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.