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I went for a sunset offroad ride this Friday, in my 2021 Big Bend 2.3 Manual. During a 3 point road turn in the trail to head back, the clutch stuck down on the firewall. Nothing was holding it there, factory mats not in the way. It was stuck hard and while I could restart the engine, it...

For 2 years I've used 2 maps apps through Carplay/Sync. Google Maps and GaiaGPS. Both allowed you to touch the Bronco screen and move the map around with your finger. You could also pinch-zoom. Then 3 weeks ago it stopped working. You get the map in either app displayed fine. But you...

I've had my Big Bend 2.3 manual for almost 2 years, it has 24,000 miles. I've enjoyed it on many camping and overlanding travel trips. I only had 1-2 major problems in these 2 years, until recently. The main one there was after buying tires at 10,000 miles at the dealer. I drove away...

I've had my Bronco (4dr Big Bend) for a year now, 13,000 miles. I took it on the Alpine Loop in Colorado, and several not quite as hairy SW desert trips. But had not taken an overlanding trip yet, so I did one the week after Christmas, solo. I decided to visit an extremely remote Arizona...

After a year on my 4dr Big Bend's stock tires (255/75 R17 Dueler AT) I ordered the new Toyo Open Country R/T TRAIL tires. Size 255/80 R17. They're coming soon to my Ford dealer (using Ford points and the black Friday deal). I'm comfortable with all the aspects of the change, except their E...

I'm one of the many (10s of thousands) who ordered the 2021 Bronco with the modular painted hard top. It was delayed, Ford promised us it would be available later, and gave us points for converting our order to a soft top. They never said it would be available for current owners, two years...

I've had my 4door Bronco for months now and love almost everything about it except the instrument cluster. The speedometer off to the left side, with it's needle always pointing somewhere at the extreme left of the screen, is useless. Never seen, your wheel and hands are in the way. The...

Between Christmas and New year I took my wife and two dogs on a 5 day trip to New Mexico, where we used to live. The bronco worked great, we camped and drove a lot of out of the way places. The terrain varied from flat mesas with 30 mile views in all directions, to high 8000 foot snowy passes...

I felt compelled to check in and give a quick report, after getting my Big Bend 4 door, soft top, 2.3 with manual 7 speed. It's great! This from dawn on the first morning, I took it out pre-dawn for a drive too! The fog lights really light up the very close range between the bumper and the...

I got my Big Bend last night. Reserved Feb 2021, Ordered mid March. It's great, almost intimating when you only buy a new vehicle every 10 years or so. So many features and icons and handles and levers to learn! It is sitting out front, waiting for me and my coffee to come take it for a...

I'm realizing a build date really doesn't mean anything. Like hearing "we really like you..." at an interview, it doesn't mean you have the job until you are sitting there doing it the first week. I was a 9/27. Then got resched to 10/11. Then got resched to 10/25 (next monday). Wondering...

I just ordered a trailer hitch for my Bronco. Something I always get on my trucks, but I know I probably won't tow with this vehicle and its manual transmission. But I want it for a carrier rack. I mean the type that are a "tray" that fits into the hitch, and you can pile camping gear on it...

Yep, that's what the young salesman I have to use at my dealership told me on the phone today! Have a 9/27 build, called to check in on final steps, payment process, tell them I'm a vet, want to swap tires. I don't know if salesmen get training for this, or it just attracts sadists, but he...

I ordered a locking rear differential on my scheduled for production Big Bend. It shows in the order sheet the dealer sent me back. But it never showed in the Ford confirmation email. I think I read back then that is normal. But now that I have a build date, I'm still looking for some...

Well I finally have a build date so I needed to get smart on tires. I wanted to get something slightly bigger for my BB, as soon as it comes. No lift, no giant tires that would hurt the allegedly great miles per gallon on the BB with a manual. I will be mostly on road, with occasional camping...

I'm excited to have a build date on my Big Bend 2.3L Manual. I've been following as people finally start getting their Broncos, but not seeing much on the GOAT modes in manuals. I want to know how much effect the GOAT modes make with a stick, can an actual USER give their impressions? We've...

My hypothesis is automatics break more often than standard transmissions. That was the case after the muscle car era when we were driving them 10-15 years old. It was the case with the early Japanese era (Datsun 210s, etc). It was the case in the late 80s-90s American cars. It was the case...

As I read threads from people that have similar purpose for their Bronco as me, I see a lot weighing heavily in favor of looks over performance. I think that is a mistake. While smiling at how nice your build looks in the driveway, and basking in the glow of admirers at the stoplight, on the...

I thought of this the other day: As modular as the Bronco is, I can just remove a scratched fender, door, hood and get it repainted. You don't have to have a "body shop" paint anymore. You remove a fender or the grill, take it to an expert painting shop, take it back, install it on your truck...

I'm trying to convert my order today. I keep trying to get the salesman to give me the 4.46 with a LOCKING. He keeps printing out specs with a 4.46/Rear Axle-Open Differential. I CAN get locking differential on a 4.46 can't I? What is it's code so I can help him out? Sorry if this has been...