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Friday was a LONG day! Had an early res which I canceled and picked up a JLUR XR (Xtreme Recon) and have still been wanting a Bronco. Sold the JL a while back and have been on the search for a dealer not charging ADM as all of them around me are. Found a 2.3 BD, SAS, MIC, Tow, Mid in West Virginia which I was in the process of buying till I went back on Cars.com and found a 2.7 BD, SAS, MIC, Mod bumper, Mid with roof rack in Pellston, MI. Called them up and they told me they were selling for MSRP and I immediately canceled my West Virginia purchase as I really wanted the 2.7 and this one was almost identical to my res just different color and without tow. Put a $1,000 deposit on it last week and sent over my financing (USAA) to them and set it up to be picked up on 2/17.
Have a small airport near me (Greensboro) which never has any direct flights anywhere so had to fly to Atlanta at 5am, Atlanta to Detroit and finally Detroit to Pellston which is an hour south of the boarder. Dealer picked me up when I landed at 12:15, dealer had all of the paperwork ready which took all of 20 mins to finish and I was out of the dealer by 1pm for my long 13 hour road trip home. Props to Fernelius Ford they were great to work with.
Didn't know if I was going to drive straight through but did and arrived back in my driveway at 2am. Drive was great, didn't care about MPG as its a brick in the wind. MGV seats were extremely comfortable, great road manners, plenty of passing power and just an easy drive home. Compared to my JL which I purchased from TN and drove 7 hours home which was fine but definitely required more feedback.
Now the bad, took it for a car wash today just to get all of the salt off and while inside alarm starting going off for hood latch. Has only done it once and never did it on the drive. Waiting to see if it continues and will bring it to the dealer for a new latch. Did tighten the rubber adjusters a bit to see if that helps as a previous thread somebody did the same and it hasn't happened since but time will tell. Will likely park it in the garage so it doesn't bother my neighbors if it happens at 3am or something crazy. Also have an issue with the driver window not sealing correctly when closed, takes several tries for the window to fully seal near the "B" pillar so you don't hear any air. Hoping it just needs time to wear in.
But loving it so far, 1k miles and will likely do the initial oil change next weekend. Is a second vehicle so will only be used for pleasure or for the wife to use to save some miles on our Ram 1500 she daily's. First Ford I've ever owned and likely only one I'd ever buy, as long as the issues I've experienced so far don't add up.
Have a small airport near me (Greensboro) which never has any direct flights anywhere so had to fly to Atlanta at 5am, Atlanta to Detroit and finally Detroit to Pellston which is an hour south of the boarder. Dealer picked me up when I landed at 12:15, dealer had all of the paperwork ready which took all of 20 mins to finish and I was out of the dealer by 1pm for my long 13 hour road trip home. Props to Fernelius Ford they were great to work with.
Didn't know if I was going to drive straight through but did and arrived back in my driveway at 2am. Drive was great, didn't care about MPG as its a brick in the wind. MGV seats were extremely comfortable, great road manners, plenty of passing power and just an easy drive home. Compared to my JL which I purchased from TN and drove 7 hours home which was fine but definitely required more feedback.
Now the bad, took it for a car wash today just to get all of the salt off and while inside alarm starting going off for hood latch. Has only done it once and never did it on the drive. Waiting to see if it continues and will bring it to the dealer for a new latch. Did tighten the rubber adjusters a bit to see if that helps as a previous thread somebody did the same and it hasn't happened since but time will tell. Will likely park it in the garage so it doesn't bother my neighbors if it happens at 3am or something crazy. Also have an issue with the driver window not sealing correctly when closed, takes several tries for the window to fully seal near the "B" pillar so you don't hear any air. Hoping it just needs time to wear in.
But loving it so far, 1k miles and will likely do the initial oil change next weekend. Is a second vehicle so will only be used for pleasure or for the wife to use to save some miles on our Ram 1500 she daily's. First Ford I've ever owned and likely only one I'd ever buy, as long as the issues I've experienced so far don't add up.
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