A winch is great, IF you know how to use it. A winch can cause serious damage, and serious injury if you don't know how to use it properly. This also includes having a proper winch mount on your bumper, proper electrical connections for the winch, and proper recovery gear.
Is the offer from a private party or a dealer?
If a dealer, I would sell it to them at $25K AOM (Added Owner Markup) with the provision that they sell you another Bronco you would settle for, at MSRP.
Herb
My Window Sticker was made available today. Blend date of Dec 12, 2022.
I've gone over and over the window sticker to make sure there are no surprises (not that I could change it) and it all looks good and right.
If I look at Ford's VIN and Customer Order number tracker, it says my Bronco is in production (earlier than the claimed week of 12 Dec).,
It also says I should look at my Window Sticker, but when I go to that link,
"Please check back later. The window sticker has not yet been released for...
Can't hurt, but I don't see how it diminishes a cat's value, since the people buying the cat's, and then exporting them overseas for extraction of the precious metals are not concerned about laws in the first place. It's not like honest people are stealing them.
No bet, especially as I did get a VIN and build week supposedly next month. That said, I know from here that my Bronco being built doesn't imply I'll see it anytime soon.
No need to go with a Hawse fairlead, provided the rollers are smooth. I talked with two winching experts, and both preferred roller fairleads with synthetic line.
Absolutely. If your Bronco does get repaired,. make sure you get compensated for the decreased resale value of the vehicle. A vehicle's resale value is definitely negatively impacted by a crash, so you deserve to be compensated for that. They will probably not "offer" it to you, you'll have to...
So it sounds like you already have the issue documented with your local dealer, is that right? That's the most important thing, in case of the problem getting bigger.
Personally, I'd take VERY detailed photos, and measurements of the crack and wait to see if it spreads, as long as you are still...
That's what happens when you have months and months to think about a Bronco that still hasn't shown up.
Seriously though, I have a Police Interceptor and an Excursion, and dust, and water, gets behind the fuel door.