we have rangers from 03 to 11 plate all love to slide the arses in the wet at the first sign of the throttle, the 11 plate likes the smell of clutch while towing or reverse, fuel consumption is nowhere near 32 let alone 40 mpg, the new six speed at another depot goe,s like sxxt off a stick, if it stopped as quick it may not have needed a rebuild, but they are on a par with the old D22 Nissan. and with good tyres seem to go anywhere.