Hey guys,


First off this is a kick *** website.


Ok I have an 89 Ford F150 with manual trans and the inline 300ci.


looking at getting a 96 full size XLT with the winsor 351. the truck has 96,000 miles on the clock.

body wise is in great shape havent heard it run yet though... my question being...anything that stands out in broncos that i need to be aware off??? whats the main problem areas??

I'm no mechanic but i can handle my own in troubleshooting!!

thanks guys in answering my first post!!


ADDER

 

Hey Adder

Im a newbie also..check out my "1991 need advise" thread for what I have run into so far in my first couple of months of bronco ownership. Looks like the majority of my stuff was caused by a owner that didn't do much except change oil and tires for 116K (she converted the dual to single exhaust . I just replaced the battery and I swear it was the original Garage kept,The body and interior are really incredible for a 13 yr old truck, the engine has been my major expense and headache.

It reminds me of the tonka trucks I used to destoy in the backyard, great truck, king of the road.

Problem areas you can do a search for:
Oil Pressure (sender, crap on screen/filter,bad bearings)

Rear Window Motor (there are two gerbils on a belt in there)
I never tried out a FSB rear window in the showroom but they always look like every roll up is your last!

**Good Thing** Soft Top (little harder with a 96 cause of 3rd brake light and rear shoulder belts)

Auto-Hubs (they suck from what I've been reading)

Rust (I am lucky I have none)

I would get it looked at first, I wanted mine so bad I didn't want to know how much it needed, much wiser to get it looked at.

JW

 

Welcome to FTE! Broncos have lot's of room and all around good truck for the money. Look for rust above the wheels and on tailgate. Usually have their own unique problems but those are easily fixed. How much do they want for it? If you get it, you should love the windsor engine, it rocks. Especially with that mileage. I enjoy mine every day. -wb

 

well im here on the west coast (in las vegas) so no worries on the rust! its actually at a dealership.. and the asking price is right over $9000 yeah it sounds like alot but dammit its one clean looking bronco!!


wolfeman thanks, I will take it to a buddy for a quick once over... sounds like the best advice!

 

That's pretty high for a bronco, even a clean one. Has it been modified in any way or is it bone stock? For $9k I'd hope it wasn't stock. -wb

 

96 should be good to go unless it was a rental car or something Rust in Vegas isnt an issue,good for you, I assume you need to make sure the AC is rocking!

That price looks like blue book retail, someone prob traded it in for around $6200-$6500 you have some room to get a deal. FSBs move out of the lot quickly (esp around here) but I betcha you can get it for under $8000, easier if you your mechanic can document that is has something that needs work.
Carfax is a $15 piece of mind. I have a buddy that brought over a 1997 Jeep that the dealer let him take home for the night, ran a carfax and it had been salvaged for flood damage up in the northeast. Took it to a jeep dealership and it turns out had parts (body, interior, engine) from like 3 different model years

hindsight being 20/20 it did look a little off but shiny LOL

find a good one and you will love it

JW

 

9000 dollars? no offence dude, but you can keep an eye in the paper and find the same thing for about 6000 dollars, thats 3000 to spend on a lift or something... just take a deep breath and try not to get caught up on the feeling of having a new truck. does it come with a warenty? maybe it might to be worth the extra cash. as for the fallbacks as far as I can tell from the time I spend here is the hubs, tailgate rust, general body rust, gas mileage, rear window regulator, and as with all ford trucks, there might be an issue of the fuel tank neck making some splash out while fuling up. you just need to get a feel for your truck while fueling up and it wont be a problem. think of the news paper issue and look around real good before you commit. I dont want to squash your hopes, but it might be better in the long run

 

Yeah keep looking, never take the first bite when car hunting. -wb

 

9 grand wow i think you should look around for other broncos. jus cause you can get a damn nice one for 6 grand. i spent 2100 on mine yeah it has some rust but i had a rebuilt motor and lifted and nice wheels and tires and ran awesome. jus shop around a bit dont buy the first one you see

 

I'm asking a little above that price for a modified 92 Bronco with no rust and the exact same mileage. ( Bronco ) I'd have to say that you'd better try to talk that price down as it seems pretty high for a stocker no matter how nice it shines.

 

Smiley is right. Nice Bronco Smiley. Ha, trade ya! -wb

 

yeah it is a little much but the funny thing being that the 3, 96 year bronco's in the las vegas area are all going for over $9000 !!!
this damn town is so exspensive!! either way im shopping around, but i'm still buying one!



on a quick note.... ANdrewdice, how old are you man?? I used to live in chino valley, AZ graduated from high school there in 97...


small small world!

ADDER

 

Adder, I just graduated in 2003. there are two eighties broncs,heavily modified, for sale here in CV for about 6000. keep looking around, its worth it

 

Hey aeadder,

I just bought a 1996 Bronco XLT with 86,000 miles.
I spent $8100 for it. I know that I paid too much, but
man when you really want something that's the way it goes.

This is the way I looked at it.
First of all, the bronco is a one owner, had it new
since 1996. Drove it all lot in the first 5 years on the highway,
then bought a more economical car for the last 3 yrs, and
the bronco was driven a couple thousands mile a year after that.

It's always been garaged.
The paint looks brand spankin new.
The interior is even cleaner.
The transmission was replaced by Ford under warranty at
20,000 miles, so there is only 66,000 miles on the tranny right now.

But the reason why I chose to pay too much, was because it has the brush guard, foglights, side steps, bug deflector, window deflector, rear deflector, a overhead visor, 10 disc changer, cassette, aftermarket 5 stereo system with base tube and amplifier.
AFtermarket alarm with remote start.

Plus, he just installed Ford auto hubs at 82,000 miles, so
basically I'm going to swap out the auto hubs, and put in mile marker manuals, and sell the auto hubs.

Oh yeah, and he's throwing in the original Ford factory sound system...speakers and all. I figure I can get some money for that since they've never been used.

New tires, brakes, adult driven, never offroaded, no rust.

So yeah, I could have probably found one for $6500-$7000.
But after cosmetic modifications, who knows how much it would have costed.

Plus it is so damn beautiful.

So you definitely can find a better priced 1996 broncos, but super clean ones are getting harder to find.

I just saw a 96 with 31,000 miles go for $12,300, and another with 55,000 go for $10,000. Saw a 94 with 58,000 miles go for $8900.

You just need to ask yourself, will you beat yourself up about it if you buy it for $9K, and 2 weeks later you see one for $7500?

Also, anything special about it? How clean is it?

For $9K, make sure you're getting exactly what you want. Don't make any compromises. That is when you go thru buyer's remorse. But if you get exactly what you want, I wouldn't worry about it.

Also, are you only looking local. You can always check Ebay to see what the market is fetching.
Last August, I bought a 95 4runner off of ebay for $6500.
In january, I bought a super clean 94 XLT for $2500 (Ebay), I mean it was super clean. The only thing it needed was hubs cuz the auto's were busted out of them. It had no rust, was customized, and is absolutely beautiful. The reason I got it so cheap was because I bitched about the hubs, and it had 150K miles on it.
And now I just bought the 96 off of Ebay.

I can only speak for myself, but Ebay has been great to me.

Now I'm selling the 4runner and 94 bronco to pay for the 96.

I'll put up pictures soon.

So what's my point? Well, for sure there are cheaper ones out there....but in the end you have to buy what makes you happy.
I could have saved $1000, but in the long run $1000 isn't going to stop me from buying in my opinion the most beautiful 96 bronco I've ever seen in my area, and I've been looking for 4 months.

Good luck!

 

dhk223, that sounds like a steal. Treat her good and get that galleey up! Month after I got my Bronco I saw a 72 Chevelle SS clone for $4500 in awesome shape, probably never get over that. *sigh* -wb