What is your Bronco and why do you own it?

[CGCarolinaBronco]

We owned at one time a 1994 Eddie Bauer Bronco in green and tan. I’ve always loved Big Lifted Trucks. When you can own a big convertible one, that’s a plus. Been following the redesign since 2018. I knew I had to have one. I own a 2021 Big Bend Bronco with a 3.5” lift 20 wheels and 35” Tires.

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[1st 75th ranger]

We all have our reasons.Just curious about your own Bronco ownership wants and needs.
Thanks for all the replies.

2021 4dr bd soft top 2.7 sas
hard core factory suspentoin and tires with beadlocks
convertible big motor washable int wow factor and fits my body build

 

[Catmandu1999]

Reserved and eventually ordered our 2dr base to have a fun open air truck on an island, which might occasionally get overloaded pulling a big boat up and down a ramp (so went 2.7, AT). It was our first factory new car in 30 years. It got delayed long enough that it became a daily driver in the Sierra’s, set up as a two seater with lots of grand-dog hauling to get to remote hiking spots. We decided to rebuild a house on the island ourselves, so we sent an F150 there for now, and will sell it when done building in a couple years. We’ll drive the snot out of the Bronco for a few years out west, and then ship it to the island (where it will only get 3-4k miles a year, so grabbed a 10yr 100k warranty from Granger).

 

[helifino16]

Oh, that's easy. I won a sweepstakes, and the prize was a new Bronco Wildtrak. Just had to pay the Taxes.

Please see Post #51 in this thread also.

 

[raptorusmaximus]

My 2012 raptor is getting old, I'd been looking at options for a while. The jeep 392 and TRX are full time 4wd and that was unacceptable. I was interested in the raptor R but way too expensive with markup.... I've been pretty happy with my braptor, but I'm hanging on to my 12' just to occasionally hear the purrrr of a V8.

 

[Dezperado]

When I was a kid in 70s and 80s, my dad always had a Bronco or Blazer for hauling boats & utility usage. Loved them, but didn’t appreciate them as much as I should have (I was young). FF to adulthood… I have had a company car for 25 years. It was hard to justify paying for a second car when the company car was free (including gas and insurance). But, there was a mid-life crisis Corvette C7 that happened along the way. Job change took the company car away this year. With the free car gone and the fast car out of my system, I checked the market for a car that could be everything… fun, practical, versatile, cool… Bronco checked all the boxes, and filled a nostalgia angle, too. Purchased July 2023, and happy.

 

[APmech]

23 Badlands, non sas. I used to have a Rubicon and wanted a better daily driver. The 2.7L, 10R60 trans, and IFS make it a good daily driver. If I was still wheeling like I used to, I probably would've bought another Jeep.

 

[Razorback]

The plates say it all. 3 years and it's still hard. But he's ridden with us from the Smoky Mountains to the Rocky Mountains and all in between.

 

[mhtucker78]

With my old car the repairs/upkeep costs were starting to creep upwards. I decided I wanted something new and nothing else excited me as much as the thought of waiting two extra years to purchase a Bronco.

Eruption Green
OBX, Lux, Non-SAS, 2.7, w/ ADV4x4

She's a sleeper pavement princess!

 

[Boreal]

Non Squatch, Badlands, just as @PWillette said.

I regularly haul a canoe, camper, bikes and boards around for extracurricular activities! The build fits every checkbox on my list of wants, without going crazy over the top.

I don’t need 35’s or the ability to rock crawl… but comin from a Subaru, the overbuilt drivetrain should prove to be more reliable for the forest roads. I didn’t want a Jeep with a SFA and shit on road manners - again, the bronco checks every box and then some.

 

[Dover]

My first vehicle was a 1990 XLT that I put a 4" lift on. Loved that thing through high school. I always said if Ford ever re-did the Bronco I would get a new one. I still would love to get a 1st gen some day when I'm done moving every few years.

 

[Arrowbear Rider]

I got onto this crazy ride by chance, back in 2021 my beloved Tacoma died, I was in the middle of moving with a lot of shit going on and ended up with a really nice and fun to drive Mazda3, but it was an auto, my first automatic in decades and I absolutely hated the feel of fighting the torque converter when fully stopping.

I also realized that I needed a vehicle that matched my lifestyle more than the little zoom-zoom hatchback; camping, skiing and etc.

I looked at Tacoma(s) first and a 4wd manual was only available in the more expensive trims. Than I discovered the base Bronco manual and I was hooked!

After I ordered, Ford made the Sasquatch available on the manual for MY22 and after attending several Bronco events I was sold on the upgrade. I went from wanting just a base for $28,500 with only aux switches to adding the Sasquatch package and Mod bumpers. I really wanted just a base, but I also wanted lockers and it was too late to change trims (price protection), if I could have just added a rear locker to the base I would have done that. Pricing a aftermarket install of lockers, the Sasquatch package with all it included, AND with a factory warranty, began to look more and more like a bargain.

I absolutely love my Sasquatch base and I've taken it to Moab, Big Bear, Johnson's Valley and Santiago's Peak with more planned; it's an awesome rig.

A rear locker and 33" tires on the steelies would have made me very happy, BUT! Getting all that the Sasquatch package added under warranty, with a manual, mod bumpers, aux switches for $37K was well worth the extra expense and with today's prices it was an outright steal.

Doing "Hell's Revenge" and "Fins & Things" at the Bronco Safari was priceless... or at least worth the price of admission. Both the cost of the Bronco and cost of attending the event and the travel.

 

[Bikeric]

I wanted a 2-door manual off-road rig with a removable top, that didn't say Jeep. My 1984 4Runner fit the bill but didn't have AC. Along comes the Bronco so I put in my order. After 1 1/2 years of waiting I spotted a Salvage 2-door Badlands manual LUX on eBay for $8k less than my reservation. I made it mine and let someone else pick up my original order.

 

[AZ_Liberty]

2 Door - Manual.

I hate, no detest, driving an automatic, and I'm getting too old to crawl into a car 3" off the ground. So, not a lot of choices left.

 

[MTHOOK]

Beach Rig. Had a Wrangler for 6 months and couldn't stand driving in it.

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