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[sgtsandman]

New bronco is 50k correct? Give or take?

...and personally id plunk down 30k for a nice 78-96 bronco before i paid 50 for a new one

I'd personally prefer an crew cab highboy. I would probably have to plunk down that kind of money to get one as well. Anymore, two doors don't cut it other than my 2011 as a DD.

 

[85_Ranger4x4]

Nope. They look cool but besides that...eh ill pass.

Well since you are such an expert you should have just said so!

 

[Roert42]

Moose head lager has a promotion on involving the new Ford Bronco.

They had a giant RC bronco at the beer store, I think they were raffling it off. Gotta be almost 2 feet long

that picture is off their website. https://www.mooseheadstaywild.com/thank_you.aspx

 

[bobbywalter]

There is no comparing a 79 and current bronco in off road prowess.


Just like comparing a 79 to a 76.


On road daily driving prowess is even harder to compare.

I would have a hard time believing you would prefer a 79 over a 21 back to back.


Driving to town in 10 below blizzards....or running Moab when it's 120 degrees....


In the relatives ..

This new Bronco is the boss. Sure ....it needs heavier skid protection...and...the steering is a bit weak for radical rock climbing, but that is a short easily fixable list ...



Why ... Would a straight axle be better?

There were more independent suspension broncos and bronco 2s and explorers and expeditions then anything.


Conversely...the two trucks I drive and the bronco 2 are straight axles.

And I prefer them for a very narrow reason.

48 years seperate the 22 super duty, from the 74 system on my bronco 2. Hard to see what changed. They are both coil spring radius arm systems with Trac bars.


The ranger is on leafs. Even more captain cave pig.


For daily drive and ride ..

I like the jeep cher o car better then the explorer...or a Wrangler.


And prefer a bronco 2 over any wrangler or the early Bronco.....even equipped with a d35 ttb.


On the 78/79 fullsize bronco ... I would rather have a Dana 60 strength TTB....

Unless it was strictly trail trash.

The 79 f trucks and bronco are also my favorite. And I would daily one with a modern cost effective powertrain....


Which would cost more then a high end truck let alone a bare bones edition.


You have to love lying to yourself....there is a bare bones cheap as fawk wheeler with a manual trans and the best off road capacity ford has ever done....


And you get meh from the tire kickers ...


You can't make this shit up.

 

[Roert42]

I think what it comes down to is that we are all afraid of working on over complicated 30 year old computer networks.

However, if you, @rusty ol ranger , were to buy a new $29k Ford Bronco to daily drive, would you plan on keeping it for 30 years?

I feel like it would be hard to daily something that long and not have to due major overhaul from rust at least a couple of times.

 

[85_Ranger4x4]

There is no comparing a 79 and current bronco in off road prowess.


Just like comparing a 79 to a 76.


On road daily driving prowess is even harder to compare.

I would have a hard time believing you would prefer a 79 over a 21 back to back.


Driving to town in 10 below blizzards....or running Moab when it's 120 degrees....


In the relatives ..

This new Bronco is the boss. Sure ....it needs heavier skid protection...and...the steering is a bit weak for radical rock climbing, but that is a short easily fixable list ...



Why ... Would a straight axle be better?

There were more independent suspension broncos and bronco 2s and explorers and expeditions then anything.


Conversely...the two trucks I drive and the bronco 2 are straight axles.

And I prefer them for a very narrow reason.

48 years seperate the 22 super duty, from the 74 system on my bronco 2. Hard to see what changed. They are both coil spring radius arm systems with Trac bars.


The ranger is on leafs. Even more captain cave pig.


For daily drive and ride ..

I like the jeep cher o car better then the explorer...or a Wrangler.


And prefer a bronco 2 over any wrangler or the early Bronco.....even equipped with a d35 ttb.


On the 78/79 fullsize bronco ... I would rather have a Dana 60 strength TTB....

Unless it was strictly trail trash.

The 79 f trucks and bronco are also my favorite. And I would daily one with a modern cost effective powertrain....


Which would cost more then a high end truck let alone a bare bones edition.


You have to love lying to yourself....there is a bare bones cheap as fawk wheeler with a manual trans and the best off road capacity ford has ever done....


And you get meh from the tire kickers ...


You can't make this shit up.

I would LOVE a 70 series Toyota which is basically what you are talking about plus a turbo V8 and manual trans and tcase.

My real only beef with ifs is unit wheel bearings.. but that is a bit of a nothingburger because all solid front axles are the same now. The pressed in ones really irritate me.

 

[85_Ranger4x4]

I think what it comes down to is that we are all afraid of working on over complicated 30 year old computer networks.

However, if you, @rusty ol ranger , were to buy a new $29k Ford Bronco to daily drive, would you plan on keeping it for 30 years?

I feel like it would be hard to daily something that long and not have to due major overhaul from rust at least a couple of times.

Rust is hard to say, my wife's current edge has 277k and virtually has no rust. Plus the Bronco has easily swapped fenders.

 

[85_Ranger4x4]

 

[Snoranger]

The 79 f trucks and bronco are also my favorite. And I would daily one with a modern cost effective powertrain....

My man!!

That’s the plan with my ‘79 F350 supercab.

‘79 body, ‘06+ axles and suspension, unknown drivetrain (as of yet)... I do have a heavily work 4bt That should make around 700+ lb-ft of torque, but thats still an old ass mechanical diesel. A Godzilla would be nice.

 

[bobbywalter]

I think what it comes down to is that we are all afraid of working on over complicated 30 year old computer networks.

However, if you, @rusty ol ranger , were to buy a new $29k Ford Bronco to daily drive, would you plan on keeping it for 30 years?

I feel like it would be hard to daily something that long and not have to due major overhaul from rust at least a couple of times.

It's what I do.

When I am not working....that or my ranger is what I drive....for personal transpo

 

[pjtoledo]

all this talk about '79 Broncos makes me contemplate finding all the parts and assembling my '78.

 

[Roert42]

It's what I do.






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When I am not working....that or my ranger is what I drive....for personal transpo

1. Did you buy it brand new in 88'?

2. Is the drive train 100% original or did you give up and start from scratch?

3. . Looks like you got a brand new F-150 as a daily driver, even if it sits in the barn as a just in case, the rest is kind of a mute point.






I have nothing against drive a 30yo car every day. I drove a '92 F150 with 250+k miles for years before someone rear ended it doing 60 while I was stopped behind a school bus.

At some point I will end up with a '78/'79 F series for a daily, but at the moment I have too many 25/30 year old rust buckets to fix......

 

[Roert42]

my wife's current edge has 277k and virtually has no rust.

Rub it in why don't you.

130K miles

 

[85_Ranger4x4]

1. Did you buy it brand new in 88'?

2. Is the drive train 100% original or did you give up and start from scratch?

3. . Looks like you got a brand new F-150 as a daily driver, even if it sits in the barn as a just in case, the rest is kind of a mute point.






I have nothing against drive a 30yo car every day. I drove a '92 F150 with 250+k miles for years before someone rear ended it doing 60 while I was stopped behind a school bus.

At some point I will end up with a '78/'79 F series for a daily, but at the moment I have too many 25/30 year old rust buckets to fix......

Rub it in why don't you.

View attachment 72070 130K miles

And it is even for sale!

 

[Roert42]

And it is even for sale!

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