel and 10-speed auto because he was told by the dealer he could get an allocation more quickly than the new TDV6, which had a delivery estimate of early next year.
“I’ve done 110,000km in my current Ranger with the 2.0-litre,” Mr Boyd told Drive. “It’s never given me any trouble. I was going to run it into the ground, I loved it so much. But now it’s crashed I’ve ordered a new one.”
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