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Cheaper to buy isn’t cheaper to own

Comparing the Ford Ranger (R1,187,000) and Isuzu D-Max Double Cab (R1,211,910) – see how price, engine, warranty and safety stack up below.

The instalment, the fuel bill and the five-year figure — worked out on your deposit, your rate and your driving. Every specification below comes from a verified record.

Fuel costs aren't shown — we don't yet have a verified consumption figure for the Isuzu D-Max Double Cab, and a partial comparison would favour it unfairly.

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Ford

Ranger

Platinum 3.0 V6 Turbo Diesel 4WD 10AT

R1 187 000

Total per month

R20 747/month excl. fuel

14/23 verified

Full specifications

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Isuzu

D-Max Double Cab

3.0 DDI Arctic 4X4 A/T

R1 211 910

Total per month

R21 182/month excl. fuel

9/23 verified

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Cost to own

Purchase price

R1 187 000

R1 211 910+R24 910

Monthly instalment

R20 747

R21 182+R435

Still owing after five years

R233 815

R238 722+R4 907

Fuel cost and total cost-to-own are not shown for this comparison — see note above.

Engine and drivetrain

Fuel type

Diesel (50ppm)

Engine

3.0 L

Power

184 kW

140 kW−44 kW

Torque

600 Nm

450 Nm−150 Nm

Transmission

10-speed automatic

Automatic 6-speed

Drivetrain

4x4

Gears

Not published

Fuel and range

Consumption

8.4 L/100km

Not published

Tank size

80 L

Not published

Space and practicality

Seats

Doors

Braked towing

3 500 kg

Not published

Ground clearance

237 mm

Not published

Most manufacturers don’t state which measurement standard they use, so boot figures are approximate for comparison.

Ownership and cover

Warranty

Not published

5 yr / 120 000 km

Safety and off-road

Safety rating

5 stars (ANCAP 2022)

What we haven’t verified yet

Blank cells are figures the manufacturer doesn’t publish for South Africa, or that we haven’t confirmed against an official source. We leave them empty rather than estimating them.

Ford Ranger — 9 fields outstanding: CO2 emissions, Boot (all seats up), Boot (seats folded), Boot (behind 2nd row), Length, Airbags, Warranty, Service plan, Service interval
Isuzu D-Max Double Cab — 14 fields outstanding: Gears, Consumption, Tank size, Range per tank, CO2 emissions, Boot (all seats up), Boot (seats folded), Boot (behind 2nd row), Braked towing, Ground clearance, Length, Airbags, Service plan, Service interval

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Cost-to-own figures are illustrative only: a standard reducing-balance loan calculation using the deposit, trade-in, balloon, interest rate, term and driving assumptions above, plus fuel at the price you set. They exclude insurance, licensing and servicing, and are not a loan quote — get a real quote from our Finance Calculator. Specifications shown are the fields we’ve verified against official South African sources for each vehicle; anything not shown is marked “Not published” rather than estimated.