Look Out Tesla, Here Comes the Bronco!

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Post by warminmn » Tue. Jul. 14, 2020 4:58 pm

Not that I'd buy either a Tesla or a Bronco, but if I was going to... Need i say more. It would match my 1985 model nicely :D
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Post by KLook » Tue. Jul. 14, 2020 6:50 pm

What!!!Its not electric! LOL......a friend here just reserved one of the first models to come out. Had one as his first ride. Say it ain't so BB......

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Post by BigBarney » Wed. Jul. 15, 2020 4:22 pm

Only buy a Bronco if you want 1985 technology...

Go Tesla if you want the future..

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Post by warminmn » Wed. Jul. 15, 2020 4:46 pm

No, its buy Bronco if you dont like Tesla's :lol: Trust me, there are very few familiar parts in the new Bronco's and mine. Name and just a little of the style. Still, the price is lower, its gas, they are already sold out so someone wants them. They look much nicer than Tesla's truck to most people.

They each have their place, and thats to sell to different tastes.

 
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Post by Rob R. » Wed. Jul. 15, 2020 7:35 pm

My first vehicle was a Bronco. I am glad to see it is back.

 
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Post by warminmn » Wed. Jul. 15, 2020 8:12 pm

Of the multitude of trucks Ive owned, I enjoy driving mine more than any other truck Ive owned. Turn around on a dime, go anywhere, soft seats, rides nice... If I could just drive past a gas station! :lol: When it looked like gas was going to drop to $1 a gallon I was looking forward to driving it full time for a while but of course oil company gouging and stock market manipulation kept the price up even with a glut. Im sure the new one is better on gas and its a lot better looking than most vehicles on the road.

I read a while back that the suspension was going to change by the music you are listening too, but I have only read that once. Not sure I like that, if true, but oh well.

The Tesla would be no cheaper to run here BB. My electric costs much more here. I just wanted to mention a vehicle that isnt an electric.


 
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Post by BigBarney » Wed. Jul. 15, 2020 8:58 pm

You can slap some new duds on an old design but you still have the

old bones under all the new glitz. Some people are satisfied with a

rehash of old iron. Ford is probably glad some of their old buyers are

still alive to be able to relive the past.

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Post by Rob R. » Thu. Jul. 16, 2020 10:59 am

The old buyers are the ones with the $$.

 
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Post by Sunny Boy » Thu. Jul. 16, 2020 11:20 am

Ford could have gone electric, but since gas powered SUVs sell so well and are such a huge part of the market, they went with what they know they can sell a lot of. Welcome to the business of what actually makes money for auto manufactures.

All these years, and all the hype, yet EVs are still stuck in the smallest market share, ... and Tesla is only part of that. Why is that BB ? If what you say is so great, why can't EVs break out of that less than 2% of market share ? Could it be that the vast majority of buyers don't think it's a better way ?

I got to use a Friend's 85 Bronco putting about 1000 miles on it during a week long trip. I really liked it, except that at the time I needed more cargo capacity + seats for kids, so I drove Econolines back then. If the new Bronco is as much fun to drive I see it being a big hit, again.

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