Twin Cities MN - Bronco sightings

[VelocityBrew]

I was really concerned about the head and shoulder room as well. I am 6' 1", big shoulders, long torso, 300+. I hit my head in most cars with the seat all the way down. I was very impressed with the room in the Bronco. Plenty of room with the top up and surprisingly good sight lines out of the windshield. I drove a Gladiator and could hardly see out of the windshield, night and day difference between that and the Bronco.

I was very excited about the Bronco prior to seeing them in person. After sitting in one and looking at all the little nooks, cranies, etc, I cannot wait to have mine come in. Exceeded my expectations in pretty much every category.

I'm 6' and every vehicle I've owned I've dropped the seat all the way down and tilted the front of seat bottom up. The Bronco was too low LoL. I wouldn't be able to see over the hood in off road driving scenarios.

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[LMB]

I thought the front bumper seemed light weight and cheap looking. I think we will be fighting rust on them after a couple of winters.
I wonder if the gas strut on tailgate with be a problem when ice builds up on back bumper in winter.
My wife thought the engine bay looked slapped together by engineers that were right out of school (43 years as a design electronics technician).
My 5'3" wife had no problem getting in either one. She prefers the assist handle in our Jeep on the passenger side.
I think engine bay will always be dirty because I could see into it through the wheel wells. There really is no fender liner.

 

[Jmax]

Hey MN, I to am impatiently waiting for my bronco and want to find some good off roading in MN. Please let me know if you have any suggestions. I have joined and looked at “trails off road” but the trails they share are basic dirt road with a couple puddles. Not worth driving $2 in gas for those. I also cover the surrounding few states as part of my territory so any other suggestions in WI, up MI, ND, SD would also be welcomed! I assume rapid city/badlands area has to have some awesome trails... haven’t yet started researching further than MN. Thanks!!!

 

[dejones64]

Hey MN, I to am impatiently waiting for my bronco and want to find some good off roading in MN. Please let me know if you have any suggestions. I have joined and looked at “trails off road” but the trails they share are basic dirt road with a couple puddles. Not worth driving $2 in gas for those. I also cover the surrounding few states as part of my territory so any other suggestions in WI, up MI, ND, SD would also be welcomed! I assume rapid city/badlands area has to have some awesome trails... haven’t yet started researching further than MN. Thanks!!!

@LMB, I think I spoke with you a bit at the North Country Bronco showing, you had the Jeep you lifted etc. Do you belong to any 4x4 clubs, imagine you are familiar with offroading in the 5-state region?

 

[Jmax]

@LMB, I think I spoke with you a bit at the North Country Bronco showing, you had the Jeep you lifted etc. Do you belong to any 4x4 clubs, imagine you are familiar with offroading in the 5-state region?

Sorry, Different guy. I don’t have much experience with trails yet. Looking to find some “honey hole” trails within a reasonable driving distance that will be fun for the wife and 7/9 year old (so don’t want dangerous or to mess up my new bronco ie would not take it in hell’s revenge hole but moab looks awesome...). Thanks

 

[dejones64]

Sorry, Different guy. I don’t have much experience with trails yet. Looking to find some “honey hole” trails within a reasonable driving distance that will be fun for the wife and 7/9 year old (so don’t want dangerous or to mess up my new bronco ie would not take it in hell’s revenge hole but moab looks awesome...). Thanks

I was just noting @LMB to try and loop him in on this conversation. But yea I'm looking for trails in MN also. I want to do some camping offroad a bit..

 

[Mayflower2010]

They had the cactus gray first edition and a Area 51 badlands I believe.

This might be a dumb question but...do both of these have the same soft tops? Hard to tell because one is up and one is down, but they look different...thoughts?

 

[ZackDanger]

This might be a dumb question but...do both of these have the same soft tops? Hard to tell because one is up and one is down, but they look different...thoughts?

Yes. Those are both wearing the same ford factory hardtop option. The A51 just has the rear panels removed (slid out) and the CG has the front folded back.

 

[Mayflower2010]

Yes. Those are both wearing the same ford factory hardtop option. The A51 just has the rear panels removed (slid out) and the CG has the front folded back.

Great moment for me on this forum...ZackDanger replied to me!

 

[LMB]

@LMB, I think I spoke with you a bit at the North Country Bronco showing, you had the Jeep you lifted etc. Do you belong to any 4x4 clubs, imagine you are familiar with offroading in the 5-state region?

It was no me that you spoke with. I was at the 12:00 time slot. I did drive my Jeep there but it is not lifted, just rolling on 32's which I find is plenty for my usages.
I do not belong to any off road clubs. I plan to use the Bronco like I have used my Jeeps. Hauling me and my dog out hunting and to the retriever training grounds. It is also my get around vehicle when I do not want to drive the Superduty or we are not using my wife's vehicle.
I sold my Dualsport motorcycle last year so I guess the bronco will become my back road exploring rig too.

 

[bozmosis]

Do you need a reservation or can you just show up?

 

[dejones64]

Do you need a reservation or can you just show up?

Howdy, you need to register (for social distancing...). If you go back to page 1 of this thread, you'll find someone posted links to Twin Cities dealers. Maybe there's an open time slot.

 

[dgorsett]

Great moment for me on this forum...ZackDanger replied to me!

Don't let it go to your head..usually if he replies to me it's because I've posted something silly and he will , kindly, straighten me out...with documentation.

 

[XirallicBolts]

I know it's unlikely, but does anybody know of demo units at any Twin Cities dealers? Rain day so I'm stuck in a hotel in Ham Lake. There's none near my home in Wisconsin so fingers crossed about a MN unit

 

[GarageMahal]

I know it's unlikely, but does anybody know of demo units at any Twin Cities dealers? Rain day so I'm stuck in a hotel in Ham Lake. There's none near my home in Wisconsin so fingers crossed about a MN unit

Sorry, none that I know of... I am really looking to driving one soon.

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