Bulletbill
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- First Name
- Tom
- Joined
- Jul 15, 2021
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- Location
- Central PA
- Vehicle(s)
- 2021 JLUR
I test drove a 4 door badlands Bronco tonight and I can tell you beyond a shadow of a doubt that it tracks straight down the road and there is little to no correction needed.
It was odd though, I didn’t enjoy the drive. It felt like a taller version of my wife’s Honda Pilot which is great but not much fun.
The open air experience for the passengers was awesome without the crossbar. Because it was a test drive I couldn’t assess how not having the sound bar behind your head affected the sound system.
I didn’t care for the soft top and would only consider the Bronco with the hard top. On the test drive it sagged into the rear seat area blocking the view of my wife and daughters.
As I was driving East with the setting sun behind me I couldn’t see the digital dash. It was completely washed out. The 12” audio screen was very nice and crisp though. Can’t say I wouldn’t mind seeing it in the JL.
The doors were larger, but felt flimsy and the auto drop windows caught on the weather stripping every time it was opened. Some interior elements felt nicer than the JL and some like the top of the dash felt awful.
All the Offroad goodies were comparable to the JLUR with the exception of trail turn assist which felt weird, but was fun when you gassed it because it made doing doughnuts easy if you’re into that sort of thing.
I’d say if you’re having this much trouble with your Jeep it would probably be worth test driving the Bronco. Unless you reserved yours on day one you probably won’t be able to get one till sometime in the end of MY22.
As a parting comment, I think someone else mentioned that the Bronco is an on road car that is capable off road and the Jeep is an off-road vehicle that is capable on road. Similar animals for people with different needs. But the Jeep still shines in a lot of areas. Just ask the Ford employee who came running out of the dealership while my Jeep was parked next to the Bronco and kept gushing about how beautiful my Jeep was.
It was odd though, I didn’t enjoy the drive. It felt like a taller version of my wife’s Honda Pilot which is great but not much fun.
The open air experience for the passengers was awesome without the crossbar. Because it was a test drive I couldn’t assess how not having the sound bar behind your head affected the sound system.
I didn’t care for the soft top and would only consider the Bronco with the hard top. On the test drive it sagged into the rear seat area blocking the view of my wife and daughters.
As I was driving East with the setting sun behind me I couldn’t see the digital dash. It was completely washed out. The 12” audio screen was very nice and crisp though. Can’t say I wouldn’t mind seeing it in the JL.
The doors were larger, but felt flimsy and the auto drop windows caught on the weather stripping every time it was opened. Some interior elements felt nicer than the JL and some like the top of the dash felt awful.
All the Offroad goodies were comparable to the JLUR with the exception of trail turn assist which felt weird, but was fun when you gassed it because it made doing doughnuts easy if you’re into that sort of thing.
I’d say if you’re having this much trouble with your Jeep it would probably be worth test driving the Bronco. Unless you reserved yours on day one you probably won’t be able to get one till sometime in the end of MY22.
As a parting comment, I think someone else mentioned that the Bronco is an on road car that is capable off road and the Jeep is an off-road vehicle that is capable on road. Similar animals for people with different needs. But the Jeep still shines in a lot of areas. Just ask the Ford employee who came running out of the dealership while my Jeep was parked next to the Bronco and kept gushing about how beautiful my Jeep was.
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