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Tybh88

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Nothing. Too many resources to see on the bronco and performance reviews before you buy.
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helifino16

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I have always said that I kind of wished I'd seen the Antimatter Blue before I ordered. Especially since it was a year one only color. Anything to make my Bronco more unique. I see one every now and then and I'm reminded that I have this regret.
 

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I have always said that I kind of wished I'd seen the Antimatter Blue before I ordered. Especially since it was a year one only color. Anything to make my Bronco more unique. I see one every now and then and I'm reminded that I have this regret.
I was given the opportunity to buy an AMB OBX $5k below sticker. But it was a moar door and I knew that it wouldn't be permanent. Still a beautiful color, though.

Also was given the opportunity to buy a Desert Sand Everglades at invoice, but again - moar door.
 

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Not a darned thing. If I started over I would make the same exact changes/mods in the same order.
 

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I would say I would not believe the hype of aftermarket parts (especially expensive ones), and to utilize deferred gratification more in the sense of waiting out wanting to buy something (as opposed to really needing to and waiting until I knew I did).
 

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Beach_Bum

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I would say I would not believe the hype of aftermarket parts (especially expensive ones), and to utilize deferred gratification more in the sense of waiting out wanting to buy something (as opposed to really needing to and waiting until I knew I did).
This is a big one. See people all the time go overboard on accessories at initial purchase only for the owner to move on to another vehicle in short time and then having to unload the accessories for a fraction of the purchase price.
 

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I would’ve / should’ve gotten silver… black is sexy, but I forgot just how dirty it looks all the damn time?! 😄
 

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This is a big one. See people all the time go overboard on accessories at initial purchase only for the owner to move on to another vehicle in short time and then having to unload the accessories for a fraction of the purchase price.
I wouldn't change anything about my Bronco or the mods I have done. I wish the mod top was available at the beginning. I am happy with everything so far. Building off what Ken said, it blew my mind the amount of people that changed shocks, added lifts, tires/ wheels etc. before the Bronco left the dealership.
 

SevenT

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To be brutally honest, I would not change anything from what I got. I went from 2 door to Moar door, non-Squatch, no tow and opted for the soft top to get my truck in Antimatter Blue. The things that I have done to date make it what it is. I applaud Ford on correcting a 26 year mistake.
 

JediMcMuffin

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Hrmmm.... options are different now. I didn't know what would I would DO with the Bronco the most, which is desert romping and overlanding. Based on 2021 options, I should waited out a wildtrak, but the later Wildtrak with HOSS 3.0 is actually closer to what I want.

The Ranger Raptor would probably be a better fit for how I've been using this thing.
 

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The wife and I compromised on Buck, a 2-door (for me), V6 (compromise offset), 10-speed auto (for her) WT back before I knew I was going to be sooo completely nutz-o in love with our Bronco. Eventually, we ended up buying a second left over '24 4-door WT Bronco that would be hers, which is also a V6 auto.

Had I foreseen this two Bronco household development, I think I might have opted for a 2-door manual transmission Badlands for "my truck". But l LOVE the Bronco I got and have too much emotionally and financially invested in Buck to change. The G7 Bronco would need to bring something completely fresh and novel that I can't live without for me to trade in or up. Like maybe a 2-door, V8, BRaptor could make me drive to a Ford dealership to "look around". Unfortunately (or actually fortunately for my finances), I don't see that happening.
 

CalvinT

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I may have ordered Area 51 instead of Cactus Grey.
 

Area51BS

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I got exactly what I wanted. No regrets, but some disappointments. Like the price I had to pay for it and the fact that there is no overhead on the electrical systems of the vehicles. It's way too easy to end up with a dead battery, because "OFF" doesn't mean "OFF" any more. The rest is little stuff, like the idiotic electric emergency brakes and the default presumption by the firmware that I don't know how to drive.
They don’t want to spend another penny on a bigger battery. And I bet it is assumed buyers needing it would carry a jump pack. Isn’t it nice how manufacturers can spend less based on current technologies and conveniences available to us today in their favor.
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