Ford 360+

[JerryC]

360+ was on my must have list.
It's not perfect but it's wonderful.

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[Mark S.]

...and 90% of the time without ABS.

AND WE WERE HAPPY ABOUT IT!

 

[Meanderthal]

AND WE WERE HAPPY ABOUT IT!

Truly the definition of “Ignorance is bliss”.

 

[Flash]

I never use cruise control. My husband loves it. Once he drove my Subaru and found adaptive cruise, he was hooked. It was one of the must haves when I ordered my Sport.

For the price you are quoting, I'd want the 360+

I don't use cruise control either, because cruise control almost got me into a very bad wreck when it failed on me years ago.

I do have and want the 360+ though.

 

[thekingprawn]

I don't use cruise control either, because cruise control almost got me into a very bad wreck when it failed on me years ago.

I do have and want the 360+ though.

In only two weeks I've already had the "oh, I'm responsible for braking right now..." situation. It's surprisingly easy to just let the vehicle do all the things.

 

[Escape2Bronco]

Truly the definition of “Ignorance is bliss”.

Kind of ironic that is what Ford calls it’s blind spot warning system.

 

[Ponyrider]

I don't use cruise control either, because cruise control almost got me into a very bad wreck when it failed on me years ago.

I do have and want the 360+ though.

All my cars have had cruise control. Even my 79 AMC had an after market cruise. Just never felt comfortable letting the car drive. I do like the blind spot warning and the back up warning and camera. But only as an extra set of eyes. Not sure if that's old age or being a control freak. ?

 

[JerryC]

Cruise control issues. I have an 88 Bronco II with a really primitive cruise control. A vacuum can stores vacuum and that is used to pull the throttle blade of the fuel injection open as needed.
The CC is turned off when you hit the brakes as usual. It uses the brake light circuit. Brake lights come on, CC goes off.
Guess what happens when there is a short in the brake lights and they don't come on?
I learned all of that after...

Yep I found that out at 70mph after turning onto an off ramp. That was briefly exciting. My second surprise was that a clapped out a 30 year old 2.9l v6 had more power than brakes could handle. Thankfully the button on the wheel worked and I did have to key off the BII at 70+ mph.

That didn't permanently turn me away from using the CC, in fact I use it almost I every time the old Bronco II.

 

[MJE]

Cruise control issues. I have an 88 Bronco II with a really primitive cruise control. A vacuum can stores vacuum and that is used to pull the throttle blade of the fuel injection open as needed.
The CC is turned off when you hit the brakes as usual. It uses the brake light circuit. Brake lights come on, CC goes off.
Guess what happens when there is a short in the brake lights and they don't come on?
I learned all of that after...

Yep I found that out at 70mph after turning onto an off ramp. That was briefly exciting. My second surprise was that a clapped out a 30 year old 2.9l v6 had more power than brakes could handle. Thankfully the button on the wheel worked and I did have to key off the BII at 70+ mph.

That didn't permanently turn me away from using the CC, in fact I use it almost I every time the old Bronco II.

Yikes, yeah that’d be good for a bit of excitement! Must be the same system my 89 mustang had. After driving 2000s vehicles the first time I used it I was amazed at how ‘analog’ it all felt. Definitely a time before everything was electronic & computer controlled.

 

[Escape2Bronco]

Yikes, yeah that’d be good for a bit of excitement! Must be the same system my 89 mustang had. After driving 2000s vehicles the first time I used it I was amazed at how ‘analog’ it all felt. Definitely a time before everything was electronic & computer controlled.

Not sure based on the comments that most people could handle a completely analog vehicle anymore. It won’t be long before we are summoning our car to meet us at the front door because how crude that would be having to walk out to the parking lot to get in the car. My first car I drove had a three on the tree and the only “digital” device inside the car was the cigarette lighter and maybe a few dash lights.

 

[Meanderthal]

Not sure based on the comments that most people could handle a completely analog vehicle anymore. It won’t be long before we are summoning our car to meet us at the front door because how crude that would be having to walk out to the parking lot to get in the car. My first car I drove had a three on the tree and the only “digital” device inside the car was the cigarette lighter and maybe a few dash lights.

I don’t think that a cigarette lighter or dash lights would be considered “digital”. Electronic, yes, but not digital.

 

[Escape2Bronco]

I don’t think that a cigarette lighter or dash lights would be considered “digital”. Electronic, yes, but not digital.

I know, I was just being a smart a$# as normal. The only electronic things in a 55 Chevy. Most people today seem to equate electronic to digital. Those would have been much more closer to analog than digital. That was the reason for the air quotes.

 

[MJE]

Not sure based on the comments that most people could handle a completely analog vehicle anymore. It won’t be long before we are summoning our car to meet us at the front door because how crude that would be having to walk out to the parking lot to get in the car. My first car I drove had a three on the tree and the only “digital” device inside the car was the cigarette lighter and maybe a few dash lights.

Yes! I remember when you had a radio in the car & a cigarette lighter if you wanted to plug in anything else. Though I had friends with 3 on the tree, I’ve never driven one. That was just before my time a little bit. Honestly my end all to be all is fuel injection. Not having to deal with carburetors any longer was a huge advancement in drive ability, power & economy out of vehicles. From engine controls solely, to now the whole car is one rolling circuit board, you can hardly tell there’s any mechanicals left in there. Perhaps that’s why they had to remove the engine covers, to show something non-electronic off!

 

[AZBadlands]

I’m about to spend $41,540 on a bronco sport badlands with moon roof and badlands package but no 360+.

I have check in hand but am debating not to purchase since this vehicle does not have the 360+

I’ve been reading how nice of a feature this is and if I’m spending this amount of money I would like to have this. How long is the wait? Thoughts?

wait for one with the 360+ I regret not getting it

 

[rjs0962]

So, I'll pile on. I've ordered pretty much ordered the same version of Bronco Sport as you've outlined. Badlands, Moonroof, Premuim, 360+, Trailer Hitch--essentially everything you could opt for that adds time. 3/31 ordered confirmed. Nothing until Ford, to their credit, finally acknowledged poor communication on their part and has promised to update status every 45 days even if there's been no progress. So, no vin yet--But I'm feeling much less in-the-dark. And, to be honest if I can't all of those options--it's not the car I want.

Ron Sebonia

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