Ford specifically states the bronco can be flat towed with the transfer case in neutral. That's kindof a big deal to the RV crowd. Pretty cool
Considering it's literally the same running gear as the Ranger, that's no surprise. My truck is apparently becoming a new favorite for RV'ing types.
I love it. It’s everything I hoped it would look like. I’d put in a deposit immediately, but that Ecoboost engine (either one) is a pretty strong deterrent to me. Was just in the Ford shop today and they’ve got a new 4 cylinder Explorer scattered apart that is getting a brand new cylinder head because of bad casting. The Ford techs tell me it’s been getting worse and worse with the EcoBoosts (4 and 6) with major engine failures.
Ford techs are full of shit. Always have been, always will be. The numbers don't support their luddite-based disdain for the boosted engines and Ford themselves, as well as other notable testers, have shown there's nothing wrong with the vast majority of the boosted-engine line. The reality is, after visiting Fremont and Mission Valley Ford in the last week and walking the service facilities with the fleet service managers (looking for a new vendor for our pickups), I saw far more non-boosted engines in pieces than I did boosted-engines. No engine is bulletproof when operated by an ignorant owner and I'd surmise that most issues or failures having to do with lack of maintenance or unadvised operating conditions. It's always worth noting that even though their shirts say "Ford" on them, they're not employed by FMC per say, they're employed by the Ford dealer and they're also, almost always, NOT mechanical engineers. Take what they think they know with a grain of salt.
Also, a bad casting is a vendor problem, not necessarily an assembly or design problem.
