New Ford Bronco

[RidgeTopWVA]

Glad you have had great service from the Tacoma! But is that any surprise? Toyota has always been dependable and trouble free above all.

Thank you ,
I am 65 yrs old and out here in the country I have had different GM products and Ford Products back in the 1980's my first new pickup was a Dodge D50 , the Toyota Tacoma has them all beat in reliability and longevity.
The most costly and biggest money pit that I ever had was a 1999 Land Rover Discovery .

 

[Citydude]

Agree that automakers (all of them, not just Detroit) are jerking people around...limiting production runs to keep prices artificially high, limited options choices, etc.

Of the 2 alternatives you mention, couldn't pay me enough to own a toyota and Honda doesn't make what I want (real SUV or pickup).

I already have a 3/4 ton pickup. The two I mentioned would be grocery getters

 

[Citydude]

We purchased new and used Honda's and Toyota's for years but then we quit. After those poor experiences we now have a 2019 ranger and love it. Its better (so far). We still have a Element here but its breaking down plenty at 150K.

If it was marked up $10K from MSRP for "market adjustment" would you have bought it?

 

[5030]

View attachment 806400

...and Jeeps drink cool aid.

 

[5030]

My BIL is a big wig at Fords and he told me they are having serious issues with the engine and front drive in the full size Bronco's Bronco 2 is nothing more than a wannabe Ford Escape AWD.

 

[RidgeTopWVA]

For all you Jeep folks, what is the story behind the rubber ducks? Around here almost every Jeep has a bunch of rubber ducks on their dash.

I think the Rubber Duck is a girl thing what it means I do not know.

 

[turbo36]

GM and Chrysler in 2008 to the tune of 17 billion. Ford didn't have it's hand out then but today, has the business model that thinks they are doing us a favor by letting us buy their overpriced product.

Bush bails out U.S. automakers, Dec. 19, 2008

Without federal aid, GM and Chrysler warned, they faced bankruptcy and the loss of 1 million jobs.

www.politico.com

So, actually, the government made money by bailing out the automakers. I think it was a wise investment move.

U.S. Declares Bank and Auto Bailouts Over, and Profitable (Published 2014)

A final sale of stock from what was once General Motors’ finance arm closed a turbulent chapter of the financial crisis, the Obama administration said.

www.nytimes.com

 

[RidgeTopWVA]

The red and white one does not make me think of the original Bronco's. The Blue colored one and the black and white picture are the real Bronco's IMO when I was a kid back in the 1960's I remember an old farmer/ mailman friend looking at a brochure of the Bronco's when they first came out , he went and bought a Gold and White colored one at a dealership in Columbus Ohio then later he went back to Columbus and bought a Ford F 250 colored exactly identical in color to the Bronco he had already bought. He was one of these old boys who paid cash for everything and had the old 2 cylinder John Deere's..

 

[Mtsoxfan]

I had a 73, damn tough automobile, I tested it every weekend...

 

[deserteagle71]

The red and white one does not make me think of the original Bronco's. The Blue colored one and the black and white picture are the real Bronco's IMO when I was a kid back in the 1960's

I put a lot of miles on one of those blue ones....wish now I had never sold it.