Help with Bronco Purchase

[MadMan4BamaNATL]

RPG is pretty legit, big time in the raptor. Most of their offerings are fully adjustable and billet. I’m guessing since you’ve never heard of them you automatically think it’s not good. That’s not the case here. What do you run on your rig for wheeling?

Didn’t say it wasn’t good. Good or not, don’t care. It’s a cheap lift for cosmetics; that’s just a fact. Even the good manufacturers take the easy way out for sells to the uninitiated and I don’t blame them. Even a poseur knows billet is quality even if they don’t understand why.

my point was it’s a mall crawler modded Bronco because it is. So, the guy had some money and watched some YouTube videos, big deal man.

Trying to warn this guy who’s a potential buyer since he asked that there may be some risk with such an overpriced purchase since it’s priced for a sucker who doesn’t know any better.

If the company impresses you, good, you go buy it.

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[Monster1926]

Didn’t say it wasn’t good. Good or not, don’t care. It’s a cheap lift for cosmetics; that’s just a fact. Even the good manufacturers take the easy way out for sells to the uninitiated and I don’t blame them. Even a poseur knows billet is quality even if they don’t understand why.

my point was it’s a mall crawler modded Bronco because it is. So, the guy had some money and watched some YouTube videos, big deal man.

Trying to warn this guy who’s a potential buyer since he asked that there may be some risk with such an overpriced purchase since it’s priced for a sucker who doesn’t know any better.

If the company impresses you, good, you go buy it.

What lift do you run?

 

[MNBigfoot]

I don't see a sticker, so Non-Sas Badlands (?) with 4.46 gearing instead of 4.7 running 37's? Some care, some don't.

 

[Baja Bronco]

My 2 cents? Buy it, who gives a fuck what other people say or think. Guys think driving on a dirt road is off roading, that truck would do well in Baja. This Bronco is set up very similar to mine, and RPG and SVC are the two of the best off road builders out there. The truck has billet everywhere, nice bumpers, 37s, seriously what’s not to like other than the price. About the only 2 things I’m not crazy about is the Fox shocks, and the Amp steps. I run ICON, and side boards just to try and protect from rock kick up.

Offer up $65, see if they’ll take it. Then bring it down to Baja on an EXO Run. I’ll see you there, we’re going to La Paz next year on a run.

 

[MNBigfoot]

My 2 cents? Buy it, who gives a fuck what other people say or think. Guys think driving on a dirt road is off roading, that truck would do well in Baja. This Bronco is set up very similar to mine, and RPG and SVC are the two of the best off road builders out there. The truck has billet everywhere, nice bumpers, 37s, seriously what’s not to like other than the price. About the only 2 things I’m not crazy about is the Fox shocks, and the Amp steps. I run ICON, and side boards just to try and protect from rock kick up.

Offer up $65, see if they’ll take it. Then bring it down to Baja on an EXO Run. I’ll see you there, we’re going to La Paz next year on a run.

Light trails is his main of-road usage, he'll never do high speed off-roading and his only real concern is street comfort. This will work, but then again, a base Base would work.

 

[Baja Bronco]

Light trails is his main of-road usage, he'll never do high speed off-roading and his only real concern is street comfort. This will work, but then again, a base Base would work.

I’d reread the first sentence in post 7. I only went off what the OP stated. But I’ll 100% agree with you, no need for that much truck for light off roading or on street driving.

 

[Darth_JoPa]

There's always going to be people who tell you to get a base and upgrade because this is considered overpriced. Everyone has their own means, budgets, and preferences. If you have the means to buy this vehicle, love it, and don't want to deal with modding it yourself then take a closer look at everything to confirm it's no lemon and if you're still happy with it then pull the trigger.

From what you've shared so far it seems to check all your boxes.

 

[Aonarch]

Too expensive. That Bronco is worth maybe $50k stock? I'd at minimum discount the mods by 50% if not 25%.

Looks like it has a lot of nice parts on it, but as others have said, the used car market doesn't care.

For what it is worth, I doubt that thing has seen a drop of mud. If I personally bought it, I would double check all of the the nuts and bolts that they messed with installing all of that bling.

 

[userdude]

So, this is my dilemma. Any Bronco I buy; I would want to add wheels/tires/bumpers right off the bat. On the non-Raptor I like the ADV fenders a lot

The Braptor is overpriced, and prices are crashing and will continue to, so don't want one of those right now. I like the new Badlands interior, but rumor has it that the 2025 Bronco is getting a facelift, so don't want to buy a 2024 right now.

So the next best thing would be to buy a used Bronco that has a lot of the big ticket mods that I would pay for anyway, so if a Badlands SAS is $63k new, makes more sense to buy a used Badlands for $69k with everything done.

Here's a clearer example of mods not making the price you pay, unless you want it to. Maybe a month or so ago, a guy in Fort Worth found a 21 Bronco on 74Weld portals ($20k), 74Weld stage 3 rack ($5k), ADV fenders (which when white aren't that expensive, like $1k I think?), bumpers from Fun Haver that nobody can get ($3-5k?). Basically, easily $35-45k worth of mods. It was a 2dr. And supposedly the guy was a collector, so hopefully work's done good...

And the dealership put I think $54k on it?

I would recommend giving a lowball offer and make sure they have your number handy when in a month they're ready to take it. If not, you probably didn't miss anything.

 

[For The Birds]

I agree that Mods are tough to recoup in resale, however, if this is the way that you would want your Bronco done than you would be winning if you could get it fully modded with quality parts and installation for 50-60% of the cost of the mods.

I would ask for a receipt on the mods to see if it was done at a reputable upfitter and offer $10k over market value for the modifications.

 

[Felix808]

pucks are mall crowler. Most wheelers don’t do lifts like that; causes damage in a lot of instances and not good off-road.

Fixed it for you. There is a big difference between pucks & perch collars. The former changes the geometry, the later does not. The latter obtains lift by adding pre load to the spring, not by relocating it as pucks do.

My truck does fair enough with perch collars on the SAS suspension

 

[the poacher]

Don't listen to the naysayers, this is a well built truck with solid modifications and if the build is similar to what you want, buy it. The mod's would cost a lot more than what the dealer is asking.
I would certainly low ball your offer, as the worst the dealer can do is say no. Go for it!

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