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F-150 bodies have been Aluminum since 2014, and there's never been a question about their safety, either in formal side crash testing or in the real world. The interior structural design of the door AND the surrounding structure of the body around the door opening are where the safety lies...

Both of the above. LR unreliabillty is legendary. I actually really like the new Defender, maybe even more than the Bronco (horrors! I said that out loud! expecting torches and pitchforks to arrive shortly), but I wouldn't touch one with a 10-foot pole. And TFL's experience with their new...

She's blown up more motors, in shorter time, than anyone I've watch recently. After fixing the bent connecting rods in the twin-turbo'd C8 a month or so ago, the first time she drove her hyped-up Honda engine dropped in a Pruis she bent *those* connecting rods, too!

NOTHING like "word" straight from the horse's (Bronco's?) mouth. Thanks!

That is one of the best statements I've ever read regarding the unfortunate realities of a lowest-common-denominator world that sometimes rears its ugly head.. I commend you for being able to handle the insulting treatment from the idiots and bigots, and -- importantly -- also for not ignoring...

Great pics. the tape measure shows 47-48" to the rear of the front row seats -- how far to the 4-dr front row?

We have the same type of plate holder from the same company on our Mustang. Zero issues after 2 years. Being removable also makes it easier to get behind the plate when cleaning the front facia.

If I ever receive my Bronco, I'll snap a pic next to my GT for ya. :)

Looks spot-welded to me. I'll be very surprised if they aren't. Far less costly than using fasteners (additional holes for the stamping dies (floorpan and bracket), cost of fasteners vs. zero cost to have the robots spot weld in a couple additional places), and likely easier to meet safety...

Looks like that big rear seat bolting tower in the middle of the floor will interfere with plans for making a truly flat deck, unless it is cut off (and loosing the ability to reinstall the rear seats) or you build/obtain a platform that is raised above the floor high enough to clear the tower.

Nothing. We really don't need another car (F-150 Screw, S550 Mustang, C7Z06 Corvette). This is totally a fun toy splurge. (This assumes I'm still alive by the time the Bronco gets here! - 62 now; who knows how old by the time the car arrives with the way the roll-out is going.)

Maybe not. A few days ago the folks on the YouTube channel Your Auto Advocate (43 yr. retired dealer sales manager and his son discussing the tricks and realities of the trade), they were talking about extended warranties as part of a series of discussions with an F&I manager. They went...

Gar-un-tee the aftermarket will step up to address this.

For any doubters, that dimpling is *exactly* there for a front plate holder -- my 2019 Mustang has the same dimples. I told the dealer to not install the plate holder, and quickly picked up an aftermarket bracket that attaches under the front edge of the front air dam. Probably a couple inches...

Yep -- particularly glaring omission given all the suitable sites in western VA, western NC/KY and West Virginia. :cautious:

You've been seeing this effect for most of your life: fluorescent bulbs pulse at 60 Hz (60 times per second) -- too fast for the taken eye to notice.

It still makes a lot of sense for those times you walk up to the truck to grab something out of the interior, and realize you don't have a a fob in your pocket. Happens at least once a month here ("honey, I left xxx in the trick -- would you please go grab it?")

I'm definitely getting the keypad ... ... at the dealer's parts counter, so I can put it somewhere less unattractive than the factory location.

Thanks - no auto front locking hubs? My wife's last F-150 had pneumatic (vacuum) auto hubs. Gone on the Ranger? I'm a bit surprised, given the manufacturers' manic approach to gain hundredths of an mpg.

In older Fords, 4A left the front hubs engaged all the time, resulting in parasitic drag (a small mpg hit), and somewhat increased wear. Anyone know whether the front hubs will be constantly engaged in 4A, or -- with today's electronics -- are the hubs and the transfer case automatically...