Time to go —-

[Humper]

It’s been an interesting few months with my Bronco Sport, but time to move on, sold my OB to CarMax yesterday.
Everyday with the Sport there seemed to be more and more creaks and rattles developing, the passenger door speakers sounded really crackling / bad had to have the radio biased towards the driver, worried about the longevity of


Sold the BS to CarMax for $30k, found a brand new 24 Hyundai Santa Cruz Limited reduced by 15k, got it for $28245 out the door, the balance of the $30k will pay the tag&tax.
This is my 2nd Santa Cruz, I had a 22 SEL and did around 55k miles without a hiccup, it felt the same solid vehicle the day I sold it. This deal was just too good to pass up.
Thanks to all who post on these forums and a big thank you to everyone that posted to any of my posts.
Bye

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[Escape2Bronco]

It’s been an interesting few months with my Bronco Sport, but time to move on, sold my OB to CarMax yesterday.
Everyday with the Sport there seemed to be more and more creaks and rattles developing, the passenger door speakers sounded really crackling / bad had to have the radio biased towards the driver, worried about the longevity of


Sold the BS to CarMax for $30k, found a brand new 24 Hyundai Santa Cruz Limited reduced by 15k, got it for $28245 out the door, the balance of the $30k will pay the tag&tax.
This is my 2nd Santa Cruz, I had a 22 SEL and did around 55k miles without a hiccup, it felt the same solid vehicle the day I sold it. This deal was just too good to pass up.
Thanks to all who post on these forums and a big thank you to everyone that posted to any of my posts.
Bye

Hope you enjoy your new ride.

 

[Mark S.]

So long, Mick, and good luck with your new ride.

 

[wireman]

I like the Santa Cruz but they have documented issues with the 8 speed transmission.

Hope they have that sorted out in the new models.

 

[Mwittke5857]

Hanging on to mine, 57k, no issues, keeping it until the wheels fall off. Then? Maybe a 2 door big boy

 

[Schuelady]

I like the Santa Cruz but they have documented issues with the 8 speed transmission.

Hope they have that sorted out in the new models.

My neighbor has had one for a few years or so and hasn't had any issues!

 

[Gents]

Unfortunately, I'm lazy and a bit slow on the draw sometimes. I've been unhappy with this throw together, questionable quality design & finish almost from the very beginning. I have all the same complaints you do and I don't have the time to shoot back and forth to the dealer or leave the car and as a result my only choices take a nice big bath on this thing, or...take a 10 or more K bath. That's my only choice.
These little, well complained about design flaws and the quirky performance issues, as well as the lousy app, have been a problem for two model years before mine, a 2023. Ford's done little or nothing to fine-tune this model. It's all look, little content. I've had Explorers before and I thought the quality was pretty good. I've even rented an Edge a couple of times and found myself mildly impressed. This one? Eh.
It's a beautiful car and I get compliments on it all the time, but it's like a sexy partner. All looks, but not a lot under the hood...so to speak.

 

[Quashish]

Unfortunately, I'm lazy and a bit slow on the draw sometimes. I've been unhappy with this throw together, questionable quality design & finish almost from the very beginning. I have all the same complaints you do and I don't have the time to shoot back and forth to the dealer or leave the car and as a result my only choices take a nice big bath on this thing, or...take a 10 or more K bath. That's my only choice.
These little, well complained about design flaws and the quirky performance issues, as well as the lousy app, have been a problem for two model years before mine, a 2023. Ford's done little or nothing to fine-tune this model. It's all look, little content. I've had Explorers before and I thought the quality was pretty good. I've even rented an Edge a couple of times and found myself mildly impressed. This one? Eh.
It's a beautiful car and I get compliments on it all the time, but it's like a sexy partner. All looks, but not a lot under the hood...so to speak.

I've felt the same with our 21 big bend POS

much happier with the 24 badlands. just needed to swap over mods and add a few more to it to make it feel complete.

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