Just me or has the Bronco hype hit a wall?

[Musclecarconvrt]

It's hard to stay excited about something that keeps getting moved just out of reach. I may have to buy temporary transportation at this point. My old 87 Bronco is soldering on, but I'm more worried every trip to work that something too important is going to fall off before the new on can take its place. It is disheartening.

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[Musclecarconvrt]

I still haven’t been able to see one in person (up close at least). Haven’t heard of any Broncos in San Antonio. I’m still excited for the day, some day, when I will get the call from my dealership that my bronco is ready, but I’m not holding my breath for a quick build/delivery. It would be nice if my dealer would reach out every so often, but crickets only.

I was still very pumped until the email Friday. It took most of the wind out of my sails. When you can’t even guess on a build date it makes it so hard to stay enthusiastic.

^this^

 

[LostInArizona]

Nah. If you take a step back and realize the mess we're working our way out of on the tail end of this pandemic it's not really that difficult to understand how we got here. It'll get sorted and they'll start cranking out the Broncos by the thousands for us.

This seems to be the one thing that people don't understand. This shit, that's happening now, is unprecedented. Never in the modern age has such a wide spread pandemic level virus taken out literally millions of people and caused so much chaos. Nobody could have predicted the seemingly random ways it has affected the economy. Ford is not magic, they can't just conjure up parts out of thin air. Yes they used poor judgment with regards to their timing of this release. But they are dealing with the issues however they can, just like each and every one of us. Although, I agree they could be more communicative. Still it's not just Ford you have no choice but to be patient with, it's the entire human race.

People are all out of sorts no doubt, but even if you personally weren't affected, or you believe its all a hoax, the rest of us living in the real world were, and have seen firsthand that it's not. And yes, some of US work at places like Ford, to provide something we should all consider ourselves slightly more fortunate to have the opportunity, and still have the luxury and/or financial ability to afford, during a global pandemic.

TL;DR;
Fucking be patient, because a) you have no choice, and because b) that's it, you literally have zero fucking choice in the matter. Hurry up and wait.

 

[PSUTE]

Hoping my day 2 reservation is in the next batch of builds. If not, I'll deal with it. Unprecedented times...

 

[ColbyFromBama]

I went through a phase where I began to lose interest waiting for my Bronco. But when I looked around at possible alternatives, none existed other than a Jeep. And when you start looking at value, the Bronco is far better than a Jeep. So I decided to wait...

...And sure enough the next Thursday, I was emailed a build date. And trust me, once you get your VIN, the wait feels worth it.

 

[nd2002]

would be a pretty good idea for Ford to start showing us 2022 model stuff and ideas

Ford: Hey guys, check out this EV that comes out next year…

 

[Deleted member 18388]

No other manual 4x4 I can get from Ford, Chevy, or Ram. Been wanting to find a manual 7.3 or Cummins. But they either don't exist in the midwest anymore, or are $50k used. So I'm in it for the long haul.

 

[JT58Bronc]

For sure the hype and excitement is down- at least for me. With the wait time extended to who knows now, I am thinking different things- investing and modding my current vehicles instead. I have also not seen any commercials advertising the Broncos. I was seeing a few of them within 6 months of the debut. It's probably due to the significant and ongoing delays.

 

[Beachin 74]

"oh boy, except for the initial spread at an outdoor market in China,"

Might want to rethink that one.

 

[Raptor911]

No one is making anyone wait. If you think Ford screwed you then go buy a jeep or a Toyota. Just cancel your reservation so that those are willing to wait can move up in line and not have to read these redundant selfish post about me me me and that Ford screwed me.

 

[Panmort]

Nope, mine has only increased.

 

[Bronco4lyfe85]

My enthusiasm last August:

now:

 

[rugbysecondrow]

A large part of the problem is that many people allowed themselves to become too emotionally vested in this one vehicle. The good, bad, this has really bothered people more than it should.

The Bronco is a very cool vehicle, and it looks to be a fun one also. All that said, it is just a vehicle. Period. it is not a bridge to happiness. Ford is not responsible for your hurt feelings or anger.

Too many people have hyped this vehicle to an unreasonable level, good and bad. Even a perfect roll out would leave many people disappointed.

 

[DryYourTears]

Yeah, I can only take so many door handle measurement threads, off-road test-ride reports, and model comparison discussions. It's almost been a year since reservation and I'm just over not having it, or knowing when I could have it. I'm getting more enjoyment out of cross-shopping right now. Firing off an email this morning actually, so I may soon have a new vehicle to enjoy, and that's something to be excited about.

 

[Sighlense]

No one is making anyone wait.

Ford is.

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