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May Albert rest in peace and let perpetual light shine upon him.

Thank God I have a wife that has never owned a vehicle with an automatic transmission (and hates them with a passion). She’s had a late model Chevette 4 spd (I still married her.), 5 spd XJ, Ford Contour RS, Audi A4 1.8T, Sportwagen TDI, and now a Golf Alltrack (best car we’ve ever had). I’ve...

Off topic, but this reminded me of something that happened a few years back when I was involved with a SAR K9 team. We had a deputy Sheriff from Ohio giving a seminar and we were working a local factory doing human remains searches. The building manager came in and tapped me on the shoulder and...

Agreed. Three on the tree, an oil canning steel top, 28” tires and most importantly, vacuum wipers are all required. Still wish I never sold my ‘67.

52 years old. Married with one child + one working dog. I might be able to squeeze by with the (better looking) two door. But, likely additional puppy in the next two years. I’ll need some more space than our Golf Alltrack. So four door it is, especially because I need the additional off road...

OP has a BD on order.

Yes. IMO the biggest issue will be the front differential strength if off-roaded beyond light. Ford performance is selling the M210 with 4.46 gears and a locker so if the OP grenades it he can upgrade.

Yes, and I believe the "AdvanceTrac" is the brake limited slip function and that remains unless you hold the button for the five seconds. This is good to leave on unless you have and are using both front and rear lockers.

Mine has only 218k miles on it with one clutch replacement...

If you are never going to go off road there is no need for the Badlands or Black Diamond, much less Sasquatch, unless you want mid or higher with a manual, or MGV. The extra weight of the bumpers and skid plates puts a dent in the mileage. Non-35" tires of the non-Squatch will give you better...

No maintenance outside of oil and fluid changes, a rear diff rebuild, an alternator, brakes, two sets of plugs and a clutch.

About 170k.

Same here.

I have an '05 Off Road (what the Pro 4x was called before it was the Pro 4x). It has 218k miles. It has gone through one clutch and one rear differential rebuild. I need to do the brakes (about every 50k), the front cats should be replaced (but probably won't, depending on when I get my Bronco)...

Mine was a 2005 Off Road. E Locker.

On road performance (acceleration, braking, cornering, fuel economy) will not be as good due to greater rotational inertia and unsprung weight. Wider tires are crappy in the winter, likely not an issue for you in TX. There are places where I would be all over the Sasquatch package but with the...

If it is like my 2005 Xterra the brake anti-slip will do quite a bit on its own. (The Xterra has a rear locker.) The brake anti-slip won't do much if you have a wheel in the air.

It worked the opposite for me. Every time I thought about upping to the Badlands the headlights, grill and wheels killed the deal. I'll take the savings and upgrade the suspension and front differential if needed. I've always liked simple, round headlights on these types of vehicles as well as...

Soon after purchase: Fog lights Aftermarket heated seats (Ford has deemed me not worthy of a mid package on a BD manual.) KC LED Daylighters with smiley face covers at the A Pillars (I grew up in the '70's and 80's when they were cool.) A set of Nokian Hakkapeliitta tires for the winter (and...

Probably 14 liters/100km for Canada. ~17 mpg.