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TRAVIS LANGNESS: It has finally arrived!
It's our Ford Bronco.
It's here for our long-term fleet.
We ordered this truck over a year ago,
and we're going to tell you why it took so long to get here.
But first what I want to do is tell you
about what Bronco we got, why we got it.
Then I'm going to take all the stickers off and find
all the cool Easter eggs.
Let's talk about the Edmunds long-term fleet
for a second first.
That's where we take vehicles and own them over a year,
try and put over 20,000 miles on them and report back to you
on the ownership experience.
We think it's one of the most exhaustive ways a vehicle can
be tested.
And why did we get the Bronco?
Well, it's one of the most important vehicles
that Ford has brought out in recent years.
Sure, there's lots of high performance stuff out there,
but this is aimed at the heart of one of America's most
popular vehicles-- the Jeep Wrangler, which we also
had in our long-term fleet, and in Rubicon trim, nonetheless.
As a matter of fact, we still have the Wrangler.
We use it as a support vehicle for pretty much
all of our off-roading.
Whenever we need to film something in the dirt,
the Wrangler comes along.
So we want to know how the Franco holds up
under the same kinds of conditions
and over the same amount of time.
We're going to do all of that and then some
with this Bronco in the coming year of ownership,
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Let's start taking a closer look at this thing.
All right.
Let's remove these stickers.
The first one is the pricing sheet, the Monroney.
And we're just going to take the pricing sheet off the window
and we are going to save this for later,
because I want to talk about what we got and why we got it.
As you'll notice on here, the price
on this vehicle, MSRP 62,605 is the total.
And we got the first edition, which is essentially
the Badlands trim, but in specific colors-- their only
releasing 3,500 of them.
And we got it with the Sasquatch package.
We don't need these anymore.
This is-- looks like a front license plate bracket.
See what's in the glove box here.
"This vehicle is equipped with airbags," just so you know.
The Sold sticker here.
Thank you, Don G., for selling us this vehicle.
And then we've got the owner's manual.
And then we will put it in--
not with this.
I'm guessing this is a toolkit.
It's exactly what I was expecting.
This is the tool kit to take these doors off.
Then there's this little ratchet.
If we look closely here, these are Bronco branded ratchet
attachments.
That's pretty cool.
Want to keep that with the truck.
Don't lose that.
So maintain value for people that really love
their Broncos in the future.
Smells fine.
But here's another sticker, and it
says what percentage of the vehicle was made where.
It says US/Canadian parts, 61%, Mexico 15%.
That's not 100-- where's the rest of the percents?
Now this is officially where we're
going to start our Bronco exterior logo and interior logo
count.
We got one right there--
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--on the tailgate, and there's one on each
of the wheels in the hubcaps.
So that's a total of five.
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And this is all of the stuff that comes with the top.
But one of the things they sent us
in the year we were waiting for this Bronco
is a Bronco flag as if we're from Bronco country.
So we'll hang it on the truck at some point.
I don't know.
And then the other things we got that came with it are-- yes.
These are the bags for the doors.
So the doors are fully removable on this.
I'm not going to take the doors off today.
We'll make another video for that,
but it does show which doors these are for.
So these are for the front doors so you know
that that's the door it'll fit.
And another cool detail is, they tell you
which order to store the doors in-- one,
two, three, four, one, two is this position.
So if you flip this over, these are actually two bags
and that shows the passenger side door.
This is for the removable hardtop.
The rear doors.
These are essentially tie-down straps
for your stuff in the rear, and this one
is for what looks like the rear doors.
All right.
And this is our all weather floor mats.
I won't count this in the Bronco logo count,
but it's cool that they're branded and sized correctly.
This is-- ah, it's half the back seat.
So it looks like the back seat is segmented up into two.
And you get another kickin' horsey there, so that's fun.
Little Easter eggs back here-- come in close.
The first thing down here is they
have tie-downs in the trunk, and these tie-downs
have a little lasso.
That's just kind of a nod to the fact
that it's called the Bronco--
real cowboy themed in here.
And the next thing I'm noticing while looking at our Bronco,
you wouldn't see it from here, but you
take a half a step in and the light in the trunk
here has a little Bronco on it too.
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Up the count there to six.
All right.
Let's put in these all weather floor mats,
keep it protected from all the California mud we get.
There's not really any attachment points,
which is kind of annoying, but it does go around well.
It kind of squeezes in there.
And then this one overlaps so you don't
get too much leakage below it.
Got some floor mats.
That was easy.
Let's do the front.
Now, this one does require removal of the regular carpet
because you need to snap it into the floor.
Snap!
It's in place.
It's really easy.
All right.
So driver's side, same thing.
Snap that into place.
All right.
Now you've got a protected floor, so let's get in
and look at the inside.
All right.
Now we're going to take a look at the inside.
And before we go any further, I want to point out
I found two more Broncos--
obviously, well, three now.
So steering wheel is one.
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Small little Bronco there.
Then one--
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--here and one here--
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--on each of the front seats.
I just found another Bronco.
There's one right here on the shifter.
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So if we missed any horses that were kicking you in the face,
feel free to point it out in the comments below
and we'll add it to the count.
I think that count is somewhere under 10 still.
You get to take the bit of the screen off here--
very, very satisfying.
It's like buying an expensive new smartphone.
Let's take a look at the other parts of the interior.
We do get a cool first edition badge.
Some grab handles here.
You've got essentially what are all the controls
for your locking diffs and your traction control, stuff
like that up here.
Then there's the row of upfitter switches near the top.
And because we have the removable top,
the big switches are here and here for that,
to take the front section off.
And then the back section has its own unique set of switches.
Now, aside from this little warning sticker
and the registration sticker on the front,
we're kind of all out of stickers,
which is satisfying and sad all at the same time.
Consider it unboxed!
But now what I want to do is pull out this list
and talk to you about why it took so long for us
to get our Bronco.
Let's go back to the beginning.
So October 2, 2020, is when we placed an order
for our Bronco-- or a reservation, really.
We put $100 down and the configurator
didn't open until mid-October, 2020.
Ford said, we're humbled by the tremendous demand we've
received and are excited to get you your Bronco
as soon as we can.
It was an email that kind of went out
to everybody that reserved one.
October 22, we decided to place an order for one.
What did we get?
Well, we got the first edition.
We thought that would be a good one
to get because it comes with the most off-road equipment,
and we wanted ours, the Badlands with the Sasquatch package,
in a first edition color.
We also wanted two tops, but guess what?
We only got one.
And in October, we got an email from Ford that said,
we wanted to share some important product updates.
To reduce production complexity and ensure quality,
the molded in-color hardtop is the only hardtop option.
So there will now be late availability for the 2021 model
year and these models will have a price reduced by $1,895.
So we couldn't get the one we wanted.
December 15 of 2020, the order placement
we were supposed to be able to make back in October
was postponed from December to March of 2021.
That's a big postponement.
And Ford sent out an email again saying,
the order process will now begin in mid-January
and will extend through mid-March.
Finally, January 27 of '21, we placed the order
with our local dealership.
March 25 of 2021, we got an update
that the black modular hardtop and dual rooftops
were not available for 2021, so we
couldn't get the soft top and the hardtop we wanted.
So we said, all right, let's just
get it as quickly as we can.
Then Ford lowered the MSRP.
They gave us some FordPass rewards,
which are kind of like dealership bucks
where you can use Ford bucks like Monopoly bucks
and spend them at a dealership, so
whether that's on accessories or an oil change.
And we started out with 40,000 of those points,
those FordPass reward points.
Throughout the ordering process with the delays,
they had added 10,000 once and 10,000 again.
We were up to 60,000 reward points, which is pretty good.
And then at this point in the process,
they increased by 200,000 points.
That's a lot of points, and it translates
to a lot of dollars at the dealership
so it's kind of nice.
To be clear, one point is not $1.
It's like your airline miles.
When you have 100,000 miles, that
doesn't mean you can fly 100,000 miles.
You get the point.
So at this point in March of 2021,
we got another email from Ford saying that they couldn't have
imagined the enthusiasm this vehicle would generate,
and adding on a global pandemic, the vehicle launch
quickly became one of the biggest challenges
they'd faced in years.
Yikes.
In May, we'll provide you with more information on estimated
delivery of your vehicle.
Then in May we got another email-- surprise, more delays.
Still no estimate on delivery.
And Ford says, quote, "we're investing millions of dollars
to fix our roof supply issue," which
was part of the ordering process in the first place in July
of 2021.
We contacted our dealer who said, nope, sorry.
We don't know when it's going to get built yet.
Then September 2nd, Ford sent us an email saying,
Bronco production is scheduled for the week of November 1.
Yes!
We got a production date.
Then we got an email in October--
production delayed.
November 19th we got an email saying,
your Bronco has shipped.
We said, we'll see the truck and then we'll believe it.
The dealership called us last week.
It finally arrived, and it's actually here.
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Now that we've fully covered, exhaustively,
the heartache it took to get our hands on this Bronco,
I get to take it out for the break-in period, which
is the first 1,000 miles.
You can't do any towing or any hard driving.
You have to vary the speeds to break in the 2.7 liter V6.
Not that difficult of a task.
The second thing I wanted to talk about
was the Monroney-- the pricing sheet-- why we got what we got.
I mentioned it earlier, but I wanted
to go into the specifics.
First thing-- mileage.
17 MPG combined, that's the EPA rating.
We'll test that over the next year.
The second thing, the price of $62,000--
62,605 to be exact.
What does that include?
Well, the first edition is essentially the Badlands trim
with some extra bits on it.
So you get the specialized color for First Edition, the terrain
management system with extra management for the GOAT--
that's seven different GOAT modes.
17-inch wheels, 33-inch tires, unique suspension,
which is great-- it's good for off-roading.
The disconnecting front stabilizer bar.
The heavy duty front bumper with the powder-coated steel rear
bumper.
The aux switches in the overhead,
and the vinyl trimmed seats with rubberized washout flooring--
The Sasquatch package includes bead lock capable wheels, which
means you can air them way down and it's
less likely for the tires to come
disconnected from the wheels while you're off-roading.
It's a great feature.
Then there's stuff like the electronic locking
front and rear axles, the 4.7 to 1
final drive ratio, the high clearance suspension,
the position sensitive Bilstein shocks and high clearance
fender flares.
The 10-speed automatic transmission,
which is part of the 2.7 liter engine, and trail controller,
along with some other fun stuff.
There's a lot that went into this truck.
Why did we get one that was so expensive?
Well, we like to test out the most equipment we can,
and you can't really get all that stuff on the base Bronco.
Plus, it's kind of fun to have big tires.
So now that we've got all the plastic off of everything,
I'll put the license plates on and take it home.
Let us know in the comments below where
you want us to take it.
Anywhere that four wheels will go,
we'll try and get this thing there.
Let us know what you want to see it go up against.
Do you want the fenders on or off?
You want the top to come off?
And we'll let you know when new stuff shows up,
or maybe when we connect something
across the front of this grille.
For more information on the Bronco
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while you're down there.
Punch a hole in the license plate
here, try not to stab myself with the screwdriver.
I don't know if you guys know this,
but we mod stuff on the Edmunds channel.
This thing's going to be a super different truck with a license
plate.
SPEAKER: So the Sasquatch package,
does it include that mustache you have?
TRAVIS LANGNESS: No.
This is rarely found in the wild, even more rare
so than the Sasquatch itself.
All right.
Time to go break it in and drive it slowly for 1,000 miles.
Boy, that sounds fun--
not.
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