Thank you. I was fortunate enough to reserve an early First Edition so now I'm playing the stock market like a slot machine hoping to help with the purchase 😀.
I ordered an Area51 4 door
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I make no claims about being a good (slightly buzzed) videographer. The video was more obligatory rather than a solid attempt at great TV but hear ya go.
The Bronco I was in had about 1700 miles total and per the driver is does nothing but idle and rally the desert so any mpg number would be wildly different than normal usage.
Hard to give the picture scale but in person I was pleasantly surprised with the space. It will be my family hauler and...
I've owned manuals in the past. Its hard to quantify the driving experience without actually driving. Admittedly we were with a "professional" driver but based on my observations I don't think anyone who wants a manual will be disappointed. My driver said he was was buying one for himself....he...
I rode in the MT which had plenty of pep. No problem on sandy dune climb. Crawler gear was neat. The whole experience of switching GOAT modes and into crawler gear was seemless. Kudos to Ford.
It's definitely not off putting. Some of your passengers might think it's leather. Can't speak to durability though. Hard to describe. It's not going to wow you but it's not going to annoy you either.
I was fortunate enough to get a ride in one. My review would largely echo the others on this board. Insanely capable from factory.
High speed desert run was draw dropping. Almost on a magical level. Our driver hit 65 mph on relatively rough terrain. I later took my new f150 over the same...
Edit with full review and thank you mods for cleaning up the thread.
Ok so here's a more in depth review since I have a few moments.
I rode in the Area51 Badlands (4 door) 2.3 MT non Squatch with the top off.
First impressions: The 2 door looks so good in person I thought about changing my...