Attention: TDR Forum Junkies 
Anyone who read this thread: https://www.turbodieselregister.com/threads/ford-bronco-looks-well-thought-out.269586/ might remember me saying we had gotten a new Bronco Sport and "Wiredog" Ron asked me to post my impressions. I am an old school guy who is still happy with my 2000 CTD, so am biased a bit toward pickups, tractors, and trucks. So, I have a list of pros and cons right off the top of my head.
Pros:
Size: It's small enough so that it's really easy to maneuver in town and in parking lots. Parking spaces these days are not geared toward those of us who drive pickups. We've had four adults in it and I think everyone felt they had adequate room. The rear compartment is pretty sizable for a vehicle of this size.
Fuel mileage: is pretty good, averaging more than 30 mpg combined. Anyone who knows my wife knows that she is pretty aggressive with the accelerator. We recently took it on an almost 2000 mile trip and I did most of the driving. My mileage was a little better than 34 MPG combined. Total mileage so far is a bit over 7,000.
The seats are comfortable and can be adjusted to fit me. I'm 6'1" and can comfortably sit in it with a cowboy hat.
Ride: For a small vehicle, the ride is pretty good.
Under hood: The engine compartment is pretty full, but not cluttered. (As with most any new vehicle, I'm now just a fluid/tire checker.)
Heat and A/C: Too early to tell on the heater, but the A/C will freeze you out. Being more that sixty, my wife is sweating one minute and freezing the next. Those of you in our age group can commiserate.
Cons:
Too much electronic stuff like Lane departure notification and auto stop/start. I hate those two features! I was able to turn the lane departure off permanently , but the auto stop/start resets each time it is started. Being a small vehicle, you do sit pretty low. Switching from a 4X4 CTD takes a bit to get used to.
There are a whole host of things that I could add here, mostly in the pro column. Since it's my wife's car, she is the one putting most of the miles on and she absolutely loves it. We have met a couple of other people with new Bronco Sports and it's fun to get their impressions. (Meeting them is kind of like running into someone else driving a second generation CTD in good shape - you can have a lengthy talk. Almost cult like...) It's also fun to ask them how many "Easter Eggs" they've found. These are little things they designed in like lights that shine down from the open rear hatch and a built in bottle opener for tailgating. Overall, I really like the car, for what it is. What it is not is a serious 4X4. I think that's what the Bronco is supposed to be. There are a few pictures on page 4 of the linked thread, but I can add a few more if anyone is interested.
Bud
Pros:
Size: It's small enough so that it's really easy to maneuver in town and in parking lots. Parking spaces these days are not geared toward those of us who drive pickups. We've had four adults in it and I think everyone felt they had adequate room. The rear compartment is pretty sizable for a vehicle of this size.
Fuel mileage: is pretty good, averaging more than 30 mpg combined. Anyone who knows my wife knows that she is pretty aggressive with the accelerator. We recently took it on an almost 2000 mile trip and I did most of the driving. My mileage was a little better than 34 MPG combined. Total mileage so far is a bit over 7,000.
The seats are comfortable and can be adjusted to fit me. I'm 6'1" and can comfortably sit in it with a cowboy hat.
Ride: For a small vehicle, the ride is pretty good.
Under hood: The engine compartment is pretty full, but not cluttered. (As with most any new vehicle, I'm now just a fluid/tire checker.)
Heat and A/C: Too early to tell on the heater, but the A/C will freeze you out. Being more that sixty, my wife is sweating one minute and freezing the next. Those of you in our age group can commiserate.
Cons:
Too much electronic stuff like Lane departure notification and auto stop/start. I hate those two features! I was able to turn the lane departure off permanently , but the auto stop/start resets each time it is started. Being a small vehicle, you do sit pretty low. Switching from a 4X4 CTD takes a bit to get used to.
There are a whole host of things that I could add here, mostly in the pro column. Since it's my wife's car, she is the one putting most of the miles on and she absolutely loves it. We have met a couple of other people with new Bronco Sports and it's fun to get their impressions. (Meeting them is kind of like running into someone else driving a second generation CTD in good shape - you can have a lengthy talk. Almost cult like...) It's also fun to ask them how many "Easter Eggs" they've found. These are little things they designed in like lights that shine down from the open rear hatch and a built in bottle opener for tailgating. Overall, I really like the car, for what it is. What it is not is a serious 4X4. I think that's what the Bronco is supposed to be. There are a few pictures on page 4 of the linked thread, but I can add a few more if anyone is interested.
Bud
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