2021 - 2022 Ford Bronco
Well I drove a bronco at my dealer. Was wanting a 2 door, almost no room behind the rear seat. Only seats 4 for its size. 2 door looks cool, but no room behind rear seat. Wont do a 4 door bronco. Proportions are all off. In all I was not really happy driving it. Could not even kid myself into it. Gage panel is an analog speedometer, and LED segment fuel and temp gages. Want a tach you have to thumb through buttons to put this bar graph looking thing on the screen in front of you. It reminded me of those 1980s Nissan 300ZX cars. Just goofy as ****. Not interested in thumbing through the screen modes to read any instruments. Highway mileage is 17 with ecoboost and manual shift. That's pretty dismal actually.
I decided to order a 2022 Ford Maverick. Got a deal through a ford dealer in iowa $3k off MSRP. Vehicle is a special order on order since december 28th. Good deal on this since dealers are marking em up. I have a full size pickup with a V8 and 8' bed to haul big stuff.
This thing is about the size of the original small extended cab ranger. I am looking at it like a car with an extra large trunk. It uses the drivetrain out of the bronco sport/ford escape. Seats 5, bed is 4'-6" long and extends to 6 foot with open tailgate. It has a no **** analog tach, speedometer, fuel and temp gages. The Lariat package which I did not want, has those LED segment fuel and water temp gages.
What I ordered was an XLT, EcoBoost 2.0, AWD, 4,000 lb trailer tow group, full size spare, in cab 110V/400W power inverter. Its size is perfect for me as a commuter. Plus 30mpg highway makes it a winner in my book.
This things got some hustle too. The ecoboost runs mid 14s in the quarter mile and makes about 250hp. The hybrid which is standard mill and starts at $20,000 gets about 42MPGe. All of the drivetrain options including hybrid have a payload rating of 1,500 lbs, and a tow rating of 2,000 lbs.
To get the 4,000 lb tow pack you need the ecoboost and AWD options. That 4K group comes with a different ratio on the differentials, heavier duty transaxle, heavy duty radiator, auxiliary trans cooler, rear hitch, wired for 4 and 7 way connectors, heavier duty rear springs, and an electric trailer brake controller on the dash.
Apparently people went nuts for these things. In 4 months since they opened the order bank, ford was swamped with 100,000 special orders. If you see one on the lot, it was either a special order, or the customer refused it when it got there.
Heres pix. This is the color on order. Cactus grey. Only interior color is dark navy blue. XLT upholstery only comes in light and dark gray cloth seats. I will be getting fitted covers as I get pretty dirty at my job. Dealer says 4-6 months. I been saving cash up for a replacement vehicle, so no biggie, I will save some more until it shows up. Total without Texas sales tax and the 3k off MSRP came out to $25,170 for this. Pretty good deal if you ask me.
I will have to do a fly up and 720 mile road trip back. I work for an airline, so flying up isnt a big deal. They even offered to pick me up at the airport. I already bought some small goodies to dress it up a bit when it gets here.
Well I drove a bronco at my dealer. Was wanting a 2 door, almost no room behind the rear seat. Only seats 4 for its size. 2 door looks cool, but no room behind rear seat. Wont do a 4 door bronco. Proportions are all off. In all I was not really happy driving it. Could not even kid myself into it. Gage panel is an analog speedometer, and LED segment fuel and temp gages. Want a tach you have to thumb through buttons to put this bar graph looking thing on the screen in front of you. It reminded me of those 1980s Nissan 300ZX cars. Just goofy as ****. Not interested in thumbing through the screen modes to read any instruments. Highway mileage is 17 with ecoboost and manual shift. That's pretty dismal actually.
I decided to order a 2022 Ford Maverick. Got a deal through a ford dealer in iowa $3k off MSRP. Vehicle is a special order on order since december 28th. Good deal on this since dealers are marking em up. I have a full size pickup with a V8 and 8' bed to haul big stuff.
This thing is about the size of the original small extended cab ranger. I am looking at it like a car with an extra large trunk. It uses the drivetrain out of the bronco sport/ford escape. Seats 5, bed is 4'-6" long and extends to 6 foot with open tailgate. It has a no **** analog tach, speedometer, fuel and temp gages. The Lariat package which I did not want, has those LED segment fuel and water temp gages.
What I ordered was an XLT, EcoBoost 2.0, AWD, 4,000 lb trailer tow group, full size spare, in cab 110V/400W power inverter. Its size is perfect for me as a commuter. Plus 30mpg highway makes it a winner in my book.
This things got some hustle too. The ecoboost runs mid 14s in the quarter mile and makes about 250hp. The hybrid which is standard mill and starts at $20,000 gets about 42MPGe. All of the drivetrain options including hybrid have a payload rating of 1,500 lbs, and a tow rating of 2,000 lbs.
To get the 4,000 lb tow pack you need the ecoboost and AWD options. That 4K group comes with a different ratio on the differentials, heavier duty transaxle, heavy duty radiator, auxiliary trans cooler, rear hitch, wired for 4 and 7 way connectors, heavier duty rear springs, and an electric trailer brake controller on the dash.
Apparently people went nuts for these things. In 4 months since they opened the order bank, ford was swamped with 100,000 special orders. If you see one on the lot, it was either a special order, or the customer refused it when it got there.
Heres pix. This is the color on order. Cactus grey. Only interior color is dark navy blue. XLT upholstery only comes in light and dark gray cloth seats. I will be getting fitted covers as I get pretty dirty at my job. Dealer says 4-6 months. I been saving cash up for a replacement vehicle, so no biggie, I will save some more until it shows up. Total without Texas sales tax and the 3k off MSRP came out to $25,170 for this. Pretty good deal if you ask me.
I will have to do a fly up and 720 mile road trip back. I work for an airline, so flying up isnt a big deal. They even offered to pick me up at the airport. I already bought some small goodies to dress it up a bit when it gets here.
