Sold the baby Bronco the other day.....

[bdewey]

Congratulations! My decision for the Bronco Sport is also based on the simple fact that my garage isn't big enough to hold the Big Bronco AND my wifes car LOL. I do like the "top and doors off, get covered in dust" aspect though!

Temecula is gorgeous country, not far from one of my favorite places, the Sonny Bono National Wildlife Reserve in Calipatria.

Enjoy the ride !

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[Bucko]

basically, you are joining the club

Make sure to shop around .... I found AZ dealers had much better discounts on the existing 2024's that the SoCal dealers could offer.

Check out Bell Ford or Jones Ford in Phoenix area if it isn't too far of a drive ....and then you can check out Sedona on your way back home like we did.

A wee bit too far of a drive from north central florida for me to attempt making a deal with my BS as a trade in.

If I can't do it locally (central Florida area), I'll just hang onto the sport.

 

[Granger Ford]

Thanks!

Ended up finding this one for only $10.2k more than what we got for the Bronco Sport.

There are some good deals out there to be had on these if you are interested in stepping up.

We were close to getting a bare bone brand new 2025 base model in Desert Sand, but ultimately decided on getting a low mile used one with Sasquatch package and much more...

The one we got would have been about $56k to build it today with the options it has like the Sasquatch package, towing, LED signature headlights, etc. and paid less than $40K for it.

Can add a Granger 10yr/100K warranty for about $2600 that gives you peace of mind if you find one that is less than 41 months old.

Get one!!! You won't regret it .....YOLO

Very sweet Bronco along with the picture! Thank you for your support!

 

[Bucko]

I could be joining the big bronco group soon. We have an appointment Thursday with our local Ford to see if we can work a deal with the Ford Employee pricing and $750.00 incentive.

UPDATE:

Had an appointment to meet with a salesperson at Parks Ford in Gainesville.

I should note that this dealership was where we bought our Bronco Sport 2 and a half years ago. We had a very pleasant experience with the salesperson then.

They are now under new ownership and management. Our salesperson no longer works there.

The salesperson we were assigned to work with emailed back and forth during the week prior to meeting on Thursday evening. He was alerted to the model we wanted, color, options, etc, and we even used the Build your Bronco on the Ford website, and sent him our results, along with a Bronco that closely matched what we were looking for within 50 miles (sales person told us he would also search).

So we arrive on Thursday, only to be greeted by another salesperson. She was very pleasant and polite, but did not know all the details of our purchase requirements. To make this story shorter, she was coached by the sales manager, as she was very new to the sales force (20 years old and learning the ropes so to speak). They kept pushing a Bronco Base model in white. We wanted a blue BiG BEN; very different in options. It got to the point where they did offer the Ford employee pricing on the Base model that we were not interested in, but no other incentives. They then said there was a $3998.00 mark up in the price after the employee price, stating it was their Parks Ford Perks addition, giving us tinted windows rubber floor mats and a full tank of gas whenever we brought the Bronco in for service. I did not want that, and told them I will order a Bronco the way we want it, and skip the Parks Ford Perks program.

They ignored me and continued to push the White Bronco Base model. Then our 2023 Bronco Sport Outer Banks trade in offer came. Last month they sent us a trade in offer via email for our Outer Banks as an incentive to buy another vehicle. However, three weeks later, the offer they gave us for our trade on the White Bronco Base mode was $2100.00 lower! When I showed them what Carmax will buy it for right now, they ignored that, saying because we are using employee pricing, our trade in offer from last month could not be used.

Bottom line, we were offered the White Bronco Base out the door for $53K and some change.

We left politely, and will never return to buy from them again. Their service has always treated us great, but the sales group under its new ownership and management in sales does not.

 

[wireman]

Always the bait and hook with some dealers. You would think they would have figured out the better sales pitch and experience for their customers.

I'm sure there are other dealers in the area that will be more to your liking.

Good luck finding to big Bronco.

 

[Uncle Brad]

That's nuts. I got my 2024 Bronco Big Bend last November for < $42K (2-door manual, with the only option being the Velocity Blue paint). At that time there were lots of Broncos on the lots (and there are even more now). To be doing dealer add-ons in that kind of environment doesn't make sense. And the boring white paint (that is on 88.5% of all the in the the world now)? Sure would have passed on that too.

Keep the faith. I really like the big Bronco, and we still have a baby Sport in the family.

 

[Mark S.]

Bottom line, we were offered the White Bronco Base out the door for $53K and some change.

Scummy dealerships piss me off.

 

[Bucko]

Scummy dealerships piss me off.

As they do me as well. Lost our business.

 

[SoCal]

usually I call and get the OTD price before I even go look at a car...
and have them send me a copy of the contract, just so I have proof and they don't pull some shady crap.

It saves a bunch of waisted time...too many shady dealers with fake prices on the internet.

 

[SoCal]

took it to some local trails behind the wineries the other day and took this drone shot....

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@Bucko did you ever find one yet?

Some good deals out there to be had....

 

[Bucko]

took it to some local trails behind the wineries the other day and took this drone shot....

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@Bucko did you ever find one yet?

Some good deals out there to be had....

Nope. Bad experiences at Parks Ford in Gainesville have convinced me to steer clear of Fords for now.

 

[Dude]

Nope. Bad experiences at Parks Ford in Gainesville have convinced me to steer clear of Fords for now.

One bad apple don't
Spoil the whole bunch, @Bucko
Oh, give it one more try
Before you give up on a full size Bronco

(from an old song you may remember)

 

[Bucko]

One bad apple don't
Spoil the whole bunch, @Bucko
Oh, give it one more try
Before you give up on a full size Bronco

(from an old song you may remember)

I do. Michael Jackson when he was somewhat normal.

It will take one heck of a reach out from Ford to get me back with their graces.

 

[Dude]

I do. Michael Jackson when he was somewhat normal.

Donny Osmond … The Osmonds … not MJ
Jackson 5 turned down that song for another hit ABC

“The Osmonds's hit "One Bad Apple" was originally written for The Jackson 5, but they declined it in favor of recording "ABC," according to People.com. Donny Osmond mentioned that Michael Jackson later told him they almost recorded "One Bad Apple" first.”

 

[SoCal]

I do. Michael Jackson when he was somewhat normal.

It will take one heck of a reach out from Ford to get me back with their graces.

man, there isn't another Ford dealer around?

it was that bad?

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