Not a bad idea at all, just make it better than the gladiator. I wanted a gladiator, almost bought one. It’s a much better “overland” vehicle than the bronco, maybe more functional too, but it’s nowhere near as fun and nowhere near as nice to drive.
I like that Ford is taking this retro thing seriously. What other company will bring you 1960s inspired styling and 1920s manufacturing standards all in one vehicle? It’s like the Stutz Bearcat that my grandfather burned to death in, but with apple CarPlay and seatbelts.
Like Rob above, the only reason I bought the bronco is because of the manual option. Probably one of the last big vehicle manuals you’ll ever be able to buy. And it’s a slick little shifter. Way better than the bowl-of-pudding on the Jeep’s.
And I have the noise and I now live in a place that...
I don’t care what part of Michigan you’re in, you’re getting more than “some snow”. I lived in RO for years, when the local news freaked out about a snow storm, we’d get a dusting. When they said nothing at all I’d be hammering whatever car I owned at the time through miserable amounts of snow...
It would be appreciated if you could break the laws of physics and allow the soft top to be opened while the rack is on, that would be awesome.
Will this thing accept any of the industry standard kayak or bike carriers? Thule, Yakima, etc……
It is offensive because I only take mine to Starbucks and read books in the parking lot while leaning against it. Then I tell everyone that walks past how long it took to get and how there might be a TSB on the transmission and then I take a long pull off a rippin cold latte.
Shifting a manual transmission, even after a stall, does not create a path for water intrusion. Unless I’ve been lucky my whole life, which I haven’t been. Sealed is sealed, auto or manual.
I guess I can understand that. It will be interesting to see if the worlds largest warranty pay-out company actually cares though. All they’re doing now is throwing some kibble on the floor like they’ve done in the past, hoping it gets eaten up.
Just build the best, offer us the options we want and there are plenty of us that will pay. Quality is not cheap and thankfully there are enough of us left who realize that. I’ll take one in wood, one in leather.
So on one hand you’re telling people to get the TSB done ASAP, but on the other hand showing how the TSB is ineffective. Why ask people to get an ineffective TSB done? Seems like a waste of time to me.
For the record - I had the grind in neutral upon start up when I lived in a place that got...
The stick on this is better than the bowl-of-pudding on the jeeps, and just snickety enough to be truly fun. My only complaint, and I never thought this would be a complaint, but that horrendous tach really is useless. I never thought I’d need it because I never looked at the tach in my previous...
Don’t be pissed about losing the hardtop, I was also when I made the change. Just like I was pissed when I went from 2 to 4 doors. But I’m not after owning it. The soft beats the MIC, IMO.