Raptor road trip, crazy?

[computertom]

take the bronco...just be ready to strop for gas a LOT. 250 mile range sucks out west.

At least the fill ups are faster and easier to locate than for the R1T . But yeah, this thing does chug gas.

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[NinjahGoose]

Raptor all the way. It's built to be driven and loved. Why are you dropping the R1T from the garage?

 

[indio22]

Raptor all the way. It's built to be driven and loved. Why are you dropping the R1T from the garage?

Agreed, if driven like this:

 

[Paul Gagnon]

I took my Bronco on a trip last spring, 720 miles each way. It was comfortable and effortless. Not quite the road tripper that my Crown Victoria was but I'd do it again without hesitation.

 

[TheLawnDart]

Actually, I would let the teenage kids decide. If they do decide on the Raptor, then I would schedule in some off road time

And if they say they want to ride in the mini van I would sit them down and have a serious conversation about their life choices

Use it, enjoy it, stack the miles on it, get your money's worth.

It's all fleeting moments in time, if given the choice in how I spend those moments, especially on long road trips, I would take the option that is the least practical but offers the most smiles. I never take road trips in my daily drivers for this reason.

This was very well said and made me very happy to read. To all the people who want me to sell the truck and get a few extra thousand dollars, this is exactly why I don’t!

 

[NinjahGoose]

Agreed, if driven like this:

Meh, a Braptor is like a Trojan condom, it's meant to be used, rough or not.

 

[Felix808]

Having made it coast to coast from NC to CA in my 76 I think your Raptor will make it

 

[MadMan4BamaNATL]

You mean like a pavement road trip? I'd instead pick something designed to excel on pavement. I'm a long time open top 4x4 owner and love the genre, but I don't get the alure of driving them on pavement. Most of the key functionality has little or no use on pavement, and some of the design elements, are the opposite of what you'd design into a vehicle for long pavement trips. Unless you're planning on driving long distance to some off-road trail locations, then let her role.

I swear, the poseurs man…..

I’ve stopped trying to understand or talk logic with them and just get called mean on the forum, but the dilution of our off-road culture that causes scarcity and increased prices is just wild.

I don’t even mind the overcrowded fire roads and campsites, because at least they’re out there trying to do something in nature, so I’m fully supportive no matter how misguided they may be at times; it’s just because they are new and learning most of the time.

Almost view this thread as trolling just baiting guys like us to respond, so we do, because while I‘m sitting here drinking my beer or whiskey….. why the hell not?

Geez.

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