100,000 mile Bronco

[Blue Hen]

11.9 mpg with a misfire could be right. Sounds like he was driving with that issue for a while.

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[buck_6G]

Making it to 100k should not be a feat. I love my Bronco, but I trust my Tacoma.

 

[MNBigfoot]

Making it to 100k should not be a feat. I love my Bronco, but I trust my Tacoma.

x2. 3 Toyotas, all had 200K trouble free miles, so I get a chuckle when people say 30K and no trouble yet.

 

[mpeugeot]

Making it to 100k should not be a feat. I love my Bronco, but I trust my Tacoma.

Initially, I didn't trust my Bronco, as it had a hot zone engine. I think now I can trust it until I hit 100k miles (in the next few weeks).

 

[AJKitebrder40]

Making it to 100k should not be a feat. I love my Bronco, but I trust my Tacoma.

Yeah, I'm kinda questioning keeping the Bronco long term for this right here. I've already put 18k miles in roughly 15 months, mostly trips, and for the most part it's been solid. I drive very easy, I have the 2.3L and a manual, my last vehicle - a 2007 JK went 180k miles but by the end it had the usual main seal leak, using a ton of coolant, etc. but it still ran.

I'm debating going back to a Toyota (had a '93 pickup before the JK), it's mainly getting one at this point, 3rd gens are hard to find reasonable now, and I sat in one today......Bronco definitely wins on comfort/seating position and fun (especially the 2 door).

 

[buck_6G]

Yeah, I'm kinda questioning keeping the Bronco long term for this right here. I've already put 18k miles in roughly 15 months, mostly trips, and for the most part it's been solid. I drive very easy, I have the 2.3L and a manual, my last vehicle - a 2007 JK went 180k miles but by the end it had the usual main seal leak, using a ton of coolant, etc. but it still ran.

I'm debating going back to a Toyota (had a '93 pickup before the JK), it's mainly getting one at this point, 3rd gens are hard to find reasonable now, and I sat in one today

They might be boring by comparison, but they're great if you intend to keep them for the long haul or put them through a lot of abuse with trips. I've beaten the heck out of 2 second generation Tacomas and two 3rd generation models - never had to do anything more than change the oil, and in one case I had to resurface the rotors at about 65k miles because I'd been especially hard on the truck.

......Bronco definitely wins on comfort/seating position and fun (especially the 2 door).

My Taco is a 3rd gen TRD Pro, and I can tell you that the seats are hard as a rock. I think it's the leatherette material hardening over time, so avoid that if you can. I've also owned a 3rd gen with cloth, and that was very comfortable - especially in the Texas sun. Maybe the 4th generation Tacoma that just rolled out has improved on this, but there is no way I'm laying out what Toyota is asking for those trucks, just to get a newer one.

Bronco still wins on fun factor, though

 

[AJKitebrder40]

They might be boring by comparison, but they're great if you intend to keep them for the long haul or put them through a lot of abuse with trips. I've beaten the heck out of 2 second generation Tacomas and two 3rd generation models - never had to do anything more than change the oil, and in one case I had to resurface the rotors at about 65k miles because I'd been especially hard on the truck.



My Taco is a 3rd gen TRD Pro, and I can tell you that the seats are hard as a rock. I think it's the leatherette material hardening over time, so avoid that if you can. I've also owned a 3rd gen with cloth, and that was very comfortable - especially in the Texas sun. Maybe the 4th generation Tacoma that just rolled out has improved on this, but there is no way I'm laying out what Toyota is asking for those trucks, just to get a newer one.

Bronco still wins on fun factor, though

That's interesting on the cloth seats, I went and test drove a 4th gen one, it's very comfortable. I will say I actually like the manual in the Bronco better, I'm not sure if it's timing or what. I sat in the 3rd gen.....and yeah if I could get the seat to go up higher, I'd be good, it just feels weird with your legs straight out in front, especially with a clutch.

I test drove the Frontier too, very comfortable, no manual option which I kinda hate, but definitely a nice feeling truck, feels smaller (which is a good thing for me) to the new Tacoma. Feels more like the 3rd gen Tacoma (driving wise).

 

[Rspayde]

Making it to 100k should not be a feat. I love my Bronco, but I trust my Tacoma.

I think the feat was hitting 100k in 2 years. Basing any fears on someone who abused their vehicle is irrational.

 

[buck_6G]

I think the feat was hitting 100k in 2 years. Basing any fears on someone who abused their vehicle is irrational.

Yeah, that's a different kind of wear for sure, but not really the point I was intending to make (more generally, that people in this thread are discussing making it to 30k with normal use)

 

[Fordified1]

The rate folks rack up miles depends a lot on where they live and what they do for a living/how far they commute. The salesmen at my job put a crap ton of miles on their vehicles in a hurry. I used to put a bunch of miles on when we lived in TN and had family in MO and TX. The kids learned to travel well early.
Here in TX, unless you live and work in town, everything is a long 70-85 mph drive a way. It’s just something you get used to.
I commute 100+ miles daily but have a company truck thank goodness, back when fuel was really high, I spent $400+ of the company money a week on fuel, and worried they would start making us park the trucks at the shop.

 

[CarbonSteel]

From the article: "A local Ford dealer tech supposedly told Bryant that the spark plugs broke off in cylinders two and four, slamming so hard against the piston heads that it caused irreversible damage."

I wonder what would cause something like that? In all my years driving many vehicles, including several over 100,000k and one up to 230,000k, I've never had a spark plug break off.

Ford 5.4 2V Modular engines were famous for it.

 

[Barrel Knight]

Damn! I've had mine for 3 years and I commute over an hour to work and home from work everyday and I'm at like 32k.

I put 58 k on it less than a year and an half

 

[mpeugeot]

Well, I have my first real problem... Not that I expect Ford to do shit about it.

How in the f' does that happen? The entire end of the shock goes right through the damn body. This is the passenger side rear.

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