Base Model Bronco Thread

[Incognito]

It will get you far....but not 90 percent. No lift, no front locker, no upgraded axles, different fenders, 4.7 gearing....Thats a lot of cheddar you left behind!!
Seriously though it sounds like a descent plan. It will be a very capable rig. If they really offer the sasquatch for 5k that is a really good value for what you get. Its making me second guess doing exactly what you are considering.

Well, it's most likely to be about $6900 total for the Sasquatch.
$5000 Sas + $1900 for the mandatory 10 speed Auto trans.
Add the Advanced transfer case for a probable $1000 and the total hit is $7900.
That would put a Base Squatch within spitting distance of a Black Diamond.
Which is exactly where Ford wants it.

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[hemiblas]

"Budget" 4 Door Badlands-Sasquatch Configuration - Using Survey Pricing


Four Door Badlands - $44590
Destination Charge - $1495
Standard Package - $0
Sasquatch - $2500
2.3 EcoBoost with Auto Tranmission - $1600
Grey Hardtop - $700

Total: $50885

I would love your feedback regarding my potential 4dr Badlands Sasquatch configuration. My desires are:

Keep price down
Bad ass big tire look (high ground clearance good!)
Good highway vehicle. Yes, Bronco are not built for highways, but some will be better than others

What I don't care about are large screens, other electronics and technology, heated seats and steering wheel, auto dimming mirrors, high beam assist, any other types of assistance, leather doo dads, remote start, floor lighting, etc, etc and on and on

With that said, am I better off getting a base sasquatch four door?

Thanks for your help!

A base 4 door is 33200......It sounds like you could save quite a bit of money by just going with the base model. Thats where a lot of us are at right now.

Well, it's most likely to be about $6900 total for the Sasquatch.
$5000 Sas + $1900 for the mandatory 10 speed Auto trans.
Add the Advanced transfer case for a probable $1000 and the total hit is $7900.
That would put a Base Squatch within spitting distance of a Black Diamond.
Which is exactly where Ford wants it.

Yeah thats a good point. If I got the 2.3 I would want it manual as well.

 

[RG7]

"Budget" 4 Door Badlands-Sasquatch Configuration - Using Survey Pricing


Four Door Badlands - $44590
Destination Charge - $1495
Standard Package - $0
Sasquatch - $2500
2.3 EcoBoost with Auto Tranmission - $1600
Grey Hardtop - $700

Total: $50885

I would love your feedback regarding my potential 4dr Badlands Sasquatch configuration. My desires are:

Keep price down
Bad ass big tire look (high ground clearance good!)
Good highway vehicle. Yes, Bronco are not built for highways, but some will be better than others

What I don't care about are large screens, other electronics and technology, heated seats and steering wheel, auto dimming mirrors, high beam assist, any other types of assistance, leather doo dads, remote start, floor lighting, etc, etc and on and on

With that said, am I better off getting a base sasquatch four door?

Thanks for your help!

Honestly man it seems like you’re more focused on the look, which is cool, but you could save yourself like 10k by just getting a base model and squatching it. The badlands offers no real benefits other than a disconnecting sway bar and stock bash plates. You also mentioned you don’t care about any of the packaged electronics, so why pay the ~4k baked-in price if you’re not ordering options packages?

And FWIW a sasquatched base model is pretty much the same thing mechanically as a badlands, main difference is the electronic sway bar disco.

My .02

 

[RG7]

Has is been confirmed if the advanced transfer case is an option on the Base?

If so, I'm starting to think that a Base, 6/speed, the 4.46 gears and the ATC ( if available) and a rear ARB locker on some 33"s would get me +90% of the way to a Sasquatch, for over $3,500 less.
$3.5k is a lot of cheddar.

Advanced transfer case is avail on base with Sasquatch only. Not a standalone option.

Edit: This may be incorrect, edited to keep from spreading misinformation.

 

[Incognito]

Advanced transfer case is avail on base with Sasquatch only. Not a standalone option.

 

[Garbone]

"Budget" 4 Door Badlands-Sasquatch Configuration - Using Survey Pricing


Four Door Badlands - $44590
Destination Charge - $1495
Standard Package - $0
Sasquatch - $2500
2.3 EcoBoost with Auto Tranmission - $1600
Grey Hardtop - $700

Total: $50885

I would love your feedback regarding my potential 4dr Badlands Sasquatch configuration. My desires are:

Keep price down
Bad ass big tire look (high ground clearance good!)
Good highway vehicle. Yes, Bronco are not built for highways, but some will be better than others

What I don't care about are large screens, other electronics and technology, heated seats and steering wheel, auto dimming mirrors, high beam assist, any other types of assistance, leather doo dads, remote start, floor lighting, etc, etc and on and on

With that said, am I better off getting a base sasquatch four door?

Thanks for your help!

Oh,, sorry. My MSRP was off the pdf that has Destination baked in. I will fix it.

Keep in mind Base 4 door price includes the Automatic, If you are willing to do 2.3 Squatch that drops base MSRP+D down to $40396.

I plan on buying through Stevens in WV and do Xplan, that drops the Base price another $1600 or basically covers destination. So $38800 if I do 2.3 Squatch Base MIC Top best price, just have to pay to fly up and drive it home.

 

[DonM]

"Budget" 4 Door Badlands-Sasquatch Configuration - Using Survey Pricing


Four Door Badlands - $44590
Destination Charge - $1495
Standard Package - $0
Sasquatch - $2500
2.3 EcoBoost with Auto Tranmission - $1600
Grey Hardtop - $700

Total: $50885

I would love your feedback regarding my potential 4dr Badlands Sasquatch configuration. My desires are:

Keep price down
Bad ass big tire look (high ground clearance good!)
Good highway vehicle. Yes, Bronco are not built for highways, but some will be better than others

What I don't care about are large screens, other electronics and technology, heated seats and steering wheel, auto dimming mirrors, high beam assist, any other types of assistance, leather doo dads, remote start, floor lighting, etc, etc and on and on

With that said, am I better off getting a base sasquatch four door?

Thanks for your help!

FWIW....my Base Squatch build goes like this:

Base 4 Door - $33,200
2.7 V6 - $1,900
Sasquatch - $5,000
Destination - $1,495
Total - $41,595, no 2.7 - $39,695.

Now I'm keeping the soft top because that is a large chunk of the reason for my purpose., otherwise adding hardtop should bring my total to $42,295. That is like $8,600 less than a Badlands.

After a bunch of reading, I'm 50/50 on keeping the 2.3. Gearing and tranny should make the power output a non-issue. I just need it to move smartly, not going to be street racing it. Now if I go non-squatch then 2.7 for a little street racing on 30's.

I do have an alternate build, a Big Bend that goes like this:

Big Bend 4 Door - $35,880
Auto - $1,600
4.27 E-Locker - $500 (just a guess)
Destination - $1,495
Total - $39,475

My issue with the Sasquatch package is that I don't think I really want 35" tires, would rather have 33's. Big Bend gives me tires that are a touch over 32". Plus I like the grill and wheels better than what is on the Base.

But my issue with the Big Bend build is that I can get 4.46 E-Locker, similar size tires, auto, vinyl seats and floor and some better bumpers and bash plate for $41,640 with the Black Diamond.

Not to mention, BB and BD get me to the color choices I really want. It is this that will probably drive to something other than a Base model.

If by some magical landing of a unicorn and I could do a Base 4 Door with a 4.27 LSD in the back, front axle upgrade to the M210 and 255/75R17's, I think I'd be good. Vinyl seats and floor would be icing on the cake. Thinking that build should land me around $36,500ish.

Also think any build would include the aux switches.

Need to see B&P!!!

 

[Fly by Nite]

Advanced transfer case is avail on base with Sasquatch only. Not a standalone option.

I hope you are wrong! Where did you get your info?
The 'Auto 4wd' option is meant more for on-road use than for off-roading, where the 'locked' 4x4 can be used off road.
The F-150 has this listed in the owners manual:
>>>>
Using the 2-Speed Automatic 4WD System
This system includes an electronically controlled transfer case with a high capacity clutch. The system is interactive with the road, continually monitoring and adjusting power delivery to the front and rear wheels to optimize traction.

Are we even talking about the same thing?..... 'Advanced Transfer case' vs 'Automatic 4wd'?

 

[RG7]

I hope you are wrong! Where did you get your info?
The 'Auto 4wd' option is meant more for on-road use than for off-roading, where the 'locked' 4x4 can be used off road.
The F-150 has this listed in the owners manual:
>>>>
Using the 2-Speed Automatic 4WD System
This system includes an electronically controlled transfer case with a high capacity clutch. The system is interactive with the road, continually monitoring and adjusting power delivery to the front and rear wheels to optimize traction.

Are we even talking about the same thing?..... 'Advanced Transfer case' vs 'Automatic 4wd'?

All listed optional equipment here is part of the Sasquatch package. Says it somewhere else but my brain is melting from all the info coming out over the last few weeks. Auto 4WD is a part of the Advanced 4x4. Highly doubt Ford will offer that as a stand-alone when the only available options on the base model are squatch and aux switches. On the comparisons chart, pretty much everything listed as available for the base is a Sasquatch item. Will update this if I track down where I saw that originally.

Edit: see update in post #1,005, this may be incorrect.

 

[Rob_Broncowski]

All listed optional equipment here is part of the Sasquatch package. Says it somewhere else but my brain is melting from all the info coming out over the last few weeks. Auto 4WD is a part of the Advanced 4x4. Highly doubt Ford will offer that as a stand-alone when the only available options on the base model are squatch and aux switches. On the comparisons chart, pretty much everything listed as available for the base is a Sasquatch item. Will update this if I track down where I saw that originally.

I don't think this is correct (at least I hope anyways). All of the brochures that I've seen list the advanced 4x4 as a powertrain option for the base trim. Other options in that brochure like the 35" tires and lockers specify that they are part of the sasquatch package.

I also believe that the advanced 4x4 option is what gives you the 94:1 gear ratio on the crawler gear and the sasquatch is not currently available in a manual. This is definitely a must have feature for me so I'm hoping this is still the case anyways.

 

[dgorsett]

I don't think this is correct (at least I hope anyways). All of the brochures that I've seen list the advanced 4x4 as a powertrain option for the base trim. Other options in that brochure like the 35" tires and lockers specify that they are part of the sasquatch package.

I also believe that the advanced 4x4 option is what gives you the 94:1 gear ratio on the crawler gear and the sasquatch is not currently available in a manual. This is definitely a must have feature for me so I'm hoping this is still the case anyways.

I really think the advantage of the advanced 4wd is the all weather capability. The low range ratio is only about 10% lower, so your 94:1 craw ratio becomes 85:1 , you will never notice.

 

[Fly by Nite]

..... list the advanced 4x4 as a powertrain option......

That's what I have seen as well. It was listed as a $1000 option on some of the spreadsheets. That price may have been on the survey Ford sent out?

I would expect Ford to offer us a great selection of powertrain options on the Base, like they did on the LX 5.0 Mustangs of the 80's..... you could basically have a GT without all the fluff.

 

[Torgsurv]

Keep in mind that the crawl ratio is a function of both the transfer case low range gearing and the differential gearing. There are essentially four potential combinations. Base model with standard gearing is 2.72/4.46. You need 3.06/4.70 to get the 94.75:1 final ratio in crawler gear. See below. My preferred setup is highlighted.

 

[Rob_Broncowski]

I really think the advantage of the advanced 4wd is the all weather capability. The low range ratio is only about 10% lower, so your 94:1 craw ratio becomes 85:1 , you will never notice.

I agree. The all weather capability is the main selling point for me. My wife will be driving the Bronco too so I want the "set it and forget it" option.

 

[hemiblas]

What are the colors being offered in the base model? I've read that they are limited? Thanks.

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