As someone whoās been driving a ā22 BRaptor since October, itās worth it. Dang it. Is. Worth. It. Waiting a year or more for $5k? I honestly donāt think Iād do it if it were cash. Climbing up in it is still an event. I love it. My kids love it. Just awesome. The pitch as I take...
2023 is really a rough year for paint colors for Ford and many other manufacturers. It amazes me every time I walk back to this thing. No matter the parking lot, itās always a sea of boredom I need to walk through to get to this smile inducing beastā¦. Took a bit of a flyer with Code Orange...
Nothing new here. To each his or her own. I did actually appreciate that the author called out Ford directly on the price increase and their response. Good on them.
if I had to commute and park in a tight downtown situation, I would not be choosing this truck. Thankfully I donāt, as itās a...
I just built my exact Raptor, save for ā23 vs ā22 and it was $8,005 more that the MSRP I paid in October. That is quite a jump! Are Raptors susceptible to Avian Flu also?
I am not surprised you, and many others are still waiting. Mine was from a small dealer. Like your dealer, they also had four golden ticket holders out of sixty odd early folks still waiting on orders. I was their only Raptor in 22 and they didnāt know when theyād be able to get the other three...
More info: this is a winter trip from Boston to Colorado. Iād much prefer to have the Raptor while weāre in Colorado than the Pacifica⦠(though itās actually pretty great in the snow).
Zero to do with image or being seen. Couldnāt care less. Frankly no one cares about the Raptor or even...
Thinking about a 2K mile, each way, road trip for me and two teen age kids. We have a Pacifica that is an absolute mile eater and road trip machine, but weāve been there and done that many times. We also (presently) have a Rivian R1T. Amazing truck and would undoubtedly be a better actual...
I have two trucks right now. A Bronco Raptor and a Rivian R1T. The 3.0L and 10spd combo in the Bronco is fantastic, but is just primitive compared to the Rivian. If I could get the drive line of the Rivian in the Raptor it would be truly mind blowing. And theyāre both good for 300 miles per...
No. Iāve done Ceramic in the past. Great on a black car I left outside and didnāt have the time or inclination to wash. That is not this for me. I use an Ammo stuff now. Reflex Pro and all the rest.
I actually got a notice from the Ford App this am that the remote services would no longer be available until I drove again to reserve battery powerā¦so I guess Iāve been choosing the new kid a bit too often. :)
I framed my window sticker, but the production image, nope. Too low res. The sticker looks good though! Iāll snap a pic the next time Iām out in the garage.
I have only seen my own ⦠:)
That said, I think Iāve seen under 10 regular Broncos ever here. I see 10 Wranglers pretty much any time I leave my house!
My dealer was so happy when I sealed the deal on my Raptor. It had just come in and automatically been added to their site, as thatās how Fordās system works. Their phone was ringing all day and night and they were fielding email and chat requests constantly from all over the country...
Your checklist:
Drive it.
Drive it more, but go easy on the throttle.
Drive it even more.
Curse Ford for the 1,000 break in period.
Hit some point that probably isnāt 1,000 miles and just say āforget it, itās broken in enough!ā and enjoy this thing!
Seriously PPF is really too expensive. The math just doesnāt make sense for a lot of cars and people. I get that. Different strokes and all. But my goal is to protect the finish, drive this hard, and make it easy to keep it looking really good. For me, this thing has a very high look-back...
I hope you locked in a nice sub MSRP price. Theyāre out there!
re: that much $ for a Wrangler⦠I thought the same thing a year ago when I put in my order for our 2022 392 XR. āAm I really about to pay $80K for a Wrangler?ā Yes, I was. Then I waited six long months. Then it arrived and we loved...
My shop had to order them from somewhere ... they knew what they were but it took them a few days. Lots of them broke on the way off and there are a lot of them per flare. He said these flares are NOT like the regular Bronco flares that are super easy on and off...