Anyone holding out long term to be a future classic, or in the Bronco for the long haul?

[Austin Bronco]

I plan to drive it forever if it will hold up. The 2.3L seems to be a tried and true engine so hoping for the best. IMO it will always look cool and be 4x4 which never goes out of style.

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[Donkeygyrl]

My opinion is that the gas engine will prevent anything from ever becoming a classic. 20-30-40 years from now gas will be next to impossible to buy, rendering the vehicle we now drive only valuable as a piece of sculpture.

 

[7sKnuckledragger]

It’s a twin turbo ford. I give it 10 years before we have to LS swap these things.
The style is awesome but the quality of new cars is spotty at best.

 

[nhmountainman]

How’s that classic Ford Probe doing? Most things are just made to be disposable these days. It’ll be easier to keep my JK alive, and granted it won’t be worth anything, but it has much better chance than this flimsy bronco I’m enjoying today. Enjoy it today….

 

[2023bronco]

How collectible is the retro Thunderbird? Not so much. The retro Mustangs? Not so much.

The retro Bronco? If you were to keep a new Bronco very low mileage and in excellent condition, so that you don't have to pay most of the market value or more to restore it, you'd have to basically store the thing indoors for decades. Do the cost/benefit ratio of that and tell me it's worth it.

 

[21BL2DR]

I'm 64. All my vehicle purchases are being made with the thought that I am done buying for the rest of my life. I bought hopefully my "last" diesel super duty in 2022, and it has taken me about 4 Broncos to figure out what I "really" want in a Bronco so when the Badlands gets built next week I am planning on it being the "last" new car purchase forever.

I am going to drive the wheels off both of them and hope they last until I'm in the dirt. the kids can take care of it all after that.

 

[Mattyp23]

I’ll be keeping mine forever considering the direction we are heading with combustion engines. Vehicles will be more tech’s out in the future. Hydrogen, electric, Fision… who knows. I’m keeping it until the very end. That said, if gvmnt forces us to ditch combustion engines, I’ll keep this and convert it over to electric. Not giving it up. My roof rack will now be a battery pack.

 

[TonkaTruck]

How’s that classic Ford Probe doing? Most things are just made to be disposable these days. It’ll be easier to keep my JK alive, and granted it won’t be worth anything, but it has much better chance than this flimsy bronco I’m enjoying today. Enjoy it today….

Yes, because Wranglers have always been known for their stellar reliability and durability…

 

[nhmountainman]

Yes, yes they are, relative to this Ford turd. Seen a Jeep hardtop? Solid quality. Seen a Jeep twill soft top? Engineered far better than Ford. And Ford supposedly worked on the G6 for 10 years. Point being my more analog Jeep JK has fewer electronic nannies. And far more aftermarket support. Which one will last longer? I think you know. Your Bronco will go the way of the Probe. I’ll ditch mine far before that. Enjoy it while you can!

 

[AZ_Liberty]

How’s that classic Ford Probe doing? Most things are just made to be disposable these days.

Terrible. But the same year Fox Body Mustang or Ford Bronco is doing quite well. So are F-150s from before 97.

 

[Snacktime]

Mine will look like a true classic car soon, some rust, paint chips and torn seats. That sweet faded paint with a multi color hard top for that real retro touch. And I can do 10 times faster than everyone else with almost no effort.

Nothing classic about modern vehicle.

 

[cbrenthus]

Didn't read the whole thread, but anything 20+ years old in good condition with low miles will always be a classic. And the less rare/expensive, the better - go look at my 99 corvettes, then look at my F bodies. You'll find way better deals on the vettes because people bought them as toys and babied them, but the F-bodies were bought to drive and there are not as many survivors.

Bottom line though, don't buy any vehicle as an investment. I did the math a few years ago, and don't feel like doing it again right now, but I figured out that a split window stingray was a worst investment than the DOW.

 

[Mattyp23]

Yes, yes they are, relative to this Ford turd. Seen a Jeep hardtop? Solid quality. Seen a Jeep twill soft top? Engineered far better than Ford. And Ford supposedly worked on the G6 for 10 years. Point being my more analog Jeep JK has fewer electronic nannies. And far more aftermarket support. Which one will last longer? I think you know. Your Bronco will go the way of the Probe. I’ll ditch mine far before that. Enjoy it while you can!

You’re welcome that bronco came out so wrangler can finally step their game up. Copy paste each years models looking same but increasing the year and price while you still paid higher prices for the same model years before it. Jeep had to join the rest by adding a “ truck”. Sounds like jeep is struggling.

 

[Area51BS]

Plastic classic? I don’t think so. They would make a good blank canvas for stripping and making them a bare bones true off road vehicle.

 

[Ballerj98]

I’ve been thinking about this occasionally. Or at least whenever a new vehicle comes out that slightly gets me interested.

For context - I spec’d it out at the prospect of being a future classic or at least something that would continue to interest me long term (first model year 2021 antimatter blue on roast OBX sas, loaded, hardtop…actually first hardtop my dealer got in). And with AMB dropped its even more special. I’m not saying I have high hopes it will be a future classic, it’s probably doubtful, but I wanted a very special spec for the first model year that aged well that I would appreciate. The plan was to keep it for a solid 15+ years. Pass it down to kids as they start driving etc

I think I may always be between “it’s not for sale” / I wouldn’t let her go for under an outrageous price, like 75k+ for my spec (keep in mind I’m only putting 3k miles a year - not intentionally BTW)….Markets at maybe at 55k. So huge disconnect that will continue to grow. So whether I want to keep it forever or not I’m almost stuck with it because I don’t think I’d ever be willing to sell at a price the market will bear.

Does it actually become a future classic or something that starts to appreciate in value in 20+ years? IDK. But seeing that I won’t be willing to sell at a mutual price, I may be naturally waiting to see what the future holds anyway

again, very odd situation. I’ve treated all other vehicles as more of a commodity. But my bronco, will be with me for a very long time. I say that in more of a good way then a bad way. Just hope it doesn’t become a love/hate relationship in 10 years if it’s time to move on and I’m unwilling to sell for a certain price.

anyone else in this boat? I guess this is what happens when guys are simply in the “it’s not for sale camp” forever with a vehicle they are passionate about. This is a first for me

jaruss01 - We are so thinking the same thing, I have a 2021 Bronco OuterBanks that I really want to cover up in my garage and it keep it around. I have done a lot of work to it and I just hit 35,000 miles. I would love to keep this to be a classic one day.

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