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The petrol V6 has a timing belt and should be changed every 90,000 km. The diesel has a chain that doesn’t require replacement.

Your 1000 kg payload is around the maximum a Ranger can carry so you need to check the payload for the variant you have. The variant will affect the payload you can carry. 

It’s hard to say what has happened, but you’d have to think something behind the panel was damaged, perhaps shaken loose in the crash.

I can’t see any reason for using a fuel additive, particularly as you use high-octane fuel.

It would depend on which variant it is, but it’s very low kilometres for its age, which would go in its favour. I would suggest a price of $8,000 - $10,000.

$27,790 would be a good price. I wouldn’t pay any extra for the accessories you quote, I would want the dealer to include them. The protection packs are a dealer thing, so shop around to see what best suits you.

No, using premium unleaded won’t cause any engine running problems, if anything it would improve the running.

It could be that the camera is covered with crud, and only needs cleaning, or it could be a fault with the camera itself or maybe the wiring.

If she’s been happy with her Accent, then perhaps a Hyundai i30 Active would be a good bet. It has Bluetooth, a rear view camera and GPS standard, so ticks all the boxes.

It’s most likely to be a faulty engine sensor, perhaps the crank angle sensor.