Bronco Family Review

Desert Rat · 07-16-2020, 03:28 PM

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Originally Posted by viiv

First of all I want to make a disclaimer here, that when I refer to Ford here I am only talking about their body on frame truck vehicles, which are pretty decent quality wise.
I am not talking about any of their unibody crossovers or cars here.

Order of US market truck reliability.

1. Toyota

far ahead of...

2. Ford

which in of itself is far ahead...

3. Chevrolet

4. Fiat-Chrysler (Dodge Ram, Jeep)

FCA makes pretty much the worst vehicles on the planet (with Jaguar-Land Rover not being much better). Do Ford trucks have Toyota level quality? No.

But Ford is much better than any Fiat-Chrysler (or Jaguar Land Rover) product and anyone who buys a new Jeep is a sucker and a fool. Friends don't let friends be suckered into any FCA product.

Previously, the only body on frame SUVs I would consider are:

1. Toyota Land Cruiser / Lexus LX570
2. Toyota 4Runner / Lexus GX470
3. Nissan Patrol / Infiniti QX80

There is a reason why the above vehicles are all of what you will see on an expedition into the Saraha desert and you will never see a Jeep. A vehicle breakdown in the middle of the Sahara desert equals death with a money-back guarantee.

and now the Ford Bronco. Is it better quality wise than a Toyota Land Cruiser? Hell no.

But it is the only body on frame SUV now with a manual transmission that is not made by FCA and that is why I want one.

This reads like a CNN opinion piece.

My '07 Ram has been dead reliable for 10 years and 140k miles, many of which with a 2500lb slide in camper in the bed. Toyota is overrated and has been for many years now, though they do tend to win the resale wars with the Tacoma. I know many people with all makes of late model full size trucks, and honestly, it boils down to preference, because all are very similar in terms of reliabilty and longevity. I have a couple friends with 400k+ on Dodges and Fords, and those trucks are still serving daily driver duty.

You have zero basis to discuss reliability on the Bronco since it hasn't been released yet.

So anyways.....carry on.

Desert Rat · 07-16-2020, 03:36 PM

....and my old Ford is chugging along just fine at 43 years of age.

Of course there's too many mods to list.

FL 4Motion · 07-17-2020, 03:11 PM

Desert rat- that is a fvcking awesome rig man!

willdoms · 08-31-2020, 10:04 PM

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Originally Posted by Desert Rat

....and my old Ford is chugging along just fine at 43 years of age.

Of course there's too many mods to list.

Love it! Is that a Highboy truck?

My brother just acquired a decent looking '75 Ford F-100. His plan is to upgrade the brakes, fix the minor rust issues, add a lift kit to accommodate the 35" nitto grappler, new headers, chrome side pipes and a lot more. I’m excited to help him with this truck project.

Rusty · 08-31-2020, 10:10 PM

Me and my POS Power Wagon going up Hell's Gate in Moab.

Desert Rat · 09-08-2020, 04:38 PM

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Originally Posted by willdoms

Love it! Is that a Highboy truck?

My brother just acquired a decent looking '75 Ford F-100. His plan is to upgrade the brakes, fix the minor rust issues, add a lift kit to accommodate the 35" nitto grappler, new headers, chrome side pipes and a lot more. I’m excited to help him with this truck project.

No, it's a half ton. High boys are 73-early 77 F250s with a divorced transfer case....all are long beds.

Rusty · 09-08-2020, 05:16 PM

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Originally Posted by Desert Rat

No, it's a half ton. High boys are 73-early 77 F250s with a divorced transfer case....all are long beds.

Kid I went to high school with had one. That divorced transfer case would not stay in gear. Kept popping out anytime there was any frame twist. The truck came with 17.5' split rims.

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