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  1. Would you cancel a road trip this weekend with a Badlands (in forecasted winter storm)?

    Having done the drive around the like many times during winter the best scenario is check google maps and plan on diverting down to US30(Lincoln Highway) or south if 80/90/94 looks impassable. I have also used computer backroads that get zero traffic as it is better to be on an unplowed empty...
  2. Anyone Off-Roaded With Pets? How Hard Is It Really?

    Blue Merle Australian Shepherd. We have had 2 blue merles and one red merle. Note: If it has a tail it could also be a Blue Merle Border Collie, which is our current boy, although he is much darker.
  3. Anyone Off-Roaded With Pets? How Hard Is It Really?

    Totally depends on the dog and not the breed. We've had Australian Shepherds and Border Collies that were super car dogs and ones that were anxious. We had a boy dog that panted and was stressed during night car rides which we speculate was due to being dumped out of the car at night...
  4. 2025 Manual Transmission Thread

    I definitely understand it for maybe an Italian car, but not any American or Japanese car. Over 10% of the sticker price is hard to justify unless you specifically love the color. I thought about going with a purple to cover my white sporty car after I had it for a number of years just as a...
  5. 2025 Manual Transmission Thread

    WTF $4,995 for matte film protection. How can you justify that cost?
  6. Used car dealer lying about manual transmission?

    I'm in IT and there is a joke about computer salesmen "At least used car salesmen know when they are lying". I've been the technical resource for so many projects that went south when they trusted the salesperson that said that the device/software could actually do the stuff they promised.
  7. Stupid odometer tricks

    With 90k miles what maintenance has been required? That is a lot of miles living in Brooklyn. My wife puts 30k a year, but she has a long commute between Chicago suburbs and southern Wisconsin so almost entirely highway.
  8. Base w/ changing rims or big bend

    All my wife wanted for her pavement princess was a hard top and heated seats. We discussed the features multiple times and they either made the ride/noise worse or were things that we would never use. After a full year and 32k miles she loves it with no complaints. Even the 4A option we...
  9. Used car dealer lying about manual transmission?

    Crazy that they have ones available as I looked at my nearest 10 dealers in Chicagoland and there were ZERO new manuals available and these are some large Ford dealers. To test drive in 2024 we went to southern Wisconsin and although we didn't buy that one we ordered new from that dealer...
  10. OEM vs Upgraded Manual Drivetrain (B&M short throw shifter & Steeda softer clutch pedal spring) on 2.3L 7MT

    Having driven Honda/Acura(car), Nissan/Infiniti(car and SUV), Isuzu(truck), Toyota/Scion(car) and VW(car) clutches before the Bronco I definitely agree it is forgiving for an SUV. The 2.3L engine isn't made for racing, which is where direct feedback would be nice. If they had a AT to MT swap...
  11. How rare is my Bronco

    We wouldn't have considered a Bronco or any other vehicle ESPECIALLY a Ford without a manual transmission. My wife would've bought a newer used Xterra to replace hers that had 225k+ miles.
  12. How rare is my Bronco

    If the 6G becomes anywhere near as iconic as the original you have a winner. I can't imagine the 7MT being around for longer than the next democrat gets elected president as they will likely further doom manuals with environmental restrictions. I don't see any manuals on the lots around...
  13. Bye Bye 2025 Bronco - I'm tired of the hard top CRACKS

    I looked it up and the results are somewhat mixed which is quieter: The Ford Bronco's Molded In Color (MIC) hardtop and the painted modular hardtop differ in construction and acoustic performance, with the painted top generally producing more wind noise. The MIC top is a molded plastic design...
  14. Bye Bye 2025 Bronco - I'm tired of the hard top CRACKS

    Obviously I put extra in my response, but my question for you is why is the painted top quieter than the regular hardtop with insulation?
  15. Buy lower trim and modify to upper trim?

    I would guess 70% of Broncos are pavement princesses including ours. If my wife liked some "look" of a higher trim we would add it, but other 7MT hard top with heated seats is all she wanted. We would've considered the painted top had it been available in '24. If you are an off roader I...
  16. Bye Bye 2025 Bronco - I'm tired of the hard top CRACKS

    Oof! My TDI Jetta and gas Golf had lots of issues, which can either be poor design or build. It convinced me NEVER to buy another German car as we had only owned Japanese prior. The Bronco is our first American car and our 10th overall I believe.
  17. Bye Bye 2025 Bronco - I'm tired of the hard top CRACKS

    How is it quieter? We have the hard top with the sound insulation. I haven't noticed any cracks, but I haven't checked closely. Where do they show up and how big are they? We have 5k miles left in our 3/36 so we've been trying to check for any issues and currently everything is great. Only...
  18. 4 years later - a 10/10 and nearly flawless

    My wife's at 13 months old is at 29k miles by 4 years we will be over 100k easily as she isn't making her trip around the lake to Michigan on a bi-weekly basis, which adds 6k additional miles a year.
  19. Browsing at the dealership - tops questions.

    How many were 7MT? It seems like a pre-order only In Chicagoland.
  20. Manual Transmission gringing / making clunking noise going from 1-2.

    Depends where in the powertrain as the clutch and master/slave cylinder are wear items and not part of powertrain.


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