Just wrapped up an extended test drive.

[Heath Aggen]

I have a close to me dealer that has a very nice mannequin and they actually encourage long test drives. So with that said I got to drive a Race Red Wild Trak, 4 door, 2.7 and Squach of course, Lux with leather and a soft top. Overall, its okay. To here the YouTube folks and other reviews you would think its a smooth riding machine with quietest soft top ever invented, well thats a no. It is an off road machine and is not pretending to be a luxury SUV.
So for all of you thinking you can live your bronco dreams by getting one of these instead of the Yukon or Expedition for the wife, she will not be happy.
Overall nice but the Goodyear tires are miserable, loud and grossly out of balance at 3500 miles, very similar to my Goodyear tires on my 2022 Sierra HD. At 10000 miles had to have two replaced because they would not balance. The center controls are not easy for me to work, toggle switches for fan speed is not cool. Soft top is a soft top, not bad, but it is what it is.
I have ordered one and figure its better to ask for forgiveness than permission, wish me luck.

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[Bronco4]

Are you SURE you want a Bronco???

 

[Heath Aggen]

Are you SURE you want a Bronco???

Shes put up with my vintage jeep sickness for years, so this is par for the course for her.

 

[swooshdave]

Shes put up with my vintage jeep sickness for years, so this is par for the course for her.

So compare to a vintage Jeep this Bronco thing is a practical Rolls Royce!

 

[CodaMojo]

I have a close to me dealer that has a very nice mannequin and they actually encourage long test drives. So with that said I got to drive a Race Red Wild Trak, 4 door, 2.7 and Squach of course, Lux with leather and a soft top. Overall, its okay. To here the YouTube folks and other reviews you would think its a smooth riding machine with quietest soft top ever invented, well thats a no. It is an off road machine and is not pretending to be a luxury SUV.
So for all of you thinking you can live your bronco dreams by getting one of these instead of the Yukon or Expedition for the wife, she will not be happy.
Overall nice but the Goodyear tires are miserable, loud and grossly out of balance at 3500 miles, very similar to my Goodyear tires on my 2022 Sierra HD. At 10000 miles had to have two replaced because they would not balance. The center controls are not easy for me to work, toggle switches for fan speed is not cool. Soft top is a soft top, not bad, but it is what it is.
I have ordered one and figure its better to ask for forgiveness than permission, wish me luck.

How long did you have it for?

 

[Heath Aggen]

How long did you have it for?

Couple hours. But they will do over night, but they are adding accessories tomorrow.

 

[Heath Aggen]

So compare to a vintage Jeep this Bronco thing is a practical Rolls Royce!

Not my Grand Wagoneer, but everything else, yeaaaa.

 

[indio22]

I have a close to me dealer that has a very nice mannequin and they actually encourage long test drives. So with that said I got to drive a Race Red Wild Trak, 4 door, 2.7 and Squach of course, Lux with leather and a soft top. Overall, its okay. To here the YouTube folks and other reviews you would think its a smooth riding machine with quietest soft top ever invented, well thats a no. It is an off road machine and is not pretending to be a luxury SUV.
So for all of you thinking you can live your bronco dreams by getting one of these instead of the Yukon or Expedition for the wife, she will not be happy.
Overall nice but the Goodyear tires are miserable, loud and grossly out of balance at 3500 miles, very similar to my Goodyear tires on my 2022 Sierra HD. At 10000 miles had to have two replaced because they would not balance. The center controls are not easy for me to work, toggle switches for fan speed is not cool. Soft top is a soft top, not bad, but it is what it is.
I have ordered one and figure its better to ask for forgiveness than permission, wish me luck.

Yep Bronco is not designed to excel on pavement. It makes most sense for the owner who will use some of the key distinguishing off-road/rugged/top-off features. Open air driving and exploring though, it should be loads of fun.

 

[Compta38]

Soft top was also horrible on my test drive and after I wear the Sasquatch tires out Goodyear will never see my Bronco again.

 

[Rlack75]

Are you SURE you want a Bronco???

Isn’t there a Prius forum somewhere?

 

[Gamecock]

Why would you buy a vehicle like this if you think it’s “okay”? If you don’t love the thing…why not buy something you do? If you think it’s okay before you even get it, my guess is you’ll hate it…open air off roader is just not for you.

 

[Rahkmalla]

Open air driving and exploring though, it should be loads of fun.

My wife wasn't a huge fan of my dealer's mannequin at first either (bl 2.3 auto 4dr leather nonsas lux sofite). She said "I don't like it, it's too loud, but it's your car do whatever you want." Then we dropped the baby off at the inlaws and went for a top down drive and she completely reversed her opinion. She's excited for me to get my base 2dr stick (hopefully sas) now.

 

[Cappy]

Shes put up with my vintage jeep sickness for years, so this is par for the course for her.

Couldn't help but notice you didn't actually answer the question.

 

[Glen]

Shes put up with my vintage jeep sickness for years, so this is par for the course for her.

I have a 1952 M38. My wife puts up with me to.

 

[Exomodo]

I, too, finally encountered a dealer with a Bronco in their inventory who offered me a test drive, bonus was he said he didn't need to go with me. White Outer Banks with the 2.3, auto, no aux switches, navy pier leather 8 inch screen, steel bumpers front and rear. I managed to set off the forward collision assist and I ducked into a mall parking lot and drove over a concrete median and some parking bumpers. The body control is impressive... I figured out how to pair my cellular phone and the radio, while rudimentary in sound, was fine for what I generally listen to. Someone left the GOAT mode in eco, didn't figure that out until I was about to return it, put it in sport mode and woah, there it is... I also noodled in manual shift, and even in drive, it was letting me up and down shift, so there's that. All in all I was reinvigorated in my Badlands order.

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