Ford Bronco

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Does anyone own one?

I have a Jeep JK and looking to get either a new Jeep JL with sky active top or a Bronco outer banks with Sasquatch package.

I like the handling of the Bronco more but man they just did another small recall.

My JK had been bullet proof but u heard the new JLs are not nearly as reliable too.

Wish Toyota would just make a variant.
 
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NEO said:
Does anyone own one?

I have a Jeep JK and looking to get either a new Jeep JL with sky active top or a Bronco outer banks with Sasquatch package.

I like the handling of the Bronco more but man they just did another small recall.

My JK had been bullet proof but u heard the new JLs are not nearly as reliable too.

Wish Toyota would just make a variant.
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What are you doing that a 4 Runner won't handle?
 
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YankeeVol said:
My Jeep is the only vehicle I miss.

I've owned a Jeep and worked at a Ford dealership. I'd go Jeep all day.
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I read an article this week saying Ford had worked out the bugs on their ecoboost engines in the F150 recommending it as one to buy in the used truck market. Did your experience confirm this position?
 
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NEO said:
Just boring. I like taking the top off in the summer.
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Ah.

Not a fan of Jeeps or the Bronco frankly. Too unreliable. But I'd look at the crash tests on the Bronco first. I do like the look of them and considered one. But watching one fold up like a accordion cured me of that.
 
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walkenvol said:
I read an article this week saying Ford had worked out the bugs on their ecoboost engines in the F150 recommending it as one to buy in the used truck market. Did your experience confirm this position?
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I wasn't a fan of either EcoBoost engine. The 5.0 is the most reliable engine in the 1500 segment IMO
 
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My DIL has had nothing but trouble out of her Jeep Wrangler, it's in the shop more than on the road. Daughter has had a little better luck out of her Cherokee but it's interior is falling apart. My personal prejudice but I'd stay away from Chrysler products.
 
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hog88 said:
My DIL has had nothing but trouble out of her Jeep Wrangler, it's in the shop more than on the road. Daughter has had a little better luck out of her Cherokee but it's interior is falling apart. My personal prejudice but I'd stay away from Chrysler products.
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You’re always gonna get a lemon here or there. Is what it is.

Outside of the Wrangler, I agree about CDJR though lol
 
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I've had my bronco for about a month and love it. Outer banks sasquatch. Traded in a 2013 fj cruiser which I loved, but was too small and had not the best seats. Definitely get the 2.7
 

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hog88 said:
My DIL has had nothing but trouble out of her Jeep Wrangler, it's in the shop more than on the road. Daughter has had a little better luck out of her Cherokee but it's interior is falling apart. My personal prejudice but I'd stay away from Chrysler products.
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Last good Jeep was the 4.0 Cherokee.
 
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YankeeVol said:
You’re always gonna get a lemon here or there. Is what it is.

Outside of the Wrangler, I agree about CDJR though lol
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Hopefully will be looking at a truck by years end. Used of course. I just can't buy anything new. The start/stop function is a dela breaker for me. Despise hearing that at stop lights. And no one can tell me it's good for hte longevity of an engine.

Which is why it's have to be 2020 or older F150 5.0 for me. And I agree the 5.0 is probably better than the 5.3 or 6.2 in overall reliability. Maybe not by a ton, but still better. However, my experience in my S-10 with the 4.3 was stellar.
 
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GVF said:
Hopefully will be looking at a truck by years end. Used of course. I just can't buy anything new. The start/stop function is a dela breaker for me. Despise hearing that at stop lights. And no one can tell me it's good for hte longevity of an engine.

Which is why it's have to be 2020 or older F150 5.0 for me. And I agree the 5.0 is probably better than the 5.3 or 6.2 in overall reliability. Maybe not by a ton, but still better. However, my experience in my S-10 with the 4.3 was stellar.
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You can disable the auto start/stop. You just have to do it every time you get in the vehicle.

Some of the '21 and '22s didn't have it (My '22 Tremor did not) due to the chip shortage. Same for GM trucks as well.

The 6.2 just had a MASSIVE recall. Like over 900,000 vehicles

I had a fuel injector go out in 3,000 miles in my 5.3 (2020).

IF I were to get another GM truck, it'd be the 3.0 Diesel (which I had one of those as well).
 
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Used to see alot of Wranglers in the shop up the road. Almost always replacing that monolithic timing chain cover thing. Like other brands though, I'm sure some stretches of years are better/worse than others. I'm just not a fan of being lied to that Turbo 4/6 engines being effieicient alternatives to a solid v8 for power or performance. See alot of the scam variants that have no real improved mileage over their forebearers. I think even Toyota has had some issues out of the new Tundra and Tacoma Turbo replacements.
 
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GVF said:
Used to see alot of Wranglers in the shop up the road. Almost always replacing that monolithic timing chain cover thing. Like other brands though, I'm sure some stretches of years are better/worse than others. I'm just not a fan of being lied to that Turbo 4/6 engines being effieicient alternatives to a solid v8 for power or performance. See alot of the scam variants that have no real improved mileage over their forebearers. I think even Toyota has had some issues out of the new Tundra and Tacoma Turbo replacements.
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Exactly. You can tell me all day that the Turbo Max (GM's 4 cylinder turbo) could pull more than my 5.3 or 6.2, I ain't believing you at all.

Fuel milage is basically the same as the 5.3
 
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YankeeVol said:
You can disable the auto start/stop. You just have to do it every time you get in the vehicle.

Some of the '21 and '22s didn't have it (My '22 Tremor did not) due to the chip shortage. Same for GM trucks as well.

The 6.2 just had a MASSIVE recall. Like over 900,000 vehicles

I had a fuel injector go out in 3,000 miles in my 5.3 (2020).

IF I were to get another GM truck, it'd be the 3.0 Diesel (which I had one of those as well).
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Wife's 2017 Honda Pilot in the last two years has had the Torque converter replaced (we caught it before it damaged the Transmission. Some sort of vibration thing), and the Injectors faulted and were replaced. Apparently, we bought the only model year of Pilots to have any real issues, so while the odds of having any issues with even a Honda are absurdly low, it's not fool proof.

Our 6.2 is in a 2007 Yukon Denali my son is driving. Came from my SIL. We've sunk a good bit into since having it this past 9-12 months cause it sat alot. Just routine mileage items that were never kept up cause she didn't drive it. New front wheel bearing hubs. New EVAP system. New engine gasket kit. Leaked oil like it was a challenge. New fuel pump. Now it just randomly chokes out sitting in gear at idle at really bad times. Engine will shake like an addict, then it dies. And will restart after 15 minutes and carry on like nothing happened. Done this about 5 times the last couple months. Mechanically though this one is pre-AFM so it's pretty solid in general. Interior looks like it's never been sat in. Outside almost as good.
 
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YankeeVol said:
Exactly. You can tell me all day that the Turbo Max (GM's 4 cylinder turbo) could pull more than my 5.3 or 6.2, I ain't believing you at all.

Fuel milage is basically the same as the 5.3
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That's the whole green scam in a nutshell. Oh this is a good thing. Even though it uses the same gas and has to have more bells and whistles to pull the same.

The most fuel efficient and useful vehicle will be where the drive train is properly matched to the size and use of the vehicle. I do give Honda props for maintaining naturally aspirated engines in their lineup for the most part. Those turbos just run hotter breeding more failure opportunities. The 3.2/3.6 is rated just under 300 HP and gets 26-28 on the Hwy. It does have VCM, which I'm not excited about. That is a scam too. But the Ridgeline store offers a pretty soild disabler for that.

As far as towing, my '94 Toyo 4x4 22R used to tow a 16' Procraft fish n ski that was heavy boat. That truck didn't even know it was hooked up. But those older Toyotas were geared different. Once that limited slip in 4Low kicked in, it'd pull like a hungry mule heaed to a bag of oats.

When my son turned 16, my mom gave him 5G to buy a vehicle. We were looking at a standard cab Silverado 5.3, and a '96 Dakota. The guy said his 5.3 would go to Huntsville and back on less than half a tank. I just didn't get a good vibe from him even though I felt the truck was legit. Against my better judgement I steered my son to the dakota. Always regretted that. But, I will concede the Magnum v6 is a heck of an engine. My dad drove his Dakota v8 till it died in the driveway with no real issues ever. The knock on those square Dakotas was typically due to electrical gremlins. I'm fixing to replace the cam position sensor under the distributor cap for the 3rd time. First time in over 3 years though. It just randomly quits firing, and that's always the problem on this one. I've never had the power splice under engine fuse box be an issue, which is the other Dakota elctrical gremlin. But, I don't have fuel pump issues, or EVAP issues like on my other GM products. The '07 Milan with the 3.0 has been as solid and dependable as they get. The only design flaw was the multi piece valve cover gaskets. You will have oil leaks in time. And they leak right over the exhaust and smoke you out. Had all those fixed. Other than AC and strut mounts, that car has been trouble free for 260K miles. Original Transmission hanging in there too. Oddly, a Ford Windstar and the S10 is the only vehicle in my life I ever lost a transmission. The Windstar was likely undersized for the vehicle but did have some mileage racked up. THe S10 had around 260K on it. That truck still passes my house everyday with about 350K+ on it. Intake gasket is only engine failure it has ever had.

The one gremlin I always have regardless of car make is a tire wobble when you first brake at speed. Usually fornt driver side. Even on the Pilot. The Milan has been doing it for near 15 years. Boggles my mind and never get it sorted out once it starts.
 
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NISSAN XTERRA? What do y'all think of these? This one is a 2005 and they are asking $5500. It is said to have 180K miles, whiich could be plausible. It is 6cyl, auto and 4wd.

Meanwhile the other one brother likes is a 2012 chevy equinox, 170,000 miles, seemingly neat and tight, BUT no AC at this time, and they are NOTORIOUS for transmission trouble. They asking 6K for this one. 🤔
 
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orangebloodgmc said:
NISSAN XTERRA? What do y'all think of these? This one is a 2005 and they are asking $5500. It is said to have 180K miles, whiich could be plausible. It is 6cyl, auto and 4wd.

Meanwhile the other one brother likes is a 2012 chevy equinox, 170,000 miles, seemingly neat and tight, BUT no AC at this time, and they are NOTORIOUS for transmission trouble. They asking 6K for this one. 🤔
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I'd steer clear of the Equinox personally.
 
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