2024 update:
last car wash 4 weeks ago
last rain 5 days ago 1.5 inches
has made a few short trips of less then 5 miles round trip since rain fall
Driveway as a very slight slope.
Theory: the hollow plastic passenger side bumper end cap holds moisture and dispenses it randomly…???
Nice!
The GTI was on my list when looking into getting back to a manual transmission car. I like the Bronco but missed my STi. I test drover a GTI and although it was quick it did so without any sense of drama. Hated the Haptic Touch buttons and lack of knobs. Traded the wife’s CX-9 she kept...
If it has a motor I can hustle it flat out. Golf cart, riding mower, forklift, power wheels barbi jeep, you name it… however the wife is not as impressed with my ability to put a vehicle onto two wheels and not roll it over.
Living in the Northeast we get crappy weather snow/sleet/ice. I have since mounted a set of Continental ExtremeContact DWS 06 Plus all seasons on the stock gun metal Enkei wheels for the winter.
I did consider the Hyundai N but couldn’t get past the front end looks. Either you love it or hate it. I know from the driver’s seat you cant see it anyway. Hyundai has stepped up their game and thankfully kept the manual transmission alive for now.
How we got here…
I had sold my 2015 Subaru STi to a friend (who blew the motor 4 months later)and ordered a new Bronco Wildtrak. So after driving the Bronco for a while I came to realize I missed rowing through the gears. I know the Bronco can be had with a manual but it doesn’t handle like a...