I can relate. I bought a Gladiator to hold me over until things got sorted out. And/or they officially announced the Bronco truck. Now with that on indefinite hiatus I don't know what to do. I've become spoiled having a bed again. And adding a hard tri-fold gives me a ton of "trunk" space.
Yeah I used my truck to pick up an aerator this weekend and was thinking what will I do with a bronco???I can relate. I bought a Gladiator to hold me over until things got sorted out. And/or they officially announced the Bronco truck. Now with that on indefinite hiatus I don't know what to do. I've become spoiled having a bed again. And adding a hard tri-fold gives me a ton of "trunk" space.
awesome!My family and I packed up the 2 door Velocity Blue Black Diamond and made the 4-1/2 hour drive to North Carolina’s Outer Banks this weekend and I’d like to share the good, the bad, and the ugly.
The Good:
My wife and kids agreed the Bronco is surprisingly comfortable on the road compared to our previous Jeep’s. We’re used to traveling light, so no regrets on the two door at all.
This vehicle is a show stopper. Everywhere we go, people want to check it out and talk about it and the comments are 99% positive.
We ran into one other new Bronco on the beach, a 4 door Outer Banks. It was nice to stop and chat with that family and share the stories of what it’s like being unpaid ambassadors for the model out in the wild.
The Bad:
Nothing that hasn’t already been covered. My wife asked why the speakers sound so terrible and my kids complained about the lack of decent cup holders.
The Ugly:
While driving on the beach is awesome, having the AdvanceTrac system crap out both days was not. While chugging along effortlessly in sand mode the dashboard suddenly lit up with a “Service AdvanceTrac”, “Pre-Collision Assist Not Available”, “Hill Descent Control Fault”, and “Drive Mode Not Available”. It did still indicate I was in 4 high and I didn’t get stuck, but it doesn’t inspire confidence to have that happen when you’re fully committed and dependent on the 4 wheel drive system.
Overall, it was a great trip. We had a great time, met some great people with Broncos on order.
Despite the glitches, the Bronco did its job of getting us there and back. I’ll be visiting the dealer tomorrow to discuss the faults.
I hope you like all the pics:
Wright Brothers Memorial
Iconic sunset
Plenty of room for essential cargo
Ran into owners of a 96 and a 79, who also have new Broncos on order
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One wild horse admiring another.
. But the Tahoe did just fine, and no warning lights! (well, except for low tire pressure)
The tires are 285/70’s. I did air down. Another owner had a similar fault message that turned out to be a loose ABS sensor, hopefully that’s all this turns out to be.awesome!
where were you 2 weeks ago when I was there? hahaha. I still haven't got my Bronco (9/27 build week!) and was down in OBX the last week in August. We took the Tahoe out on the beach to see the horses, etc... And didn't see 1 Bronco! I was really hoping to see one. We went all the way out to Carova too. Actually looks like we made a bunch of the same stops you did. (except we actually went alllll the way down to the Hatteras lighthouse.)
I would've prefered the Bronco over the Tahoe on the beach, being as hard as I tried, the doors or roof wouldn't come off
I was really hoping to have my Bronco by our vacation, but oh well, we'll be back.
Yeah, alerts not comforting!
Curious, looks like you upgraded the tires/wheels... What size are they? Did you air down? Could that have set off the alerts?
Thanks. Yes, I swapped to the 285/70 BFG KO2s.
Thanks! Those optional wheels look great! I kinda wish they were available on the BL and/or the 33”s were available on the BD!My family and I packed up the 2 door Velocity Blue Black Diamond and made the 4-1/2 hour drive to North Carolina’s Outer Banks this weekend and I’d like to share the good, the bad, and the ugly.
The Good:
My wife and kids agreed the Bronco is surprisingly comfortable on the road compared to our previous Jeep’s. We’re used to traveling light, so no regrets on the two door at all.
This vehicle is a show stopper. Everywhere we go, people want to check it out and talk about it and the comments are 99% positive.
We ran into one other new Bronco on the beach, a 4 door Outer Banks. It was nice to stop and chat with that family and share the stories of what it’s like being unpaid ambassadors for the model out in the wild.
The Bad:
Nothing that hasn’t already been covered. My wife asked why the speakers sound so terrible and my kids complained about the lack of decent cup holders.
The Ugly:
While driving on the beach is awesome, having the AdvanceTrac system crap out both days was not. While chugging along effortlessly in sand mode the dashboard suddenly lit up with a “Service AdvanceTrac”, “Pre-Collision Assist Not Available”, “Hill Descent Control Fault”, and “Drive Mode Not Available”. It did still indicate I was in 4 high and I didn’t get stuck, but it doesn’t inspire confidence to have that happen when you’re fully committed and dependent on the 4 wheel drive system.
Overall, it was a great trip. We had a great time, met some great people with Broncos on order.
Despite the glitches, the Bronco did its job of getting us there and back. I’ll be visiting the dealer tomorrow to discuss the faults.
I hope you like all the pics:
Wright Brothers Memorial
Iconic sunset
Plenty of room for essential cargo
Ran into owners of a 96 and a 79, who also have new Broncos on order
.
One wild horse admiring another.
Did you upgrade tires? To what?My family and I packed up the 2 door Velocity Blue Black Diamond and made the 4-1/2 hour drive to North Carolina’s Outer Banks this weekend and I’d like to share the good, the bad, and the ugly.
The Good:
My wife and kids agreed the Bronco is surprisingly comfortable on the road compared to our previous Jeep’s. We’re used to traveling light, so no regrets on the two door at all.
This vehicle is a show stopper. Everywhere we go, people want to check it out and talk about it and the comments are 99% positive.
We ran into one other new Bronco on the beach, a 4 door Outer Banks. It was nice to stop and chat with that family and share the stories of what it’s like being unpaid ambassadors for the model out in the wild.
The Bad:
Nothing that hasn’t already been covered. My wife asked why the speakers sound so terrible and my kids complained about the lack of decent cup holders.
The Ugly:
While driving on the beach is awesome, having the AdvanceTrac system crap out both days was not. While chugging along effortlessly in sand mode the dashboard suddenly lit up with a “Service AdvanceTrac”, “Pre-Collision Assist Not Available”, “Hill Descent Control Fault”, and “Drive Mode Not Available”. It did still indicate I was in 4 high and I didn’t get stuck, but it doesn’t inspire confidence to have that happen when you’re fully committed and dependent on the 4 wheel drive system.
Overall, it was a great trip. We had a great time, met some great people with Broncos on order.
Despite the glitches, the Bronco did its job of getting us there and back. I’ll be visiting the dealer tomorrow to discuss the faults.
I hope you like all the pics:
Wright Brothers Memorial
Iconic sunset
Plenty of room for essential cargo
Ran into owners of a 96 and a 79, who also have new Broncos on order
.
One wild horse admiring another.
I know the wait really sucks. Those of us who lucked out with “early” deliveries owe it to the rest of you to share pics to pass the time.
