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Excuse me if this has been beaten to death but I need some help. I’ve been team Badlands since the beginning, but now that it’s time to submit my order I’m starting to waffle.
This will be my daily driver, replacing a 2003 4Runner. The T4R has been great, I named him Frank the Tank because it’s been so reliable over my 8 years of ownership. I’d like something just as practical but a little more fun with modern features so the Bronco checks the boxes for me. I have two kids aged 4 and 1 so there will be two car seats in the back. I drive mainly two-lane state roads on my commute to work, aprox 30 miles a day. There are some off-road parks near me that I would like to take it on the weekends. Mostly muddy, wooded trails with some hills in central KY. I started looking at a Wildtrak because of the blackout trim, but also love the look of the OB in Carb Gray with Roast interior. Perhaps you guys/gals can point out some factors I may have overlooked to help finalize my decision.
Original reservation:
Badlands 2.3/7spd
Optional wheels – keep the A/T KO2’s
MIC top
Vinyl/Washout
High
Any trim I get would be a 4 door with hard top and either High or Lux. I would skip the steel bumpers and bash plates on OBX/Wildtrak. So now I’m down to nit-pick small differences.
I miss driving a manual so I was all-in on the 7 speed at first. Once I realized I’d get the smaller engine and lose remote start I began building 2.7 badlands. Especially when it seemed the upgraded engine was only a few hundred dollars. Another issue I noticed when reading the forums yesterday was the cup holder placement in front of the shifter. Any kind of large cup would make it awkward to shift. I’ve always got a beverage in my cup holder and this seems like a big problem considering there are no drink holders in the doors. Also no port injection on the 2.3 isn’t ideal since I plan to keep this for another 8-10 years and 120-150k miles. Love the badlands washout interior and vinyl seats with kids. Bonus that it’s not an extra cost option like leather would be on the other two trims. However, don’t like that there’s no rear armrest/cupholders. So I stick with my badlands or go for the looks of an OB/WT?
Badlands pros:
Vinyl/Washout – no charge
KO2 All Terrain tires – better on road manners and a proven tire
Steel bumpers and skid plates stock
Swaybar disco
Manual available if I want to row gears
Badlands cons:
Manual seats
No rear armrest/cupholder
No signature “squatch” look
Rock rails instead of step bars for the kids
Black door handles and mirror caps
No fog lights (could always add aftermarket)
4.46 gears with the 2.7
Since I started leaning towards the 2.7L it opened me up to the other trims such as:
OB Squatch Pros:
Carb Gray / Roast combo looks great
Leather has rear armrest/cupholders
Body color door handles & mirror caps
Tube steps included
Sasquatch appearance
Fog Lights
Power seats
OB Squatch Cons:
Extra cost leather and carpet floors
Didn’t consider this trim until I saw the color combo
No blackout trim compared to Wildtrak
More $$ than Badlands as configured
Unknown Goodyear M/Ts on a daily
Wildtrak Pros:
Included hardtop
Fog lights
Rear armrest/cupholder
Power seats
Blackout trim
Graphics package
Standard squatch and 2.7
Can add side steps
Basically a decked out OB Squatch to start with
Wildtrak Cons:
Possibly delivery delays
Sandstone leather
Highest cost
Unknown Goodyear M/Ts on a daily
Cost as I built for each trim (they all have 2.7, tow pack, keyless entry pad, Aux Switches):
Badlands: $57,055
Outer Banks: $58,010
Wildtrak: $58,375
Stick with the badlands I’ve always planned on? Or will I regret no sasquatch? I could add squatch to badlands but then I’m at 58,555 and creeping closer to 60k than I’m comfortable with. My original budget was closer to 50k with 2.3L 7spd and high pack until I talked myself into more upgrades over time.
This will be my daily driver, replacing a 2003 4Runner. The T4R has been great, I named him Frank the Tank because it’s been so reliable over my 8 years of ownership. I’d like something just as practical but a little more fun with modern features so the Bronco checks the boxes for me. I have two kids aged 4 and 1 so there will be two car seats in the back. I drive mainly two-lane state roads on my commute to work, aprox 30 miles a day. There are some off-road parks near me that I would like to take it on the weekends. Mostly muddy, wooded trails with some hills in central KY. I started looking at a Wildtrak because of the blackout trim, but also love the look of the OB in Carb Gray with Roast interior. Perhaps you guys/gals can point out some factors I may have overlooked to help finalize my decision.
Original reservation:
Badlands 2.3/7spd
Optional wheels – keep the A/T KO2’s
MIC top
Vinyl/Washout
High
Any trim I get would be a 4 door with hard top and either High or Lux. I would skip the steel bumpers and bash plates on OBX/Wildtrak. So now I’m down to nit-pick small differences.
I miss driving a manual so I was all-in on the 7 speed at first. Once I realized I’d get the smaller engine and lose remote start I began building 2.7 badlands. Especially when it seemed the upgraded engine was only a few hundred dollars. Another issue I noticed when reading the forums yesterday was the cup holder placement in front of the shifter. Any kind of large cup would make it awkward to shift. I’ve always got a beverage in my cup holder and this seems like a big problem considering there are no drink holders in the doors. Also no port injection on the 2.3 isn’t ideal since I plan to keep this for another 8-10 years and 120-150k miles. Love the badlands washout interior and vinyl seats with kids. Bonus that it’s not an extra cost option like leather would be on the other two trims. However, don’t like that there’s no rear armrest/cupholders. So I stick with my badlands or go for the looks of an OB/WT?
Badlands pros:
Vinyl/Washout – no charge
KO2 All Terrain tires – better on road manners and a proven tire
Steel bumpers and skid plates stock
Swaybar disco
Manual available if I want to row gears
Badlands cons:
Manual seats
No rear armrest/cupholder
No signature “squatch” look
Rock rails instead of step bars for the kids
Black door handles and mirror caps
No fog lights (could always add aftermarket)
4.46 gears with the 2.7
Since I started leaning towards the 2.7L it opened me up to the other trims such as:
OB Squatch Pros:
Carb Gray / Roast combo looks great
Leather has rear armrest/cupholders
Body color door handles & mirror caps
Tube steps included
Sasquatch appearance
Fog Lights
Power seats
OB Squatch Cons:
Extra cost leather and carpet floors
Didn’t consider this trim until I saw the color combo
No blackout trim compared to Wildtrak
More $$ than Badlands as configured
Unknown Goodyear M/Ts on a daily
Wildtrak Pros:
Included hardtop
Fog lights
Rear armrest/cupholder
Power seats
Blackout trim
Graphics package
Standard squatch and 2.7
Can add side steps
Basically a decked out OB Squatch to start with
Wildtrak Cons:
Possibly delivery delays
Sandstone leather
Highest cost
Unknown Goodyear M/Ts on a daily
Cost as I built for each trim (they all have 2.7, tow pack, keyless entry pad, Aux Switches):
Badlands: $57,055
Outer Banks: $58,010
Wildtrak: $58,375
Stick with the badlands I’ve always planned on? Or will I regret no sasquatch? I could add squatch to badlands but then I’m at 58,555 and creeping closer to 60k than I’m comfortable with. My original budget was closer to 50k with 2.3L 7spd and high pack until I talked myself into more upgrades over time.
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