A long time ago, or like it was just yesterday, that the sixth generation Ford Bronco came out in 2021. Anyway, more than three years is needed to add up the miles. As of recently, the owner of a Bronco who likes to have fun drove the 4×4 over 100,000 miles. Even though there have been some problems, it’s standing up well. The Bronco’s owner, Ethan Bryant, told me everything over the phone, making it clear that he has never taken good care of the car. Then, with a grin on her face, she stated, “It is most certainly not a pavement princess.” I’m aware that it’s a noise. One of my favorite things to do with it is a sand dive at a nearby beach. The car has only 4,000 miles on it, and he says he is the second owner. This Black Diamond grade has two doors. The Sasquatch Package adds lower gears, 35-inch tires, and other off-road features. The 2.3-liter EcoBoost four-cylinder engine in this stylish version makes it go. The first engine broke down after about 92,000 kilometers, which is the trouble. For a long time, that has been the biggest problem. As Bryant points out, it was almost time for it to die a while ago. The driver or some new technology, like the turbo-four engine in an off-roader, could be to blame, but the result is the same. Bryant made it clear: “I was driving to Midland, Texas.”I was already having trouble with misfires. I got it to work right when I was going 65 to 70 mph on the road. As soon as I walked in, I could hear Waco’s anger. “It sounded like a two-stroke, basically.” A Ford dealer mechanic in Bryant’s area is said to have told him that the spark plugs in cylinders two and four had broken off and hit the piston heads so hard that the damage could not be fixed. Since getting a new engine took more than five months, everything has gone well. Bryant said that a coolant hose clamp was taken off soon after the mechanic returned it, but that was all he had to say about it. Next, the driver-side frameless window tends to open after 60 mph, which isn’t a big deal but is still annoying. People have told me that the truck goes faster than that, so it’s annoying. Bryant says he can now “tune it out,” which is a good start. After about 45,000 kilometers, the headlight on the passenger side burned out. After he changed it, the running light only came on sometimes during the day. It’s the little things. The estimate of 100,000 miles is backed up by a picture of the Bronco’s digital gauge cluster. However, an earlier picture shows that it only gets 11.9 miles per gallon. Bryant’s quick feet may help here since the EPA says that two-door Bronco Sasquatch models with the automatic gear and 2.3-liter EcoBoost engine get 18 mpg on the highway. Could you do what you want with it? His words are that it moves “like a lifted-up Mini Cooper” and that it’s “surprisingly good for doing donuts.” Bryant is very pleased with his Ford in general. His goal is to have the most miles put on a Bronco, and he wants to keep chasing that long white line. Things will stay the same for him as long as he keeps fixing what breaks.
