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2021 Ford Bronco - shots fired

ScorpioVI said:
I had a SportTrac before I bought my Tacoma. I hated that small ass bed. I literally couldn't load my long rifle cases in the bed. They had to go on the back seat. When I started shopping for my Tacoma I made sure it had a 6ft bed.
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Yeah, I have a Ford Ranger which is basically the Explorer but with no passenger row and a 6ft bed. I was actually thinking of upgrading to the Sport Trac but that bed is pretty useless so decided against it.

I thought it came with a bed extender that basically makes the bed 6ft.
 
mrzuzzo said:
Yeah, I have a Ford Ranger which is basically the Explorer but with no passenger row and a 6ft bed. I was actually thinking of upgrading to the Sport Trac but that bed is pretty useless so decided against it.

I thought it came with a bed extender that basically makes the bed 6ft.
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But the "bed extender" is really just a cage for the tailgate so you can drive with it down and theoretically extend the bed. I don't recall them being available as a stock item with the truck. They were definitely optional, though.

I've honestly never understood why people think a half a foot seems to make or break a truck when you can just lower the tailgate and use one of those "bed extenders" to carry whatever you need...assuming you really need that extra half a foot. I'd suspect most truck owners do not. :dunno

Abacinator said:
Since this is a Ford thread, I saw a Mach-E today. It's not terrible looking but it just seems wrong.
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Only the name is wrong.
 
They for sure shouldn't have attached the mustang name to it.
 
I'm not sure they would have received enough publicity surrounding the Mach-E if they didn't stir the pot by putting the Mustang name on it.
 
Kornholio said:
But the "bed extender" is really just a cage for the tailgate so you can drive with it down and theoretically extend the bed. I don't recall them being available as a stock item with the truck. They were definitely optional, though.

I've honestly never understood why people think a half a foot seems to make or break a truck when you can just lower the tailgate and use one of those "bed extenders" to carry whatever you need...assuming you really need that extra half a foot. I'd suspect most truck owners do not.
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A standard truck bed is 6 foot. I think the Sport Trac is closer to 4 foot. The extra 2 feet make a significant difference when carrying basic things. I don't even think a motorcycle will fit in a 4 foot bed.

So it the Maverick that's based on the Bronco Sport will come in a 4 foot bed it will probably flop.
 
ScottRNelson said:
When did that happen? It used to be 8 feet.

:afm199
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I wish it still was. I am constantly running into size and weight limitations on my Ranger. Yeah it's easy to drive (relatively) but in retrospect I wish I got a full-size truck with an extended bed.

Trucks haven't really got smaller in size, but that useful bed space has been taken by crew cabs and massive second rows. :thumbdown
 
ScottRNelson said:
When did that happen? It used to be 8 feet.

:afm199
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mrzuzzo said:
I wish it still was. I am constantly running into size and weight limitations on my Ranger. Yeah it's easy to drive (relatively) but in retrospect I wish I got a full-size truck with an extended bed.

Trucks haven't really got smaller in size, but that useful bed space has been taken by crew cabs and massive second rows. :thumbdown
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I should be able to put a full sheet of plywood in the bed of my truck, thus 4'x8'.
Once we move out of the Bay Area for good we will be buying a full-size truck with a full-size bed. Not something we want to have to drive/park in the city, though.
 
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WoodsChick said:
I should be able to put a full sheet of plywood in the bed of my truck, thus 4'x8'.
Once we move out of the Bay Area for good we will be buying a full-size truck with a full-size bed. Not something we want to have to drive/park in the city, though.
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6x8 for real trucks, 4x8 is for those silly step sides that only look good on truck manufactured before 1950 or so

i have a chevy that's my daily. "full size" 4 door truck but the bed is 6' long, maybe a hair less. i can't even fit my mountain bike in the bed without turning the front wheel.

it does a much better job hauling the kids around than the '67 ford f100 single cab, which was the piont getting it.
 
the new baby bronco should be called a Gelding and in case you don't know Horse Talk, a gelding is a boy horse that has had it's nuts removed... because the Ford Eunuch sounds too much like Edsel?
 
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I've owned some old Mustangs that I enjoyed and consider myself a car enthusiast but I don't understand getting worked about car names. Hate to sound too much like a hippie but these cars are just consumer products produced by large corporations.

Names like Mustang or Bronco or Camaro or Corvette aren't delivered to us by robe-wearing mystics from some secret order. If the names mean that much to people, the marketing department have done their jobs well.
 
Map8 said:
I've owned some old Mustangs that I enjoyed and consider myself a car enthusiast but I don't understand getting worked about car names. Hate to sound too much like a hippie but these cars are just consumer products produced by large corporations.

Names like Mustang or Bronco or Camaro or Corvette aren't delivered to us by robe-wearing mystics from some secret order. If the names mean that much to people, the marketing department have done their jobs well.
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And I'm sure you wouldn't complain if Chevy came out with a four-door Corvette, right? :laughing
 
auntiebling said:
6x8 for real trucks, 4x8 is for those silly step sides that only look good on truck manufactured before 1950 or so
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Sorry, I wasn't very clear. I was referring to a sheet of plywood which is 4x8.
 
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