that's not a real Bronco though, it's a Bronco Sport which is about as much like a real Bronco as a KL Cherokee is like a Wrangler.
Still, the roof structure seemed to do pretty well.
Still, the roof structure seemed to do pretty well.
Bronco vs. Wrangler
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Yet still did more off-roading than most JL owners.
Next you're going to tell me that a Mustang Mach E isn't a real mustang.
Ford is really bad lately at using the Flagships name to promote a fundamentally different vechile.
It's because they are splitting them off as brands. They want to have a Mustang dealer and a Bronco dealer, like they used to have Mercury dealers.
I don't agree with it but that's what they've said.
That is interesting. I would have thought ford would prefer a Tesla-like model and decrease its dealer network. Not to increase it.
That would make sense to me too especially since right now they are focused on custom orders and retail builds.
they had some weird naming adventures about 15 years ago, too. Like when they tried to make all their car names start with an F and came out with the Freestyle and renamed the Taurus as the Five Hundred, then like a year later they went back to Taurus and the Freestyle became the Taurus X.
I think their naming peaked when it was heavily horse themed. Bronco, Mustang, Pinto.
wow. Seems dumb, as already mentioned....it hasn't been that long since all the automakers went through brand consolidation and Mercury, Oldsmobile, Pontiac all got the axe.
Ram doesn't seem to have done too bad after being spun off as a separate brand from Dodge though.
I don't remember one on the bronco we had, but I wasn't looking for it to be honest. Mustangs haven't had Ford emblems on them in a very long time. And even though the Mach E isn't a mustang, I believe they carried on with that tradition.
Good point, my Mach 1 may have been the last year a Mustang had a blue oval on it.
According to google this is the only one.
* edit Not sure why my phone thought Google should be autocorrected to food. It must know it's lunch time.
* edit Not sure why my phone thought Google should be autocorrected to food. It must know it's lunch time.
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deadbeat son
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Out of curiosity, have you seen any Dodge dealers that are not Ram dealers? Or any Ram dealers that are not Dodge dealers?
I haven’t. Makes me wonder what the point is…
I never saw what the point is. Its stupid as far as I'm concerned. Its still a Dodge, always has been, probably always will be. Now if they sell "RAM" to Ford or somebody, then it might make sense. Otherwise, it still Drips Oil, Drops Grease Everywhere!
honestly never paid attention. I've always been a Ford guy. I own a Jeep in spite of it being Chrysler because by the time the Bronco got to having TJ-era tech like fuel injection, it was massive. If the Bronco had stayed on the track of the early Bronco through the 90s, I'd probably have one instead.
But yeah, never got the point. I still call them Dodge pickups.
I bought my ram from the "truck center" which was on a separate lot across town with separate sales staff. That's the only dealer though that I've seen where both weren't on the same lot. (Gladiators were not sold at the truck center)
deadbeat son
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Same. (Except substitute Toyota for Ford and Land Cruiser for Bronco.)
Probably to keep their options open to spin off and sell the truck division without the baggage of Fiats in drag Dodge Darts
I am surprised that SRT hasn't been made into it's own division , for the same reason.
Just think how many folks have owned JEEP .
Willys Overland , Kaiser , Chrysler , Daimler , and O who cares now.
Well, if we can't deliver our product to the customer, let's get em drunk!!
As you know I'm a Ford guy... but this bronco roll out has been an embarrassment since day one.
https://www.google.com/amp/s/www.motor1.com/news/531844/ford-bronco-customer-satisfaction-funds/amp/
As you know I'm a Ford guy... but this bronco roll out has been an embarrassment since day one.
https://www.google.com/amp/s/www.motor1.com/news/531844/ford-bronco-customer-satisfaction-funds/amp/
