Finally saw the new Bronco in person.

[Idaho45guy]

I stopped by the local Ford dealer after hours to see if they had any fleet F250s on the lot. Nope. Cheapest one was $60k and had a gas engine. Had a $5000 "Pacific Northwest Market adjustment" listed on the window sticker.

Then, I spied a brand new Bronco parked out back. I did a thorough walk-around. It was a Big Bend model, which is one up from the base model, out of six trim levels. Base price is supposedly $34k for a Big Bend.

But the sticker showed that after the factory options were added, it was $51,000. But wait, there's more...

Another side sticker added another $10k for "upfit accesories" Spelled wrong, of course. And the aforementioned $5000 market adjustment, for a grand total of $66,955. The only accessories I could see was the $800 winch on the front. No idea where the other $9,000 was.

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I was not impressed with the quality I saw. The door handles were cheap feeling plastic, as was the antennae, the fender flares, and all the rest of the plastic parts, which were substantial.

I pulled on the door handle to see if it was locked and I could see the door sheet metal flexing. Not a good sign.

Completely underwhelmed from a quality standpoint. It's neat looking, but not $70k neat.

[Winger Ed.]

That market adjustment is telling you they're ripping the buyer off and gouging since there is a short supply right now.

The other 'upfit' money is probably for those wheels & tires.

For a fleet F250, you'll have to dig out the fleet salesman from some back office, or a little shack out back.
The salesmen in the showroom won't sell you one.
If they can't sell you a fancy city truck, they'll let you walk out.

When I got mine in Dallas, they didn't have any on the lot either, but they drove one up from Houston the next day.

[rockshooter]

I looked at one recently also and decided against it. The 2-door short version was supposed to compete with the jeep wrangler but it's almost as wide as my F-150. It will do fine in town but in the mts I don't think so. Somebody needs to come out with a small 4x4 that has better quality than a wrangler. I had mine 9 years and was always fixing something
Loren

[rancher1913]

found the same problem with the new rangers, they were as big as the 150's. I want a smaller truck for errands

[sharps4590]

There's a few around locally. Had one tail gating me the other day when I was in my Morris Minor. Kind of an ugly thing too, ain't they.

[Finster101]

There's a few around locally. Had one tail gating me the other day when I was in my Morris Minor. Kind of an ugly thing too, ain't they.

Looks like they tied to copy Range Rover on the front end.

[jdfoxinc]

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[starnbar]

I cannot justify the insane prices on any of these new trucks the sales people act like its no big deal hey this is more than I paid for my first house.

[panhed65]

I had looked at them also, and not impressed. one of the old 1988 bronco II's was one of my favorite vehicles. only issue I had in many years was rust, including replacement of the fuel tank. always worked, and pretty well too. rarely needed to use the 4wd in the snow. if someone would not have ran into it, would probably still be using it.
Barry

[725]

A buddy bought one of the first level Bronco's and it took one trip to our cabin to trash it. Rough road, but still a road, tore out the cardboard skid plate and exposed the undercarriage to several threats. Over $1000 damage. Back to the dealer and after months of bitter threats, they bought it back and he bought a simple fleet pick-up. The bean counters ruined another good product. Build a good reputation and then wring out every penny of value from it, leaving a shoddy piece of junk in it's place.

[MUSTANG]

Reminds me of the era from the end of the Carter Administration and the "Rebirth" of Chrysler by Lee Iacocca with the "K-Car". Window stickers had numerous PRICE UPLIFT STICKERS on them back then too.

As indicated in another thread of a member paying off their house and being "Debt Free" - The car, Jeep, and F350 parked out front are older - but paid off and get me where I need to go; including 1300 Mile trips to and from Southern Nevada a few times a year. For me; I'll leave that $70K for a new vehicle in the bank earning .05% interest (or better invested elsewhere) instead of buying a new vehicle.

Personally; I think in 24 to 30 months there will be a plethora of used "Green Cars" on the market at deep discount - think the cycle of the Chevy Volt for many of the same reasons. - might pick one up then as a commuter to town and back (Plugged into House AC to recharge for those shorter trips)

[MaryB]

I would NOT buy a Chevy Volt... they are going up in flames...been a couple recalls for it, only real fix is a new battery, the cells they used are cheap junk

[Winger Ed.]

the sales people act like its no big deal .

It's easy to be flippant and generous with someone else's money.
Their own----- not so much.

[Idaho45guy]

Looks like they tied to copy Range Rover on the front end.

They actually copied the original Bronco...

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Perhaps you are thinking of the new Bronco Sport, which is an entirely different vehicle...

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[Baltimoreed]

Looked at a 2 dr and 4 dr last week. 2 door looked ok. Salesman said that they were taking orders and those 2 were just for demo and test driving but couldn’t be sold for 6 months. Asked if I was interested which I wasn’t, still running my 2013 Edge. Having no car payments is good.

[Cosmic_Charlie]

I have seen some out and about. I think I would buy an older restored Pu truck, something I could work on instead.

[obssd1958]

The wife wants one of the new Kia Carnivals. I stopped by the dealership, and although they don't have any (they only had @ 30 cars total, on the lot!), they are taking orders and adding anywhere from $2500 to $5000 to the MSRP. The sales lady told me that she just bought a new Kia, and the dealership gave her $3000 more for her 18 month old used car, than she paid for it last year.
It's a crazy market!!
As to the new Bronco - it just doesn't trip the same "I want it!" as the originals, for me.

[Petander]

I had an -84 Bronco for a few years in the late 90:s.

One of those cars I regret selling. It still has the same reg plate and is in normal traffic use.

[JimB..]

I’d buy a Honda Ridgeline before I’d buy that Bronco Sport.
I won’t buy a Honda Ridgeline.

[Parson]

I’d buy a Honda Ridgeline before I’d buy that Bronco Sport.
I won’t buy a Honda Ridgeline.

I’m on my second Ridgeline, Iv had worse, for a midsize all wheel drive it’s ok