Why I changed my order from OB to Badlands! Thanks for Opening my eyes!!

[mpeugeot]

There is a lot of value in the BL trim, but I couldn't bring myself to do the MGV or leather-trimmed vinyl. I most certainly am not going to pay $2k for vinyl seats and I am not going to stick to vinyl in the Texas summer sun with the top down either. Which left me with a three legged OBX with cloth interior as my final decision. In retrospect, I suppose I could have put seat covers on the BL, but the OBX was close enough to what I wanted.

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[Big Boss]

I was late to the game with my Badlands reservation. But, after reading everyone's input and opinions on here, I'm still not sure which trim to buy. It will be a daily driver for me. I am not an off-roader. I don't tow anything. I don't haul anything. I think I want a 2 door with the 2.3 and 10A. That powertrain is similar to my 2019 Ranger and has been fine for me. I'm just looking for a vehicle that is fun to drive and has more highway manners than off-road capabilities. I'm am thinking that the Big Bend would be perfect for my use. And, it's almost $10K less than than the Badlands I initially thought I wanted. I need to drive one before I order one.

I actually switches my order to big bend. Like you not a serious off roader, it has pretty much everything my obx build had and comes in more budget friendly

 

[Compta38]

There is a lot of value in the BL trim, but I couldn't bring myself to do the MGV or leather-trimmed vinyl. I most certainly am not going to pay $2k for vinyl seats and I am not going to stick to vinyl in the Texas summer sun with the top down either. Which left me with a three legged OBX with cloth interior as my final decision. In retrospect, I suppose I could have put seat covers on the BL, but the OBX was close enough to what I wanted.

There is more to the BD and BL trims than just vinyl seats...you get steel bumpers, rocks rails, washout floors etc. There is a ton of value in both those trims.

 

[mpeugeot]

There is more to the BD and BL trims than just vinyl seats...you get steel bumpers, rocks rails, washout floors etc. There is a ton of value in both those trims.

Ya, I didn't want to get into the weeds, however you made my point more clearly. The BL offers a ton of capability for the person who is serious about off roading. Especially the trails that would benefit most from a front locker and sway bar disconnect.

What I spec'd was more of a poor man's WildTrak. The front differential unlocks at 20 MPH, anyway. I will upgrade the shocks and springs later, but I already got the tires I wanted (I didn't quite want 35's on the 2 door). I think that the 33.5"x12.5" is a good compromise on the 2 door OBX giving some extra clearance, yet not raising the CG excessively.

I know that the off-roading I want to do is more Baja than Rockcrawl. As one person above who spec'd an OBX and has now changed to the BB, seems like he made a thoughtful choice.

 

[MayhemMike]

Might as well go with the Wild Trak at the mid package.

 

[Stitches1974]

There is a lot of value in the BL trim, but I couldn't bring myself to do the MGV or leather-trimmed vinyl. I most certainly am not going to pay $2k for vinyl seats and I am not going to stick to vinyl in the Texas summer sun with the top down either. Which left me with a three legged OBX with cloth interior as my final decision. In retrospect, I suppose I could have put seat covers on the BL, but the OBX was close enough to what I wanted.

Remember, the vinyl used is not the same stuff from the 80s. Totally different animal.

 

[Compta38]

Ya, I didn't want to get into the weeds, however you made my point more clearly. The BL offers a ton of capability for the person who is serious about off roading. Especially the trails that would benefit most from a front locker and sway bar disconnect.

What I spec'd was more of a poor man's WildTrak. The front differential unlocks at 20 MPH, anyway. I will upgrade the shocks and springs later, but I already got the tires I wanted (I didn't quite want 35's on the 2 door). I think that the 33.5"x12.5" is a good compromise on the 2 door OBX giving some extra clearance, yet not raising the CG excessively.

I know that the off-roading I want to do is more Baja than Rockcrawl. As one person above who spec'd an OBX and has now changed to the BB, seems like he made a thoughtful choice.

33s will be great on a 2 door. A 4 door almost requires 35s or the proportions are off but after seeing a stock 2 door Badlands with 33s any trim 2 door would look awesome with them.

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