Comments by "😊 Erin Thor" (@Erin-Thor) on "A Base Ford Bronco Does Not Have the Off-Road Specs to Match a Base Jeep Wrangler!" video.
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The Real John Smith — Every year J.D. Power does surveys of new vehicles and their initial quality reports and issues. Consumer Reports tracks and downloads vehicle service reports and tracks all repairs by category, by type, by vehicle by make, by model year after year.
And guys, we aren’t saying they are junk, or absolute garbage, just that comparing Jeeps and Fords is NOT fair. Both are not as reliable as others, this is proven by statistics so stop saying we are crazy. I for one have owned both. Jeeps are GREAT off road, turning radius, clearance, approach and departure angles, all excellently designed. But NO sane Jeep owner goes off-roading alone, you need help with repairs and to go to town for tools and parts. Fords have their strengths too, towing, GREAT! But reliability AGAIN, dependability AGAIN, not a Fords strong point. Ford Diesels go into limp mode FREQUENTLY as well as a host of other common mechanical issues. Doubt me? LOOK at Fords annual reports! There is a reason they’re profitable! Down line product revenue from parts and maintenance sustains the company. Hello?
If you tow a trailer or fifth wheel, you WANT a Ford and the money to fix it. If you go off road, you want a Jeep, but NOT a base one, a RUBICON. And with either, never go alone as you want to get home. Jesus people, where have you been? Have you not been to 4x4 events? No Jeep driver drives their Jeeps to the events, they trailer them there. Why? They want to be able to get home.
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The Real John Smith — Seriously? We have 7 F250’s at work, 5 Chevy’s (4 are diesels) and 7 Ram 2500’s. The F250’s are the problem children of the group. My friend’s F250 goes into limp mode literally every 3 months like clockwork. Now sure what he does differently than our guys at work, but he still loves the truck, like you do. And I’ve driven them F250s at work many times, I like them, but their incidence of repair is high, might be higher than all of the others combined. Every major component, alternators, water pumps, starters, it’s a constant battle. I have a 4 runner, my wife has a Sequoia, and I’m considering a Taco or Tundra. Toyota’s run 200k, 300k miles before anything breaks. And please, just STOP. When we go fishing, hunting and camping with my buddies mixed bag of vehicles, I’m the one who has to go to town to get parts and tools for their rigs. Stop taking this personally, I KNOW what I know. Jeeps and Fords are awesome for the function they were designed... but reliability is not one of them. And yes... I get it. I have to winch up some spots my Jeep buddies breeze through. I can’t tow the huge trailer up the steep road like my friends Ford. EACH HAVE THEIR STRENGTHS. Toyota (4Runners) are awesome, very reliable, but not the best off-road vehicles. But it goes over the same trails that broke their Jeeps and Fords, Chevys or Land Rovers sometimes 6 times in a day to get parts, food, tents, supplies, and tools. How about you don’t tell me Jeeps or Fords are reliable, WHEN THEY ARE NOT, and I won’t tell you Toyota 4Runner’s are great off road when they are not. O.K.?
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