Well that's a new way to view the 2d vs. 4d debate
I got a 4 door for the extra room for passengers though nobody ever goes anywhere with me!!!
Curious as your numbers on shoulder room, as both 2 & 4 door have same front shoulder room and the 4 door has almost 5 inches more in the rear...
Wow, way to resurrect an old thread!As a kid, we always had 2 door vehicles {I'm old too}. When it comes to a vehicle like the Bronco, chances are, we'll be in it alone, or with one other person when we drive it.
When you've got a family, you're basicly grounded for 18+ years. I didn't have many fun vehicles during my married with children years. A 2011 Dodge Durango Hemi was probably the funnest, but mostly we had boring, front wheel drive station wagons or vehicles of practicality (hatch backs, sedans, and trucks included).
Now that I'm flying solo again {you're NEVER really finished being a parent }, I want my fun vehicle again. Normally that means "manual transmission, biggest motor they make, 2 doors, and the least amount of extras I can find". Unfortunately, as time moves on, people become pansys, get soft, lazy, and don't appreciate the visceral experience of combining with your vehicle to enjoy the "feel" of what it is doing for you.
I spent my life climbing into the back seat of my parent's 2 door vehicles, I learned how to do it efficiently, and when my sister came along, it was my job to get her buckled into her seat when she was a baby. To this day, the sound of that seat flopping forward so I could climb in, is a precious memory.
When I got old enough to ride up front, the pull of that big 70s car door as I strained to drag it shut was a right of passage. When I was old enough to learn how to drive, it was the interpersonal feeling of that clutch pedal under my left foot thet opened my eyes to just how connected you can be with a piece of machinery.
So, yes, I'm a huge fan of the 2 door manual transmission base model Bronco. I look at the 4 door, automatic, Bronco like I look at the Bronco Sport. There's plenty of family vehicles out there, don't ruin the best thing Ford has put out in decades by making it an automatic 4 door family vehicle like all the others.
P.S. FORD! Let us order our vehicles how we want them, stop pushing "Packages" on us.. I want the Godzilla motor {7.3L pushrod gasoline V8 for those not in the know}, 6 speed manual (+R & C) and the option to select the differential gears I want! Whoop! Send it boys!
The b pillar is further back in the 2 door so in a 4 door your shoulder is against the pillar, but the 2 door is closest to glass or nothing. Your mileage may vary…
"In theory, there is no difference between theory and practice, while in practice, there is."
Great point, "Different". The 4 Door Broncos just don't "look or feel" like a Bronco. They're the Bronco Sport of the Bronco lineup in my book. The "I wanna be a Jeep Rubicon" of the Bronco lineup. The 2 door is, a Ford Bronco.
Yup. I’m 6’1” with shorter legs and wider shoulders. If you don’t have reason to care too much about the back 2 doors are always a better experience for the driver.
