What Percentage of Owners Off-Road?!

[HalfmuleFarmer]

The Braptor is purpose built to be the best, store bought offroader in the US, bar none. It is not for everybody but anyone that thinks it is simply a oversized gimmick has no idea what they are talking about. It can smoke a wrangler 392 in high speed open desert running and is very close to the jeep in advanced rock crawling and then makes a very decent daily driver to boot. I currently own one and previously owned a Badlands. Both are great but the the Braptor-by virtue of engineering and upgraded equipment-is in a performance league all of its own. I made a commitment to myself to drive the Braptor as close to its potential as my skills would allow or not buy it in the first place., which I have done. That said, if somebody wants to buy a vehicle that is capable of doing things that the owner will never do, I could care less.

Oh, I’m not saying the Braptor is not capable. No argument. It’s a beast. I’m just saying its image is as much of its appeal as its engineering. And I’d concur with someone’s earlier conjecture that in general they’re off-roaded at an even lower percentage than other Broncos (but higher than 0%!). Costing $90K probably also a factor.

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[taconic41]

Does this count?

 

[Felix808]

Does this count?

If you're enjoying it, that's all that matters

 

[SierraBronco]

My unscientific Utah test is ‘how dirty is your vehicle?’ You get dirty fast here when you get off the pavement, but 8 out of 10 Broncos I see are spotless, with tires shining. So either people are heading straight to the car wash from the trail, or that 10-15% figure tracks. I’m guessing the latter.

…On our wheeling trips I try to wash ours after each day of wheeling.

 

[Gut]

Nope- not me. I live in ugly, flat Colorado. No need for 4wd here.

Driving off road is dumb and dangerous. I destroys the environment and ruins resale value of the vehicle. They need to ban that nonsense.

 

[Gut]

...I think proves that people will buy something that looks cool and capable even if they don’t even have a plan to go off-road.

Same applies to the 'Adventure Bike' genre in the motorcycle world.

A comfortable, upright seating position, plenty of power and nimble handling sells a lot of customers. Being able to off-road is nice but in reality, a 500-650 pound bike off road is still a pig. The real appeal is comfort. A sport bike is not fun for longer rides. Cruisers handle like crap. Sitting upright in a natural position is a huge seller for people that actually ride and explore, not just go to the bar.

 

[HalfmuleFarmer]

…On our wheeling trips I try to wash ours after each day of wheeling.

You sir, are an aberation!

 

[SierraBronco]

You sir, are an aberation!

Makes it easier to check the paint lines if they aren’t covered in dirt and mud. For some reason I have this weird, persisting fear of my brakes falling off…

 

[retiredarmymp]

When I showed the pics and videos of my most recent trip to Moab to my service advisor at the Ford dealership where I purchased, and have my Bronco serviced, he said I’m the only Bronco owner, at his dealership, he is aware of that uses their Bronco for what it was designed for. I was surprised to hear him say it.

 

[HalfmuleFarmer]

Makes it easier to check the paint lines if they aren’t covered in dirt and mud. For some reason I have this weird, persisting fear of my brakes falling off…

Oh, I’m not saying it’s a bad idea. When I’m done with a day of trails I’m usually at a campsite with no running water. I’m going to try to not think of my brakes falling off now. ;-)

 

[SierraBronco]

Oh, I’m not saying it’s a bad idea. When I’m done with a day of trails I’m usually at a campsite with no running water. I’m going to try to not think of my brakes falling off now. ;-)

If you don’t have aerospace portals you should be fine. Maybe double check the LCA ball joints though

 

[Deadpool392]

I'd bet the percentage of Raptor owners that go offroad is a lot smaller than Bronco owners.

Has anyone seen a Braptor on a dirt road even?

I try to make up for the pavement stuck Bronco’s.

 

[Climber]

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2. …On our wheeling trips I try to wash ours after each day of wheeling.

   I’m thinking the word here is TRY!

 

[SierraBronco]

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   I’m thinking the word here is TRY!

It could certainly use emphasis

 

[REKCUF]

I enjoy off-roading my Stroppe as much as I can.

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