Update to this post, talked to the guys who had hauled this away, the owners had drove from NJ and it seems at some point they had put it in 4 high and drove all the way here until the transfer case exploded.I saw one yesterday on the way to the course, it had temp plates on it from NJ and was being loaded on a flatbed wrecker. Put 2+2 together and figured out what the oil and shiny metal 1/4 mile up the road was by following the trail to the wrecker.
Update to this post, talked to the guys who had hauled this away, the owners had drove from NJ and it seems at some point they had put it in 4 high and drove all the way here until the transfer case exploded.
I bet it was a Bronco Sport. I don't think the real deal's are out there yet.
Yes it def was a sport.
Yes, I was within my dealer's initial allocation. But with all the issues they've been having producing tops, who knows? All I can do is wait and hope my current truck doesn't rust away to nothingness before it gets delivered.
Generally a bad sign all around.I saw one yesterday on the way to the course, it had temp plates on it from NJ and was being loaded on a flatbed wrecker. Put 2+2 together and figured out what the oil and shiny metal 1/4 mile up the road was by following the trail to the wrecker.
Hey! That's my car!
Those things are classics IMO.
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How did the reservation process work? Do you have to order when it comes time or do you have options?
Did you get a hard or soft roof? I am looking at hard roof. Which model did you get and why also if you don't mind sharing? Sorry to be a pest, but I really like these vehicles.
Its still a Bronco, just a smaller version. To me, the Bronco Sport is much like the old Bronco II was, just a smaller, less expensive and more fuel efficient version. Its no more and no less a, "real" Bronco than the bigger version is.
Except that the Bronco II (and the original Bronco) are actually the ancestors of today's "full size" Bronco. The new Bronco is based on the Ranger platform. The ones in the 1980s and 90s were built off of F150s. The Bronco sport is unibody construction and is most similar to the Escape of about 10 years ago.
I saw one at our local Ford dealer a couple of weeks ago and much bigger than I expected. I really liked it, but in terms or a track history, we are leaning towards a wrangler due to the fact, this is the first year Broncos are back and you know there are always issues with first year runs of vehicles, lol.Went to take my truck in and our local Ford dealer finally had one. It's the very first one I have seen in the wild.
This is a fully loaded Wildtrack. It is absolutely gorgeous. Much beefier than a Wrangler, very similar and maybe slightly bigger than an FJ Cruiser in size. The trunk had plenty of room to take 3 or 4 guys on a golf weekend as long as everyone had a carry on suitcase. Now I really want one. This one is floor model only and they can't sell it till March. Looks like I will be waiting a while LOL.
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Yep, the problems seem to be concentrated on the roofs from what I have read. We are planning a trip to England for my son's graduation in 2023 so I am going to pay for that and then order one. That means I will get in line probably end of the year next year and I won't get one till Spring or summer of 2023. My guess is roof problems are worked out by then. I am keeping my ears to the ground on that.
