2022 Bronco sport review

[Mtsoxfan]

It's possible I didn't. I still disabled it. I have a steering wheel vibration that comes on if I drift, or change lanes without a signal. That's enough for me.

 

[JeepHead]

Jeeps already have great clearance and approach angles. 40+ years of being a professional off road driver makes me laugh at all of the weekenders who think they need to jack up their rigs to ridiculous heights.

Clearance plays a MASSIVE role in some off road scenarios but are a hindrance in others. The cheapest way to gain clearance is tires. I have often times seen the differential height be the limiting factor to complete obstacles.

 

[jyoutz]

Clearance plays a MASSIVE role in some off road scenarios but are a hindrance in others. The cheapest way to gain clearance is tires. I have often times seen the differential height be the limiting factor to complete obstacles.

Most obstacles can be driven around. Climbing up rocks isn’t necessary to get where you’re going. I don’t climb over logs and downed trees with the vehicle. I buck them up with the saw and winch them out of the way.

 

[ArlyA]

Bronco? Be OK if Jeeps started another thread.

 

[JeepHead]

Most obstacles can be driven around. Climbing up rocks isn’t necessary to get where you’re going. I don’t climb over logs and downed trees with the vehicle. I buck them up with the saw and winch them out of the way.

Not really understanding your point here. I don't know what kind of professional off road driver you have been. A log skidder, ice road trucker, overlanding, 4x4 trucks, rock climber, mud bogs or??

My BIL races off-road trucks but yet he still has multiple Jeeps that he hauls all over the world to wheel in various spots. His race trucks are built completely different than his Jeeps are. The race trucks are as low as possible with extreme suspension travel to soak up the bumps and jumps. All of the Jeeps sit on a minimum of 40's and some on 48" tires with extreme suspensions and engines. While his goal is to drive around obstacles in his race trucks, he wants to drive over them in his Jeeps and larger tires make that more possible. It's a fact that larger tires give you more clearance and in SOME off-road situations, that matters.

 

[jyoutz]

Not really understanding your point here. I don't know what kind of professional off road driver you have been. A log skidder, ice road trucker, overlanding, 4x4 trucks, rock climber, mud bogs or??

My BIL races off-road trucks but yet he still has multiple Jeeps that he hauls all over the world to wheel in various spots. His race trucks are built completely different than his Jeeps are. The race trucks are as low as possible with extreme suspension travel to soak up the bumps and jumps. All of the Jeeps sit on a minimum of 40's and some on 48" tires with extreme suspensions and engines. While his goal is to drive around obstacles in his race trucks, he wants to drive over them in his Jeeps and larger tires make that more possible. It's a fact that larger tires give you more clearance and in SOME off-road situations, that matters.

I’m a forester, spent my career driving daily on crappy roads, skid trails, and overland going to fires and preparing timber sales. After doing 50-100 miles daily off pavement on mountain trails, I could never see the point of choosing to drive over rocks and logs when unnecessary. My back has paid the price from years of driving straight axle vehicles on bad terrain. Still I do have a Jeep because it’s essential for getting through mud and snow. Enjoy the hobby and oversized tires.

Sorry Arly - now back to Bronco discussions.

 

[Mtsoxfan]

When I owned my BRONCO, I had fun driving over rocks, and other obstacles (mainly mud) to test my driving skills and the trucks ability. While it was my daily driver, it was also my toy. I was 20... That's why I like the look of the New Bronco Heritage edition. It brings back fond memories of younger day fun. No way would I pay what they are asking now and do the same. If I was so inclined to have that kind of fun again, and I'm not, I'd buy a beater...

 

[Tomtint]

Back before the Bronco was first released.. in 22 or 23.. I had a deposit on a red one with a hard top.. that thing never showed up due to the issue they had with painting the hardtop. So we ended up with a 22 V8 392 Wrangler.. That thing is a beast but its in Fla now and were only there a few months a year. So a month or so ago, There was a 24 Bronco Raptor for sale up here in. a with 3K miles on it that we considered buying.. the 15 minute test drive was 14 minutes too long.. That thing was loud, slow, sloppy steering and just all around uncomfortable to drive… i think we dodged a bullet not getting one in 22.

 

[Code54]

A lot depends on the type of off-road driving you do. Some stick to logging roads, and others are trying to take the trail less traveled or rock crawling. Both require different setups.

The Bronco is fine for bad on-road conditions and light off-road. Don’t think you want to hit Black Hatfield McCoy Trials in WV unless you have a specially built Jeep or buggy, but that is not the "normal" off-roading for most people. Plus if you bought a nice new vehicle most people would never want to do a black trail where damage is expected.

 

[Paystar]

I like the looks of the Heritage editions and the retro Free Wheeling Edition, but every one I found was the three cylinder.
I wish they did those appearance packages on the Badlands trim.

 

[goeduck]

IMO the stripped down version of vehicles are always the best deal to be had. Buy it with an AM radio, steel wheels, basic seats and rubber floor. Add what I want to aftermarket for a FRACTION of the cost. They're a tool for me and nothing more.

Same here, when my wife has to get in the passenger seat of one of my vehicles, she will invariably ask something like how to turn on the heated seat. Me: the what?

 

[Runner]

Same here, when my wife has to get in the passenger seat of one of my vehicles, she will invariably ask something like how to turn on the heated seat. Me: the what?

My wife is SO jealous that my car has a heated steering wheel (and hers doesn't). I didn't want it and would never have intentionally chosen an option like that, but it just happened to be standard equipment on this model and the only way you could get it. I am sure I will never use it.

She NEVER turns the seat heater off in her car, even in the summer.

 

[CloverKnollFarms]

I've been looking at used cars, and wow the prices seem to have plummeted here. I may pick one up as a spare and park it in the corner of the barn.

 

[Mtsoxfan]

There are certain creature comforts I look for, CC, A/C, PW, PL and a nice sound system. Unfortunately, in order to get that, I need the navigation, heated seats, and some other things I don't want/need at a tune of $2k or so.

 

[Runner]

I've been looking at used cars, and wow the prices seem to have plummeted here. I may pick one up as a spare and park it in the corner of the barn.

If I had known what was going to happen to cars in the future, I would have bought about five new 1990 Honda Civics and parked them somewhere for future use.

 

[jyoutz]

IMO the stripped down version of vehicles are always the best deal to be had. Buy it with an AM radio, steel wheels, basic seats and rubber floor. Add what I want to aftermarket for a FRACTION of the cost. They're a tool for me and nothing more.

I knew my tractor had to have a 3rd function and rear ports but I didn't allow the dealer to do it or buy a kit from some retailer. I pieced the components together, fabbed my own brackets and got both front and rear ports for about half the cost of just a front port alone would have cost me.

Now my better half is the complete opposite, she will add $10K onto a vehicle's price JUST because she wanted the sunroof or a certain stereo package, or leather seats. She also never keeps one longer than a year. But that's none of my business, we don't share money. We split our mortgage, utilities, and any associated costs of maintaining our home, and it ends there. My money, her money and it works out perfectly that way.

I don’t think there is such a thing as a AM radio alone anymore. Or rubber floor mats, except for work trucks.

 

[Runner]

I don’t think there is such a thing as a AM radio alone anymore. Or rubber floor mats, except for work trucks.

I just checked, you can still do "carpet delete" on the Super Duty XLT.

 

[Paystar]

I've been looking at used cars, and wow the prices seem to have plummeted here. I may pick one up as a spare and park it in the corner of the barn.

Really? Not up here. Stuff 5 years old is still selling for the price it sold for new.
And anything older than 5 years is a "collector car" in most sellers heads, LOL

 

[jyoutz]

I just checked, you can still do "carpet delete" on the Super Duty XLT.

In the work truck trim package. But only trucks, no other vehicles.

 

[Runner]

In the work truck trim package. But only trucks, no other vehicles.

Not sure what you mean by "work truck trim package"? I just tried the Ford configurator, and it allows carpet delete on both the XLT and XLT Lariat trim packages for the Super Duty which I don't think would be considered to be "work truck trim packages". Typically people think of the XL as being the work truck package.