ATN #418

From top: Mitsubishi Triton GLS produces 157kW@3,750rpm; Nissan Navara ST-X produces
140kW@3,750rpm; Toyota HiLux SR5 produces 150kW@3,400rpm; Isuzu D-Max produces
140kW@3,600rpm
SERVICING AND WARRANTY
Servicing for the Ranger XLT is capped at $299 for the
first four services before getting more expensive for the
remaining eight 15,000km intervals. In order to receive
seven years of roadside assistance benefits, Rangers
must be maintained at participating Ford service centres,
where each consecutive visit will award a further 12-month
membership of the brand’s program.
The Ford Ranger XLT is covered by a five-year/
unlimited-kilometre warranty and, according to Glass’
Guide data, after three years a Ranger XLT will retain 56% of
its purchase price.
If there is one thing we know about the Toyota HiLux, it is
that you will fare comparatively well when it comes time to
sell. Like the Ranger, the HiLux SR5 is said to retain 56% of
its value after three years.
Every part, panel and factory-fitted accessory of the
Toyota HiLux SR is warrantied for five years/unlimited
kilometres. Servicing can be arranged through the
myToyota smartphone application.
Each of the first four visits to Toyota’s service centres
will set you back $250. As a bonus, if you stick to Toyota’s
10,000km/six-month service intervals, Toyota will include
an extra two years of driveline warranty. Pricing for Toyota’s
roadside assistance program begins at $89 per year.
The Navara ST-X is covered for five years/unlimited
kilometres under Nissan’s warranty program and roadside
assistance is also provided for the first five years of
ownership. Nissan caps the cost of the first six services,
which occur at 20,000km intervals. After three years from
the date of first delivery, the Nissan Navara is expected to
retain 53 per cent of its initial value.
Isuzu’s aftersales offering is impressive, with a sixyear/150,000km
warranty, seven years of roadside
assistance and seven years of capped price servicing,
which includes a complimentary three-month or
3,000km inspection.
Each subsequent service will occur at 12-month or
15,000km intervals – whichever comes first. Both the
capped price servicing and warranty are transferrable to
subsequent owners and X-Terrain is expected to retain
49% of its value after the first three years.
No other manufacturer can touch Mitsubishi when
it comes to warranty cover, however. Its generous 10-
year/200,000km warranty applies to its Triton GLS, though
you must service through the Mitsubishi-approved service
network throughout the vehicle’s life.
That is not such a bad thing, as Mitsubishi offers 10-
year/150,000km capped price servicing to match, but
note that servicing schedule falls 50,000km short of its
200,000km warranty, meaning owners will have to front-up
to full price for the final 50,000km-worth of servicing to
maintain their warranty.
For owners who go elsewhere for their Triton servicing
during the first decade of ownership, the warranty will halve
to a five-year/100,000km warranty. Roadside assistance is
included as a courtesy for the first four years as long as the
Triton is serviced through Mitsubishi’s network. While the
Triton is by far the cheapest ute here, its resale is also the
worst, with an expected retained value of 47% after the first
three years.
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