I'd agree it's wise. Is the Bronco, the best vehicle for what I do? Not really. A sport would probably suffice. But I have to like the vehicle I am buying. I don't really like the sport. I don't hate it, but 4 doors, automatic...nothing there that calls to me. Instead of smiling when I look at my truck, it's just a tool to be used as required. And it's an awfully expensive tool to just not really care much about it.
For my lifestyle, I can honestly say, that the 2 dr Bronco is a step up in practicality. I got out of the Army in 1999, bought a car in 2000, a V6 Mustang. Kept it for a few years, but was really jonesing for an S197 Mustang because it was much more like the 66's I loved as a kid. Bought another V6 in late 2005, first '06 off their lot I believe. Drove it until 2012 and put 140k miles on it when I decided I both deserved and needed that V8 and bought a use 08 GT. I drove that until 2024 when I decided that I had to get that 2dr SUV with a manual while I could, and the Bronco looked like the old Scouts and Broncos I liked as a kid. The late 60s really were peak for US car design aesthetics imo. I still have the Mustang too, drove it earlier today. 231k miles on it; Ford deserves my trust at this point.
After a quarter of a century of Mustang cargo space and gas mileage, the 2 dr Bronco is imminently practical. Hauls those groceries, negotiates the parking lot at safeway, more comfy, and honestly, is a lot easier on my bad knees getting in and out of than the Stangs were. What's more, it's got me back out and exploring the back country around here, which the Mustang simply would not do. And I get to be happy about my purchase because I legitimately like the truck. It's far more practical imo to spend on a vehicle I like than something that I've internally labelled as a soulless shitbox.
Now, for a Filson edition? I bought a Big Bend because I didn't want the payment on a Badlands, and didn't expect to use the capability that a Badlands brings me. I'm certainly not up-spending for leather seats and some company's logo. Heck, if I wanted to that, I could have bought an Outer Banks. For 80k? I ain't buying a Ford. I don't care how cool it is, it's still only ever going to be a Ford.
For my lifestyle, I can honestly say, that the 2 dr Bronco is a step up in practicality. I got out of the Army in 1999, bought a car in 2000, a V6 Mustang. Kept it for a few years, but was really jonesing for an S197 Mustang because it was much more like the 66's I loved as a kid. Bought another V6 in late 2005, first '06 off their lot I believe. Drove it until 2012 and put 140k miles on it when I decided I both deserved and needed that V8 and bought a use 08 GT. I drove that until 2024 when I decided that I had to get that 2dr SUV with a manual while I could, and the Bronco looked like the old Scouts and Broncos I liked as a kid. The late 60s really were peak for US car design aesthetics imo. I still have the Mustang too, drove it earlier today. 231k miles on it; Ford deserves my trust at this point.
After a quarter of a century of Mustang cargo space and gas mileage, the 2 dr Bronco is imminently practical. Hauls those groceries, negotiates the parking lot at safeway, more comfy, and honestly, is a lot easier on my bad knees getting in and out of than the Stangs were. What's more, it's got me back out and exploring the back country around here, which the Mustang simply would not do. And I get to be happy about my purchase because I legitimately like the truck. It's far more practical imo to spend on a vehicle I like than something that I've internally labelled as a soulless shitbox.
Now, for a Filson edition? I bought a Big Bend because I didn't want the payment on a Badlands, and didn't expect to use the capability that a Badlands brings me. I'm certainly not up-spending for leather seats and some company's logo. Heck, if I wanted to that, I could have bought an Outer Banks. For 80k? I ain't buying a Ford. I don't care how cool it is, it's still only ever going to be a Ford.
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