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4600 is the production vehicle class
It's okay, 392 Wranglers can't win there either
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It's okay, 392 Wranglers can't win there either
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If they gave the Ranger the 7 speed and Badlands off-road goodies. Stick a fork in it, we're done, there's no need for a Bronco truck.
I have had the gladiator sport and wrangler Jl 4 door sport and now bronco badlands. Offroad “high” speed bronco is certainly a more enjoyable ride. On the street the differences are 10-15% improvement in handling. Nothing earth shattering
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We have both, a Badlands and Rubicon both manual transmissions. Gladiator is a soft top, Bronco is a hard top. As many have said on road the Bronco is a better ride. Off-road the the Gladiator is better and off-road durability wise sadly I have more faith in the Gladiator. Ours is lifted on 35‘s and Badlands is still stock on 33s.
Our Bronco broke down with 500 miles on it requiring a 5 week wait to repair, a failed turbo boost pressure sensor as well as a wheel speed sensor, the culprit. two weeks at the dealer working on it. The Gladiator is 3.5 years old with zero dealership visits outside of a TSB.
There’s a lot to like with the Bronco but I’m not completely blown away with it. It’s spent half of it first 3 months broken, now that we have it back hopefully we can start to enjoy it.
Our Bronco broke down with 500 miles on it requiring a 5 week wait to repair, a failed turbo boost pressure sensor as well as a wheel speed sensor, the culprit. two weeks at the dealer working on it. The Gladiator is 3.5 years old with zero dealership visits outside of a TSB.
There’s a lot to like with the Bronco but I’m not completely blown away with it. It’s spent half of it first 3 months broken, now that we have it back hopefully we can start to enjoy it.
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Yea, we have a '19 Ranger (super-cab, because a truck isn't a truck with less than a 6' bed). It's fantastic.
But I digress, "progress" at any price!
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I almost bought a Gladiator when they first came out. The markups were just nuts. I feel sorry for anyone that paid the 70 to 80k for lifted gladiators the dealers were asking for the first ones. I ended up with a Ranger instead. The problem with the Ranger is that it isnt a "fun" vehicle. The Bronco and Wrangler have a much much bigger fun factor.
Wow. You arent kidding. The only thing the 2 door has over the 4 door is the cool factor. I'm agreed with the other posts everything else the 4 door does better.
Ford WAS planning a Bronco truck but shelved the plan since it would cut into Ranger sales more than Gladiator sales...Now, if Ford would put the 7 speed in for the handshaker faithful , it would do well to steal some more sales from Gladiator. They already have FX4, but hopefully the 2024 redesign adds more off road flair.
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I really liked the Bronco truck concept. It would have been a totally different feel than the Ranger but agreed I'm sure it would cut into those sales, but it would also cut into Gladiator sales as well.
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Down in Georgia I don't see them an insane amount. More normal jeeps or standard trucks. Very noticeable when they are around due to the "special" look of the gladiator.
C’mon, Rick, that’s disingenuous. You can still get an F150 with an 8’ bed, even in a Supercab, which seats 5 adults comfortably. Just because most people buy short bed crew cabs doesn’t mean you can’t buy a “real” truck any more…Yea, we have a '19 Ranger (super-cab, because a truck isn't a truck with less than a 6' bed). It's fantastic.
But I digress, "progress" at any price!
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Will let you know the next time I see a dealership order an 8' bed for their Floorplan.
Having commercially available builds is one thing, what John Retardo Q Public buys is another thing entirely!
And what the public buys is...... Minivans with a doorless trunk.
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I must be weird but I drive a 2 door wrangler lifted on 35s and it’s easy to drive 80mph on the highway no problems, steering feels fine
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I'm going to wager it was really a fun dream but always DOA concept. FCA has no midsized truck offerings, so the Gladiator can fill that role. A Bronco truck would basically be a reskinned Ranger with how much commonality there is. It wouldn't be worth their time to develop and engineer new body and tooling when they can just upgrade a Ranger with more off-road goodies.
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