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I couldn't agree more. Was going to buy a Gladiator Mojave when I saw the Bronco. I am not sure the bronco will really meet my needs. I think I need more cargo space. But if I could get better on road ability with not much hit off road, the Bronco my be great. Plus, I like power. There is...

Ha, valid point. But Ford trucks are generally reliable. Not Toyota reliable. But they aren't the mess that many modern Land Rovers are.

Great points. They already have several refined SUVs. Though most can't really go off road any more. Either way, a "simple defender" would have been awesome. But I guess that is what the Ineos Grenadier is for. ha ha.

I'd consider a defender under 2 conditions. 1) it was made by Toyota or Honda. 2) I was the kind of person who leased cars and flipped them every 2 or 3 years. But I tend to keep my cars for 10+years. So any Range Rover product is terrifying. Its too bad because the Defender looks to be...

Its funny how you are all ignoring the comparison to Ford's own F150. Or for that matter a $20k cheaper Bronco sport. Don't get me wrong. I appreciate the value proposition. Off road capable and removable tops and doors. And in the $40k range this all makes sense. But if you are going to...

Re antenna. Does anyone a I realize that its not a value buy. But when you get less plastic in a base focus, its ridiculous. I also mentioned memory seats in another post. Power seats without memory in a vehicle driven by multiple people is worse than manual seats. Without memory, I'd...

Thanks for the ridiculous snide response. Ok, I guess I'll do that. Thanks again.

Since you seem to flip your car every 4 years, probably no problems. The real concerns are 10 years down the road when a normal jeep is doing find and this needs a new battery for $10k

Basic black, grey and saddle leather should be available in the upper trim levels. This is interior 101

I'm having a hard time wrapping my head around an interior with large swaths of hard plastic in a 60k vehicle. 60k gets me a mid range Audi or even domestic pickup truck with an interior that is all leather and soft touch. No memory seats!!??!!?? Are you effing kidding me??

Yes, they will. Skinny is better with snow tires. I don't have time to research now, but it would be interesting if Nokia made 75 series tires so you could have the correct sidewall height with 265s or so. Back in the late 80s / early 90s, I had a low budget Saab 900 turbo that I put...

Whether or not hybrid is a good economy booster largely is determined by how you drive. If its stop and go, then a PHEV is fantastic. If its long highway trips, a diesel is going to be a better choice. Both make tons of torque. Both weigh more than a gas engine. A diesel PHEV would be...

The regular tires will be "fine". Unless you want to get your ass kicked by an AWD Volvo or Audi that actually goes better through the snow than your Bronco. I'm not kidding. Snow traction is all about tires. And the best tires in the snow are . . . snow tires. Until recently you couldn't get...

Is there any information out there to suggest that the Badlands with Sas and Wildtrack with Sas have any suspension differences other than the disconnecting roll bar on the Badlands? I ask because I would think there would be spring and damping differences between one vehicle intended for...

One other thing. When I had my VW tuned, it was a reflash by APR. This is a company run by engineers. Its totally turn key, with factory levels of refinement and drivability. When I had my Subaru STi tuned, it was much more of an "enthusiast" type situation. Tweaking and fiddling and...

This is the way I look at it. And a lot of these points contradict themselves. 1) The 2.3L makes more power and torque than most V8s did 20 years ago. It will be fine. 2) With a tune, the 2.3L seems to really wake up. TFL's ranger went from about 7 sec 0-60 to less than 6 seconds. 3)***This...

Just registered for Stoneham at 9:00. Thanks. Is it bad form to go to more than one? I should really cancel the Needham times.

I need to ask. What is special about Rapid liquors?? I just signed my wife and myself up for Needham. Fri at 10. If I can get a slot in Stoneham, I"ll cancel our Needham appt.

Hah, yes. Stoneham is 10 minutes from me. Fingers crossed. Can you sign up for more than one? Can you bring your significant other? My wife is curious if the cargo area is smaller than her Volvo wagon. My dog likes to ride in a crate. It fits front to back, leaving tons of room on...

I used to own an Audi A3 3.2 Quattro. It was essentially a Golf with a V6 and AWD shoehorned into it. My steering rack went bad (thankfully, under warranty) and they had to jack the engine to replace it. I don't remember specifics, but it was like 3x the labor that would be expected. Since...