Thoughts going from Tacoma to Bronco

[AuldBronco]

I spend a lot of time turning wrenches keeping old Fords and Mercurys roadworthy. I need something with a bed for engine blocks, etc.

I started building this 65 Ranchero for that role... but the auto body shop on Fort Lewis got shut down from Covid just after I took it down to bare metal. So there she sits at $100/mo storage.

Nothing beats a hot rod 'dump run' truck... lol

Wow. Some day man.

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[heynow14]

Don't even consider anything aside from 2.3/MT. The 7-spd makes this vehicle. I haven't had this much fun driving since I sold my '69 Z/28.

https://www.bronco6g.com/forum/threads/delivered-2022-badlands-sasquatch-7-speed-review.35232/

 

[66GT]

Wow. Some day man.

I comb CL almost every day. Factory 289 '65 Ranchero. Rotted floorpans but super straight unrusted body... and that motor is the rebuildable 302 that came in it. $750.

Great deals are there to be had all the time... but you have to be persistent... and fast on the reply... and have a reasonable amount of cash on hand for a same-day deal... the smoking hot deals get snapped up early.

 

[kodiakisland]

If you get rid of the Tacoma, what are you going to do for a truck? I can't imagine life without one. The Bronco is great. An absolute fun ride every single time I get behind the wheel. It's not a truck however. Just yesterday, my daughter says hey I need you to go pick up some stuff from our rent house and dispose of it. Not going to happen in the Bronco.
As far as how they feel, the Bronco 2.3L MT is a rocket ship compared to my Tacoma.

 

[AuldBronco]

If you get rid of the Tacoma, what are you going to do for a truck? I can't imagine life without one. The Bronco is great. An absolute fun ride every single time I get behind the wheel. It's not a truck however. Just yesterday, my daughter says hey I need you to go pick up some stuff from our rent house and dispose of it. Not going to happen in the Bronco.
As far as how they feel, the Bronco 2.3L MT is a rocket ship compared to my Tacoma.

Not sure yet. Probably search for awhile and borrow the old mans f250 if needed.

 

[AuldBronco]

Don't even consider anything aside from 2.3/MT. The 7-spd makes this vehicle. I haven't had this much fun driving since I sold my '69 Z/28.

https://www.bronco6g.com/forum/threads/delivered-2022-badlands-sasquatch-7-speed-review.35232/

Yes! Rock on brotha! Thats what im talkin about!

 

[twyoung1975]

Love driving my 2.3 7MT, enough power, and fun to drive

 

[Moto26]

I am coming from an 06 manual Tacoma and am waiting for my auto badlands sasquatch 2.7. They had a driving event near me where I drove the manual, it was only 15 min but I really did not like it. The computer gives the engine throttle when you release the clutch and my brain could not adjust to not give it as well. I am sure with more time I would adjust and all I have herd is good things about the manual.

Let's see if I have this straight:

Correct me if I'm wrong, but from what I can gather, the 7-speed has a hill-start assist feature... a super-low crawler gear... auto re-start in case you stall it... and auto-throttle when accelerating???

Tell me again how this is considered a "manual" transmission?

 

[kodiakisland]

Let's see if I have this straight:

Correct me if I'm wrong, but from what I can gather, the 7-speed has a hill-start assist feature... a super-low crawler gear... auto re-start in case you stall it... and auto-throttle when accelerating???

Tell me again how this is considered a "manual" transmission?

I still get to pick the gear I want to be in at any given time. Always.

 

[Moto26]

I still get to pick the gear I want to be in at any given time. Always.

So can I. And it only takes the side of my thumb, not two feet and one hand.

 

[kodiakisland]

So can I. And it only takes the side of my thumb, not two feet and one hand.

Hey man, if you want the auto, get it. You don't have to justify it to us.

 

[‘21OBX]

Get anything you want moved, and make any Home Depot runs done first. I miss my taco truck bed

That’s why I own a utility trailer just a 5x12 for the stuff I usually would throw in a truck.

 

[Moto26]

Hey man, if you want the auto, get it. You don't have to justify it to us.

Ha ha. I’m mostly just giving you shit. If I was buying my own personal Bronco, it would be the manual - even though it hardly qualifies any more, with all the electro-nannies. But it’s also our family hauler and my wife’s daily driver, and she preferred the auto (both of her Jeeps she’s owned were manuals).

I just laugh when people here act like driving a stick shift is some kind of badge of honor, as if it takes the dexterity of a concert pianist to master the magical art of shifting manually.

 

[kodiakisland]

Ha ha. I’m mostly just giving you shit. If I was buying my own personal Bronco, it would be the manual - even though it hardly qualifies any more, with all the electro-nannies. But it’s also our family hauler and my wife’s daily driver, and she preferred the auto (both of her Jeeps she’s owned were manuals).

I just laugh when people here act like driving a stick shift is some kind of badge of honor, as if it takes the dexterity of a concert pianist to master the magical art of shifting manually.

No worries. No one here in this thread is acting that way. I don't believe it even came up until you brought it up. The thread is about how the Bronco compares to the Tacoma, specifically the 2.3L MT. I have both, so it seems fitting to be in the thread.
Again. If you are happy with the auto, that's all that matters. How does it compare to the Tacoma?

 

[Moto26]

No worries. No one here in this thread is acting that way. I don't believe it even came up until you brought it up. The thread is about how the Bronco compares to the Tacoma, specifically the 2.3L MT. I have both, so it seems fitting to be in the thread.
Again. If you are happy with the auto, that's all that matters. How does it compare to the Tacoma?

My last Tacoma was a 2005, so it probably doesn’t relate to the newer ones. I liked it a lot - until my wife’s motorcycle nearly fell through the thin piece of sheet metal they called the tailgate. (Pretty sure that’s why they call them Tacos.)

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