Recent content by UncleBrad

The Off-Rodeo is likely privately-owned or leased property. There was not a professional photographer peddling wares during the Off-Rodeo event in Tennessee I attended last June that I'm aware of. The instructor never made a statement to us concerning us filming or taking pictures. But...

I was there last June. If I were you, I'd bring a Go-Pro and thread it in on the available dash mount. It's completely hands-off. You can then stay focused on the trail and those around you. You can simply say: "Go-Pro start recording" or "Go-Pro stop recording" and it will do it, without...

How can any Bronco in the $70K+ territory be a "home run?" It's a gussied-up Bronco. It's not even available in a 2-door and/or manual transmission. Am I the only one that doesn't understand "There is a massive difference between premium and precious" and similar fluffy marketing language?

Exactly. And it's not that I don't like my Bronco (I love it!) but having driven for over 50 years - and am alert to these things - I want options. Clearly, lots of people are thinking the same way, and they are snapping up good examples of older short-wheelbase, inline, normally aspirated...

The OEM square headlights on the YJ are sealed beam (and replacements are readily available). There are lots of aftermarket options to go with LEDs as well. I got my little 1988 YJ just to toodle around in, so I can keep the miles off the (expensive) Bronco, and for the simplicity, ease of...

I'm at 22.5 mpg with 33ish" Wrangler DuraTrac RT tires (2.3L, 7MT, 2DR). I run almost exclusively in Sport GOAT mode, with the ProCal 4 tune, K&N intake and a FlowMaster axleback. I'm thinking it's either the tires or gearing that is making such a big difference in your case.

Jeep YJ's are making a big comeback, and good examples are getting hard to find here in the salt belt. All those years it was put down, and now the square headlights are back like bell bottoms?

This notice indicates the failure is tied to an issue in assembly - not in design.

Same story here. I learned on a 1967 Ford Ranger pickup with a three-on-the-tree. I can detail every reason why a manual transmission is better in many (if not most) situations, but it doesn't matter: folks believe what they want to believe.

You speak truth.

Exactly. To me that is a critical factor in a marriage agreement.

Several months ago there was a thread in which Ford OffRodeo announced they ARE accepting your personal Bronco on the trails now. However, I suspect it could be more expensive & you might need to ensure your insurance issues are all sorted. They may or may not accept manual transmissions...

Just a quick note: the OffRodeos completely exclude training and gaining experience with the manual transmission. I went to the Tennessee location last year, and that was their biggest fail - it was otherwise fun and worth it. Also, 2-door Broncos trainers were few and far between.

As I type this, there are tens of thousands of manual transmission owners airing down their tires...

I wonder if this is attributable to the numerous numerous GOAT mode features which the 7MT excludes (and are specific to the automatics) regardless of trim. Outside Sport mode, I just don't use the GOAT modes at all in my 7MT, and never saw this screen.