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Old 09-15-2021, 09:20 AM   #231
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THe smoking tire recently did a review of the 2 door one with the.6 cyl. They seemed to like it and preferred the smaller size as well. I had the same impressedion when I saw the 4 door in person: its huge.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=byiJ4YAxK7w
"and we're going to huck it into a corner . . . and . . . not terrible" ROFL
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Old 09-15-2021, 09:48 AM   #232
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How does it compare in size to the 4-door Wrangler?
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Old 09-15-2021, 10:09 AM   #233
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How does it compare in size to the 4-door Wrangler?
I haven't seen them in person next to one another, but...bigger.
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Old 09-15-2021, 10:18 AM   #234
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I haven't seen them in person next to one another, but...bigger.
Not exactly addressed in this C&D story, but some good comparisons on various dimensions and specs:

https://www.caranddriver.com/news/a3...pecs-compared/
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Old 09-15-2021, 04:36 PM   #235
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"and we're going to huck it into a corner . . . and . . . not terrible" ROFL


Ha yeah that was great. I remember watching their review of the defender and they praised the on road manners. Honestly that’s probably a better choice than the bronco but it just doesn’t look as cool (IMO) and no removable roof. In theory a defender costs more but in the crazy Covid era who knows.


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Old 01-23-2022, 02:38 PM   #236
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There was actually a 4 door with a stick on my local dealer's lot. I toyed with the idea of trying to cadge a drive but decided I didn't care that much.
I noticed one in the used section of the Kia dealer near us. Was curious what the markup would be -- they have it listed at $90k
https://www.beckmastenkia.com/invent...e5ep2mla40770/
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Old 01-23-2022, 02:55 PM   #237
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I noticed one in the used section of the Kia dealer near us. Was curious what the markup would be -- they have it listed at $90k
https://www.beckmastenkia.com/invent...e5ep2mla40770/
Looks like it was bought to flip.
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Old 01-24-2022, 08:28 AM   #238
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One our road trip to Nashville/Memphis a few months ago, I parked behind new Bronco (dealer plates on it) It became a few hour conversation with my wife. A few hours later we walked by a Bronco Sport. She noticed quickly how much smaller the "Sport" is.

Her first comment was "That's not a Bronco, and it certainly isn't sporty" . It was seriously one of those moments where if I had a drink in my mouth, it would have been spewing out of my nostrils. (some content, when my wife lived in the Denver CO area, she owned a first generation Bronco with "3 on the tree" and manual hubs for 4x4) This was well before I knew her.

I can get in and out of a 4 door Bronco okay, not great, but better than I do with a Wrangler. I really want to try out a 2 door to see if it is any easier for me to own. I search locally about every 2 weeks, still no 2 doors.
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Old 01-24-2022, 08:45 AM   #239
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the Bronco Sport has the dumbest rear window wiper I've ever seen. It cleans about 1/4 of the window, at best
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