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Hello. First post. My name is Mike and I'm from San Antonio, TX. Took our days old FE to the Texas Gulf Coast to Padre Island National Sea Shore for some weekend beach camping. Added the big Yakima Megawarrior Rack the one Ford sales for over $500. Scored a unused one locally on Offer Up for $150 from a 4Runner take off! These Yakima baskets come standard on some 4Runners and you can find them on the secondary market for a good deal.

I am also running the 60" x 24" CURT Hitch Tray ($144 from Home Depot/Amazon sells it too). The tray folds up (see pic below). The one Ford sells is fixed and doesn't fold. That one direct from Ford dealer is $230.

Payload for this trip: 2 Adults, 2 kids (8 and 11 years) and our 50lb dog, Yakima basket (35lbs) + cargo (103 lbs) = 138 lbs (nearly 40 lbs over the recommended roof weight capacity - for those with moonroofs).

The Hitch Tray (70 lbs) + cargo (193 lbs by my scale) = 263lbs. That is +43 the Hitch tongue rating.

Bronco Sport sat lower in the back as expected. I was a little nervous going a combined 80ish lbs (Roof + Hitch) but it drove really smooth the whole way and in even in 4WD on both hard and soft sand. There was a noticeable alebeit slight sway if I was a little loose on the steering wheel with all that added weight but never felt unsafe. The Lane Keep system also came added extra security.

I averaged 22 MPG from San Antonio to our destination (2.5 hours). 24 MPG on the return leg (slightly less payload overall and perhaps a little windy in our favor).

The BS turned a lot of heads at the Beach. One Rubicon (done up nicely) passed by our camp, lowered his window and yelled "Nice Ride!".

Anyways glad to join this forum and thought I would contribute some nice pics and info.

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I'm in awe of your bravery getting sand into a brand new vehicle.
We were very careful not to let much sand into the vehicle. The kids were not allowed to open the doors/go in until the end of the trip after we thoroughly cleaned them and they changed clothes. :) It also helped that I put bed sheets on the seats to protect the perforated leather seats from any sand we missed on us.

When I got home, there was very minimal fine sand in the cab of the Bronco. I opened all doors and used my leaf blower to blow any residual sand out. Still smells like a new car. I saw very very little remaining fine sand on the floor. I vacuumed that and all is well.

The sand on the exterior came off very easy with a little water pressure from my garden hose/sprayer. I just had to spray all the crevasses. Sprayed all the wheel wells and undercarriage. Looks like it came out of 'Make Ready' again. After all that targeted spraying, I must say there were no leaks from any of the doors, windows and moonroof. So very pleased about that.
 


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Nice ride LOL!!! We tried to buy that exact one from Boerne Ford right after we bought our OB from Bluebonnet Ford but they (Boerne) would not play nice release it to them LOL!!!
We love our OB, just waiting to put a lift on it.

Congrats on the new ride!!! ?

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LOL. Sorry it did not work out. We got this FE off the truck (January 29th). They had another one A51 FE about a week earlier. That may have been the one you were after.

Are you doing the Rough Country 1.5" lift? Curious to hear your thoughts.
 

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LOL. Sorry it did not work out. We got this FE off the truck (January 29th). They had another one A51 FE about a week earlier. That may have been the one you were after.

Are you doing the Rough Country 1.5" lift? Curious to hear your thoughts.
Haha, yea could have been! I’m thinking of the RC lift, but was holding out a bit for more feedback on it, or another company to possibly release one.
 

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LOL. Sorry it did not work out. We got this FE off the truck (January 29th). They had another one A51 FE about a week earlier. That may have been the one you were after.

Are you doing the Rough Country 1.5" lift? Curious to hear your thoughts.
Actually just ordered the RC lift kit and having it put on next Tuesday.
 


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Nice , looks like a great time . We had our OB on the Beach in St Augustine, posted 4x4 only , a week after we purchased it , worked great in Sand Mode , I high centered a couple place where the ruts were deep ,actually drove into the deep sand with out issues .
 

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Nice ride LOL!!! We tried to buy that exact one from Boerne Ford right after we bought our OB from Bluebonnet Ford but they (Boerne) would not play nice release it to them LOL!!!
We love our OB, just waiting to put a lift on it.

Congrats on the new ride!!! ?

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Bobby, your OB 18-inch tires don't look at all like the standard Michelin 225-60's. Look great, what are they?
 

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Bobby, your OB 18-inch tires don't look at all like the standard Michelin 225-60's. Look great, what are they?
Thanks! They are Toyo Open Country ATIII’s 235/65 R18. Was supposed to get the RC lift on it today, but the weather is to bad. Hopefully by the end of the week.
 
 




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