finally got my hands on a new ford bronco well
new to me at least now this thing sat for 12 years
out in the farmer's field but listen to the engine
it's got one solid engine that baby is humming
does have a 5 liter v8 and those engines are extremely dependable especially back
in 1989 when this thing was made and where was it made it was made in the
usa in michigan which is coincidentally where they're
going to be making the new broncos now the lowest price new bronco starts about
30000 then you go up to about 35 000 for a
four-door and if you want a fully loaded one they
start at sixty thousand eight hundred dollars a lot of
money consider that this bronco was four
hundred dollars if you want to spend the whole 60 grand
extra you could turn this into a dream machine
or you could just drive it around and fix it as need be
it's your choice with a truck like this he has big wheels jacked up four-wheel
drive look at the frame solid as a rock this frame is not rusted
it is solid sure the tail pipe needs a little bit of work but hey what do you
want for 400 hours you check under it's got the four-wheel
drive and rear differential you're not gonna
get stuck in this thing got the macho spare tire and look
it still swings out back in the day these babies were
built now back in the day these things had their own frame designed for them
way back in 1965 now they were made in 65 but they were
sold as a 66 model and since then they've sold well over a million broncos
and sure this one looks rough we'll open the hood there's stuff all over the
place the air filters have to be put back on correctly
shroud for the fan is missing but believe it or not
the air conditioner still blows cold as you can see we'll crank it over
star tread up good v8 engine the ac it's still blowing cold air ah
and sure things like the wiper motor needs to be put back in
and the cover put back together and the rear view mirror glued back on but when
you consider this thing sap all those years out in the field the
interior is not in that bad shape it's even got
what everybody wants the big old roll bar you can hear the
power steering whining a little listen to that engine smooth
no clacking now the speedometer on this thing only says
45 000 miles and to tell you the truth by the noise the engine is making and
the way that the transmission shifts i'm actually assuming that's the real
mileage on this thing and if it is what a steal for 400 bucks
it is one solid five liter v8 engine yeah they're not racing engines in these
things you can super if you want you want to use it as a knock around
vehicle leave it alone put some money into it
hey you didn't put much money into it yet you can do it
the frame's solid there's no rock you find a vehicle like this lying around in
somebody's field or in their driveway buy it these are
real popular amongst the military as you can see
it's got a really old fort campbell sticker airborners go off-road so they
want their vehicles to go off-road with this kind of clearance you can go
off-road and that big old v8 yeah it's not a racing engine but it's
got a lot of torque for getting through tight spaces off-road this is actually a
perfect example of why they sold over a million of them they're well made
they're solid yeah they're gas hogs but hey what do you think you're gonna get
with something this big now this thing is rated for towing six
thousand pounds but with the size of the wheelbase from my experience
you're best to leave it at about 4 000 pounds towing it's not as long as the
f-150 which is better made for towing but it'll still tow 4 000 pounds for an
old vehicle like this hey that's pretty decent
because the engine might only have 185 horsepower
but it's got 270 pound-feet of torque so it's got a lot of torque for pulling
these things are geared great for off-road stuff
that's what they originally made for the bronco was ford's original
sports utility vehicle all the broncos that they built
66 they were four-wheel drive they're made
for going on-road and off-road and as i said earlier
check the bottom man this thing so listen to the metal no rod at all
this thing is in immaculate shape you don't even see anything dripping on the
ground it's not even leaking i really believe
that this particular example does only have 45 000 miles on it so this
particular one was a really good barn finder i should say field time it was
out in the field it wasn't inside a bar let's take it for a spin
got the nice step solid as can be we'll climb in
starts right up and like i said the old power steering
it's a groaner but hey these old fords they can grow for years and still drive
still strong you can hear that transmission
it shifts smooth it's not slipping i really believe this thing has 45 000
miles on it still handles decent for an old beast
and look
the brakes can really lock it up in charge you can tell
the analog brakes don't work anymore you can hear those brakes lock up
but a lot of guys with one of these they don't want any lock brakes they do
off-road stuff a lot of guys just disconnect them anyways
well this one's already disconnected itself
and it's even got an aftermarket kenwood stereo that works
high power cassette now let's say you're ready on the waiting list for the new
bronco it's rather long it'll take a while to
get one plus you're gonna shell out at least
sixty thousand four hundred dollars maybe look for one of these for four
hundred dollars put a little bit of money into it
thousand here a thousand there then you'll have tons of money for
buying gasoline with and you'll still be way under the 60 400
price tag i mean check it out the chrome is still shiny as can be back
in 1989 ford knew how to chrome play stuff look
at it it's still shining and that's 31 years
later and sure the tires need air well they need new tires they dry rot
sitting in the field that long but they still go down the road fix it
up you're gonna put some nice tires on it too but all that stuff's still
readily available parts for these things are a cinch to find
the 351 windsor is the more prized engine
but really you can swap them out if you want that's the advantage of these old
fords you can put all kinds of stuff in them
if you want you get a basic solid truck like this for 400 bucks let
me tell you you're looking for one jump on it get it the frame alone is
worth that kind of money in the shape that this thing is in now
the new broncos they're going to be made in the same factory that these old
broncos were made at in michigan so i'm assuming they're going to have
good quality to them but like everything else scotty likes to wait for some time
to pass well this is an 89 and a lot of time has passed and it's
still one solid vehicle and in this case it's
60 thousand dollars cheaper than the new one and i like that
a lot and here's some bonus questions and
answers joseph branson thoughts on a 1997 tahoe
everybody who knows me knows i don't like gm products that's a
97 i had a customer just buy a 99 great vehicle they had 150 000 miles on
it was four-wheel drive everything
worked on it he picked it up for five thousand dollars
what a deal he loves it he's gonna fix it all up repaint it
back in the day those things are solid made not like the junk they're making
today it could be an excellent vehicle there's
absolutely nothing wrong with getting those old ones do if you live in a rust
belt bring a big hammer hit the frame and
make sure it's not rotted because if the frame's rotted don't even think about
buying it but here in texas they will rot
so the one this guy had i hit it solid metal when they rust on it at all
jessica and singh danji says scotty should i buy a bmw m car
or amg for retirement well you shouldn't buy any for your retirement because if
you do you might have to go out of retirement
get another job to pay for the repairs on those things
realize that you know i mean if you absolutely had to get an m car because
the m cars are real sports cars they are set up to racing and zooming
around and they are fun to drive but they're also very expensive to repair
but if you kind of look at it you'll notice the m car resale value is much
higher than the mercedes the mercedes resell values is garbage because
everybody knows they cost a fortune and they break all the time so if you had to
get the bmw but really if you're going into
retirement you buy either those cars they might end up forcing you after a
few years of repairs to go back into the world of work exo 59
says 1983 mercedes-benz 300 turbo diesel do
you think it's worth buying that car it's 4 500 bucks and says that it's 250
000 miles or should i stick with my 99 solera
that has about 250 000 miles stick with who bring it to the dance like they say
in texas so solera is running good great why
would you want to gamble 38 year old mercedes benz with 250
000 miles now they were great cars back in the day but
things wear out parts aren't cheap and it's that all all the rubber stuff's
going to be rotten away too the toyota's a lot newer a lot more
modern cars parts are a lot cheaper stick with the toyota anyways the
mercedes way overpriced 4 500 bucks something that's that old with that kind
of mods they're lucky they get a couple grand for that
nobody wants to buy those old things they're all old and worn out
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