I love the 2.3. Other than sounding a bit like an oil burner at start-up I have zero complaints at about 3600 miles. I came from a 2015 Wrangler JK with the 3.6 manual and the Bronco 2.3 BL puts it to shame! I have the 7-speed manual and I find the 2.3 is great on and offroad. I am averaging about 22 MPG with mostly county road (55MPH) driving.
Yawwwwwn 🥱🥱🥱🥱Some of you will disagree with me, but maybe I will win you over with this review. I bring receipts, 50,000 miles of them, both on and off road.
As delivered, my Bronco sucked... For clarity, I took delivery of my 2021 2 door Bronco 2.7l Outer Banks Edition Bronco on 19 Nov 2021. It had 3 packages Advanced 4x4, Lux, and Tow with me paying $47,953 (just under MSRP) + TTL (~$3,100).
I mean, look at it, totally f-d up rake, dirt everywhere from its time at Dirt Mountain Storage Complex, double honking when it shouldn't be... even the coolant hose was ready to be severed by an engine pulley. Adding insult to injury, the weak sauce B&O system could not be heard over the wind noise coming from the "MIC 2.0" hardtop - which was at least all one color in my personal case.
In many ways, I actively disliked my Bronco as delivered. I might add that I was many times more fortunate than others who have lost engines, transfer cases, fuel pumps, tie rods, and steering racks. My Bronco was built at a time when the MAP employees were not high AF and they did a pretty good job of assembling it (I have only found a few trivial missteps so far. I also missed the airbag recall and the windshield recall.
Now, although I have started off from a somewhat negative place with my Bronco review, I actually love my Bronco... just not the way Ford delivered it. If it wasn't for this Forum, FORSCAN, and FDRS. I would have likely traded it in for a Jeep (or something else).
It has evolved from a vehicle that I had so much to dislike, to something, that even after 50k miles, I still love to drive.
A few things that I do love (and are as delivered by Ford). The 2.7 engine has been rock solid despite the fact that it was in the window for bad valves. It's a beast, especially in a 4416# vehicle. The transmission has been flawless, it doesn't hunt gears, it's reliable, and does a great job of being in the right gear most of the time (especially in sport mode).
The Bronco has taken me to some amazing places during these 50,000 miles. I have more miles than $ in my Bronco now (based on just MSRP).
I will detail all the details on the changes needed to make my Bronco meet my expectations.
And yes, I would do it again (and probably will, because I have a WildTrak on order).
Sure sorry to hear your disappointment(s). Our '22 just turned over 1k and only an 8 month wait; base 2dr, 2.3, stick. Good mpg, rides/handles great--kinda noisy....but, we had CJ5 that was durable as Satan mechanically, rusted, and was/is light years behind Jeep's current offerings, in our opinion. Liked Jeep, but would never consider one again....hope your experiences continue to add pleasure & satisfaction!Some of you will disagree with me, but maybe I will win you over with this review. I bring receipts, 50,000 miles of them, both on and off road.
As delivered, my Bronco sucked... For clarity, I took delivery of my 2021 2 door Bronco 2.7l Outer Banks Edition Bronco on 19 Nov 2021. It had 3 packages Advanced 4x4, Lux, and Tow with me paying $47,953 (just under MSRP) + TTL (~$3,100).
I mean, look at it, totally f-d up rake, dirt everywhere from its time at Dirt Mountain Storage Complex, double honking when it shouldn't be... even the coolant hose was ready to be severed by an engine pulley. Adding insult to injury, the weak sauce B&O system could not be heard over the wind noise coming from the "MIC 2.0" hardtop - which was at least all one color in my personal case.
In many ways, I actively disliked my Bronco as delivered. I might add that I was many times more fortunate than others who have lost engines, transfer cases, fuel pumps, tie rods, and steering racks. My Bronco was built at a time when the MAP employees were not high AF and they did a pretty good job of assembling it (I have only found a few trivial missteps so far. I also missed the airbag recall and the windshield recall.
Now, although I have started off from a somewhat negative place with my Bronco review, I actually love my Bronco... just not the way Ford delivered it. If it wasn't for this Forum, FORSCAN, and FDRS. I would have likely traded it in for a Jeep (or something else).
It has evolved from a vehicle that I had so much to dislike, to something, that even after 50k miles, I still love to drive.
A few things that I do love (and are as delivered by Ford). The 2.7 engine has been rock solid despite the fact that it was in the window for bad valves. It's a beast, especially in a 4416# vehicle. The transmission has been flawless, it doesn't hunt gears, it's reliable, and does a great job of being in the right gear most of the time (especially in sport mode).
The Bronco has taken me to some amazing places during these 50,000 miles. I have more miles than $ in my Bronco now (based on just MSRP).
I will detail all the details on the changes needed to make my Bronco meet my expectations.
And yes, I would do it again (and probably will, because I have a WildTrak on order).
Our 2.3 base stick 22+, same driving regimen as u. The 2.3 has evolved over many years. We had a dual ohc 1.9 in an Aerostar 5spd. Hauled 6 and NEVER any issues. No regrets then, or, now....
Thanks for the post. My apologies if you already answered this but I can't read 8 pages of Karens complaining about your decisions and experiences.Some of you will disagree with me, but maybe I will win you over with this review. I bring receipts, 50,000 miles of them, both on and off road.
As delivered, my Bronco sucked... For clarity, I took delivery of my 2021 2 door Bronco 2.7l Outer Banks Edition Bronco on 19 Nov 2021. It had 3 packages Advanced 4x4, Lux, and Tow with me paying $47,953 (just under MSRP) + TTL (~$3,100).
I mean, look at it, totally f-d up rake, dirt everywhere from its time at Dirt Mountain Storage Complex, double honking when it shouldn't be... even the coolant hose was ready to be severed by an engine pulley. Adding insult to injury, the weak sauce B&O system could not be heard over the wind noise coming from the "MIC 2.0" hardtop - which was at least all one color in my personal case.
In many ways, I actively disliked my Bronco as delivered. I might add that I was many times more fortunate than others who have lost engines, transfer cases, fuel pumps, tie rods, and steering racks. My Bronco was built at a time when the MAP employees were not high AF and they did a pretty good job of assembling it (I have only found a few trivial missteps so far. I also missed the airbag recall and the windshield recall.
Now, although I have started off from a somewhat negative place with my Bronco review, I actually love my Bronco... just not the way Ford delivered it. If it wasn't for this Forum, FORSCAN, and FDRS. I would have likely traded it in for a Jeep (or something else).
It has evolved from a vehicle that I had so much to dislike, to something, that even after 50k miles, I still love to drive.
A few things that I do love (and are as delivered by Ford). The 2.7 engine has been rock solid despite the fact that it was in the window for bad valves. It's a beast, especially in a 4416# vehicle. The transmission has been flawless, it doesn't hunt gears, it's reliable, and does a great job of being in the right gear most of the time (especially in sport mode).
The Bronco has taken me to some amazing places during these 50,000 miles. I have more miles than $ in my Bronco now (based on just MSRP).
I will detail all the details on the changes needed to make my Bronco meet my expectations.
And yes, I would do it again (and probably will, because I have a WildTrak on order).
I’ve never seen a RTI ramp on the trail. However I have seen plenty of people who talk about how good their rig does on a ramp get absolutely owned on the trail. Not saying you’re one of those folks, just saying it’s a silly metric to use.
I have the Rough Country Hidden winch on mine. It’s a decent kit but the welding and powder coat finish on the skid plate was pretty bad. I sent it back and the next one they sent wasn’t much better so I just dealt with it. Had it stripped, welds dressed and re powder coated.
Yep, I don't think you could get over a 29" tire on previous gens (from the factory), now they start at 30", funny how perceptions change.
I got my data from the movie, 8 mile.
I wouldn't know, it's been on since nearly day 1. It does not appear to be a source of noise.
I am not completely happy with the installation yet, it's tight in there and although not a complicated install, it's not as clean as I would like it to be. I want to move the heat exchanger elsewhere, which means fabricating new hoses from the Transmission to the heat exchanger.
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