T Town
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Why not. Iām looking to get a Bronco too but am waiting a few years to see if the hybrid they will come out with appeals to me.As a Jeep owner and a Ford owner I wanted to chime in.
My wife and I bought our first Wrangler back in 2003 (2000 Sport) when our son was 3 years old. It was her daily work vehicle. Since then, we've sprinkled in various Wranglers in between buying family haulers (all Fords). The 98 TJ in our profile pic was a surprise to her in 2016. It is very similar to her original and is really her summer toy. I looked at TJ's for almost a year to find one with a good frame. Found this one and installed a 4" lift and 33's. It sits in the garage alongside our two Foxbody Mustangs until she gets a nice day she wants to drive it. Its a "forever" vehicle now.
Our JLU was bought in 2019 used with 5200 miles. Original owner traded it on a Lexus. Anyway, of all the vehicles we have bought new (I considered this one new when we bought it), the JLU has been the biggest problem child of all. Between death wobble, poor steering, electronics freezing up, top and back door squeaks, speakers crackling, etc. its been a tale of love and hate. Its beautiful, fun, and is comfortable for what it is. But the quality issues with only 26,000 miles are by far worse than any single Ford we have ever owned. The thing with FCA products is when they have an issue, it is widespread. Not one-off issues it seems. All of our JLU issues are common issues on this very forum. Most people just either have it and deal with it because they love their Jeep or simply got lucky and either never had it or had a dealer that fixed it. My real experience with Ford over the years has been overall very positive. My F250 has 32,000 miles and the only issue has been a corroded battery terminal. No squeaks, rattles, or steering issues. We have owned three ecoboost vehicles in the past (my 2014 F150, her Explorer Sport, and an Expedition). Not a single one of them ever saw a trip to the dealer for anything related to quality issues. Maybe I am just lucky?
In our case, the JLU will be traded. We aren't rock crawlers and have a lot of interstate driving and backroads. The IFS will benefit us. We test drove a Ranger to get a basis for comparison and the 2.3 itself felt stronger than the 3.6 and the steering was tight and sharp. Ours will be the even more powerful 2.7 V6 with a sasquatch package. If it turns out to be a lemon, we will dump it. Ford knows they have to get out of the gate with a solid vehicle and have tested this thing on every trail Jeep does. And had the confidence to show it off doing just that. I just cant see an automaker doing that kind of R&D to put out a bad product. Our TJ is staying like I said. My wife has major love for it and I have had to fix just about everything on it. Id jump in it and drive across country right now if I had to. But for her daily and our "fun" vehicle, its going to be a Bronco.
Iām currently waiting on a Ford Transit to be built. Believe you me I am in the depths of a supply chain extended, bad dream. Auto makers are feeling it industry wide. My delivery has been postponed 3 times and gained an additional 3 months from the first estimated delivery date.
My latest delivery date was July 7 but I just got an email today saying all deliveries have gone to TBD.
The Bronco is undergoing that PLUS itās an all new model with many new supply chains. Itās crazy out there hence the blowing up of new car prices. Whatās available when you need a car? Not a new car.
Anyway Iāve ranted enough. Enjoy the Bronco whenever it comes.
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