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Listening to the changes I conclude that I feel just like I did last year—I’m glad I got a 2024 rather than a ‘25 or ‘26. They have eliminated a few small things I’m glad I have, but they haven’t added anything I wish I had on my 2024. The only thing I wish I had on my Bronco Sport Big Bend is...

Got the touchup paint. Also made an appointment for Nov. 17th to swap my winter tires on. Tanked up for the second time with premium rather than regular. And I’m noticing improved gas mileage. But what really surprised me is that for a good part of the past year I was getting about 12 to...

Horrors! Today I discovered my first stone chip! It’s a wee thing and easy to miss, but I’m going to get some touchup paint ASAP to cover it.

It’s something of a chameleon colour. Often it looks very red, but in some lights you see a hint of orange hue and in other light it can seem almost like rust. And people can see colours differently. To my eyes it’s primarily red, but to a neighbour’s he saw it as rust.

Today, Oct 11th, makes one year since I took delivery of my 2024 Bronco Sport Big Bend. Wow! Age makes time fly. It doesn’t feel that long. Oddly enough about two weeks ago I got an email from JD Power asking me to do a survey on my vehicle. Of course, I’ve heard of JD Power, but I never...

The only car washes I use are either those bays where you hose, wipe down and dry the vehicle yourself or the touch-less ones where nothing but soap, water and drying air touch your car. Washing it myself is done during nicer, milder weather. During the colder months I’ll usually use a...

If it's the sound I think you're talking about I hear it when I turn the car off, but only if I pay attention to it and only when I'm parked in the garage. Otherwise I don't hear it.

With Auto on the air conditioning or heater will start automatically if you start the car remotely depending on the temperature. So will the heated seats, which is rather nice on a chilly morning.

The Auto button has been around a long time. I had one in my 2004 CrownVic.

I’d like to wash mine today, but they’re forecasting rain for the next three days.

Yeah, I suspect thats where you would see a better gain all around. Short trips around town don’t make it worth it largely because of the repeated acceleration from a standstill—you’re constantly overcoming inertia to accelerate and you’re never doing a constant speed for any decent length of...

In my area the spread between 87 and 91 octane can vary from 17 to 30 cents per litre. If you're gaining maybe 2 mpg better fuel economy (around town) it's not enough of an improvement in fuel economy to offset the higher price. 91 octane would have to be significantly cheaper to make it...

Doing more precise calculations. From what I can see in real world use is you pay more for the higher octane, but the small gain in improved fuel economy doesn't offset the higher price. You don't pay a lot more for the higher octane and slightly improved fuel economy, but you don't gain...

I have never had this issue with my 1.5. You can prefer the 2.0, but that doesn’t make the 1.5 gutless.

^^ Yeah, nursing the car along is not my style. I don't have that kind of patience. That said I want to see what kind of difference it makes. Yeah, paying extra for a tank of gas doesn't have much appeal for a bit better gas mileage, but if it makes a significant difference over a longer span...

Okay, it’s been eight days since I filled up with 91 instead of 87. I don’t have hard numbers so at this point it’s mostly impressions. I had no issue with how my BS performed before, but now it does feel a bit smoother at idle and it has better throttle response even in Eco mode. At first I...

Be aware the Badlands rides a bit higher than the other BS models thus lifting the centre of gravity a bit. If you also add bigger/taller tires then you’re going to affect the on-road handling. Likely not drastically so, but it will be different from the other models with factory setup. My Big...

No one could mistake the Bronco Sport for a canyon carver. If thats what one is looking for then a Bronco Sport, or any SUV, shouldn’t be on your list. That said I have no complaints with my Bronco Sport’s handling even on the twisties. I have 18x8 alloys with Michelin Pilot Sport AS 4...

2024 Big Bend.

No mountains anywhere near where I live and I don’t have any trailer. Headwinds I might face.