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My long story short is I currently have a 2017 Mazda Miata I am looking to part ways with. Have had some back problems that have made it harder to get in and out of more recently.
I looked at broncos when they first came out but availability was so out of wack I decided to hold off. I’m looking at doing something before winter now. I noticed ford has changed a lot with the packages and there seems to be a much smaller gap between these two trims now.
This will be a daily driver and very light off-roading. No rock crawling plans.
I was originally looking at the black diamond for the marine grade vinyl seats. But now those are standard on the big bend.
It looks like the mid grade package is no longer available on the black diamond with a M/T (at least according to the build and price) But it is available on the Big Bend with M/T
So I’d be putting the heavy duty modular bumper on both so the standard bumper has no bearing on which one I pic.
Not doing Sasquatch on either and would add rear locker to the bend.
It’s a decent monthly difference between the two and as far as I can tell I’m only losing out on the washout floor on the black diamond? Is there something else I’d be missing or should consider?
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Yes I am planning to get the auxiliary switches from the factory. I like that the wiring is already ran. Forgot to mention that.
my only must have out of the mid package really was the heated seats because I live in Minnesota. I just found out the ford dealership here can install that for 600 which really negates that need now.
for the axel u was gonna do the 4.46. 4.7 requires Sasquatch. Not concerned about gas mileage….i know what I’m getting myself into in that regard for this vehicle
I am leaning towards a 2 door bronco vs the 4 door.
Does the blackdiamond still come with the molle seats? Did they change this on the Big Bend. That is another thing I am interested in as I have a bunch of molle bags I wanted to use.
I appreciate any input. Thanks!
I looked at broncos when they first came out but availability was so out of wack I decided to hold off. I’m looking at doing something before winter now. I noticed ford has changed a lot with the packages and there seems to be a much smaller gap between these two trims now.
This will be a daily driver and very light off-roading. No rock crawling plans.
I was originally looking at the black diamond for the marine grade vinyl seats. But now those are standard on the big bend.
It looks like the mid grade package is no longer available on the black diamond with a M/T (at least according to the build and price) But it is available on the Big Bend with M/T
So I’d be putting the heavy duty modular bumper on both so the standard bumper has no bearing on which one I pic.
Not doing Sasquatch on either and would add rear locker to the bend.
It’s a decent monthly difference between the two and as far as I can tell I’m only losing out on the washout floor on the black diamond? Is there something else I’d be missing or should consider?
edit *
Yes I am planning to get the auxiliary switches from the factory. I like that the wiring is already ran. Forgot to mention that.
my only must have out of the mid package really was the heated seats because I live in Minnesota. I just found out the ford dealership here can install that for 600 which really negates that need now.
for the axel u was gonna do the 4.46. 4.7 requires Sasquatch. Not concerned about gas mileage….i know what I’m getting myself into in that regard for this vehicle
I am leaning towards a 2 door bronco vs the 4 door.
Does the blackdiamond still come with the molle seats? Did they change this on the Big Bend. That is another thing I am interested in as I have a bunch of molle bags I wanted to use.
I appreciate any input. Thanks!
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