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Raptor or Filson?

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It was a compliment to you.
Others lie or have never been on a trail and then lie, you told the truth and had no qualms about asking.



Defender folk have a certain stereotype attached to them. Ford filson hopes those folks are as shallow as the stereotype tells of


And Lake Havasu City wants to be Palm Springs..
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I try to be truthful about my Bronco, I know it isn’t for everyone, but the Raptor was really the only Bronco I wanted. That’s not a slight towards anyone else’s Bronco, but for me it was what I wanted when moving from a Jeep.
 

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I try to be truthful about my Bronco, I know it isn’t for everyone, but the Raptor was really the only Bronco I wanted. That’s not a slight towards anyone else’s Bronco, but for me it was what I wanted when moving from a Jeep.
I'd have a two door raptor that wasn't as wide tracked as a hummer.

The
Body Width
Axle width
Wheelbase
four Doors
Are all that kept me from a raptor.

I know where my two door can easily go that a raptor can't.
I don't know where a raptor can go that my two door can't.
 

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I have no dog in this fight…I have no interest in either…they both have 4 doors…and yes I am a 2 door snob…but for the trails I go on the regular Bronco (filson) is marginally too wide and the Raptor is a complete no go…but of course anyone looking at a filson isn’t going off roading at all, but then few Raptor owners are going 80mph across the desert either…party on!
 

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OP, you live in vegas, premium offroad terrain exists all around you in all flavors. there is no better place to own a raptor for offroading than where you are at. it was built for out here, you dont have narrow bushy trails to worry about. if the baja like desert of california or the rock crawling of moab doesnt excite you, then a bronco raptor is not the one for you. it is a purpose built machine, the best of the best and thats the objective angle you need to be looking at. if you are shoehorning this truck to fit an aesthetic aspect, then only you can answer that, because thats subjective.
 

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OP, you live in vegas, premium offroad terrain exists all around you in all flavors. there is no better place to own a raptor for offroading than where you are at. it was built for out here, you dont have narrow bushy trails to worry about. if the baja like desert of california or the rock crawling of moab doesnt excite you, then a bronco raptor is not the one for you. it is a purpose built machine, the best of the best and thats the objective angle you need to be looking at. if you are shoehorning this truck to fit an aesthetic aspect, then only you can answer that, because thats subjective.
Spot on sir! To not do the locales that you mentioned or not go rip-roaring through vast areas this country has to offer (or perhaps jump this monster vehicle at least once) is to waste the very best of what Detroit has to offer. It will be a long time before we see a show room ready vehicle like this again. Is this a great country or what? Thank you Ford Motor Company for gifting us this gem!!!
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