2016 Ford Bronco

[Lazy8s]

I swear my '11 Corolla is made out of a mixture of Adamantium and Kevlar Powertrain is absolutely bulletproof at 180k kms. The mechanic that services it says it's just warming up and that many go well into the 200k kms...

My brother's Corolla hit 300k. Can't beat value like that.

 

[Sasquach]

I swear my '11 Corolla is made out of a mixture of Adamantium and Kevlar Powertrain is absolutely bulletproof at 180k kms. The mechanic that services it says it's just warming up and that many go well into the 200k kms...

Toyota seems to keep their powertrain lineup (and much of their tech for that matter) the same for many moons before redesigning it....while other manufactuers would go through 3 or 4 or so in that same timespan (and thus introduce potential new teething issues each time)

Sticking with the same stuff for years and years have proven to be reliable, at the expense of eventual spec sheet competitiveness. I mean look at how long it took for Toyota to move away from steering wheel column cruise control stalks....(recently), and their digital clocks look the same as they were in the 80's. (but its super effective!) and only now in the past couple years have they been slowly phasing out their engine lineup for the Dynamic force family (their 2GR V6 is still being used and has been recently updated.....and that engine has been around since like 2005)....and they dont even have all the replacements in place yet.....

Ford can't really afford to muck up their truck lineup all that much.. its their bread and butter in North America and thus would be a nightmare if those end up as unreliable pieces of crap.

 

[pax]

They need a hybrid version of that asap. Toyota is selling out and there are few other options out there. Gas prices up here going up fast with the rising carbon tax and refiners that still charge an arm and a leg even when the oil is free.

 

[xCLAVEx]

I swear my '11 Corolla is made out of a mixture of Adamantium and Kevlar Powertrain is absolutely bulletproof at 180k kms. The mechanic that services it says it's just warming up and that many go well into the 200k kms...

This is exactly why I went with a 2014 corolla. The extreme expected reliability. Averaging 30+mpg in the city is a bonus too, only costs me about $10 on gas a week. Currently just passed the 80k miles on it.

 

[xCLAVEx]

I honestly don't know bob - my Dad was a die hard Ford guy forever and had nothing but problems, which may have been all caused by him but I've known others that never had issues.

I've had guys warn me away from Rams as well, but mine is 17 years old and still drives like it has less than 10k on it lol.

I hope the Bronco is successful with minimum problems though. It's really refreshing to see an old much loved vehicle brought back to life.

Older RAMS are ok, but the new ones are junk.

EDIT: That Bronco is one ugly SUV.

 

[Lazy8s]

Older RAMS are ok, but the new ones are junk.

EDIT: That Bronco is one ugly SUV.

I haven't really read up on the newer Rams, maybe because I can't afford one But I do like the looks of the Bronco lol.

Personally for me, if I live long enough to be able to buy another new vehicle without breaking the bank it will be a Ram or a Tundra. Love the looks of both of them.

I would love to test out that Bronco for a summer pulling a camper around, but it's probably not in the cards any time soon.

 

[xCLAVEx]

I haven't really read up on the newer Rams, maybe because I can't afford one But I do like the looks of the Bronco lol.

Personally for me, if I live long enough to be able to buy another new vehicle without breaking the bank it will be a Ram or a Tundra. Love the looks of both of them.

I would love to test out that Bronco for a summer pulling a camper around, but it's probably not in the cards any time soon.

17 years ago was before the Fiat merger I believe, but Fiat produces nothing but junk and since they merged with chrysler, chrysler's already questionable products have taken a nosedive.

It's not unlike Nissan. They used to be fantastic cars rivaling even toyota, but then they merged with Renault and turned to potato poop. You are lucky if you can get a modern Nissan to 80k now without encountering a problem when they used to run forever. The most common major problem? Transmission failure. Their JATCO transmissions are the worst in the business.

 

[Mahjik]

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