I had a "launch" FJ Cruiser.
Biggest issues with the initial models were that the front panels would warp if you installed an aftermarket bumper, the rear diff housing was too small for a regear, and all MTs had the dreaded throwout bearing failure issues.
Toyota fixed at least two of the...
I'd like to know more about the Warthog before making my decision.
Especially if Ford plans on punting my reservation to 22 MY.
No real interest in "pre-ordering" something so far away--shit, why even bother with my reservation at that point.
I think selling a 2-door SUV in 2020 is market suicide.
The 4 door is necessary and will make up most of the sales because these will not be used as off road/trail vehicles.
Literally within 45 minutes of placing the online reservation for a 2 door Base I got a call from a clueless salesperson who told me that she would walk me through ordering my brand new Bronco Sport.
Then I received weird, creepy automated emails about requesting price quotes and builds on the...
I mean my daughter already drives my Porsches when she wants to, so I can’t imagine why I wouldn’t let her drive the bronco. And I taught her how to drive a manual when she was 15.
I think a lot of this is overblown because a passenger car without mudflaps is just as likely to fling a rock, and off-road vehicles are notorious for doing it unless they have full length, semi-sized mudflaps.
Plus, there isn’t supposed to be a shit ton of rocks and gravel on the roads anyway...
There are people currently wheeling and overlanding 4Runners and land cruisers at or beyond the gross vehicle weight rating.
Heavy springs are your friend. If your rooftop homeless tent, armor, and extended family of 12 people somehow manage to fit inside your 4.5 passenger vehicle, airbags are...