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So my day at the Las Vegas Off-Rodeo was a blast and a great learning experience about the capabilities of the Ford Bronco.
However, I did find out a difference between my manual BL and the automatic BLs we had for the Off-Rodeo regarding the cup holders in the front.
the BLs were 2021 models (they still had the temp readouts on the knobs). The cups holders in the BL I drove had the âfingersâ on the inside of the cup holders that helped to keep stuff from rattling around.
But the cup holders in my manual BL did not have the fingers in the cup holders.
Kinda cheeseball IMHO to not include what canât be more than $1 worth of plastic and springs for the cup holders in 7-speed Broncos.
Also the whole âlayoutâ of the center console was so much better in the auto than the manual, not just with the cup holders, but also with regard to the window lift buttons and side view mirrors. Basically after sitting in the automatic, it seemed to me like all the ergonomic planning was done for the automatic, and when it came to the manual it was like âoh I guess we canât do the same layoutâ so weâll just shove stuff wherever it fits.
Just like with the tachometer, itâs like the center console for the manual was an afterthought.
However, I did find out a difference between my manual BL and the automatic BLs we had for the Off-Rodeo regarding the cup holders in the front.
the BLs were 2021 models (they still had the temp readouts on the knobs). The cups holders in the BL I drove had the âfingersâ on the inside of the cup holders that helped to keep stuff from rattling around.
But the cup holders in my manual BL did not have the fingers in the cup holders.
Kinda cheeseball IMHO to not include what canât be more than $1 worth of plastic and springs for the cup holders in 7-speed Broncos.
Also the whole âlayoutâ of the center console was so much better in the auto than the manual, not just with the cup holders, but also with regard to the window lift buttons and side view mirrors. Basically after sitting in the automatic, it seemed to me like all the ergonomic planning was done for the automatic, and when it came to the manual it was like âoh I guess we canât do the same layoutâ so weâll just shove stuff wherever it fits.
Just like with the tachometer, itâs like the center console for the manual was an afterthought.
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