Asked to decide between Ranger or Bronco

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I'm feeling stuck making a similar decision. Swap my current Bronco for a Ranger Raptor or one of the leftover 2-door Stroppes.

I don't take my top entirely off ever, and I don't take off the front panels as much as I'd like. Wouldn't mind the extra storage and oomph the Ranger provides. And there are times the cabin noise in the Bronco gets distracting. But there's something about a 2-door Bronco I feel like I can't quit. Really just need a truck that gets to me any trailhead or ski slope, and both can do that without issue.

Bronco is so much fun to drive. The Ranger Raptor is fun too but on high speed dirt roads and the dunes that’s when it really comes to life. It feels like too much power on the dirt and makes my 2.7 Bronco feel slow. You can get into trouble very quickly and being hitting 75mph through the dirt very easily and end up in a ditch! For a daily the Raptor works out great minus the mpg. I do hate the screen on the Raptor and the cameras are useless off-road and aren’t as high def and screen isn’t as big as Bronco. The lockers on the screen are also finicky.

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The early S197 (2005-2009) was the best interpretation of the original Mustang. I owned a 2006 convertible. Although if you think that the plastics in the Bronco are bad, you should have seen the interior of that generation. I then replaced the 2006 with a second generation S197 (2010 - 2014), a 2011 GT California Special convertible. Interior plastics still weren't great, although slightly better than the previous.

The 2011 was replaced by a Shadow Black Roush Stage 3 Phase 2 convertible (727 hp). An evolution of the retro theme, and still a better interpretation than the Fox bodies and the SN95. Bigger improvements in interior, although there are still hard plastics on the doors and other various places. In addition to the supercharger, it also has adjustable coilovers, it's lowered and also has the active exhause, along with some cosmetic upgrades to the interior and exterior. The thing is a beast, and it commands respect. It will easily snap on you if you're not careful. I often joke that it's the one car that feels like it wants to kill me if I'm not careful.



Pictures of my Black Mustang below, stickers and all. Black looks great for about 10 minutes after you wash it. After years of trying to maintain the Mustang and my CTS-V Coupe, also black, and my girlfriend's black Chevy Malibu, I swore I would never own another black car.

As I have often said, Black isn't a color, it's a relationship.

As for the original question at hand, I used to have an F150 that my son drove. It was handy to have around and my other son owned a 2019 Colorado ZR2 as well. Nice truck and rode very well, but I don't think I could have one as my only vehicle. I like the Raptor Ranger, a lot, but when it came down to replacing my aging 2012 BMW X5, I went for the Bronco. I also needed moar doors as the Caddy and Mustang don't work well if you have more than one passenger. The back seat in the Mustang is basically for show, and while the back seats in the CTS-V are a bit more usable, you'll have to visit a chiropractor after trying to get in and out of it.

Very nice!