MGV is fantastic for cleanup, but I hate it otherwise. I've had enough experience with it in boats, too hot. The Bronco stuff is more flexible though for sure.
Yeah, it's pretty clear that they all make a turd now and then. Amazing how I seem to get stuck with them.
My JL is my fifth Wrangler, and it was a leap of faith buying another. Its predecessor, a '13, had a few issues, primarily oil leaks. The one before it, a '12, I swear to this day was...
I'd be seriously considering punting the rig in the OP's case....
I've been a Ford guy for the most part for almost 40 years, but my '19 F150 is sort of the turning point for me with Ford. It's been in the shop too many times and certain things about it just piss me off (warped dash, anyone?)...
Zach, what is the outlook on lesser Broncos with you guys these days?
Trouble is (if you can call it that), I love the JL I ordered and bought through you last year in lieu of a Bronco....
My '23 JL Rubi 2-door listed for over $48K, and I took it home for $43K and change. Having owned four other Wranglers, I knew resale would be good when/if the time was right to move from it because it's more or less a constant. A Willys would have been the sweet spot in reality, but I wanted...
I won't order/buy a Bronco (2-door) until I can get a proper soft top from the factory that retracts fully and has a separate access panel at the rear like a Jeep.
I have zero interest in the POS hardtop based on the issues I've seen here and don't want to deal with storing it anyway. It's...
If the local dealer sitting on a fairly loaded '23 BL Sas 2-door were to offer $7500 off list, I think I'd jump on it.
As is, at sticker, no way. Not worth $67K, IMO.
THIS.
I wasn't aware that the Bronco HVAC required the use of the touchscreen for controls. No physical controls? That's a deal breaker for me, as is the case in the new Mustangs.
Those pre-phaser 5.4s are anything but garbage. We had a Super Duty shop truck with the 2V 5.4 go well over 400K, and it still ran like a top but the body and box were rusty beyond the point of being safe. It was used and abused, but maintained.
Nice. I'm a ragtop guy with these rigs but would need better access to the rear versus the dumb flip-up of the full soft top, so this would probably be the ticket with the current offerings.