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I went to the Bronco Dealer Event at Garnet Ford in West Chester, PA today. I have to say I was awestruck when I finally got to see them. I'm not even sure what version I was looking at! Both were 4 door soft tops and had MGV seats. I believe the one was a Black Diamond, Mid package, Sqatched in AMB. The other was a Badlands, Lux, in Iconic Silver and upgraded wheels.
The Badlands showed up first. It looked sweet! Tire to body ratio looked good. Brush bar covered the lettering.
Then the Black Diamond showed up. Holy shit did it look good! The 35s are HUGE! The tire to body ratio just looked so much better! I was truly blown away by its stance. The Antimatter Blue also looked incredible. I am seriously considering switching from Area 51 to the AMB. I'm 5'9". Climbing into the BD was easy. I was able to just kind of get on my toes and slide onto the seat. It's a Mid package so I wasn't impressed with the interior overall but the seats were comfortable. The only concerning issue to me was that the BD did not have any floor protection, i.e., floor mats. The floor felt "rubbery" with some cushioning between the cover and the body. While I may be wrong, I got the impression that the floor could be ripped by a sharp object.
The other thing that struck me about the BD was the overall width of the vehicle. It wasn't as wide as I was expecting but that's a good thing. I think it will be nimbler than I thought it would be.
The interior on the Badlands was very nice. Sure "Lux" in another vehicle would get you wood grain dash and other beauty items but I felt the Badlands interior was nicer than the BD. As far as the radio goes... I just spent 2 hours driving to the event in my wife's '21 Explorer XLT so I had a half decent radio as my baseline. I turned up the radio to halfway and it definately sounded better and louder than the radio in my wife's car. I don't believe it sounds as good as the Bose sound system in my 2011 Caddy but it sounded better than my baseline on the ride down.
Overall my biggest fear has been abated and that's dropping 60k on a vehicle sight unseen! I couldn't be happier with what I saw and I am looking forward to getting my email tomorrow that my Bronco made the cut to be built in June (I wish)!!!
The Badlands showed up first. It looked sweet! Tire to body ratio looked good. Brush bar covered the lettering.
Then the Black Diamond showed up. Holy shit did it look good! The 35s are HUGE! The tire to body ratio just looked so much better! I was truly blown away by its stance. The Antimatter Blue also looked incredible. I am seriously considering switching from Area 51 to the AMB. I'm 5'9". Climbing into the BD was easy. I was able to just kind of get on my toes and slide onto the seat. It's a Mid package so I wasn't impressed with the interior overall but the seats were comfortable. The only concerning issue to me was that the BD did not have any floor protection, i.e., floor mats. The floor felt "rubbery" with some cushioning between the cover and the body. While I may be wrong, I got the impression that the floor could be ripped by a sharp object.
The other thing that struck me about the BD was the overall width of the vehicle. It wasn't as wide as I was expecting but that's a good thing. I think it will be nimbler than I thought it would be.
The interior on the Badlands was very nice. Sure "Lux" in another vehicle would get you wood grain dash and other beauty items but I felt the Badlands interior was nicer than the BD. As far as the radio goes... I just spent 2 hours driving to the event in my wife's '21 Explorer XLT so I had a half decent radio as my baseline. I turned up the radio to halfway and it definately sounded better and louder than the radio in my wife's car. I don't believe it sounds as good as the Bose sound system in my 2011 Caddy but it sounded better than my baseline on the ride down.
Overall my biggest fear has been abated and that's dropping 60k on a vehicle sight unseen! I couldn't be happier with what I saw and I am looking forward to getting my email tomorrow that my Bronco made the cut to be built in June (I wish)!!!
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