Base Bronco, Sasquatch, 4 door, 2.7 -- 1 year, 20,000 mile update / review

[Jwall]

One year follow up! I’ve owned my 2021 Base Sasquatch 4 door with a 2.7 for 1 year, to the day, and just rolled 20k miles on Monday. Bought it from Laura Ford in Sullivan, MO. Road tripped to Colorado, Moved to Florida (towed an overloaded enclosed trailer 1,100 miles from MO to FL), driven through a cat 1 hurricane, snow, terrible storms, sub zero temps, over 100* temps, mud, sand, gravel, rocks, cruised at 90+ mph for hours, pretty much anything you can encounter. Even made it out to Bronco Knoll in Johnson Valley, CA from Clearwater, FL.

Dislikes: #1…stereo (it’s trash), overall interior fit and finish, lots of cheap plastic, some of the weather strip/interior trim fitment isn’t great, sync4 is slow to load and won’t connect to CarPlay if i plug my phone in before it loads, key fob didn’t work on 2 separate occasions (unlocked from my phone and the fob started working again), appearance of the soft top, plastic steering wheel.

Likes: I love the way it looks, it makes good power, the 10 speed auto is good (i really hate that i couldn’t get the M7 with the 2.7), trail control, one pedal and the lockers all work well together, sync4, wireless CarPlay, highway manners are great, comfort is fantastic! Even on a 6k mile road trip (2,500 miles in under 48 hours)….drove through 17 states.

Warranty: front pinion seal leak, headlight switch due to lights turning on with the vehicle off, updated mirror caps due to whistle.

Mods:
20% tint on side windows, 35% on full windshield.
ADD front and rear bumpers and front skid plate
ASFIR aluminum skid plates
OEM rock sliders
Warn EVO 10s winch
Diode Dynamics DOT fog lights
Curt Trailer hitch and 4 pin harness
ARB dual compressor with 4x4truckleds mount (front and rear air hose fittings)
Homemade cargo platform so the rear seats fold flat
Hardwired Passport 9500 radar detector (lol).

I’ve been trying to drop a valve, but haven’t had any luck. I’ve also driven through several touch-less car washes without any leaks from the soft top.

The pros DEFINITELY outweigh the cons. I still love driving this thing every day. Would recommend! If you’re on the fence, definitely go drive one.

Thanks to the Lethal Performance Inc team, Diode Dynamics, 4x4TruckLEDs.com, ASFIR 4X4, Addictive Desert Designs, etc. for the aftermarket support and manufacturing/selling some great products!

This was taken at a campsite on the Rim Rocker trail that runs from Mon, UT to Ouray, CO.

Imogene Pass

Goosenecks State Park, UT

Joshua Tree, CA

Joshua Tree, CA.

Las Vegas strip

Bronco Knoll, Johnson valley, CA

Imogene Pass

Imogene Pass

Imogene Pass

Clearwater, FL

Clearwater, FL

Probably Tennessee, lol.

Clearwater, FL

Imogene Pass

Imogene Pass

Imogene Pass

Moab, UT

Bronco Knoll

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[techdisaster]

Excellent observations and images. Gorgeous Bronco.

 

[TD723]

Great write up and pics, looks like you’re having a blast. Found out yesterday my base sas is built and shipped. Hopefully I can start to enjoy it after the new year.

 

[DaBronCo33]

That is how you Bronco. Good stuff, thanks for sharing.

 

[run2savelives]

Enjoyed this update. Should have mine within the next week

 

[JimL]

Excellent write-up, and a beautiful rig. Thank you.

 

[vbrad26]

Rad. As a Floridian, this is the shit I dream about. I mean, you know how it is around here hah.

 

[desibull]

What a fantastic experience! Hope to create such memories myself!!

 

[desibull]

Are you able to tell us the location of each of your pics..they all look like amazing locations!!

 

[Ike89]

Great pics. What tire pressure were you running on the trails? Any issues there?

 

[Jwall]

Are you able to tell us the location of each of your pics..they all look like amazing locations!!

I did to a few real quick. I have probably 700 miles from that road trip!

 

[Jwall]

Great pics. What tire pressure were you running on the trails? Any issues there?

I ran 18psi on the more difficult trails. Those tires have a weak sidewall. Probably wouldn’t go much lower.
No issues at all during the trip. The front pinion seal started leaking when i got home. Covered under warranty, even with the undercarriage damage and mud present. Lol.

 

[BroncoTrail]

Dislikes: #1…stereo (it’s trash)

What package did you get? Standard, Mid, High, or Lux?

 

[Jwall]

What package did you get? Standard, Mid, High, or Lux?

Base. Same stereo for every trim except Lux.

 

[Dom]

Absolutley fantastic!! Thanks for sharing your thoughts and experiences.

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