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Mixed opinions here.
“Starting at $29,995 and can top 60k” means if you want seats, tires and a steering wheel, plan on 40.
Will they offer a white, low-speed special edition?
Reminds me of the Hummer H3 which was a great car. I hope it is a huge hit.
Needs a cow catcher for the “protestors”
Will OJ be a sales spokesman?
Too expensive by 7500.
They should be looking at ‘less is more’ and providing a model that minimizes the computerization.
And they better have a manual transmission option. Should also come with towing package standard.
30K is too much for a car. Period. It’s the barrier. 60K is idiotic.
Unless they come down in price, it’s going to be a used Tacoma next. Rock solid trucks and they run forever.
I’ve got a Scion xB right now (less is more) manual transmission. Zero (0) troubles.
Was NEVER a Toyota guy.
They need an entry level truck to compete with Tacoma. F150 is too expensive.
1.5 liter engine in an “off road” vehicle? Seems very wimpy to me.
However adding competition against Fiat and their imposter of jeeps, not a bad idea. Most of the Jeeps except the Wrangler and Cherokee are imposter Fiat vehicles with Jeep stamped on them.
But they priced themselves 3K above the fake “Jeeps”
Top-end models with additional features and equipment can top $60,000.
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WTF!
The OJ special will be the Bruno Mali/Kabar limited edition Bronco in white only. The top will flip open like a pez dispenser.
Die hard 4 runner fan says, meh.
Pretty cool looking but I think I like the ultra boxiness of the current Jeeps better.
Last Ford I had was a 1994 Ford Explorer. Bought it brand new. Transmission gave out at 80k. A friend bought a 2005 Mustang. Trans gave out at 90k. No thanks.
I now have a 2002 Toyota Sequoia with 220k and a 2009 Acura TSX with 205k and both run beautifully. No major repairs ever. The usual tires, brakes, battery, timing belt etc.
These are one of the reasons I bought some Ford stock.
https://finance.yahoo.com/news/ford-blends-tech-nostalgia-2021-001506448.html
First, they will not only be competing with Jeep, but also with a well established, deeply rooted market for after market products and modifications. I doubt more than 10% of Wranglers, Wrangler Unlimiteds or Gladiators on the road are as sold at the dealership without the addition of some aftermarket item(s), suspension modification, etc. that makes the vehicle uniquely the driver's own. Ford fans will have a lot of catching up to do in this area, but hopefully will drive some innovation for us Jeep fanboyz.
Second, I have to imagine the Ford marketing people have done their homework, but we'll see what demographic they play to. I think serious off-roaders will largely stick to Jeep out of brand loyalty and established reputation; certainly there will be some Ford fans who push the competition in this area, but I suspect their numbers will be limited. The soccer moms and mall crawlers who buy Jeeps merely as another SUV do so for "the look" and nothing will compete with a Jeep in this area. The major drawback of the Wrangler and Wrangler unlimited as family SUVs has generally been interior cargo space, and if Ford pushes any advantage here as a selling point, it may draw some of this crowd, but in doing so, risks slighting the reputation as a serious off road capable vehicle.
It will be interesting to watch the rivalry and competition play out.
Jeep needs a competitor. This looks attractive. Jeep is dated and this looks much more up to date.
The initial Ford Bronco base price in 1966 was $2,194.
That would be $17,361.99 in 2020 dollars.
Knock off $10K in extras, and maybe it will sell as well as the 1960s.
But $30K base price? Too much.
Hey, I think it looks pretty good. I was never a big fan of the Bronco, but I could see why people liked it because they liked the way it looked. I did, too, but... I’m with the person who said, “Bite me once and you’re not going to get a second chance,” or words to that effect. ‘Course, I realize now I was perhaps being a little unfair to Ford buying one of their 10-year-old cars and driving it everywhere I went with the pedal to the medal and speed shifting it all the way right at redline, lol. But, hey, I was 17 and expected a lot out of my cars. I realize now you don’t always get what you want and you don’t always get what you expect, but you definitely get what you deserve!