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Juice
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oh yea
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AMFPT
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A lot of people are poking fun at the new Bronco but I say we should give it a chance first. I am a major fan of the older 4x4's and would take one any day over a newer Bronco but in this day and age, there is not much to choose from if you want a decent 4x4. But I would much rather be seen in a new Bronco than some crappy trailblazer.
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Roger
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Nice looking rig. Is this for real?, or just something computer generated?
Looks like a cross between an early Bronco and a '70 something IH Scout II.
If it is "real", is it a concept truck from Ford?
Don't tease us with just a photo.
Roger
h34r:
Looks like a cross between an early Bronco and a '70 something IH Scout II.
If it is "real", is it a concept truck from Ford?
Don't tease us with just a photo.
Roger
h34r:
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Roger
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ignore the last question. I should have read the older posts first and my questions about this picture would have been answered.
Roger
Roger
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CURSED BRONCO
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i think that the concept for the new bronco is totally awesome.
i hope it goes into production so i can get ahold of one.
i hope it goes into production so i can get ahold of one.
davids78bronco
fabricator extraordinaire
IF, God forbid, it does go into production, you'll never get it as it's shown. There won't be a 4cyl diesel for it, there certainly won't be any NOS for it, and I can only HOPE the FWD is a sick and twisted joke
I've said it before, and I'll say it again... the Bronco will never be what it once was, let it die
I've said it before, and I'll say it again... the Bronco will never be what it once was, let it die
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Stomper4x4
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I agree. No low range? C'mon. It may be nice looking to some folks, but it really is the latest edition of the "Grew out of minivans, my kids left home, I need a 3/4 ton truck to get a bottle of milk home from the store" crowd, JUST like the friggin H2, but, as it sits, less capable if you want to actualy wheel it.davids78bronco said:
Gawd I dislike new trucks. Why on earth do they think they have to make trucks/cars that do everything for us? Automatic 4wd?? How hard is it to pull a lever???? ANd, the additional cost manufacturing the vehicle, with all that garbage, vs. just making a lever. I saw a hybrid car the other day. The think had this doohicky that you put on the keychain. It senses when you are close to the car and unlocks the doors for you. Cool? yeah I guess, but again, Adds cost to the car. We all, for the most part, like to work on our rigs at home. How are we going to work on these things in 10-20 years? We won't. Disposable cars is what they are. EXPENSIVE disposable cars.
Oh well, I'll shut up now. Like David said, it won't change. The future is here.
Save the Bronco you drive now. Baby it, care for it, rebuild it. You'll never buy a new truck like that ever again.
Justshootme84
Moderator
Well said! While I like the overall concept of the "new" Bronco and it's cues to the EB styling, I won't spend $40K on a new vehicle of any kind. Call me a conservative, but I'm old school and prefer to drive 4x4's from 20-30 years ago. I'm not too lazy to pull a shift lever or get out and lock the hubs and get my Gucci's muddy!!!
I like the new Bronco. It does need a little cleaning up and it really should use the older drive-line but it needs to have the removable hardtop and 25+ MPG! All the auto manufacturers have the ability to build a fuel efficient vehicle capable of 30+ MPG but they won't not can't.
Tell Ford what you think. Bronco Driver Magazine has the scoop on it.
http://www.broncodriver.com/index.html
Tell Ford what you think. Bronco Driver Magazine has the scoop on it.
http://www.broncodriver.com/index.html
I have seen the new Bronco and it is good.
I went to the Albany NY Auto Show to check out all of the new cars and trucks but I found myself spending most of the time going over the 2005 Concept Bronco.
The more I looked at it, the more I like it.
I do have to admit I am not a big fan of the 2.0L Turbo Diesel w/ NOS for 2 reasons, 1 diesel fuel is not as easy to get as gasoline and 2 where the heck am I going to get the nitrous bottle filled?
I feel it should have at least a V6 capable of 35+ MPG and the price should be affordable for everyone.
Something else I am not too sure about is the fact that it is 80% aluminum. Yea it looks real good but how is it going to hold up when I take this thing from the dealership lot to the backwoods in my area? Will it take it or am I going to need to replace parts every weekend?
I do like the built in winch and big "mud type" tires plus it looks like it has the removable roof both front and back.
They put the "quad suspension" shocks on the rear and what looks like struts up front, again all aluminum. It also has a full length skid plate which is and isn't a good idea, one it will help protect everything underneath but it will make it easy to get hung up on rocks if you catch them just right also it will make more work for us to work on the driveline.
It looks like Ford did try to think about the "off roaders" when they designed the new Bronco, but they do have to make some changes before they release it.
I was told Ford is thinking about a 2006 release for this beast
I will get some pictures up when I get them developed and on disk.
I went to the Albany NY Auto Show to check out all of the new cars and trucks but I found myself spending most of the time going over the 2005 Concept Bronco.
The more I looked at it, the more I like it.
I do have to admit I am not a big fan of the 2.0L Turbo Diesel w/ NOS for 2 reasons, 1 diesel fuel is not as easy to get as gasoline and 2 where the heck am I going to get the nitrous bottle filled?
I feel it should have at least a V6 capable of 35+ MPG and the price should be affordable for everyone.
Something else I am not too sure about is the fact that it is 80% aluminum. Yea it looks real good but how is it going to hold up when I take this thing from the dealership lot to the backwoods in my area? Will it take it or am I going to need to replace parts every weekend?
I do like the built in winch and big "mud type" tires plus it looks like it has the removable roof both front and back.
They put the "quad suspension" shocks on the rear and what looks like struts up front, again all aluminum. It also has a full length skid plate which is and isn't a good idea, one it will help protect everything underneath but it will make it easy to get hung up on rocks if you catch them just right also it will make more work for us to work on the driveline.
It looks like Ford did try to think about the "off roaders" when they designed the new Bronco, but they do have to make some changes before they release it.
I was told Ford is thinking about a 2006 release for this beast
I will get some pictures up when I get them developed and on disk.
Keep in mind, this is the CONCEPT Bronco! Things are going to change.
I wasn't a fan of the diesel motor at first but with the price of gas clearing $2.00 per gallon and diesel being about $1.85 per gallon it might be a good idea. Maybe Ford knew about this when they came up with this idea.
I hope they do and don't leave all that aluminum, I like the way it looks but I don't know if it will hold up the the off roading.
Ford couldn't give me a ballpark price on this beast but I've heard it will be close to $40,000. I hope I heard wrong.
I wasn't a fan of the diesel motor at first but with the price of gas clearing $2.00 per gallon and diesel being about $1.85 per gallon it might be a good idea. Maybe Ford knew about this when they came up with this idea.
I hope they do and don't leave all that aluminum, I like the way it looks but I don't know if it will hold up the the off roading.
Ford couldn't give me a ballpark price on this beast but I've heard it will be close to $40,000. I hope I heard wrong.
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Tremangfoo
Guest
$40 grand??? Holy crap! I'd swear I read it was supposed to be priced more in the entry-level SUV price range, around that of the Escape. Hmm. You know, at first I was set off by the fact the vehicle had a diesel producing only 120 or so HP, then I remembered that the V-8 GM motor in the good ol' Army HMMWV (a.k.a. Hummer) only produces 150 HP. Of course, the Hummer is a dog when it comes to get up and go, but it produces ample torque; So I am guessing the four-banger in the concept Bronco probably produces acceptable torque for a vehicle of its size. The drivetrain...what was Ford thinking?!? Front wheel drive? Maybe that is some design consolation to make the vehicle more fuel efficent.
However, this is all moot.
The truck, if put into production, would undoubtably not have the super-duper hi-tech diesel motor. Ford will have to use as many off-the-shelf parts as possible, and they certainly are not going to lay out the massive $$$ to develope an all-new from the ground up platform for a nich (read: low production #s compaired to, say, the F-150) vehicle. In all likelyhood, they will rebadge an Escape (which is basically a car), slap new body-panels on it, offer the same V-6 engines available in every other Ford product, and call it the 2006 Bronco. This is my guess, at least. You guys are right...the days of tough, go-anywhere, utilitarian vehicles are over. If you have a Bronco, don't let it go.
Me? Well, I like the look well enough in its "concept" format. However, I don't see myself driving what is likely to be offered as the "new" Bronco. Sorry, new vehicles these days are just too damn expensive for my tastes. I bought (well...leased) a brand new Exploder in 2001. Fourteen months later I woke up one day and realized just how much money I was forkin' over each month for that truck. In addition, I was disgusted with the electrical problems, the hideous build quality (particularly the interior), the tire recall fiasco (the tires put as replacements were worse than the stockers - by the time I took it back to the dealership it was on its 3rd set of rubber), the horrible ride quality, the cramped cabin, the pitiful 4wd capabilities (yes, it was one of those rare 4wd models!), and so on. So I took it back, paid off the lease (in 14 months, with 16,000 miles on it and in perfect condition, its retail value was one-half of what I got it for) and rode my motorcycle for nearly two months while I searched for the truck I had wanted since I was a kid...a big honkin' Bronco. I found my '95 Eddie Bauer with only 62,000 miles on it and in excellent condition. I now drive a paid off truck that I can actually work on when something goes wrong (to date, the only thing I've had to do is rebuild the rear diff, and me and a co-worker did the job), that has some balls under the hood, that will go just about anywhere, and that my kids love to ride in. Sure, it doesn't get the greatest fuel economy, but hey, I live in a small town and I don't live but 10 miles from the office. So, in a nutshell, the big "old" Bronco works for me and I love it. The money I save from not having a monthly truck payment helped me build my dream house out in the country last summer. So, as it stands right now, I'd probably have to pass on the concept Bronco, especially if it is $30,000+. (Now, if they based a new Bronco on the F-150 platform...that may be a different story.)
Peace.
However, this is all moot.
The truck, if put into production, would undoubtably not have the super-duper hi-tech diesel motor. Ford will have to use as many off-the-shelf parts as possible, and they certainly are not going to lay out the massive $$$ to develope an all-new from the ground up platform for a nich (read: low production #s compaired to, say, the F-150) vehicle. In all likelyhood, they will rebadge an Escape (which is basically a car), slap new body-panels on it, offer the same V-6 engines available in every other Ford product, and call it the 2006 Bronco. This is my guess, at least. You guys are right...the days of tough, go-anywhere, utilitarian vehicles are over. If you have a Bronco, don't let it go.
Me? Well, I like the look well enough in its "concept" format. However, I don't see myself driving what is likely to be offered as the "new" Bronco. Sorry, new vehicles these days are just too damn expensive for my tastes. I bought (well...leased) a brand new Exploder in 2001. Fourteen months later I woke up one day and realized just how much money I was forkin' over each month for that truck. In addition, I was disgusted with the electrical problems, the hideous build quality (particularly the interior), the tire recall fiasco (the tires put as replacements were worse than the stockers - by the time I took it back to the dealership it was on its 3rd set of rubber), the horrible ride quality, the cramped cabin, the pitiful 4wd capabilities (yes, it was one of those rare 4wd models!), and so on. So I took it back, paid off the lease (in 14 months, with 16,000 miles on it and in perfect condition, its retail value was one-half of what I got it for) and rode my motorcycle for nearly two months while I searched for the truck I had wanted since I was a kid...a big honkin' Bronco. I found my '95 Eddie Bauer with only 62,000 miles on it and in excellent condition. I now drive a paid off truck that I can actually work on when something goes wrong (to date, the only thing I've had to do is rebuild the rear diff, and me and a co-worker did the job), that has some balls under the hood, that will go just about anywhere, and that my kids love to ride in. Sure, it doesn't get the greatest fuel economy, but hey, I live in a small town and I don't live but 10 miles from the office. So, in a nutshell, the big "old" Bronco works for me and I love it. The money I save from not having a monthly truck payment helped me build my dream house out in the country last summer. So, as it stands right now, I'd probably have to pass on the concept Bronco, especially if it is $30,000+. (Now, if they based a new Bronco on the F-150 platform...that may be a different story.)
Peace.
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