Absolutely. I'm calling into doubt the assumption made by many that Bronco reliability > Defender reliability. Time will tell, but I have not heard of snapped tie rods, dropped valves, recalled roofs, melting cowl panels, etc. on Defenders. As of now, Defender has fewer recalls, so there's that.A Defender? and your concern is reliability? lol.
And I do equate reliability with the issue the OP raised here. Being able to open and close a hood without ripping off other parts or cracking the windshield is a reliability problem, not just a cheesy plastic trim problem.
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