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I regularly tow a jet ski with my 2dr. Ski weighs about 1000lbs plus the trailer. Ive hauled it 6hrs at a time before. No issues whatsoever.
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Just bought on a screaming deal. You can pay it off at anytime but dealer get kick backs on the loan. My dealer who I paid $7500 behind sticker asked if I will make 3 payments please. Made one already and the 3rd payment will be full pay off.
 

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2022 2-dr Black Diamond 2.3L 7mt, towed a 4x5 1000lb trailer like it wasn't even there. Took this setup on a 4200 mile cross country trip and it handled like a champ. Mileage took a hit through the mountains.

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I've towed with my 23 2-door v6 basesquatch several times (1500 lbs.) without issue. I concur with the others about financing vs. cash. The dealer does usually make $$ from you financing. If you can get a better deal financing, do it. If you like your dealer but want to minimize interest costs, as soon as you get the finance company information to make a payment, pay off 90% of the balance. Then pay the rest in 3 installments. This will minimize the interest you pay and the dealer won't get charged back.
 

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2022 2-dr Black Diamond 2.3L 7mt, towed a 4x5 1000lb trailer like it wasn't even there. Took this setup on a 4200 mile cross country trip and it handled like a champ. Mileage took a hit through the mountains.

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Great pics! We're happy to hear you're loving your bronco. Thanks for sharing, Dan!
 

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The bronco I had my eyes on got sold so back to looking online again . I want the hoss3 steering stuff so looking at wildtracks . I plan on pulling the occasional 5x10 trailer since I do occasional gun shows and am undecided weather to get two doors or four. Big difference in pulling trailers with two door ? Two doors just look sooo frigging Cool... Opinions please . Oh yeah . Do dealers work with you if you pay in full ? I hate payments and giving extra money to finance companies.
It depends if you think you will be loading the Bronco up with stuff, if it all fits in the trailer and you aren't using it to hold people, get the two-door, if you need more room I would get the 4 door.
 

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The Bronco I had my eyes on got sold so back to looking online again. I want the hoss3 steering stuff so looking at Wildtracks. I plan on pulling the occasional 5x10 trailer since I do occasional gun shows and am undecided whether to get two doors or four. Big difference in pulling trailers with a two-door? Two doors just look sooo frigging Cool... Opinions, please. Oh, yeah: do dealers work with you if you pay in full? I hate payments and giving extra money to finance companies.
Dealers make money on selling your financing to lenders, so don't offer up that you'll pay cash. You'll be less likely to get as good a deal. Better to say something like, "I'd finance for a good rate" or something like that, or even "Let's talk financing once we agree on a price."

The only reasons to get a four-door:
1) You have 5 people
2) You need to pack a crap-ton of stuff

Everything else can be worked out with the two-door. 🙂
 

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Why need cargo space when you can drag behind a little wagon that holds 3 small totes and a tent?
 
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Paying cash doesn't get you anything anymore. I negotiate first before they know then write a check.
 

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Off topic but are you an FFL? I had a gun store for 5 years but never made enough to make it worth my while. Made enough to pay the rent, utilities, etc and a little spending money. On an even more somber off topic when I gave up my FFL and the ATF did their final inspection I was told that on some of the traces I filled out for them it was due to suicides using guns purchased from my store. Never had a clue that anyone shopping was in that kind of mental state.
Not a FFL I buy and sell surplus and the occasional gun . In Virginia we can still do private sales but have to have the state police do the background check on the person. I sell a lot of knives and mags also. As well as survival gear...
 

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The bronco I had my eyes on got sold so back to looking online again . I want the hoss3 steering stuff so looking at wildtracks . I plan on pulling the occasional 5x10 trailer since I do occasional gun shows and am undecided weather to get two doors or four. Big difference in pulling trailers with two door ? Two doors just look sooo frigging Cool... Opinions please . Oh yeah . Do dealers work with you if you pay in full ? I hate payments and giving extra money to finance companies.
Most dealers don't care if you're paying cash, the vehicle isn't getting registered and titled until they get their money, whether it be cash, check, loan from a bank, etc. In fact, dealers make money off financing the vehicle though a kickback from the lender. That's why they always hit you at an absurd interest rate to start, hoping you'll accept or perhaps negotiate down to a rate that still pays them a commission. And.. not sure about Bronco incentives but sometimes cash back money is tied to using the manufacturers financing source. A few years ago I got my wife a new Acura MDX. Acura had a $5000 cash back to the dealer if the buyer used Acura Financial Services. I agreed to use Acura, despite their 6% rate as long as the dealer would pass that $5000 through in a discount on the MDX. He had about 30 MDX's in stock with the all-new 2021 MDX arriving in a couple weeks and accepted. I made one payment to Acura Finance to honor the deal then paid the 6% loan off with a 1.89% loan from USAA. Do your research, the Web, including TrueCar are a great source of hidden information.
 

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I don't notice this 5x11' except since it is unbraked, I give a longer braking distance.
 

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What are you towing with currently? Bronco is heavy, well powdered and crap brakes.

My biggest issue is tongue length, I stretches my little crap trailer out enough I can use the back door. Most people can't open the rear with a trailer hooked up and the 4 doors become much more useful. I would think things through as your going to spend some money sorting out your tow hook up. Note the long drop hitch, it's my 3rd one trying to get the right clearance from the spare.
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What are you towing with currently? Bronco is heavy, well powdered and crap brakes.

My biggest issue is tongue length, I stretches my little crap trailer out enough I can use the back door. Most people can't open the rear with a trailer hooked up and the 4 doors become much more useful. I would think things through as your going to spend some money sorting out your tow hook up. Note the long drop hitch, it's my 3rd one trying to get the right clearance from the spare.
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