Warning: do not total your Bronco

[ZackDanger]

Other hard hitting threads by OP:

https://www.bronco6g.com/forum/threads/water-is-wet.H2O/

https://www.bronco6g.com/forum/threads/government-levies-taxes.1776/

https://www.bronco6g.com/forum/threads/falling-down-and-smashing-your-face-hurts.911/

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[indio22]

This thread has me rethinking my plan to total a new Bronco.

 

[LeeMac]

I’ve just been thinking about another paranoid compulsive thought to worry about: avoiding the totaling of your Bronco, because it may take SEVERAL years to take delivery of a custom-ordered replacement based on the current backlog.

It will inevitably happen, but the question is... will it be you?

I’ve actually seen this situation on the Tesla forums after the M3 and MY launch, because there were similar issues being able to get your hands on a replacement due to demand. In some cases it seemed Tesla made exceptions to get these customers back behind the wheel, maybe because the added PR around crash safety. Wonder if Ford would do the same!

Would probably make more sense if the heading was,” If you wreck your new Bronco, make sure you total it”. If it’s totaled you do not need to worry about parts.

 

[BroncoAgain]

With these things so hard to get,,, think of the theft risk. It goes something like this:::: hello sir that sure is a nice Bronco, how about giving me the key so i don't have to shoot you for it. Goes into a container and is shipped out of the country. Or better yet, gets in a fender bender,,, spare body parts,,,LOLOLOL. Again, I am going to wait till they are sitting on the lots for sale. A custom, hard to get, rare vehicle for off road and DD use I don't think is a good idea. High demand, and how many have come off the assembly line so far?

 

[North7]

Maybe someone needs some reading time.

 

[Bronco Finder]

That dose it! Mine is staying in the garage now.

 

[jaspercasidino]

I had a guy tell me that if I crash my motorcycle, I should do it at the track. I guess he’s not wrong, but ya know... you don’t plan to crash.

 

[mattrb87]

Bacially, don’t be a dick driver, if you are one (and you know who you are) then stop it, and watch out for dick drivers. In the end, it causes a scene and a big mess that no one wants to deal with

 

[Mpatient1]

Not sure how manufacturers handle this, but Ford h as been around for a while, I'd think they have some plan for this case? Hopefully there won't be hundreds of totaled Broncos in the first year, but it should be possible to squeeze one or the other replacement truck into the production line.

But I won't let anyone drive my Bronco for a while, my wife won't care to anyway, my son can continue to drive my Taco.
And I'll be paying more attention to where I park, which I don't with the 18 year old Taco.

Then it's just hoping other idiots don't run into me.

Ford isn't going to be bumping people waiting on their first Bronco so someone who totaled theirs can have another one... They're just going to have to go to the end of the line. Now if it was a warranty issue

 

[Butzy]

Logsoggin dream killer

 

[Bronck]

No off-roading for five years until I know I can get a replacement

 

[XirallicBolts]

I mentioned that fear yesterday -- theft or accident and you'll get put right back to the end of the line.

You'd pretty much have to hope your story slips into the newscycle so Ford bumps you up as a goodwill PR move

 

[Bestdayever]

Somebody had to post this great scene.. franks&beans.

 

[Eric H]

Nobody plans to crash but shit happens. My buddy bought a very sweet first year 3rd gen Challenger. At around 1500 miles he got t-boned. That car was in the body shop for close to a year because they couldn't get replacement body panels from Mopar.

 

[Southern Girl]

I have to actually get one. That isn't going to happen anytime soon, sadly.

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