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- 2023 BS BL, Ford F-150, Chevy C-10, '74+'75 Yamaha
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A month ago I was in Southern California and my Equinox rent a car had a flat waiting for me in the parking lot. I was mildly put out but then Hertz gave me a Big Bend to drive with only 4000 miles on it. I thought it looked nice but a tad plasticy. I'm 5'10" and 200lbs. I have trouble getting in and out of my wife's Jeep Cherokee but the Bronco was a breeze. Most of my business was along I-10 so I did a lot of gettin' on and off the interstate. Before I knew it was a 1.5L I was pretty impressed with its pick-up and passing ability. Hate the little circle thing to put it in gear. Found myself grabbing the wrong circle thing from time to time and adjusting modes and not gears. Not being from there I took the occasional wrong turn and had to flip a U. Nice short turning radius and enough pick-up to not have traffic catch me. One hitch however. Backing up the car would let out a massive squeal. Scared the shit out of me the first time I heard it because it was dark out and there were lots of old people around. After that it was just annoying. Compared to my F-150 the gas mileage was outstanding.
I have to give my paid-off F-150 to my son so I'm in the market for a new car. I used this forum to check the little sport out. I talked with a couple local dealers and they said if you can find a used Bronco Sport you'll end up paying almost the same price as a new one. So I thought 'what the hell', buy new. Of course if my son takes the truck before the Sport show up...not really sure what id do for wheels.
I ordered a red 2023 Badlands with premium package, tow package, block heater...because I live in South Dakota. I haven't had a car freeze up on me in a long time but when it did, it didn't have a block heater. I wanted the plain looking wheels with the off-road tire but not for another $900. I wanted the 2.0L because sometimes you have to push a little snow to get from A to B and the bigger engine would help. Did anyone else think they put a lot of shit in the packages that should have come with the car with out promoting it by saying "you get this too." You have roof rails but no cross bars? That sort of thing used to be part of having the rails. Manual rear-view mirror? Universal garage door opener? Six speakers is standard?
I'm looking at 6 months they say. They also said the engine cover is suppose to come with the 2.0 engine. They'll provide it if it shows up missing one. I've mixed feelings about this purchase. I've bought new cars before but never actually ordered one. Always took hours before you got the keys. This took about 1 hour and most of that was talking football so that was nice. I was hoping for several pages of options where I'd have to check a box if I wanted it. I wanted to haggle some. I wanted to make them give me one or two options for free. A free diet coke. Nope. Oh well.
I have to give my paid-off F-150 to my son so I'm in the market for a new car. I used this forum to check the little sport out. I talked with a couple local dealers and they said if you can find a used Bronco Sport you'll end up paying almost the same price as a new one. So I thought 'what the hell', buy new. Of course if my son takes the truck before the Sport show up...not really sure what id do for wheels.
I ordered a red 2023 Badlands with premium package, tow package, block heater...because I live in South Dakota. I haven't had a car freeze up on me in a long time but when it did, it didn't have a block heater. I wanted the plain looking wheels with the off-road tire but not for another $900. I wanted the 2.0L because sometimes you have to push a little snow to get from A to B and the bigger engine would help. Did anyone else think they put a lot of shit in the packages that should have come with the car with out promoting it by saying "you get this too." You have roof rails but no cross bars? That sort of thing used to be part of having the rails. Manual rear-view mirror? Universal garage door opener? Six speakers is standard?
I'm looking at 6 months they say. They also said the engine cover is suppose to come with the 2.0 engine. They'll provide it if it shows up missing one. I've mixed feelings about this purchase. I've bought new cars before but never actually ordered one. Always took hours before you got the keys. This took about 1 hour and most of that was talking football so that was nice. I was hoping for several pages of options where I'd have to check a box if I wanted it. I wanted to haggle some. I wanted to make them give me one or two options for free. A free diet coke. Nope. Oh well.
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