Just me or has the Bronco hype hit a wall?

[Ksjrb03]

Yeah. Its rare to have a truck for personal reasons around here. Like very few people would even think to consider a pick up truck as an option for hauling stuff when you could simply get an SUV. Nor does it really carry over a 'cool' vibe from the younger crowd and up. Seeing a mom driving, let alone wanting, a pick up would be a very strange sight. Again, at least in my little dense suburb in NJ. Most cars are european/japanese since leasing is the preferred method due to lower mileage needs...and those brands lease better. I guess a lot of people commute to NYC on public transportation, so most stables are for example an 3-series lease for $400/mo as an around towner, and MDX, etc for mom. If you look at local newspapers, or the NY Times, almost all car ads are lease deals

Ya that’s definitely a regional thing too. I honestly don’t know anyone that has ever leased a vehicle.

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[Bikeric]

Yeah. Its rare to have a truck for personal reasons around here. Like very few people would even think to consider a pick up truck as an option for hauling stuff when you could simply get an SUV. Nor does it really carry over a 'cool' vibe from the younger crowd and up. Seeing a mom driving, let alone wanting, a pick up would be a very strange sight. Again, at least in my little dense suburb in NJ. Most cars are european/japanese since leasing is the preferred method due to lower mileage needs...and those brands lease better. I guess a lot of people commute to NYC on public transportation, so most stables are for example an 3-series lease for $400/mo as an around towner, and MDX, etc for mom. If you look at local newspapers, or the NY Times, almost all car ads are lease deals

That's actually cool to hear about other regions vehicle choices. I'm in Oklahoma which means every other vehicle is a truck. The majority of the other half are SUV's which leaves typical "cars" around 15-20%. I only know 1 person who leases a vehicle and he does that through his personal business. When my daughter turned 16 her vehicle of choice was a Tacoma pickup.

 

[jaruss01]

Well's here's some insight, using myself as an example - I'm putting over $25k down just to back into a $500/mo payment to finance, because I've never purchased a car before, and always had <$400/mo leases. Like I cant fathom a big car payment because throughout my entire life in the area, everything has been $xxx/mo lease deal. So my brain is set to think - $900/mo finance payment? That's like leasing a ___!!....And couple that with the fact that I also walk to the train station, the Bronco literally wont move from my driveway 4 or 5 days a week, and wont get more than 5-7k miles a year. When you're leaving your house on foot more times than behind the wheel, its much harder to stomach a higher payment, or else it will feel like a paperweight in your driveway. Imagine walking past your car almost everyday knowing it’s costing you for example 1,000/mo? You’d grow to hate the car and the experience...

So you could start to see why people flock to the better leasing brands, and try to get the low mileage / low monthly lease deal. It's just easier to deal with...again, specific to my area...

 

[airishfan]

Other than Toyota , dodge, Chevy....

yes others having chip issues also but the bronco issues are more then chips

 

[airishfan]

You're not paying much attention then. A couple of manufacturers didn't cut back their orders for chips as much as the others. They are doing slightly better. But the entirety of the supply chain is a mess in pretty much every sector of raw materials and assemblies.

There is a crop load of Chevy TRAILBOSS on the lots

 

[Monster1926]

There is a crop load of Chevy TRAILBOSS on the lots

The dealers around me have 1/2 new trucks to sell. They’re being sold before delivery. I attended a bronco event two days ago and they only had rangers in stock.

 

[airishfan]

The dealers around me have 1/2 new trucks to sell. They’re being sold before delivery. I attended a bronco event two days ago and they only had rangers in stock.

but my point is that the Bronco has more issues then just not getting chips for them .

 

[BroncoJay]

but my point is that the Bronco has more issues then just not getting chips for them .

Yes we all know, but this a new redesigned vehicle meant to compete with a Jeep, door removal, top removal and all the other off road features that the bronco gives us, these are new issues and design issues that “other” car manufacturers aren’t dealing with...

 

[GrayGhostDog]

but my point is that the Bronco has more issues then just not getting chips for them .

It's because the Bronco is a totally new vehicle. The entire automotive industry is hurting in some way, shape, or form. The timing of the release(during a pandemic) turned out to be more of an issue than any of us thought...

 

[Xploit]

I think they wonder when you'll get yours because they see them driving around...the BRONCO sport.

Definitely.. I get it all the time... hey I saw the bronco , pretty nice! I have to correct them and then show them a picture to prove that they haven't seen it.

 

[Texas Sunshine]

These Ford issues have now started to outweigh all the excitement I had for my new Bronco. Now just feels like a pipe dream.

Well, you guys have measured everything there is to measure on the Bronco, we've seen all the colors, tires, accessories, videos of people sitting in Broncos so not much left to do but wait and see who quits and what they end up buying. Yep, a wall has been hit unless there is something left to measure like the lug nuts or something.

 

[Fold]

I have certainly found myself looking at other vehicles. I certainly understand the supply chain issues, but I also feel as though Ford actively fanned the flames of hype, only to fail to deliver on promises. When the May projection email update finally came, we were presented a long-form equivalent of "oops; my bad." I was extremely underwhelmed by the attempt at a mea culpa followed by a return to radio silence.

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