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Nice upgrade on a base model with 33's if that stuff will fit!

Did you guys see that Spicer is offering HD axle upgrades for the new Bronco: https://spicerparts.com/ford/bronco/2021 Dana 60 rear axle, Dana 44 "Advantek" front axle, HD stub shafts and driveshafts....all OEM bolt in stuff. I'd take a 2-door, 2.3L, base model with manual, slap on some...

Same can be said, for, well pretty much all sim vehicles over the last 50+ years, Jeeps, Scouts, vintage Broncos, etc. are all "lifestyle" rigs not specifically designed for offroad, some have some HD components leftover from the pickups, but many don't. I'd say this Bronco is reasonably HD and...

Yes - it was the "Road to Dakar" series....figured he stood a really good chance.....

I think you gotta look at from a % improvement perspective, old Tundra is rated @ ~18 mpg hwy while new Tundra is rated @ ~24 mpg hwy which is about a 30% improvement....so same trip, same conditions, same person driving you probably will see in that 23-24 in the new one. That seems about...

Why would you say they "overcomplicated" it....it's the same engine and drivetrain that has already been proven in other platforms. Are you suggesting they come up with a new engine unique to the Bronco? The funny thing sometimes, I see if often, people look at a components which "seems" small...

Awesome camper, looks top notch inside, sounds like some enthusiastic blokes....still don't think it's the right platform. I know they are trying to differential themselves by going mid-size vs full-size, but I think their product is different enough as is that they'd probably be more...

Yeah - it's happened more than once, try to turn up the volume and I end up putting the dang thing in park :rolleyes:

I have a 21' Tradesman 2500 w/6.4 hemi....love the truck, descent ride, good power, quite, easy to use nav system, I like the front bench and center console. Not sure I am a fan of the twist knob gear selector. My dislikes are hood visibility (not horrible but not like older rigs), the rear...

Depends on your goals....if you need payload capability and 3rd world reparability a Wrangler isn't the right choice....if you wanna be comfortable and have a highly offroad capable rig it could be.

I'm not up to date on this, but the way it used to work was you had to hire an importer and many of the rigs in good shape with low miles were $20k-30k. Add in any baselining, you are into ~$25k+ easy. Up to you if it's worth that price for a 25 year old rig vs a domestic one. Just to...

How much would you be into one with say 150k once you pay for the rig, shipping, an importer and to get it baselined back to good working order?

Trouble is finding a good, clean 25 yo commercial rig that hasn't been beat.....while not spending $25k for it. Brand new Cruisers are ~$50-60k USD based on current values in Aus and exchange rate, if we could buy for that, then pay the $5k for shipping....we'd see how many guys would put their...

Always thought it would be cool to have worked at Toyota dealership back then. My understanding though, at the time, there was not a big market for those rigs at that price point...much like the modern 200's when there were Cherokees, Blazers, Bronco's, etc. available, particularly in a time...

That's what they are, they are "1 Ton" pickups. They are the size (or smaller) than a Tacoma (single cab one) with the payload capacity of highly optioned (low payload) 3/4 T diesel truck and much less towing at a price point in-line with 3/4 - 1 T trucks. So looking at it from that...

It's what I'd use one for too if I were willing to drop the $ for one.....but not typical use case and certainly not what they were designed to do. From a practical perspective, wouldn't a 4runner be able to do the exact same thing? Again, I'm trying to be unemotional about this.....thinking...

Well - you are hardcore sir! So you'd use it as a daily driver?

There has got to be standard industry guidelines around this I'd guess, stop in XX distance in panic stop, quantitative evasive maneuver metrics, etc. There has got to be some court cases where a manuf got sued at some point about the performance of the car to the point where they design with...

What does that last sentence mean then: " Thus, INEOS Auto’s alter ego specific jurisdiction theory also flunks the second prong of the specific jurisdiction inquiry. "

Regarding the differential - I think partially due to packaging (as you point out) probably partially due to Tcase / Trans tech but I also always thought it was an advantage when it comes to clearance?