Base Model Bronco Thread

[Lifeliberty]

Current Build until sometime in the next hour.

Base 4 door- Rapid Red- Tailgate- MIC top- 235/85 r16s -rubber cargo and floor inserts Squeeze OTD under 40k.

It comes with a tailgate...

At your price maybe 4door and auto trans added, or 4door squatch?

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[Incognito]

Can't decide over the final two ways for me to go.
They will both be really close money wise.

Is anyone certain about going with either of these over the other?

Mansquatch +Advanced TC

2.7/10A + Advanced TC + aftermarket tires

 

[Lifeliberty]

Can't decide over the final two ways for me to go.
They will both be really close money wise.

Is anyone certain about going with either of these over the other?

Mansquatch +Advanced TC

2.7/10A + Advanced TC + aftermarket tires

Mansquatch +Advanced TC for more personality in driving experience. Manual puts you into the environment vs watching a movie on a screen.

 

[buildbigboats]

Mansquatch +Advanced TC for more personality in driving experience. Manual puts you into the environment vs watching a movie on a screen.

On kind a related issue...I'm going manual + Sasquatch but going back and forth on whether to add the Advanced 4x4. Sasquatch gives me the 4.7 gearing so no plus there. The 4A might be useful on snowy/icy/ rain slick roads but Slippery GOAT mode and sensible driving might make those situations ok.
Opinion/experiences...is Advanced 4x4 worth the expected $1000 on a Sasquatch equipped Bronco?

 

[Lifeliberty]

Opinion/experiences...is Advanced 4x4 worth the expected $1000 on a Sasquatch equipped Bronco?

I would assume the advanced TC helps more with the auto trans than a manual(for the trail 1 pedal drive and trail turn assist and trail control) . But I have no experience with the advanced trans.

Not much of an upgrade for 1000, but if it was 500 maybe, but how much I would use it, probably never

 

[kodiakisland]

On kind a related issue...I'm going manual + Sasquatch but going back and forth on whether to add the Advanced 4x4. Sasquatch gives me the 4.7 gearing so no plus there. The 4A might be useful on snowy/icy/ rain slick roads but Slippery GOAT mode and sensible driving might make those situations ok.
Opinion/experiences...is Advanced 4x4 worth the expected $1000 on a Sasquatch equipped Bronco?

If I still lived in Alaska, I would get it. I think it’s great if you spend a couple months a year on snow/ice highway conditions. Living in the south, it’s just not worth it to me. I would rarely use it.

 

[GotGOAT]

On kind a related issue...I'm going manual + Sasquatch but going back and forth on whether to add the Advanced 4x4. Sasquatch gives me the 4.7 gearing so no plus there. The 4A might be useful on snowy/icy/ rain slick roads but Slippery GOAT mode and sensible driving might make those situations ok.
Opinion/experiences...is Advanced 4x4 worth the expected $1000 on a Sasquatch equipped Bronco?

The Advanced 4X4 is what allows your Bronco to get the 95 94.something) crawl ratio.
If you go with the normal 4X4 the crawl ratio will be lower (story don’t know it off the top of my head).

 

[Incognito]

The Advanced 4X4 is what allows your Bronco to get the 95 94.something) crawl ratio.
If you go with the normal 4X4 the crawl ratio will be lower (story don’t know it off the top of my head).

Tale of the ratios, right here.

In a nut shell, you can buy a Mansquatch without the ATC, or a base 7M with the ATC, and wind up with nearly same effective crawl ratio.

ETA: 89.91 base w/7M + ATC
84.22 Mansquatch w/o ATC

 

[buildbigboats]

Tale of the ratios, right here.

In a nut shell, you can buy a Mansquatch without the ATC, or a base 7M with the ATC, and wind up with nearly same effective crawl ratio.

ETA: 89.91 base w/7M + ATC
84.22 Mansquatch w/o ATC

Thanks..That's what has me considering putting the money toward other things like bumpers, winch, armor, seat covers.

 

[TalexBrizzley]

I noticed in the Reservation Stats thread, the 2 door makes up only 37% of the reservations on 6G and the base trim makes up only 9% of the reservations on 6G. For those of us reserving a 2 door base, assuming the stats from 6G reservations are somewhat indicative of the total real-world reservations stats, that puts us in the very small minority of reservations. I don't know if this has been asked yet, but might that work out in our favor as far as getting our Broncos delivered? Fewer reservations, quicker getting them built and out to people? Do we know if they'd likely prioritize building the lower trims (fewer reservations) or higher trims (more reservations) first? Or would it all just be speculation on top of speculation lol.

 

[dgorsett]

I noticed in the Reservation Stats thread, the 2 door makes up only 37% of the reservations on 6G and the base trim makes up only 9% of the reservations on 6G. For those of us reserving a 2 door base, assuming the stats from 6G reservations are somewhat indicative of the total real-world reservations stats, that puts us in the very small minority of reservations. I don't know if this has been asked yet, but might that work out in our favor as far as getting our Broncos delivered? Fewer reservations, quicker getting them built and out to people? Do we know if they'd likely prioritize building the lower trims (fewer reservations) or higher trims (more reservations) first? Or would it all just be speculation on top of speculation lol.

We could stretch logic any way we like, but this " Or would it all just be speculation on top of speculation lol. "

 

[Incognito]

I noticed in the Reservation Stats thread, the 2 door makes up only 37% of the reservations on 6G and the base trim makes up only 9% of the reservations on 6G. For those of us reserving a 2 door base, assuming the stats from 6G reservations are somewhat indicative of the total real-world reservations stats, that puts us in the very small minority of reservations. I don't know if this has been asked yet, but might that work out in our favor as far as getting our Broncos delivered? Fewer reservations, quicker getting them built and out to people? Do we know if they'd likely prioritize building the lower trims (fewer reservations) or higher trims (more reservations) first? Or would it all just be speculation on top of speculation lol.

Alternatively, Ford will keep the poors waiting to fatten up the opening profit margins.

 

[30ips]

Manual puts you into the environment vs watching a movie on a screen.

The book “Zen And The Art Of Motorcycle Maintenance“ describes it like this (and I’m poorly paraphrasing): when you’re driving a car you’re looking at a picture, when you’re riding a motorcycle you’re IN the picture. I always felt that and rode year round for decades. And it’s how I feel about transmissions and why I’m going base/man or mansquatch.

 

[LandCruiser]

The book “Zen And The Art Of Motorcycle Maintenance“ describes it like this (and I’m poorly paraphrasing): when you’re driving a car you’re looking at a picture, when you’re riding a motorcycle you’re IN the picture. I always felt that and rode year round for decades. And it’s how I feel about transmissions and why I’m going base/man or mansquatch.

MT Pros:
it's cool
it's fun
no one will steal the damn thing
Wife can't drive a stick
does Ford know how to build an AT for rock crawling and other heavy off road use?
'murica

MT Cons:
does Ford know how to build an MT?
I live in the damn BAY AREA
It's MUCH easier to wheel an automatic
Wife can't drive a stick
Crawler gear ratios are overrated unless you have a damn buggy or Jeep that's probably not road legal anymore

 

[Atomicdog]

My original reservation was for a Wildtrak but after analyzing what I wanted I decided to go with a base Sasquatch. There is only one thing I’m having a hard time letting go of: the privacy glass on the clamshell. It annoys me that I can’t get it on the base.

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