- First Name
- Bill
- Joined
- Sep 1, 2023
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- Location
- Northern California
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- Ford Transit Connect van
- Your Bronco Model
- Badlands
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- #1
Hi everyone.
I've been exploring the American west my whole life, with the Eastern Sierra region of California and Nevada a favorite with its mountains and deserts. Been four-wheeling since before I had a 4WD - my first car developed a dented oil pan! My current four-wheeler is a 1996 Toyota T100 pickup that's served me well but which is getting old.
I'm not a hard-core wheeler because I've been driving vehicles with open differentials (and connected anti-sway bars!) all these years, but I've definitely benefited from the good ground clearance of my T100 many times. Mostly I'm interested in exploring new country, but a little challenge on the trail is fun to have now and then. My hobbies include photography, geography, and botany. If my health improves I'd like to start hiking again.
I've had my eyes on the Bronco for a couple of months now and my wife is enthusiastically on board. She doesn't like rough trails but she's going to enjoy our snow trips in the Bronco.
It's pretty clear, though, that I'll have to wait to get the manual transmission I want to order, and 7-speed Broncos on the lot are still rare and marked up for now. Other life stuff (including a move) is also delaying my purchase into some time in 2024 but I'm patient. I'm planning on a non-Sasquatch Badlands 4-door hardtop, and I hope the 7-speed returns. Maybe we'll even be lucky enough for the advanced 4WD to be available again without Sasquatch though I'm not counting on that.
Meanwhile, I'm here to learn from the knowledge and experiences of Bronco owners. I've been lurking for a few weeks and I've already learned a lot.
Bill
I've been exploring the American west my whole life, with the Eastern Sierra region of California and Nevada a favorite with its mountains and deserts. Been four-wheeling since before I had a 4WD - my first car developed a dented oil pan! My current four-wheeler is a 1996 Toyota T100 pickup that's served me well but which is getting old.
I'm not a hard-core wheeler because I've been driving vehicles with open differentials (and connected anti-sway bars!) all these years, but I've definitely benefited from the good ground clearance of my T100 many times. Mostly I'm interested in exploring new country, but a little challenge on the trail is fun to have now and then. My hobbies include photography, geography, and botany. If my health improves I'd like to start hiking again.
I've had my eyes on the Bronco for a couple of months now and my wife is enthusiastically on board. She doesn't like rough trails but she's going to enjoy our snow trips in the Bronco.
It's pretty clear, though, that I'll have to wait to get the manual transmission I want to order, and 7-speed Broncos on the lot are still rare and marked up for now. Other life stuff (including a move) is also delaying my purchase into some time in 2024 but I'm patient. I'm planning on a non-Sasquatch Badlands 4-door hardtop, and I hope the 7-speed returns. Maybe we'll even be lucky enough for the advanced 4WD to be available again without Sasquatch though I'm not counting on that.
Meanwhile, I'm here to learn from the knowledge and experiences of Bronco owners. I've been lurking for a few weeks and I've already learned a lot.
Bill
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