I really want the Black Diamond primarily for the MGV and no carpet and the one I built on B&P is $43030. I am seriously considering the Base now for these reasons. I currently have a 2011 Jeep Grand Cherokee I purchased 4 years ago and have managed to put only 19,000 miles on it. I have a company van for DD so it will sit in my driveway most of the time. I'm sure a first year production vehicle is going to have some issues to figure out. And not having a ton of bells and whistles will probably ease some warranty waiting pains. Hopefully Ford will in a couple of years have a model to compare to the Gladiator because the more I see them the more I like the versatility. So the B&P build on the base is $33,415. So my thought process is to save the 10 grand and maybe upgrade the wheels and possibly the seats with Katzkin and have a nice low mileage first year Bronco to sell or trade for a truck version of the Bronco. Thoughts anyone?
I keep building BBs for the locker, but I get so close to the price of BD that I finally ruled out the Big Bend for sure and now only have to decide between the Base and Black Diamond. I really want the steelies and the vintage-look grill.Only reason I've flirted with a BB is the factory locker with 4.27 gearing and the little bigger tires.
I've done the same thing. BL to BD to Base.I’ve gone all the way from badlands, to black diamond, and now finally sticking to base. Even stripped out the bumper, rock rail, and roof rack upgrades.
Going bone stock carbonized gray 2-door 2.3L manual, possibly w/ floor liners. Ditching the hardtop for Trektop as soon as possible. Considering procomp 51 steelies w/ 32ish tires. Leveling kit. Aftermarket tow hitch. Further mods TBD.