What's your unpopular Bronco opinion?

[NotThatScott]

Well, the take rate on the 2 door is pretty low. By far most people want a four door. So maybe that’s why it is unpopular. Something like 75-80% want a four door.

It’s just the few two door owners seem to be salty about their door count and post a lot about it being somehow “better” or more “real”.

I think this is more of an online forum thing. Out wheeling or at meets over the years I don’t ever remember anyone making much of a fuss about this in the Jeep world. I mean, there are some of us with 2 doors and some with four door wranglers and we all do the same trails. We do pick on each other about some things but door count was not one of them.

I own a 2-door, Manual Transmission w/Rear Locking Diff. And seriously - not hating - I never thought much of long wheel base, automatic, 4wd vehicles, because it just seemed like those were always the ones getting recovered from trails and from snow. (I'm looking at you, Tacomas in Tacoma this year in the snow storm, stuck in the ditches by the side of the road!)

But I tell you what... I was just at the Texas Bronco Off-Roadeo, and I will forever more shut the hell up about long wheel base automatics! I saw these 4 Door Broncos do amazing things.

Now, Easy math tells us that the longer your wheel base is, the shallower your breakover angle is, right? Okay, so there is just no way to debate that; an equally seated vehicle with a shorter wheel base will enjoy a marginally higher breakover angle. Done.

But, what Ford has done with combining breaking, throttle, and traction control... and on-the-fly lockers, and stay bar release!!! TRAIL TURN ASSIST?!?!?!? If you have Trail Turn assist on your Bronco, I want you to go out to a beach today, and do some donuts, and just... do that....

The old biases are getting outdated really quickly, and where my own Bronco is a classic off-road minimalist configuration, the driving features in the Automatic Bronco are actually better than the control I can get by just clutching. There it is! I said it.

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[GravyTrain]

Ford should make a Shelby Bronco.

 

[Moto26]

Found this photo of some folks here shopping for their new bronco......they chose cyber orange

 

[Jdc]

People who chose cyber orange after they get their build date

 

[amazingjason]

No me. I'm not really Jason.

Jason

the women want me and the men want to be me.

Jason

 

[sniffHound]

My unpopular opinion is that ALL existing orders prior to 2022 will be filled by the end of August.

A friend's cousin's baby sister's older brother that has a friend that works at FMC said so... on the internet.

 

[IndyBD]

the women want me and the men want to be me.

Jason

Who doesn't always drink beer, but when he does it's dos Equis.

 

[KingWillard]

The Bronco does not need a V8.

 

[Moto26]

My unpopular opinion is that ALL existing orders prior to 2022 will be filled by the end of August.

A friend's cousin's baby sister's older brother that has a friend that works at FMC said so... on the internet.

But what did your dealer say?

 

[indio22]

Actually there are gray Broncos in that photo. You just can't see them, because they blend in with the pavement.

 

[ahtussey]

4 door looks like a Ford Flex

Very unpopular opinion but I absolutely agree with you

 

[ahtussey]

This thread is like going to a family counselor, and the counselor says, "Okay, don't hold back... tell each other what you really think".

And then you DO!

I'm loving this thread - it is totally getting me through my Thursday at work!

 

[FlyingScot]

While I'm sure that after 79 pages it is statistically improbable that no one has brought this up, but I haven't seen it, so:

All the cutesy names and backronyms for some of the features on the Bronco are downright cringe-worthy. GOAT modes? Hero switches? HOSS suspension? Can't imagine the Venn diagram of people who buy Broncos and people who use axe body spray has much overlap. I swear the marketing lead for the Bronco cut their teeth making kids toys commercials in the 90s.

I feel a pang of empathy for the Ford engineers who turned out such a capable vehicle, then have to stand up in front of people and talk about their work using these terms with enthusiasm, or at the very least a straight face.

 

[Moto26]

While I'm sure that after 79 pages it is statistically improbable that no one has brought this up, but I haven't seen it, so:

All the cutesy names and backronyms for some of the features on the Bronco are downright cringe-worthy. GOAT modes? Hero switches? HOSS suspension? Can't imagine the Venn diagram of people who buy Broncos and people who use axe body spray has much overlap. I swear the marketing lead for the Bronco cut their teeth making kids toys commercials in the 90s.

I feel a pang of empathy for the Ford engineers who turned out such a capable vehicle, then have to stand up in front of people and talk about their work using these terms with enthusiasm, or at the very least a straight face.

I know, right? Names like Sasquatch and Wildtrak and Area 51 and MIC… So dumb.

 

[BWepps]

I know, right? Names like Sasquatch and Wildtrak and Area 51 and MIC… So dumb.

I have an Eruption Green, but what actually IS green that erupts?

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