Welcome!

Cysquatch

Hey all. First post. Have spent most of the last year on bronco6g and decided check this out. Always looking for ideas to mod my 2-door and places to take it.

Letsrock75

Greetings Bronco Nation. New owner of a 22 4door badlands, 2.3L, MT, softop bronco. Looking forward to learning more about the bronco and sharing what little I know thus far. Thanks for having me.

Deano Bronc

Welcome to BN! Tell us about your Badlands and share a few pictures.
Any plans for modification?

Letsrock75

Sure. It's a stock 22 Badlands with no extra packages in Area 51. I went to the dealer a couple weeks ago just to just see if i can test drive a bronco, but I didn't think that I'd realistically get one. The dealer told me they only have a couple broncos left but they were MT. I said no problem, I just want a test drive. He made me a great deal and i can only assume that in my area MTs are a hard sale because he went below MSRP until i said yes.
I've never been offroading but I would be interested in trying it out, so no mods planned (yet). Thus far I've only added a Curt tow hitch (no wiring), not for towing, but so i can get a bike rack for it, and maybe a platform for additional cargo space. Other than that, just rubber mats, Paracord handles and a cover and restraint for my pup. Waiting for better weather to take the top down!

Deano Bronc

That's awesome you could get it for under sticker and its even a Badlands. I thought about going manual but I came to the realization that my rowing days were over.

LO978

Hi Everyone,
Finally got up the courage to join and post. This is all bit new to me but this is such an awesome group with a lot of good content so I gotta support it as best I can.
In early ‘22 after 3 decades of company cars I was in the position to finally get a vehicle I wanted. Woohoo I thought! Wanting a capable 2 dr 4WD other than a Jeep my attention went straight to the Bronco. Little did I know the order banks had just closed… rude awakening soon followed… but working with a dealer was encouraged at the time to wait, order a ‘23 they will reopen late July. So I dreamed and designed builds and waited. By late Aug it was becoming obvious, re-opening the orderbanks to new orders would be delayed for a long time….As I read posts here and elsewhere of the many horror stories in delays I realized I was screwed and needed a miracle. Not having endless pools of money to blow $10 - 15K over list on anything a dealer had, my prospects were dim. With no idea when or if I could ever order, I was getting depressed. Thankfully my wife’s car kept us moving but I wanted a Bronco badly. I spent a lot of time looking for vehicles and contacting dealerships all over the Eastern seaboard.
Miracle came true in late Oct when I found an in-state dealership with an available 2Dr Big Bend manual that was not ridiculously over priced at all. Given the near zero prospects of getting to order exactly what I wanted and even if I did with no idea when the build would occur I had to make a choice. Keep waiting or sacrifice some of the features I wanted and take the BB with the ability to modify as time went on.
So I jumped and all I can say is I LOVE MY 6G! The dealership really was awesome making the whole process easy (whole story there). The manual tran is a blast, it makes driving even more fun. I made first mod adding RC AL2 drop step. Have been waiting on roof rails (since late Oct). More to come. Even better I just registered for the NH Off-Rodeo at Gunstock later this June. My wife thinks I’ve gone nuts.
I really was fortunate and cannot imagine the anguish many on this site have experienced. I do want to say that this site helped me learn a ton about the realities of the market and what I was facing. Thank you everyone that has posted. You helped me make a tough decision and I can honestly say I could not be happier.
Bronco Nation rocks!

LO978

Thanks for the warm welcomes! Super psyched about the Off-Rodeo, can’t wait. Here is a pic 4 days after delivery with AL2 step installed probably the easiest modification on the planet. Ford did a lot to make it simple. Took all of 40 minutes. I like the way the pinch welds on the undercarriage are hidden, to me it smooths out the look.

WINTER13

First time blogging. Took delivery in july of 2022 with a 4 door wildtrack. In sept drove it from ny to myrtle beach. What a great trip. Looking forward to doing the off roadeo in moab on may but the bronco will be staying home.

Cysquatch

Hey all. First post. Have spent most of the last year on bronco6g and decided check this out. Always looking for ideas to mod my 2-door and places to take it.

Letsrock75

Greetings Bronco Nation. New owner of a 22 4door badlands, 2.3L, MT, softop bronco. Looking forward to learning more about the bronco and sharing what little I know thus far. Thanks for having me.

Laura

Nice Bronco, @Letsrock75! I'm glad you're in California; you'll be enjoying top-back weather a little sooner than a good chunk of your other brethren here in the Nation.

Cosmo427

Hi Everyone,

This is my first post. A very strange series of events brought me here. Two years ago I ordered a new Raptor (The F-150, not the Bronco). It came in, it was incorrect, then two months later, it came in. Another dealership offers to buy it from me, and offers me extra cash, plus a Bronco Badlands at MSRP, which another customer ordered and backed out of. I was always a fan of the Bronco, and ordered one when they first opened order banks, but cancelled it after multiple delays. I went into the dealership, checked it out, and absolutely loved it, so I took the deal. I have mods scheduled, and I am in the process of moving from Phoenix to Prescott, AZ. Can’t wait to get this thing off the pavement.

Cosmo427

Hi Everyone,

This is my first post. A very strange series of events brought me here. Two years ago I ordered a new Raptor (The F-150, not the Bronco). It came in, it was incorrect, then two months later, it came in. Another dealership offers to buy it from me, and offers me extra cash, plus a Bronco Badlands at MSRP, which another customer ordered and backed out of. I was always a fan of the Bronco, and ordered one when they first opened order banks, but cancelled it after multiple delays. I went into the dealership, checked it out, and absolutely loved it, so I took the deal. I have mods scheduled, and I am in the process of moving from Phoenix to Prescott, AZ. Can’t wait to get this thing off the pavement.

magicrobots

What's up y'all!
Went to the dealership on Friday to see how long the wait was to put an order in. I knew it was going to be long, but I didn't know how bad it really was these days. I really wanted a white 2 door hard top with sasquatch and was willing to wait.
But hello, what's this out front? A used 2021 with 12k miles on it that had been traded in?
DON'T MIND IF I DO.
She's perfect, and now she's mine. I am so stoked I feel like a kid. My teenage kids also absolutely adore it :)

I think the only change I'd have made had I ordered it myself would be rubberized floors instead of carpet, as I'll be running topless plenty, and there will be mud in this beauty's future.