Thoughts on buying a manual now?

[CalvinT]

I drive my Bronco in Phoenix traffic every day. Before that, I drove a Mustang GT (manual), and before that a Mustang GT (manual) and before that a V6 Mustang (manual) and before that a Ranger (1998 also a stick). Prior to that was a Contour Sport (which was actually fun to drive with the 16-valve I-4 and stick shift)

Driving an automatic would be miserable.

My last car with an automatic was a 1979 Z28 which I sold in 1984. I've been driving a manual in Phoenix traffic ever since. Driving a manual isn't a problem if that's what you're used to. It may be for those who started with an automatic.

When I got my first driver's license I took my test drive with a manual. If I had taken it with an automatic, my driver's license would have been restricted to "automatic transmissions only." For those who are used to it, driving a manual is totally unconscious. It takes no more thought than steering or braking.

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[Bad-Daddy-Lands]

2.7 Auto > 2.3 Stick

i get my manual fix from my other car, so…

 

[chaosrob]

2.7 Auto > 2.3 Stick

i get my manual fix from my other car, so…

no

 

[stickshifthappy]

2.7 Auto > 2.3 Stick

No, yer waaay off on yer math.

 

[Lifeliberty]

Thoughts on buying a manual now?

I would order my exact build again in a heartbeat. Don't even need to think about it.

I haven't noticed anything out of the ordinary with pricing, other than the manual costing as much as the auto!!??

the manual sasquatch is so much fun. You drive the bronco instead of it driving you.

Be a driver and not just another passenger.

as far as problems making it undriveable, they happen but are extremely rare. I don't doubt ford will fix the issues, but I would keep driving until they have a fix, otherwise it will be sitting until they do.

 

[Bronkers]

So today I saw an interesting video. Only 18 percent of the population can drive a manual. That told me that 82 percent of the buyers market is now out of the picture. I wonder what kind of pricing could I expect on a rig some one ordered and didn't get it or ordered a manual by mistake? Hmmm

I received a very nice total-out on my MT bronco with 22k miles on it when it was decommed by another driver last fall.

There were only (2) available in the entire USA that the adjuster could find anywhere near the other specs I had.

But now I'm unabashedly loving the procal tune in my 2.7 and the offroad tricks (ok cheats) it can perform.

(Sorry diehards, I chose performance over sentiment and despite the added moving parts and ATF weakness, I hope to never regret it )

 

[Badland-Mansquatch-ATX]

I certainly understand the desire for the automatic and the extra power of the 2.7. After years of driving a manual, it’s just hard to give up the feeling you get controlling the shift points. Still love it.
I did test drive one while waiting for my order just to make sure it wasn’t under-powered and was amazed it moved such a large vehicle better than my 2018 Wrangler JL V6. I’d have loved the manual 2.7 combo, but I’m very happy with my 2022 Badlands Sasquatch. Favorite vehicle I’ve ever owned.
The hill brake assist feels like a cheat code after mastering the clutch on a hill for years.

 

[Shift-N-Go]

After 6 months of waiting patiently for my order to go in, I've let my sales guy know that if I can't order a 2024 with a manual by the end of August, I am basically going to just walk away.

2024 or bust

 

[JT58Bronc]

I love manuals. My Bronco is automatic as I wanted the 2.7 and my wife can't drive (or more like afraid to drive) a manual. It's so easy to learn. Have to be a good teacher though and know how to drive one properly yourself. I taught my 2 children to drive manuals before they ever drove an automatic. They have automatics now only due to convenience, needing SUV's etc.

But I would buy a manual for sure if I wanted another Bronco.

 

[2DoorDan]

When I got my first driver's license I took my test drive with a manual. If I had taken it with an automatic, my driver's license would have been restricted to "automatic transmissions only."

Wow, AZ does that? Glad that PA doesn't. That limits the market for manuals even more.
Do you have to get re-tested if you want to buy a manual later?

 

[Ride Em Bronco]

Wow, AZ does that? Glad that PA doesn't. That limits the market for manuals even more.

 

[CalvinT]

They don't any more. That was back in 1966 when most cars had manual transmissions. An automatic transmission was the exception. I don't know when they changed their policy.

 

[BroncoAZ]

They don't any more. That was back in 1966 when most cars had manual transmissions. An automatic transmission was the exception. I don't know when they changed their policy.

When I got my license in 1992 that wasn’t a thing.

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