Fleet Broncos Spotted

[BroncoVDefender]

I got fired back in October. Made the mistake of reporting my supervisor to Ethics because I was tired of his abusive crap. No surprise the corporation took the side of management.

But, I got a new job (finally) three weeks ago, and FoMoCo still can't figure out how to build a Base model Bronco, so I'm good. What I am saying is look on the Bright Side, Ford is going to take so long to build your Bronco you might even be on your third new job by then.

Also, this is why I refuse to buy an Oxford White vehicle even though I live halfway to the surface of the sun. I don't need my Bronco to look like a Landscape Truck.

Sorry for your job loss. Hope it turns around for you. My business would love to have 4-door base Broncos as work vehicles but it is preposterous proposition, so we buy Nissan Frontiers instead and put caps on them. Ford's loss.
It appears my personal Bronco will arrive this Friday. It looks just like a 2023 Land Rover Defender X-Dynamic SE. Ford's loss.

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[XCR440]

Pritchards has always been a big fleet dealer, I think they supply all the Ford Chassis to Winnebago, wonder if these are for them as some sort of conversion or marketing tool.

 

[mikeeshim]

To me a softop would be a strange fleet car, unless they are rental cars of course.

Was thinking the same, unless they're going to remove them and add a box truck type back to it.

 

[Kramku1]

Bronco's do not look like fleet vehicles even if you put ladders on top and Larry's lawn service on the side so fry in your dark matalic bronco, I'll be looking cool being cool in my clean looking oxford white.

 

[Tmurder1776]

Broncos are approved for government purchase in Colorado for last year and this year. They are 32 and some change fixed as long as the dealer can get them. My department looked in to getting some but they didn't like how long I had to wait for mine.

 

[ColeTrain84]

If you don't mind moving to MN we are hiring and having a hard time getting people. Manufacturing CNC stone machines. We are booked out thru the first quarter of 2023.

 

[Bronc-Itus]

Pritchards has always been a big fleet dealer, I think they supply all the Ford Chassis to Winnebago, wonder if these are for them as some sort of conversion or marketing tool.

I love even the thought of this. Winnebago topper please! Canvas sides lifting like an Ursa Minor didn’t they do Toyotas Trekker- pre 4runner?

 

[Mr. Plow]

I got fired back in October. Made the mistake of reporting my supervisor to Ethics because I was tired of his abusive crap. No surprise the corporation took the side of management.

But, I got a new job (finally) three weeks ago, and FoMoCo still can't figure out how to build a Base model Bronco, so I'm good. What I am saying is look on the Bright Side, Ford is going to take so long to build your Bronco you might even be on your third new job by then.

Also, this is why I refuse to buy an Oxford White vehicle even though I live halfway to the surface of the sun. I don't need my Bronco to look like a Landscape Truck.

So many white cars out here in AZ! LoL!

 

[HotdogThud]

Can we talk about the fact that there are still day 1 res holders without vehicles, but a customer can order (and get delivered) a whole fleet?

 

[chtucker]

Broncos are approved for government purchase in Colorado for last year and this year. They are 32 and some change fixed as long as the dealer can get them. My department looked in to getting some but they didn't like how long I had to wait for mine.

i figure Ouray or somewhere will get them. USFS in that area has Rubicons. San Juan County bought FJ Cruisers when they first came out. If it wasn't such a long wait, I would have purchased one for my .gov fleet ride. We have 10 trucks right now, mostly going to F150s. I would like to try a lightning as well.

 

[66GT]

Sorry for your job loss. Hope it turns around for you. My business would love to have 4-door base Broncos as work vehicles but it is preposterous proposition, so we buy Nissan Frontiers instead and put caps on them. Ford's loss.
It appears my personal Bronco will arrive this Friday. It looks just like a 2023 Land Rover Defender X-Dynamic SE. Ford's loss.

2023 LRs being delivered.. while Ford still has 2021s it can't finish... ugh

 

[66GT]

i figure Ouray or somewhere will get them. USFS in that area has Rubicons. San Juan County bought FJ Cruisers when they first came out. If it wasn't such a long wait, I would have purchased one for my .gov fleet ride. We have 10 trucks right now, mostly going to F150s. I would like to try a lightning as well.

I was in a Lightning yesterday. Never thought I'd see an F150 with a warning of "Frunk Open" on the digital display. What the hell has happened to this planet since Covid started?

 

[Tmurder1776]

i figure Ouray or somewhere will get them. USFS in that area has Rubicons. San Juan County bought FJ Cruisers when they first came out. If it wasn't such a long wait, I would have purchased one for my .gov fleet ride. We have 10 trucks right now, mostly going to F150s. I would like to try a lightning as well.

The Fed deals are separate. Denver uses RHD wranglers for parking enforcement. Only the diesel wrangler was approved this year and for much more than the Bronco. It's only a matter of time before I start to see them as municipal vehicles in the mountain towns. My department really wanted one along with the Maverick but we couldn't get either. State pricing may be fixed but only if the dealer has some on their lot. The lightning is also approved for state purchase. I can't remember how much but it's significantly cheaper than market.

 

[chtucker]

The Fed deals are separate. Denver uses RHD wranglers for parking enforcement. Only the diesel wrangler was approved this year and for much more than the Bronco. It's only a matter of time before I start to see them as municipal vehicles in the mountain towns. My department really wanted one along with the Maverick but we couldn't get either. State pricing may be fixed but only if the dealer has some on their lot. The lightning is also approved for state purchase. I can't remember how much but it's significantly cheaper than market.

I used to work for the State of Colorado- we got screwed every year. I loved our big block 8.1' GMC, then it was no big blocks and my supervisor got a 5.7L dodge which was a dog towing the snow cat, I left the state a few years after we got a junker F250 6.4 diesel.




The last couple of years have been "interesting" for us in the Seattle area. In 2020 the GPC"Government Price Concession" on a F150 was almost $9k, the 2022 that I ordered was under $1k. We buy a truck a year, sonot a very big fleet, just consistent. We are able to buy off a few contracts via piggyback.

 

[Beach_Bum]

Pritchards has always been a big fleet dealer, I think they supply all the Ford Chassis to Winnebago, wonder if these are for them as some sort of conversion or marketing tool.

I love even the thought of this. Winnebago topper please! Canvas sides lifting like an Ursa Minor didn’t they do Toyotas Trekker- pre 4runner?

Seeing a camper conversion would be a dream. Seeing the EB campers that sat in the rear and overhung the tailgate are old school cool. They had the pop up canvas sided roof to give clearance while inside. Here is a link to a story on one for those who haven't seen them before.

For the 6G, chucking the soft top in the trash where it belongs is the smallest hurdle to overcome. The larger hurdle (though not to high for @BigMeatsBronco ) to clear is the modification of the roll bar to accommodate a camper build. Tailgate is a no big deal as it is just a matter of relocating the spare/camera and engineering the gate to drop down instead of swing out.

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