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Cancelled the Bronco today. Rubicon Hemi is on the way!
Adios! Don't forget to hit the delete button on your profile on the way out...
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This totally reminds me of the too fast push to get Cyber Punk out by CD Projekt Red. The wierd penis glitches are just out of control… but hilarious. I’m not sure I’d feel the same way about a leaky roof.
Man that game could have been so great too...what a turd.

The MIC top debacle has.me.seriously.considering 99'ing my order but who's to say the 2022 tops will be any better?
 

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In 128 different ways?
But will you still love your Bronco when you're 64?

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Man that game could have been so great too...what a turd.

The MIC top debacle has.me.seriously.considering 99'ing my order but who's to say the 2022 tops will be any better?
I just can’t bring myself to do that. I’ve been looking forward to this thing for nearly three years. I can’t voluntarily drop my order. Just can’t… even if it might be the smart thing to do.
 

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That’s what warranties are for and why I’m leasing. I want my 2021 NOW DAMN IT
That’s what I thought, but some dealers don’t offer loaners and the ones that offer can run out of loaners. Then you are stuck without a car for who knows how long. I’m leasing a jeep and the dealer close to my house said go to enterprise, they don’t do any loaners. The dealer I got it from is a little far away and provides loaners but didn’t have any loaners available but luckily one guy just returned a loner while I was waiting and I was able to take it. It’s much better to have a reliable car than to deal with warranty and stuff and waiting 128 minutes or more
 

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Correct me if Im wrong but Jeep has been around for quite a while and seems to have its fair share of issues…….while I don’t want to be naive to the clear possibility the bronco first years will have problems, the other option in this particular segment of vehicles seems to be at least equally risky 🤷‍♀️
 

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I just refuse to compromise on what I want and the delays in those options are doing that for me🤷🏼‍♂️
 

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Companies are notorious nowadays for pushing out half baked products, with the promise of fixing and refining down the road, to expedite their ROI. The MIC roof is turning out to be one of those stories.

The 2021 may go down in history as being a lemon year no one wants. Personally, as the days creep on and more information surfaces, I'd rather wait for that painted top in 2023 to save myself some trips into the dealer and watching my MIC for issues...
You're taking a lot of crap for this thread, but I think you are right on. We just learned that the 2021-2022 MIC top is going to be a fragile long term headache and not the carefree durable offroad utility top we were previously believing it to be.
 

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All good points of consideration! With that said I guess I will just wear the Ford Service Department out, that’s why we have a bumper to bumper warranty…
What ever can’t be fixed I will deal with….
 

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But will you still love your Bronco when you're 64?

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Considering that I might be waiting 32 months for it I sure hope I will!
 

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Let me save you the trouble, standard responses:

"ok ya cancel...so I can get my sooner"

"give Ford a break"

"here we go again"

Everyone seems eager to get their Bronco, but maybe we should be careful what we ask for...

Companies are notorious nowadays for pushing out half baked products, with the promise of fixing and refining down the road, to expedite their ROI. The MIC roof is turning out to be one of those stories.

The 2021 may go down in history as being a lemon year no one wants. Personally, as the days creep on and more information surfaces, I'd rather wait for that painted top in 2023 to save myself some trips into the dealer and watching my MIC for issues...
From your post it is obvious you have very little confidence that Ford will get the Mic Top issue resolved in a high quality manner. I do not believe you are familiar with Ford Trucks and their reputation of being one of the most durable, most capable, and most advanced purposed built vehicles on the market. When Ford Builds a Truck their reputation is on the line and Ford places a high value on their reputation to build high quality trucks that are more capable than all its competitors. From all the research, videos, testing and reviews done by Ford and others the Bronco will live up to the Ford " Built Tough " motto. From what I have seen, heard and read the Bronco surpasses the competition in almost ALL areas that are considered important in a OFF Roader and its pretty good on the road too. I have confidence that Ford will get the MIC Top right based on my experience with multiple Ford Truck products and actual History of Ford producing High quality Trucks year after year. I have Confidence that the Bronco will exceed my expectations and I can't wait to get off road.
 

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Not that anyone likely cares - but I'll throw in my two cents. There are three big reasons why I'm actually happy to be getting a 2022. In no particular order:

(1) I love the idea of a green bronco. If I don't like the shade I'm already in love with my black Wildtrak build (plus it looks like it's going to be somewhat rare since seems like everyone is going Area 51, Cactus Grey, Antimatter blue, or some form of red). But nevertheless...just think the black looks really sharp (to protect the paint hoping that GOAT truck armor will offer something for the Bronco...they're currently working on it but I guess the amount of aluminum in the Bronco is giving them a bit of a challenge).

(2) I was one of the "lucky" ones who bought a brand new first year model Jeep Grand Cherokee in 1999. That was, without a doubt, the biggest rolling shitpile I've ever driven. Way too many kinks that then got worked out in subsequent years. Since then I've sworn up and down that I'd never buy a first year model of any vehicle. I mean look - if my Wildtrak ended up being built this month I'd be ecstatic (ok so I'm a bit of a hypocrite) but just as a matter of preference I'd rather wait for the second year. Given the issues with the MIC top hopefully they'll get kinks like that worked out quickly.

(3) Finally - my annual pay raise hits the beginning of February. I'm mostly financing this vehicle (probably put $10,000 down or something) but my pay raise will pay for the entirety of my monthly payment. By waiting until 2022 (and since my reservation and order were both February this year I think it's unlikely I'll be seeing my Bronco before my pay raise) I won't have to change my budgeting at all to pay for this.

Other minor stuff - my understanding is I can get stuff like the Brush Guard and a roof rack put on a 2022 Wildtrak. I don't think it would be all that difficult to install the brush guard and I'm sure the roof rack is a simple matter to install/remove but it would be nice to have the ability to just add everything to my order and have it ready to go.
 

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Not that anyone likely cares - but I'll throw in my two cents. There are three big reasons why I'm actually happy to be getting a 2022. In no particular order:

(3) Finally - my annual pay raise hits the beginning of February. I'm mostly financing this vehicle (probably put $10,000 down or something) but my pay raise will pay for the entirety of my monthly payment. By waiting until 2022 (and since my reservation and order were both February this year I think it's unlikely I'll be seeing my Bronco before my pay raise) I won't have to change my budgeting at all to pay for this.

Other minor stuff - my understanding is I can get stuff like the Brush Guard and a roof rack put on a 2022 Wildtrak. I don't think it would be all that difficult to install the brush guard and I'm sure the roof rack is a simple matter to install/remove but it would be nice to have the ability to just add everything to my order and have it ready to go.
Point 3 directly relates to my situation except April for me. I kicked the can down the road early on with an Oct 1st Granger reservation. My thought was due to giving me more time to financially afford this vehicle and pushing the purchase date out. It really had nothing to do with the vehicle itself for me, but more the budget for my household. MY22 just fits my situation better and I have locked in MY21 pricing.
 

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Correct me if Im wrong but Jeep has been around for quite a while and seems to have its fair share of issues…….while I don’t want to be naive to the clear possibility the bronco first years will have problems, the other option in this particular segment of vehicles seems to be at least equally risky 🤷‍♀️
I wouldn’t say equally, Jeep hard top build quality is better and their rear soft top windows don’t wave at other drivers. But they may veer off the road at any given moment so maybe equally is right :sneaky:
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