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Why is a solid axle used in the rear for all (that I can easily think of) production 4x4s? What's the point of using a solid axle at all?

Friends brought their Rubicon Gladiator over. Perfect for what it is. There isn't really anything I can see that needs to be done differently. That being said, it's exactly what it's supposed to be, but it isn't a Bronco. It's like not being a Forester or a Mustang. It doesn't best the...

Sitting in the garage collecting dust.

I didn't use those numbers as the only two options, but to illustrate a point. What's the exact amount? Annually, as the profit will change after production begins, and as each vehicle rolls down the line. So, $750M - $850M?

I wish.

190k reservations and 60% conversion; 114,000 orders. $1,000 profit per vehicle = $114 million in profits the first year. If there is $10k in profit per vehicle, it's over a billion in profit the first year.

No, manual trans.

If the tops are a polymer, oil based material, then yep.

There's no difference in the vehicle, it's not inferior or crap because it's a 2021???

Yeah, I don't want a 22 if they can deliver them in 21. I want a 1964 1/2, and if I have to wait for 22MY, I'm out completely.

A friend just came by with a new Gladiator Rubicon EcoDiesel. I didn't ask about the price, but everything on that rig is built exactly the way it's supposed to be. I sure hope the Bronco Badlands is in the same league.

If they were having a sale, everything a penny, and announced 50% off I wouldn't buy the fastback top. I wouldn't put the fastback top on if they paid me. If they announce a "square" (shape of the hardtop), I would consider paying for it.

I meant exactly that, the quarterly scheduling. thanks.

@XCR440 So, dealers should be able to confidently say whether we're in the first wave of production/deliveries?

@Its Brawnco I like that configuration too, in fact, better than any other soft top configuration. I ran something similar in my Jeep, with the back seats removed and a "Duster" from Bestop ( https://www.bestop.com/duster/ ) I'm hoping to do the same with the Bronco.

I think the intent was it would be special, but delays with tops and other issues have created a situation whereby you can get essentially the same vehicle in the same time frame. If FE vehicles were delivered first and had a unique-something other than the name of the trim, it'd be worth it to...

So glad you dragged this post from the archives. I missed it the first time.

ko is ok

I posted about this yesterday and the thread was quickly deleted as a Chicken-Little story.

I don't mind wrinkles as much as I don't like the slanted back.