VISIBILITY SUCKS

[Scumby]

I was there at noon. Sat comfortably in driver and passenger seats with zero visibility issues. Also experienced a ride along in a Badlands at King of the Hammers and visibility was not a issue at all.

Besides the carabiner, did you all get your free ball cap?

No

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[AZshot]

Bend the mirror up more. I do it in rental cars all the time, when a previous driver has the ball mount hanging down too far.

 

[BroncoPA65]

Just sat in 2 at Walnut Creek Ford.

Visibility sucks.
There's maybe 6" between the dash and bottom of the rearview mirror.
Side and back windows feel small too.
Overall feels dark and small inside.

I'm still keeping my order.

A US dollar bill is 6"long. I have a preview appointment coming up at a dealer. I'll take a picture with a dollar bill under the rearview mirror...

 

[Daktari]

Me and the wife argue about that all the time I was in the pool

luckily fingers don't shrink in the pool, but we're in the wrong forum here, LOL

 

[ColoradoGuy]

A US dollar bill is 6"long. I have a preview appointment coming up at a dealer. I'll take a picture with a dollar bill under the rearview mirror...

Can you do this with $100 bill? Much more impressive 6".

 

[NotApplicable]

Okay so I am bored and had a few beers so I am replying to this comment. This brought up a moment of absolute fail from my girlfriend about eleven years ago. We were in a resort in Mexico. They did activities by the pool. They had a drinking contest. Men v men. Women v women. My GF (at the time) can absolutely drink about everything. Beer is actually her least favorite. She prefers Bourbon, Red Bull and Vodka, Martinis more of the hard stuff. But she puts her hat in the ring. The first few rounds she is crushing it. She is very attractive and we are from Ohio so they were calling her Miss Ohio. I'm standing in the pool with other guys. A girl lost to another participant and had to jump in the pool. She is about ten years younger than my GF. She swims up to her dude after loosing and said that sucked. I tried. He responds that it is okay because there is no way you were beating Miss Ohio.

So Miss Ohio is crushing it and makes it to the finals. She is up against Train Wreck. I don't really know her name but that's what we started calling her after the display we saw the night before from her. This girl was an absolute train wreck. So get to the point right?

The finals round was you had to drink through a straw. The DJ hands the mic to train wreck asking her why she thinks she can win. Train wreck says because I like to suck!!! Everyone cheers. He hands the mic to Miss Ohio and asks the same. Utter fail on her part. Everyone knows what she needed to say. It was her moment!

She says, "I am in it to win it....."

She crushed her on the drinking thing and got a big old bottle of El Jimador as a prize. Then the dude that won the men's contest challenged her to a drink off. It was too close to call. We then spent the next hour killing that bottle between me, Miss Ohio, men's winner and his girl. Stupid, stupid, stupid. It was an all inclusive. We could have saved the bottle. We were all too drunk to function after that.

Miss Ohio. I love and miss you girl. You and I both know that when Train Wreck said she is going to win because she likes to suck that you needed to come back with, "I am going to win because I swallow" Mic drop that shit. Crowd goes crazy in the moment but you? "In it to win it" Seriously?

We have actually revisited this moment many times. Miss Ohio is absolutely ashamed of herself that she did not go with this statement in her time of fame. She is not happy with herself as I have rightfully told her she should not be.

This right here is what they call a “CSB.”

 

[timhood]

I actually will agree with OP on one thing.... the beltline on the new Bronc is way too damn high, resulting in smaller windows than necessary.

The result is less visibility, AND it honestly looks bad. I still love this bronco, and overall the design is incredible! But Ford could make it even better by simply lowering that beltine. It will be really interesting to see what the first refresh and first redesign look like.

So, you'd rather have something like this?

 

[AKBronc49]

*laughs in 05-10 Chrysler 300*

 

[Rusty Sheckleford]

So, you'd rather have something like this?

That's more like it! This one goes too far in the other extreme, so if you could dial it back JUST A TAD the design would be perfect.

 

[indio22]

So, you'd rather have something like this?

Actually yes, maybe something in between that. I'm generally not a fan of the high beltline - small window thing that has been a design trend in vehicles the last 10 or so years. BUT, I still love the new Bronco.

 

[timhood]

That's more like it! This one goes too far in the other extreme, so if you could dial it back JUST A TAD the design would be perfect.

I split the difference.

 

[chipstar]

I split the difference.

Awesome, you made a Rav4

 

[Daktari]

so 'belt line' is the just under the windows line? Never heard that term before outside of clothing.

personally I like the lower windows, maybe because I like hotrods and the hummer.

But really, sitting in two of them today, what ever I could see out the windows was what I need to see for driving, really felt 100% fine. Very similar to a Wrangler, so sit in one of those if the Broncos aren't coming to a dealer near you.

It felt a bit like sitting in an airplane cockpit, I like that.

 

[bajabronco57]

so 'belt line' is the just under the windows line? Never heard that term before outside of clothing.

personally I like the lower windows, maybe because I like hotrods and the hummer.

But really, sitting in two of them today, what ever I could see out the windows was what I need to see for driving, really felt 100% fine. Very similar to a Wrangler, so sit in one of those if the Broncos aren't coming to a dealer near you.

It felt a bit like sitting in an airplane cockpit, I like that.

I really like the lower windows and in general don't care for the high windows in newer cars. I like to have my arm hang out and that isn't possible with the window at shoulder height. I did see this post before getting in the Bronco today and took it into consideration.

I think it really is what you're coming from. I've had a full size Silverado with a leveling kit for the past few years so visibility past the hood was always difficult and I just had to "learn" where it was. This felt like it had a bit better visibility past the hood and all around in general. I will say the cock pit is small if you're coming from a full size but if you're coming from a jeep, 4runner, etc. it feels about normal.

Seeing them in person answered a lot of questions. I thought the MGV was going to feel cheap but ended up liking it a ton. Also CG is amazing in person and still looks meh in pictures.

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