Should I buy?

[DrewBronc21]

Coming from someone that has driven manuals on and off for forty years, and currently have one as a POS commuter vehicle, I would never go out of my way to own one, and as a new vehicle than I'm planning on keeping till it's dead, a manual Bronco would be a deal breaker. Now on a road course in a little sports car sure, not for a utility vehicle.

also as someone who has driven manuals my entire life, a manual (2 Dr)Bronco was a MUST, even compromising on engine size to get a manual.

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[LowerSlowerDelaware]

On the manual, nobody can drive them anymore and the automatic is awesome off-road.

I guess I'm your Nobody then because I wouldn't trade my Bronco for any Stickless Bronco or Bronco Wagon

And neither would my 17yo daughter. She is your Little Miss Nobody since I let her drive the Bronco to school everyday.

Every teenage driver should be driving a manual. It keeps them focused on their vehicle and the road.

 

[PrepVet]

4 door + soft top = awesome fun!

ADM + any mass produced car = no sale

Fixed it for ya.

 

[Deleted member 29556]

Observations...

Are you asking opinion on the manual? IMO, f that. Flame suit on. I drove our 2D base once and came to that conclusion. This is a personal decision and if you want to constantly interact with your ride instead of let it do the shifting, go for it.

Now, if you're asking if this is a sound financial decision or permission. Ask your wife. Nothing we say here will trump what she says. If you have the disposable $$ or that isn't a consideration, meh, go for it. If it was an automatic, my opinion would be do it. I like the color, trim level, wheels and moar door. Considering resale value, 2.3 and manual will not be as desirable as 2.7 auto but everything else is good equipment.

You know you want it and you've already made your mind up. Get wife's blessing and do it.

What is your opinion on the manual? I chose the manual on my order, but only test rode the auto, your feedback is highly appreciated! I have watched YouTube reviews and everyone says positive things about the manual, I am coming from a 13 manual focus that I been driving since 2013.

 

[MNBigfoot]

I guess I'm your Nobody then because I wouldn't trade my Bronco for any Stickless Bronco or Bronco Wagon

While I wouldn't trade my Bronco for an EB either, I do think they are the coolest Broncos, but I can't figure out your "Bronco Wagon", comment, because it looks like you have one for your aviator.

 

[vzqhsg]

Anything over MSRP is a rip off. Folks complain that dealers are doing this and then folks go along with it. I still don't get why you would pay more for a truck that is worth less the day you drive it off the lot. My 2¢.

 

[Taltyman]

I guess I'm your Nobody then because I wouldn't trade my Bronco for any Stickless Bronco or Bronco Wagon

And neither would my 17yo daughter is your Miss Nobody since I let her drive the Bronco to school everyday.

Every teenage driver should be driving a manual. It keeps them focused on their vehicle and the road.

And then they can drive pert near anything in the future if they learn on a manual. All my daughters first cars/trucks were manual.

 

[Kameronatm]

I think the question is, can you afford to take a loss on it when you go to sell it if the market corrects itself? I think there will be a lot of folks hurting in the coming years that will be wildly upside down on their new/used cars when they go to sell or trade them in after the market returns to normal...

 

[Kameronatm]

Anything over MSRP is a rip off. Folks complain that dealers are doing this and then folks go along with it. I still don't get why you would pay more for a truck that is worth less the day you drive it off the lot. My 2¢.

At the current market, MSRP is a "deal" but I don't think it will for much longer and supply catches up with demand. The real question is what will everyone do when the market turns back to normal and that $60k vehicle is worth 25 and there is still a 40k loan out on it...

 

[MNBigfoot]

MSRP jumped $3K on my build over when I speced it Sept 21, figure when I reorder in a few months, it will be $5k(?) over 21MY prices. Gas was $3 a gallon then, heading for $6 a gallon. I sure wish I would've purchased my build, 8 months ago for $48K (or $5k over), vs waiting on paying the same $48K(?) six months from now.

 

[mspaz789]

Off the lot or an order?

Order

 

[Darren13]

I liked the manual but just can’t see driving it everyday. I even have the 10speed auto in my rough mustang which is so much faster than the 6 speed manual. Think I have decided against it. The $6 a gallon this summer is a big factor. We lost a lot of mpgs when we went from my wife’s Nissan Murano to the BIg Bend.

 

[LowerSlowerDelaware]

While I wouldn't trade my Bronco for an EB either, I do think they are the coolest Broncos, but I can't figure out your "Bronco Wagon", comment, because it looks like you have one for your aviator.

Broncos only have 2 Doors

More Doors = Bronco Wagon

Same applies for Jeeps

 

[Judge Rufus]

nobody is buying cars

but not because no one wants one...it's because the auto manufacturers can't build enough due to labor issues and supply chain issues.

 

[MNBigfoot]

Broncos only have 2 Doors

More Doors = Bronco Wagon

Same applies for Jeeps

Fords used "wagon" to describe their 2 door Bronco since 1966 along with the half-cab and the roadster. Like the term or not, you have a Bronco wagon.

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