Everyone Thinks the Bronco Pricey

[Tricky Dick]

You forget how heavy the Bronco is. A quick search at tire rack and an LT gives you 500# more per tire load rating, that's a full ton, plus 3/32" deeper tread for the 2 I looked at

How does that have any relation to your speed rating comment?

I have P rated tires on mine. They are neither capped at 93 mph or too low rated for the weight. A 112 mph speed rating and 2833lb weight rating are both beyond any Bronco's limits.

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[Hkak45]

I have had several folks talk to me about how my bronco must have been pretty expensive. Don't know why but it seems people think these are $60k+ and when I tell them mine was mid $30k's they are shocked.

 

[JohnnyBronco]

No

How does that have any relation to your speed rating comment?

I have P rated tires on mine. They are neither capped at 93 mph or too low rated for the weight. A 112 mph speed rating and 2833lb weight rating are both beyond any Bronco's limits.

No, you have p-metric tires, the beginning P is not speed rating but indicates a tire for traditional passenger cars, not trucks or suvs

Your speed rating is S.

Now go back to the 3 vehicle comparison where the Land Rover with P tires blew the same tire out in the boonies yet the Bronco and Wrangler managed just fine.

I may never get off road but don't you think passenger tires on a truck would be a liability in Moab?

 

[JohnnyBronco]

I have had several folks talk to me about how my bronco must have been pretty expensive. Don't know why but it seems people think these are $60k+ and when I tell them mine was mid $30k's they are shocked.

What they see is what is advertised by dealers. $40k ADM makes a $53k Bronco very pricey. Makes a Defender at MSRP look affordable

 

[Tricky Dick]

No
No, you have p-metric tires, the beginning P is not speed rating but indicates a tire for traditional passenger cars, not trucks or suvs

Your speed rating is S.

Now go back to the 3 vehicle comparison where the Land Rover with P tires blew the same tire out in the boonies yet the Bronco and Wrangler managed just fine.

I may never get off road but don't you think passenger tires on a truck would be a liability in Moab?

You're catching on, you just took a weird path to get there.

 

[AZ_Liberty]

How does that have any relation to your speed rating comment?

I have P rated tires on mine. They are neither capped at 93 mph or too low rated for the weight. A 112 mph speed rating and 2833lb weight rating are both beyond any Bronco's limits.

And they will likely go flat the first time you run over a cactus spine, or a twig. Or a screw, or nail, or roofing staple, sharp rock...

 

[BottleShark]

I have had several folks talk to me about how my bronco must have been pretty expensive. Don't know why but it seems people think these are $60k+ and when I tell them mine was mid $30k's they are shocked.

I've been thinking it is because people think they have to have Sas and loaded. Most people pay for things they will never use.

 

[Tricky Dick]

And they will likely go flat the first time you run over a cactus spine, or a twig. Or a screw, or nail, or roofing staple, sharp rock...

These are my street set, they'll fare the same as all the other normie tires on normie cars.

 

[Beachin 74]

Now go back to the 3 vehicle comparison where the Land Rover with P tires blew the same tire out in the boonies yet the Bronco and Wrangler managed just fine.

I think it was just as much the problem that it was a low profile tire on a 20" rim on the Land Rover is why the tire blew.

 

[XirallicBolts]

Found my father's old window sticker for his 1989 Ford Bronco XLT about a year ago—was hoping I could find his old spare wheel cover.

$18,500

I still have the window sticker for my dad's Chevy. A little newer but he got as cheap a car as he could.

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The price companies are asking for Bronco accessories is what blows me away. I have become numb to vehicle costs.

I was interested in those SECA (sema?) mirror glass replacements because the Bronco has some annoying blind spots but Jesus, $190 for two pieces of glass?

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In my eyes, the Bronco is overpriced. You're missing a ton of features that would be available on any other Ford in the 50k price range, including features that the car theoretically already has the equipment for.

Meanwhile, the Bronco is mostly just an offroady-shaped Ranger with the only major unique part (sway bar disconnect) restricted to a single trim.

Manual seats on 2-door is understandable because of the rear seat access. The underwhelming instrument cluster compared to any other 50k Ford can be blamed on covid. $2,200 for leather is excessive. Lack of cooled seats is also understandable, since that would require perforated leather

The lack of power-adjustable petals is less understandable. You could get that on a midlevel Explorer 20 years ago.

The lack of lane-centering and stop-and-go is outright illogical given all the hardware is present with Lux. If a Maverick and Sport can get lane-centering, why not Bronco?

Yeah yeah "it's an offroader don't need them nanny systems", fantastic, you can turn them off. Why not offer them for those of us who mostly drive on streets and prefer having modern features comparable to other vehicles?

 

[7.3ltr bronco]

Yea I get the expensive comment all the time. And a lot more people have been to dealerships and see the prices on these. When I first drove it to work I pulled up and the building was on break. When I was in my truck sorting it out a partimer was like hey man you didn't really pay over 100 grand for that. I laughed and said no fu&$@ing way. I paid all in 45 he was like so and so said he just saw one on mecam auction for like 125,000 and online they were selling for 90 to 130. I said yea there are people and dealers trying to get that for them. I ordered early and got everything in writing.

 

[7.3ltr bronco]

Oh and my first car and 95 jeep Cherokee it was 12 grand.

 

[Last Ride Bronco]

The Hardbody was so bad-ass back when they came out. Loved those trucks. Throw us a pic!

It looks rough, but 500,000 miles with original engine.

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