I agree on the 2.3L. I tow a pair of snowmobiles with it all winter and the 7MT and it does fine. The trailer is even less aerodynamic than the bronco if you can imagine that.Prices are going down so if you can wait 4-6 months, I think we all will see more normalization of car prices.
You sound like a guy who is handy and mechanically inclined. That being said, these things are so modular that upgrading has been the fun part for me. I wanted more at first and then downgraded to get it faster. Blessing in disguise. Now I'm constantly buying upgrades with I think better parts.
BTW, the 2.3L is very capable. Don't sleep on it. It will get your pricing down a bit and I can't say you'd miss much.
I have a BB NON-SAS, 2.3 auto, I tow my 17' bass boat month hrs with out any problems with power and or driveability.i"m always paranoid about a 4cyl when I hook up a trailer. that may be unwarranted tho that's why I'm leaving the 2.3 on the menu.
ya, I've spent a LOT of time in the shop and consider myself pretty competent for a shade tree mechanic so the upgrade path isn't a problem and I agree is some of the fun, something I enjoy, turning the wrench a bit is somewhat therapeutic time for me. frankly the only thing I truly dont wanna mess with is putting in a locking diff so that's kind of a 'must have'. which as far as I can see leaves the base model out unless I squatch it.Prices are going down so if you can wait 4-6 months, I think we all will see more normalization of car prices.
You sound like a guy who is handy and mechanically inclined. That being said, these things are so modular that upgrading has been the fun part for me. I wanted more at first and then downgraded to get it faster. Blessing in disguise. Now I'm constantly buying upgrades with I think better parts.
BTW, the 2.3L is very capable. Don't sleep on it. It will get your pricing down a bit and I can't say you'd miss much.