OK So What's the Verdict? (Manual 2.3 or Auto 2.7?) POLL

[Broncos 4 evah]

I was all in on the manual until I saw that the auto effectively has cutting brakes in sand. That right there is worth the price of admission.

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[AcenTitus]

Inability to get the black Diamond with mid package and manual made my decision easier to do 2.3 auto. If I had 2.7 money, I’d have Badlands money to go manual/mid pack. The 2.3 reviews have me happy with my decision. Though I admit I’ve started pondering keeping my Challenger and just getting a base base… Nah. But maybe…

 

[NewBroncoOwner]

I go by the old adage, 2 is 1 and 1 is none. No such thing as having too much power. 2.7 is my preference.

 

[harpo]

The results of this poll indicate that manual owners are insecure and have to justify the decision.

I'm ordering the manual because I'm old and cheap but by means do I think it is a better choice. Equal, yes, but better? I say not better.

As some one whose current vehicle has a power to weight ratio much worse than the bronco I have no concerns about power and I currently drive too fast.

 

[Buckin Bronco]

I was all in on the manual until I saw that the auto effectively has cutting brakes in sand. That right there is worth the price of admission.

Put it in 2wd, 1st gear, crank the wheel, get wheels spinning and it will work like the trail turn assist.

 

[Buckin Bronco]

Getting the manual.

Would I consider getting the V6?.....sure, if was paired with the manual.

 

[Bronco4lyfe85]

This website will be 60/40. Real world will be 90/10

 

[frankk]

I really ,really want manual. But squatch and 2.7 require auto. The BL is the top weight so it requires the 2.7 IMHO.

 

[AZ_Liberty]

If the Bronco didn't have a Stick Shift I would not even have considered it. Manual or Bust.

 

[HPNQ420]

Wife decided she wanted the auto. Yes, she can drive a manual. She also chose the color. Because of that, she was all in. I chose everything else. Fair enough...

Thank God I have a wife that has never owned a vehicle with an automatic transmission (and hates them with a passion). She’s had a late model Chevette 4 spd (I still married her.), 5 spd XJ, Ford Contour RS, Audi A4 1.8T, Sportwagen TDI, and now a Golf Alltrack (best car we’ve ever had). I’ve had a ‘67 Bronco 3 on the tree, ‘79 VW Scirocco, ‘84 S15 Jimmy, ‘88 XJ, ‘96 Explorer Sport, ‘53 Dodge M-37, ‘05 Xterra Off-road. Plus lots of motorcycles. No automatics in this family. My daughter will learn to drive on a manual.

 

[AZ_Liberty]

one gripe of mine with the manual is the pull up collar for reverse and crawl and the cheap feeling shift knob. I am very used to push down lock outs and they feel more natural to me.

Pull up collar is how Ford has done it for decades. Dad's 56 T-Bird, pull up. My 65 Mustang, Pull up. 95 Contour, Pull-up.

Sister had a VW, and I think you shoved the whole thing down or something. Weirdly unnatural.

 

[stratego]

I ordered the manual because I’m cheap, I think 300hp out of the 2.3L is more than enough to be happy day to day.

 

[RBF 1401]

I was going to buy a 2.3 auto at first. Then my brother asks, "If you buy the 6, do you ever think you'll be wishing you had the 4?" Probably not... He had a very good point.

If I buy the six, will I regret giving up the manual... Absolutely.

 

[Last Ride Bronco]

I remember seeing the shift knob in the black BL at SuperCel East. It looked great. I don’t know if it (pre production) is same as production.

This preproduction wood shifter looks great as well.

Notice the wood grab handles as well.

 

[BOLD Renegade93]

I ordered the manual because I’m cheap, I think 300hp out of the 2.3L is more than enough to be happy day to day.

And if it isn't, tune it!

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