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Just in from my dealer: My baby has arrived safely. They're getting her prepped currently and I'll pick her up this afternoon. Big Bend 4 Door 2.3 / Auto MIC roof Mid Package Signature Lighting 7/13 9:45pm reservation 6/21 build week 6/24 blend date 6/25 gate release 6/28 left MAP via convoy 6/29 delivered to my dealer

Crappy driveway pics but here she is! Early impressions: - Has that bank vault feel like a F-150. Solid and substantial. - Rides REALLY nice. Shook it around a bit out in the woods just to see what she can do. Incredibly surefooted. Much more confident feeling than other off roaders I've been in. - I know it's a learning transmission but it hunts for gears quite a bit. I'm assuming that will calm down soon as we get used to eachother. - Hate the auto start/stop. I've just been turning it off at startup, the button is easy. - The interior is solid and super comfortable. - Don't be in a hurry to get out of a parking lot with it! Lots of questions and pictures. Overall? This thing is a damn home run. The engineers, designers, and awesome crew at MAP absolutely nailed it.

FWIW Mike Levine contacted me and asked if I would interview with both The Drive and The Detroit News about being "one of the first" customer Bronco deliveries in the country! Both interviews were done this morning, not sure when they'll publish but I'll share when they do. Wild time, guys.

First time removing the big middle panel. Piece of cake!

How many times do I have to post that the Job #1 Date for 2022 Super Duty's is July 10th! I'm ready to start hiding every post that asks that question. This is just nonsense!

Just got a pickup notification on my rig - it left MAP on the carrier at 2:10 this afternoon and will be to my dealership tomorrow! It's happening.

A bit of fun in the rain this morning...

Outside Online: An Ode To The New Ford Bronco. I expected more to be made out of these bits during the media blitz, but I'm glad Outside picked them up:

On my way from TN to IN. Just had to stop and get some pics of where the new truck will be born! Unfortunately they aren't doing plant tours (something about a pandemic?), but the plant looks to be in full operation! Parking lot's full! Man! This place is huge! BTW, saw several semi transport trucks loaded with SD's headed east and south.

Not sure if it's in today's email or not, but expect bad news for those waiting on painted tops... soon. Also coming down the pike- price protection for delayed orders thru MY23, more FordPass Rewards points for the guys stuck waiting, and probably the beginnings of an explanation as to how some 4 door soft top MY21 units will end up as dealer inventory. In happier news, mine rolled off of final assembly around midnight and sticker was printed about an hour ago for gate release. Still on track to get her next week.

Did I set my alarm an hour early to wake up and read these? Maybe. Was I disappointed? Nope. Seriously - they nailed it. Mine is still sitting in the yard at MAP as of this morning - hopeful for delivery this week.

Figured I'd separate this out from the enormous Bronco Thread we have already LOL Stole the links from here-which also has Youtube reviews https://www.bronco6g.com/forum/threads/2021-bronco-reviews-embargo-has-lifted-compilation-thread-🚨.18389/ Autoblog - 2021 Ford Bronco First Drive Review | As great as you hoped Car and Driver - 2021 Ford Bronco Is as Refined as It Is Rugged CNET Road/Show - 2021 Ford Bronco first drive review: Legit Jeep killer Edmunds - The 2021 Ford Bronco Is Everything You Hoped It Would Be Forbes - 2021 Ford Bronco Road Test Review: Iconic History Joins Advanced Tech Fox News - First test: The 2021 Ford Bronco is back to battle Jeep Four Wheeler - 2021 Ford Bronco First Drive Gear Patrol - The 2021 Ford Bronco Is the Jeep Wrangler's Worst Nightmare Hagerty - First-look Review: 2021 Ford Bronco Inverse - The 2021 Ford Bronco is an off-roading beast Jalopnik - The 2021 Ford Bronco Is The Compromised Off-Road Beast You Dreamed It Would Be Motor Authority - 2021 Ford Bronco bucking for king of the hill Motor Trend - 2021 Ford Bronco First Drive Review: The Long-Awaited 4x4 SUV Is Absolutely the Real Deal Motor1 - 2021 Ford Bronco First Drive Review: Patience, Rewarded TFLCar - Review: First City Drive in the New 2021 Ford Bronco The Detroit Bureau - First Drive: 2021 Ford Bronco The Drive - 2021 Ford Bronco Review: A New Off-Road God Is Born

Only 801 Broncos? What a failure!

Premier, this photo belongs in your sig or avatar or something, it's too good not to show it off!

Making a transition to exclusively 100% EV is a bad business model. It also goes against Ford’s model of “Something for Everyone”. EV are expensive and require massive government tax credits to customers. While diversifying energy sources for vehicles is good, completely transitioning a brand to only EV is a disaster. Just ask all of the folks in CA and NY dealing with rolling blackouts this week. They can't even charge their EV’s. EV only makes up 3% of the global vehicle market. Now imagine how much electricity will be used if that number increases to 30% That means more rolling blackouts and no way to drive to work.

If I didn't know any better, I'd think that Hackett made a lot of decisions that seemed ugly in the short term but ended up setting the table for Farley and Co. to absolutely knock their product range out of the park.

First the Mach E, then the Bronco Sport and now the Bronco and finally the Maverick, finally ends the 36+ month long shit show (not even counting COVID in that) that Ford has embarked on with killing off its sedans and all the turmoil that it has caused. Stock prices are moving in the right direction and the future looks good with the F-150 Lightning, next gen Ranger and the BEV versions of the Explorer and other products coming soon.

The being patient part is the hardest most often but I'm not the only one trying to make this site the best resource for information, advice, etc.

Also got my sticker to!

We’re talking about an unprecedented pandemic (in the modern age) and a factory fire happening at the same time. Give it a rest.

I would have loved it. I do, however, have a big, fat Dropbox folder of pics and videos of my rig from trim shop all the way through rolling off final. Not bad!

You're kidding, right? "Unscheduled" means just that, the order has not been scheduled!

Oh, and Ice, THANK YOU for all you do here. Your patience and insight is very appreciated.

And since no stock units have been allocated, these either have to be: - Customer orders that didn't follow through, meaning these sales will count towards the "20% name match" rule to protect future Bronco allocations; or - These are the dealer demo units that they're trying to get a big deposit on now, even though they can't be sold until they hit a certain mileage. Breaking this rule will also impact future allocations. $50,000 markup? That's just wild. People have been complaining to Mike on Twitter about the addendums on Mach-E's and he's personally working with every single one of them to get it corrected. Not sure what leverage they have but he seems to be doing something to address it. It's wild.

Thank you for sharing!