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Well thought I would change oil today with 700 miles on it. I usually do first one at 1000 then on the 5000 marks after that. Seems to work in the past and I get 400,000 miles out of my gas engines from Ford. The 2.3 is "newer" for 2025 with direct and port injection now. Who knows what else...

You are on the clock. If you go 10 days without changing anything I think it will be a record. The 2025 Broncos went to 433mhz so have to consider tire pressure monitors if you have take offs from 2024 or before, ask me how I know. 19mm socket for the lugs 100 ft lbs torque. Disable the seat...

I now have absolute respect for those who can get a base model and keep it a base, wheels and all. I found I was not strong enough to avoid temptation and change things on mine. It did turn out like I wanted, but there is absolute charm in keeping a base as simple as possible to honor it's...

The manual Bronco has drive modes. I know in an automatic it changes throttle response and transmission shift patters. What does it do for a manual one? I know in sport mode, auto start stop is turned off and I get orange gages with now a boost gage and battery gage different than normal. It...

Put on the "Braptor" boards from some Bronco Buttercup website today. Not bad $500, don't need the rock rails for them to install. Took about 30 minutes with 20 fasteners total for a 2 door. They have a decent Rhino Liner type finish, maybe a bit tougher but not scratchy. Went on pretty...

getting 22 with the 17 inch wheels and General Grabbers with 2.3 and manual right now. It is still breaking in but I run premium all the time since it is stingy on fuel compared to my trucks with the 5.0 and 7.3 gas. Switch the tire sensors tomorrow and my "Raptor like" running boards come in...

Marsh Gray with the black spokes on a base.

My dealer thought he had the black steelies from a Black Diamond but instead had the optional aluminum spoke wheels. I was not going to turn them down. I installed those with the General tires but my heart is still wanting the black 17 inch steelies. I ordered a set and sensors since the...

Running 265-70-17 as some take off Black Diamond wheels in place of my 16 inch steelies. Yes they are heavier by a bunch when I installed them but so far MPG has not taken much of a hit at all. They are load range C which is overkill on this light truck. They look better as black and go with...

It is plenty quick right out of the box. Mine will never see off road but probably just a lot of snow. I find the stock base shocks need to be a bit better. I have had Fox and Bilstein on F-150's each with their own characteristics, the Fox like a quad and the Bilstein for better road...

So far on my base 7 speed even after I changed the wheels and tires over to 17 inch with General Grabber's I am getting 22mpg. I was hitting 24 on the pizza cutters that ran really quiet and had good road manners and mileage kept creeping up. I bet on pizza cutters I could have edged out 26mpg...

Got that Steeda clutch assist spring installed today. A greasy pain to do and harder than the U-Tube video shows with all the grease to deal with but works much better with much better feel. I found out that the 2024 wheel sensors don't work on 2025 models. I now have to swap sensors over to...

I have had my Base 2025 manual for a week now. I ordered the Steeda spring about 9 months ago waiting and waiting for my Bronco to arrive. The stock pedal effort is eh -- ok I guess if you did not know any better from past experience on how they could feel. It had acceptable excessive assist...

Dealer had some brand new take offs from a Black Diamond so I took all 5 for $500 cash. Last mod I swear.... The are the aluminum spoke wheels. I have some black steelies 17 inch ordered that I will put Blizzak snow tires on for the winter for ice.

I noticed that every other trim level has a fender badge but not the 2025 base. I think since it was gone for a year it got pissed off. "Badges, we don't need no stinking badges!" kind of comes to mind. They got left behind and told they would be only born at the end of the production cycle...

I wish I had ordered just the keypad on my Marsh Gray so it would possibly match the color. I will put the keypad behind the fuel door now to keep it clean. It got too dark out to put my Steeda clutch spring in. It is supposed to be weaker so the feel of the clutch take up is easier to feel...

Inside every Raptor is a base yearning to be set free..... My dealer said he had some 17 inch new black steelies and tires from a Black Diamond I could have when they did the Roush upgrades to one. It is a slippery slope indeed with the mods. -- Ok I'm done again. I think... Is this how...

Back when I was 16, I had a chance to get a 1975 Bronco for $5000 in 1983. It was too much money for me then. It was copper colored, 5.0 and a stick shift. This basic one, just the way it is, scratches that old itch. The base is nostalgic in appearance. I might put some same size more...

Got my 2025 base 2 door manual a couple days ago (Marsh Gray). No vents to the rear on mine. I was told it would be the only manual my dealer sells for 2025 Broncos. Put a Twisted Shifter white shift ball on it instead of the RedBull can feel stock shifter ball (5 minute install). I also have...

I had an original reservation back in 2021 that I never acted on after all the delays then, so I waited. Just wanted the most basic 2 door manual. The manual was unobtainium in 2023, and then the base was gone for 2024. When the base came back in 2025, and the manual probably had all the bugs...