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Plus a headline feature of the Bronco's interior is its ability to be washed with a hose, so feel and refinement was not a priority.
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Sadly these were only available to look and sit in, no driving. They plan on reaching customers by the Summer/Q4 2021. Hopefully I should be able to get behind the wheel of one then!
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But also, all all four metal fenders are relatively easily removed with simple hand tools for the purposes of modification to the body for specific uses. Ford intends to have vast aftermarket support of the Bronco for individual modifications that suit the owner's tastes.
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Can't wait, these cars are awesome, owners will love them, I hope some of them will actually take it off road too!
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I saw one of these on the road the other day with Michigan plates. Looked to be a base model. I was unimpressed in person. Looked cheaply made and smaller than I was expecting, but it was a tester, so...
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The Bronco will have garage queen duty from whenever I get it this year until I hang up the cleats. It really is the only vehicle on the market that I have any interest in. The E-Stang I really like too, except for the stupid screen. I have to be honest, I'm tired of BMW's pretentious crap from all the soccer parents that lease them to impress the neighbors. Yeah, it's been that way with BMW for 20 years now, but BMW used to offer an unpretentious 3-Series with a manual transmission and sport package, so I'd put up with the pretentiousness and the MSRPs. But they brought the 3-Series into the pretentious fold with the G20, and they effed up with the F30 and made that one a Buick. And the M 3-Series got uber-pretentious years ago too when the E46 version came out (E37/E85/86 excluded of course ) . I'm old skool; wrench on it on the weekends and drive it during the week.
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Well, really it's just the floors if you get the Black Diamond or Badlands. And low pressure water at that.
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It's not aimed at the dilettante segment.
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Exactly. If you want a luxurious drive to the fox hunt in the Scottish Highlands go buy a new Defender. If you want to go 4-wheeling with your buddies and drop your Miller High Life empty in the rear passenger footwell and clean up the skanky beer a week later, Ford has your off-road vehicle
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So I'm not sure why it matters as a discussion point.
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I think Ford was trying to achieve a painted metal finish look to the dash panel in ode to the original 1966 Bronco, and I think they succeeded. It looks and feels better in real life than the pics. Safety regs probably prevent using metal for the dash panel as I bet the air bag sits behind it. The marine-grade vinyl seats are very nice and comfortable. But it's a modern truck in 2021 that has a real manual transmission with a real foot-operated clutch. Oh and the doors and top are easily removable. Imagine that! The cost of the machine is in the drivetrain and suspension.
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