2022 Bronco Raptor Debut

Bionic Man wrote:

Grit dog wrote:

Bionic Man wrote:


Are you this sour in real life, or just here?

Haha, neither actually. And I wrote the flip the bird thing in jest. I (actually, seriously) would not do that.
That said I have an appreciation for more/many different types of vehicles than alot of people do. But just like in CO, up here, the sheer number of "Jeepers" who only conquer the ravenous potholes on I -90 and the mountainous dips and bumps on I-5 with $3000 worth of takes an hour a piece to wash them wheels and enough bolt on "recovery gear" to look like they're headed to an African Safari, is absolutely mind numbing. Rotopax cans on the rack, rooftop tent. An axe and shovel that are either perfectly painted like a model car or rusty and weathered from the spray of 10,000 semi trucks on their morning "safari."
Lets not forget the ever important big steel Fab Fours bumpers, maybe even a Grumper if you're lucky. And every other "protective" piece to prevent whiskey dents from the harrowing conditions and killer shopping carts in the Costco parking lot!
Winches, we don't "just" have winches. We have winches and a hook on each corner of each bumper with a color matched shackle, sometimes with a little plastic doohickey on it to keep it from rattling?? Never can be too prepared when navigating the wilds of a soccer filed or dog park parking lot on a Saturday morning...
What else am I missing? Oh, the flat fenders, those are speshul. Maybe so you can pretend you're piloting a F-head flat fender Willys behind enemy lines, launching an assault on Nuremburg!
And back to the Rotopax cans...nothing says "RIP ME OFF" like 5 gallons of free gas hanging in $200 plastic gas cans in plain sight on the side of your rig. But hey, it's a long trek from Tacoma to Seattle and, never know when you might find yourself 3 miles form an exit with a fuel station after a day of hard wheelin (corerction, 30 minutes sitting in stop n go traffic) and need some extra fuel to make it home (because you forgot to fill up last night after work).
I could go on. Roof racks/tents, exo skeletons, "It's a Jeep thing" bumper stickers and the upside down stickers, "If found"....whatever.
Probably missing something, oh yeah, lights! I love bright lights on my rigs too. But I believe I've learned that you can mount at least 17 different LED light bars/pods/cubes on a Jeep. Why, IDK??

And last but not least, that stupid Jeeper wave, that says either "Hey Dude, I just spent $18,765 at 4 Wheel Parts, check me out." Or "Hey Big boy, wanna go Jeepin with me, I have a rainbow sleeping bag in my roof top tent and we can admire each others tail pipes..."


Honorable mention goes to $250/each Welded diff covers and ARB/Yeti stickers on each bumper...

That's why I don't do the Jeeper wave...LOL
Cheers!

So it sounds like both in real life and here……

Seriously. What difference does it make to you how people spend their cash? If they want something that is ready to go off road, but never use it that way, how is it any different than the large % of individuals that buy diesel 2500 or 3500 and never use it as a truck?

It’s their money, spend it as they see fit.

And I kind of like the wave. I’ve never felt it applied to me in my GC, but in my 718, I always get a wave from the other P cars. But maybe I shouldn’t be driving that either since I’ve not yet taken it out on a track…..