Will the Bronco ever come back?
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Armorer, if your Espy does the job and you find it a great truck, then it's the truck for you. But if you want to go offroad, take a lot of rope and chain. The Bronco is a dolled up, off road piece of equipment. And I find my Eddie Baurer Edition to be comfy enough. Granted, it ain't like my Lincoln but that isn't why I bought it. Few popular production vehicles will stay with a Bronco off road. My neighbor, who has far, far too much money, has put his wife in every possible 4x4. She has managed to stick them all including a Land Rover and a Land Bruiser. If it gets really bad, she comes and gets the Bronco- she hasn't stuck it- yet. It took us a month to get her 4x4 Excursion out of the bar ditch and that was with a 955L CAT. The Broncos are a different kind of truck. If you never owned one, ya don't know what you are missing. But the question is, will Ford make another one? I don't see that happening. They would have to meet or exceed the reputation of the old Broncos. They aren't going to put that much into any vehicle they sell as they couldn't make the profit on them that they like.
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I don't know if they will make a new one or not, but I know from walking around in the toy dept with my daughter that they have made toys in the concept bronco's likeness. So to me that says it is a possibility for them to do it.
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I hope they don’t bring it back. Whenever one of the manufactures have tried to bring back one of the classic iconic vehicles that they wrongly discontinued it has been a disaster. Does anybody remember what GM did with the Pontiac La Mans and Chevy Nova? They brought these once great muscle cars back as ecno-boxes. How about the 80’s when Ford introduced a concept car that was supposed to be the new Mustang. After a lot of public outcry they renamed it the Probe. The point is if they brought back the Bronco it would be in name only. The true spirit of the old Bronco is not something we will ever see again. Those trucks were not made for your comfort, but to get the job done and to perform well. Today’s market is not interested in that. That’s why you see leather and power everything in all the cars and trucks made now. It’s all about the drivers comfort and as far as making something last, why when most people trade their car in for new one every five years or so. Face it those trucks are gone there won’t be anymore made that can even come close if you have one hold on to it.
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Originally Posted by Flash
She has managed to stick them all including a Land Rover and a Land Bruiser. If it gets really bad, she comes and gets the Bronco- she hasn't stuck it- yet.
If she had a live axle 78/9 series Cruiser, or a 90 Defender....
Don't get me wrong, I think the BII is a great off-roading vehicle, its just not the best vehicle on the market for off-roading (well not here anyway).
(Make mine an early 3 door Range Rover, lifted a good 8", with Unimog axles, running 38's, and make it a "faux" Overfinch by propelling it with a supercharged 351C, and have a ZF 5 speed manual)
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BigF350, I don't know much about the Range Rover but it is really that much different than the vehicles on this website?
http://www.tomsbroncoparts.com/galle...cf2636ee141c77
http://www.tomsbroncoparts.com/galle...cf2636ee141c77
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We never got the BI here (VERY cool vehicle) and much more adept at off-roading than the BII in my opinion.
Here is a photo of what it would look like (this has Unimog axles, with 302 power)
Here is a photo of what it would look like (this has Unimog axles, with 302 power)
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BigF350, I went to Ebay and found the Range Rover. Come to find out that is the same vehicle I had ridden in on a short trip in southeastern Turkey. I'm sure they make various styles but the one I road in was too expensive for me to take off-road. Is this the same vehicle that I commonly see on African Safaris? I believe that I read somewhere that the parts from several different years of that Range Rover were interchangeable.
The Early Bronco was sold in the U.S. from 1966-1977. I consider it to be the best off-road vehicle ever made in America.
The Early Bronco was sold in the U.S. from 1966-1977. I consider it to be the best off-road vehicle ever made in America.
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Doubt it. The market for a REAL 4x4 has pretty much vanished; everybody these days wants their car-base 4-wheel independent suspended poseur SUV's. That's not to say it can't have all the luxo-goodies inside, but when they start compromising the chassis and such, that's where I draw the line.
If the Bronco were to come back, it would pretty much be destined as a low-volume niche vehicle, the kind of vehicle the big manufacturers won't build.
If the Bronco were to come back, it would pretty much be destined as a low-volume niche vehicle, the kind of vehicle the big manufacturers won't build.
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If the Bronco does finally make the re-appearence, I hope they don't use a tortion bar set up like they have on the front of the rangers. I am not too keen of knowing that the only thing keeping the front of my truck up other than the shocks is a large bolt that is sprung a certian way. I would really enjoy a good hard-core style Bronco without all the fancy junk like push button 4x4 and auto hubs. I just think most ppl nowdays have gotten lazy driving and try to focus on everything else around them but the road. I would say a solid axle up front, manual hubs and t-case, some nice full back bucket seats with side supports for 'froading, a nice powerful engine that has good low-end torque like a 400, a 5-speed with granny low for rocks and full under body skids. That would make for an awsome off-roader and still have good on-road manners.
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Dream on guys. The only "old fashioned" 4x4 in the US market is the Jeep Wrangler, from a foreign company, Daimler. Ford is not going to build a few solid-axle SUV's for the people here. Jeff can pipe in here if I am wrong.
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I'm not Jeff and your not wrong. There is just not enough demand in the US market for any of the big three to produce a truck like the old Bronco. Ford will no doubt come out with something and call it the Bronco though. I'm sure OJ has already pre-ordered a special edition white one.
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Originally Posted by Flash
Armorer, if your Espy does the job and you find it a great truck, then it's the truck for you. But if you want to go offroad, take a lot of rope and chain. The Bronco is a dolled up, off road piece of equipment. And I find my Eddie Baurer Edition to be comfy enough. Granted, it ain't like my Lincoln but that isn't why I bought it. Few popular production vehicles will stay with a Bronco off road. My neighbor, who has far, far too much money, has put his wife in every possible 4x4. She has managed to stick them all including a Land Rover and a Land Bruiser. If it gets really bad, she comes and gets the Bronco- she hasn't stuck it- yet. It took us a month to get her 4x4 Excursion out of the bar ditch and that was with a 955L CAT. The Broncos are a different kind of truck. If you never owned one, ya don't know what you are missing. But the question is, will Ford make another one? I don't see that happening. They would have to meet or exceed the reputation of the old Broncos. They aren't going to put that much into any vehicle they sell as they couldn't make the profit on them that they like.