New 2025 base

[KevinInChicago]

I picked the 2 door Base manual just to have a fun little truck to play with around town, take the tops off sometimes, and still good in the snow. The reality is it will probably never see off road in its life with me. Maybe pull a small trailer now and then. My brother back in the day had a Mitsubishi Montero 2 door 1984. Kind of the same as the Bronco, maybe smaller. That thing was all over the place with the short wheelbase and solid axles, slow, and easily rusted. The Bronco is stable to 80mph, quiet, and tracks perfect. It feels like it has a longer wheelbase than it does. Drove a rental Jeep in Hawaii last year. Nice vehicle, but it just seemed cheap after having it for a week

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[bf4445]

I picked the 2 door Base manual just to have a fun little truck to play with around town, take the tops off sometimes, and still good in the snow. The reality is it will probably never see off road in its life with me. Maybe pull a small trailer now and then. My brother back in the day had a Mitsubishi Montero 2 door 1984. Kind of the same as the Bronco, maybe smaller. That thing was all over the place with the short wheelbase and solid axles, slow, and easily rusted. The Bronco is stable to 80mph, quiet, and tracks perfect. It feels like it has a longer wheelbase than it does. Drove a rental Jeep in Hawaii last year. Nice vehicle, but it just seemed cheap after having it for a week

The jeep just feels dated to me but is one tough bird in the dirt.

 

[Quicklime]

At 56,000 I'm now trying to keep the mileage down on this $38,000 beast. But it's a daily driver, and it's so fun to drive...

 

[bf4445]

At 56,000 I'm now trying to keep the mileage down on this $38,000 beast. But it's a daily driver, and it's so fun to drive...

Ford should be required to open a clinic to assist Bronco addicts to control this addiction.

 

[KevinInChicago]

Just changed the manual transmission fluid to BG syncroshift 2 - now snick snick snick smooth with only 3500 miles on it. No more mini crunch in 1-2 or 2-3 quick shifts. Before had to shift slower for no little crunchy. For a cable shifted transmission it works really well now. Gets better and better as the fluid works its way in after a few heat cycles.

 

[Scooter M'Gee]

Picked this up last week. Gathering parts as we speak.

 

[JT58Bronc]

Nice! I love the base, 2 door, manual with the steelies. Looks the most retro of all the Broncos to me. Manual transmission and 2 door- rare for sure. Must be so fun to drive- and no huge tires to bog it down. I love base myself- my Bronco being a 2 door base with only 2 options- Sasquatch and 2.7. I really wanted a manual but none offered with the 2.7. The 2 door base is the lightest of all the Broncos in weight- and when I ordered at the reveal I wanted 2 door, light weight and the largest engine. I had to have the Sasquatch- it was a deal back when the Bronco was revealed. Can't go wrong for 38K I paid. 3.5 years later, only mods are Rock Rails and MBRP CAT back exhaust. It moves when pushed but I drive it slow and light footed, it's not a race car, LOL. With the MBRP exhaust my average MPG is so decent at 23. Base 2 door, way to go!

 

[bf4445]

Nice! I love the base, 2 door, manual with the steelies. Looks the most retro of all the Broncos to me. Manual transmission and 2 door- rare for sure. Must be so fun to drive- and no huge tires to bog it down. I love base myself- my Bronco being a 2 door base with only 2 options- Sasquatch and 2.7. I really wanted a manual but none offered with the 2.7. The 2 door base is the lightest of all the Broncos in weight- and when I ordered at the reveal I wanted 2 door, light weight and the largest engine. I had to have the Sasquatch- it was a deal back when the Bronco was revealed. Can't go wrong for 38K I paid. 3.5 years later, only mods are Rock Rails and MBRP CAT back exhaust. It moves when pushed but I drive it slow and light footed, it's not a race car, LOL. With the MBRP exhaust my average MPG is so decent at 23. Base 2 door, way to go!

So you have lockers?

 

[JT58Bronc]

So you have lockers?

Yes the Sasquatch package has front and rear lockers included. At the time it was a bargain to get the Sasquatch package- and you could get it on the base. It included the lockers, 35" tire package, drive modes with the stronger transfer case and the 4.70 gearing for the large tires. It was a 6K option if I remember right. All that and the 2.7 V6 for 38 or 39K. I had to wait 2 years to get it though after I ordered it.

 

[bf4445]

Yes the Sasquatch package has front and rear lockers included. At the time it was a bargain to get the Sasquatch package- and you could get it on the base. It included the lockers, 35" tire package, drive modes with the stronger transfer case and the 4.70 gearing for the large tires. It was a 6K option if I remember right. All that and the 2.7 V6 for 38 or 39K. I had to wait 2 years to get it though after I ordered it.

But that was with the auto tranny right? Seems to me when i looked at the base it didn't come with the sas option.....I must have missed it....

 

[crzyhawk]

yep you can get the sas with any trim level.

 

[bf4445]

yep you can get the sas with any trim level.

Thanks. Maybe i will have to order one. I'm kinda thinking jeep again because it gets better gas mileage ands it does have a phev

 

[JT58Bronc]

But that was with the auto tranny right? Seems to me when i looked at the base it didn't come with the sas option.....I must have missed it....

Yes, the V6 is only available with automatic. And at the time of the reveal the 4 cylinder base you could not get Sas with a manual- that came later.

 

[KevinInChicago]

On my Base, I swapped out the factory pizza cutters for some black spokes and tires from a Black Diamond that the dealer had as take offs. Yea they look good, almost too good. I see my steelies over in the corner stacked up with their Hyundai tires on them thinking... 285-75-16 Duratrac RT's should be better and go back to owning that "Base" look again. Just to be different than all the other Bronco's out there. 2 door Base 7speed in 2025 in Marsh Gray is already super rare anyway. I think I need to just own the base look on this thing. The black spoke wheels look just too civilized. I see those all the time. I never see the silver steelies out in the world.

 

[TPadden72]

I never see the silver steelies out in the world.

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