I'm looking forward to more discussion on this one! Currently debating a Bronco BD versus a Gladiator. I think you're missing two big points:
Willys is available now, right?
Willys should be able to purchase for 5% under invoice easy. IDK for sure, but Jeep incentives may stack on that too...
You know, what I like even more about this is that since the doors and fenders are easily removed, someone could make a fleetside panel really easily that could make this happen on day one. Hardest part of this is the hardtop.
I think it over-promised and under-delivered. The roof looked like it should come off, but didn't. The exterior looked like the interior should be spacious, but it was cramped. I tried to look past all of that when I could have bought a new one for pretty cheap back in 2013, but the final nail...
I saw the new defender in-person at the Chicago Auto Show (last big public event of 2020 for me, sad) and was really disappointed in it. When his review came out I was even more disappointed at how enamored he was with it. Interested to see how he plays this one, but he lost a lot of credibility...
Not really my jam, but I do appreciate stuff like this for the Jx; I have to imagine these same guys that make Jeep products can design and make Bronco things just as easily.
It may sound dumb to some, but I'm coming from a 20 year old truck and if I'm joining 'the future' it'd better have a heated steering wheel. It was the deciding factor for me not getting a first-gen Raptor, no joke. Also why I won't consider any JK.
If the Bronco has it as a standalone option...
I always thought BN was going to be FoMoCo's way to keep pumping monthly $$ out of Bronco buyers in perpetuity. Like they shouldn't even care that this forum exists. I envision something like this:
You buy a Bronco, it includes 6 months of BN for free;
You log in to BN on the Bronco, and that's...
Long time lurker while I debate JL/JT/Bronco for 2021. Finally joined just because of this thread. ?
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