Because first gen Broncos exploded in value and the new ones are still almost unobtainable so people are jacking up the prices on fullsize Broncos and Bronco 2s
@@xxbeast303xx they were nicknamed Ford exploders because the Firestone tires on them would explode. The problem was that when the explorer was manufactured and shipped to dealers the air pressure in the tires was anywhere from 15 to 25 lbs too low, which in turn caused the tires to blow out because driving on tires that don't have enough air in them damages the tire. The dealership are the ones that didn't air up the tires before selling them to unsuspecting buyers
I had one for 15 years and it was only dangerous if you drove it Dangerously if you drove it like a normal person it was one of the safest vehicles I had ever drove or so than my Yukon now
Meh... this is a Millennial telling us it's a dangerous vehicle. Keep in mind... Millennials think EVERYTHING is dangerous, lol. (must be their high soy diet? 🤔)
@@jerryjeromehawkins1712 Dude, I'm a millennial. I grew up with these things, have a corpse of one in my driveway and loved it so much I bought a Ranger. That guy is too young to be a millennial, and he knows nothing about this truck.
Ours actually even saved some lives back in '98. I have her engine in the roadkill sitting in front of my house. I loved her so much I paid hundreds of dollars to rescue her from a forest 1000 miles away when there is no hope for the body and the title is fubar.
@@baronvonjo1929 Separating Boomers, Millennials, and Gen Z, and claiming your generation's superiority is, in fact, identity politics. I understand your sentiment, as many millennials are into identity politics. It is an easy trap to fall in to. One must be careful not to become what they despise.
You know they had a recall on them where they would bring the car in and install shields on the diff to stop it from puncturing the gas tank right? It was very effective
Yeah I was about to say but was it proven true about the rear end explosion from the gas tank position?? You know the pinto was just a response to the Carter administration gas crisis... kinda like today
This exactly! I doubt the bronco 2 was intended to have those skinny ass tires to begin with, not to mention these auto journalists often cheated on the rollover tests by putting weights on one side of the vehicle or deflating tires and putting even smaller tires on, they did so with the suzuki samurai and the b2 and probably a few other off roaders
Our first one never flipped (though it got lodged into a snowbank for a few hours) She even saved a bunch of lives because of that CB radio back in '98 I literally trust that engine with my life, or I will as soon as I can get her into a 2nd donor body
Im currently working on getting mine running again, sat for 15 years and now im attempting to bring it “back to life”. As of now the fuel pump is the last thing i should have to replace before it runs based on what ive fixed and checked. Then its off to get new oil, tires, and get the transfer case and driveshaft checked by a qualified mechanic.
@@davidburcham7062 2 inch, 31's, 15x10s made mine stable, even drifted it in snow with no issues at all, even spun out in a blizzard while doing 35, guess what? I didn't flip, but I did a 360, kinda scary, but stable
Yeah I have an 88 Bronco ll along with six other cars I would rather drive it more than any of my other ones not only do I get a lot of attention on the road with it it is a pretty fun little truck
I paid a lot of money to have the corpse of ours brought back. She'll never run again due to rust, rodents, and a bad title, but the parts are good, and I have a lot of good memories with that little 2.9 V6
Pinto was again just Ford being in the spotlight. It actually was no more fuel tank fire prone from a rear collision from other competitors cars that were using the same fuel tank as the floor of the trunk at the time.
@@LegendStormcrow if you can get a bill of sale that’s all you need for a title from Vermont then get it switched to your state you don’t have to go to Vermont all online
@@ptshyu2 the problem is the vin on the title was accidentally swapped with that of the OG body back in the early 2000's. The VIN now claims it's not just a diff color, but crushed. The rust under the driver side and the destruction by rodent under the hood also puts it beyond repair.
The explorer actually used the same frame as the bronco ii, thus was just as likely to roll over. The court case with Firestone was an attempt to blame them for the explorers roll over tendencies because of the slight tire defect. Ford actually won that case but still had to pay a huge sum and they lost a huge partnership
The First Generation Ford Explorer was just as dangerous especially the two-door model. Try to make a quick Lane Change with one of those and you'll see what I mean. I used to sell those and later I told people never buy one because you will CRASH. The early Explorers also had Tire Failure problems that caused many rollovers even in the four-door version. Please avoid these vehicles. Same with the Mazda versions which shared the platform with Ford.
You can't blame an auto manufacturer over a tire companies failure. Ford had recalled all the vehicles running firestones and replaced them. Only those that think an SUV is a tuned car will flip it on its side. Have some common sense driving and it won't flip, it's that simple.
@@batmansdad3195 if you don't want to take the advice of somebody with experience with the problem then that becomes your problem. If you think you have to experience jumping off a cliff to find out that it will kill you then I feel sorry for you. Don't listen to my advice, do your research and you'll see why I made my comment.
@@georgespalding7640 as someone who grew up with parents owning Bronco 2's I can reassure you not only did I learn to drive standard with one, but I also didn't wreck it. Want to know the secret? It's not a racecar, it's not designed to take super sharp corners. No SUV or truck is. People crash their vehicles being stupid everyday, it all comes down to who's behind the wheel. No I will not do some Google search to see how the media then made small SUV's out to be the devil. Know what vehicle is more dangerous? The pinto
@@spudwickthrockmorton2112 again it all came down to driver error. Ford has used the I beam suspension that you can get in a 2wd from the 60's all the way up to 97. The ttb the 4wd have came out in 1980 and ran until 1997. The ranger, bronco2, explorer and aerostar all use the same chassis and suspension minus the independent rear the aerostar adopted. If these vehicles were never found to be safe by the NHTSA, for would never have a shot at releasing them. Again to end my conclusion for I own a ranger with the ttb, and f-150 with a ttb and grew up with bronco2's to which none of them have ever seen a roll over; it all comes down to driver error thinking they owned a sports car
During its production run from 1984 to 1990, nearly 821,000 of them were built and sold, out selling the larger full size Bronco 2 to 1. If it was the worst vehicle ever made, there sure were a lot of them...
Ford has had zero success they have had more recalls then any car manufacturer. I used to be a ford tech and watching people walk out of the stealership crying cause their brand new car died with in months was really depressing to watch.
I've only ever seen one with roof damage in real life. Were you off roading? I've only seen this happen with off roading, and they always flip right back. It's amazing.
@@LegendStormcrow Nope, packed snow on a two lane with snowbanks. Moved too far to the right caught the front tire in the bank pulled me in, rolled and up on the wheels. Had to get a tow out of the snow.
Car review publications of that era were obsessed with driving SUVs like sports cars! Every vehicle has limitations! I wonder why they never held cars to the same standard as SUVs? No Miatas, Corvettes or mustangs at the Rubicon trail?
This car was actually the scapegoat for the rolling thing. A lot of suvs at the time had the same problem consumer reports essentially did a hit piece on the bronco intentionally ignoring competitors.
I drove a Bronco 2 for a hot minute and drove it very stupidly, they weren’t that bad at all, never tipped it. Actually I blew it up and made money off of it lol Edit: the biggest problem with the Bronco 2 (at least the 1989 model) is that it had the most uncommon motor I’ve came across, the 2.9l efi v6. Good luck getting good parts
It's a super reliable motor. But yeah, when I find a donor body it's going to be hard to find parts for it. Mines an 88' who's lived in 2 trucks so far.
Got in a an accident as a kid in one of these, old lady ran the stoplight in a Sebring and we hit her back quarter panel straight on broke her control arm destroyed her c pillar and just mangled her car, shit you not, the Bronco had the slightest dent on the front bumper and that was it. The front bumper on that thing was like a steel girder, crazy how car design has changed
Then they introduced the explorer, it rolled over too, so they claimed it was a tire fault, and it ended there long standing relationship with Firestone
My dad had 2 Bronco II. Drove me for years to go to college without ANY issues what so ever, as well as some very very sketchy off road trails. Fact of the matter is, you only had a problem if you did stupid moves like sharp turns at high speeds. I plan on restoring one and making it a daily driver as a tribute to my father but i am still looking. They are getting rare.
I remember walking through the woods one day and randomly hearing Alice in Chains. I came to the fork of a dirt trail and found a flipped bronco 2 blasting music. Dude tried to do some doughnuts and the bronco did its thing. lol
I wish I still had mine. A 1986 with the fuel injected 2.9 V6, 5 speed manual and 4x4 with hi & low and power everything. Once I upgraded to larger tires, it was much more stable.
No, fuck no. The BII was and is amazing and remarkably far better than stock with bigger 235 75 R15's the cheesy shit small AF factory tires they put on those were absolutely terrible and were so easily overpowered by the stock engine due to being undersized off-road you could barely get anywhere. Adding just 1" taller and wider 235's was a night and day difference.
98’ Ford Exploder. Really high COG and came with Bridgestone tires that were prone to sudden tread separation with a low tire pressure. The tires also had tall sidewalls. Among other recalls were timing chain and intake manifold issues.
Im 26, my two very first vehicles were 1988 bronco II’s. And one of which, came around a corner and lost control of it. Bounced out of one ditch into another, bounced out of it through a fence and then a telephone pole.
It seems so dumb to me that a person, or safety group would judge an off road utility vehicle as if it was a Corvette. Vehicles like jeeps, broncos, blazer aren't going to handle, get the MPG, accelerate or brake like non off road vehicles. Forcing the manufacturers to make them do these things equates to the government taking away our choices to own such specialty trucks. Yet our government still gets to own specialty vehicles like these....
The big problem here is they put guys who reviews cars behind the wheel. It’s an suv. Not a car. Off course they won’t handle turn like a mustang or a corvette. But we know they aren’t. So…. My dad got one brand new in 88. He had it for over 20 years. Got everywhere wit it. We never once had the feeling it was unsafe and unstable.
Got some 90’s explorer axels put under mine just recently and I’m going to put some bigger tires on it too. Adding more weight to the bottom should help even it out.
Yeah I have two of them. They are great and the thing is people took the sway bars off them which made them unstable. Even with the car and driver test they took off the sway bar.
Meanwhile my local police chief got assigned a new explorer 3 times before they switched him to a Jeep commando twice then a Durango he then drove into a river dukes of Hazzard style then a f350. 5 times in 5 years he parked upside down after trying to go uphill at the wrong angle.
The awesome part is that the Explorer had the same problem, just not as bad. It became obvious when Firestone later had issues with tire failures, but let's get real. *No tire failure should ever be capable of causing a rollover.*
I had a 1984 Bronco 2 and I loved it. Unfortunately I was 16 and drove it like it was a mustang and eventually rolled it...completely driver error the truck was suprinsigly stable and handled better than ppl said it did
as an owner of an 85 bronco ii the most dangerous thing to me while i drive is idiot's that are intentionally speeding and me barely even going the speed limit
I daily a B2 and haven’t once been close to rolling over. However, I went from driving a truck to a Bronco, where as many drivers went from a low wide car to the narrow and tall B2. Additionally, some of the cases settled even though the driver was drunk at the wheel. And on top of that, consumer reports had to retract their statements since ford‘s roll overs where found to be inline which other manufacturers over the time. Very dodgy reporting.
I’ve seen a lot of folks in my neck of the woods who own these bronco II’s/1st gen explorers, Never seen one flip over while I was behind or infront of. Some people even swapped these with 302s or 351s, Still hasn’t flipped over with all that V8 weight.
First off, the Pinto was definitely the most dangerous car that Ford ever made. And there are at least a dozen more dangerous car models out there beyond just Ford. But yes, the Bronco IIs did have a huge issue with rolling. Ford then replaced it with the Explorer, which then had major issues with rolling. Funny thing is, the Explorer incident could have been totally avoided, had the design team made the car 2 inches wider. However, they were in a hurry to get the Explorer out to get on the tail end of the Bronco II sales, as that was a hot market at the time and they needed to recoup their losses. Then, they blamed the whole Explorer incident on Firestone.
S10 Blazer, K10 Blazer, Ramcharger, Bronco, Bronco II, Int'l Scout, Jeep Anything... they were all like that. It was the dawn of the SUV era. Tell ya one thing, if you can find a decent running, driving one, youll pay through the nose.
Dangerous and worse are two COMPLETELY different topics. They are prone to flipping over in certain situations but that doesn’t mean that a bronco is a parts chucker.
The real problem only came when ford made the 2wd version standard, which raised the already high cg and led to the high flip rate. The normal 4x4 version also had a high flip rate too but was more in line with others from the class. Ford didn't really get rid if the bronco II for this reason though, the market changed and wanted a 4door suv, hence the explorer, which had the same rollover problems
Fault with the Bronco II lied with the same thing as many non-Chrysler 4WD trucks & SUVs: A tall stance with a narrow track width. Put simply: A wide enough base will keep tallest of structures from toppling-over.
Why is everyone always surprised when an offroad-orientated car flips over? Like it's not intended for strictly road use or to go fast at all, so why are people complaining when something happens when they do those things?
IMO they should've given up entirely on BOF and instead of the Explorer just built an AWD Escort wagon. The components were there, developed for the Mazda 323GTX, all it needed was an identity and marketing campaign apart from the normal 2wd Escort line.
Ford is responsible for the Tire Pressure Monitoring Systems that are industry standard now. Ford put Firestones on the first generation explorer. They labeled the recommended pressure stupid low, like 25 or 28 psi. The low pressure made the Firestones really hot. Being awful tires you shouldn't put on your car, Firestones didn't take heat very well, and would just come apart. If you had a steer tire pop? Flip. Hell! Even a drive tire! Flip! Deer? Flip. Evasive maneuvers? Flip. Sneeze? Flip. Itchy butthole? Flip. One of the few times I'm aware of that Ford has actually done something to mitigate their consistently horrible engineering decisions.
the actual most dangerous car was the Pinto,its tank was behind the rear bumper,which in the event of a crash would puncture and explode.(And every offroading vehicle is prone to fliping)
For some reason they are pretty collectable these days and the prices are trhough the roof.
Because first gen Broncos exploded in value and the new ones are still almost unobtainable so people are jacking up the prices on fullsize Broncos and Bronco 2s
That's if the roof is still intact.
I have one if you want it lol I put a 2.3l 4 cylinder in it it’s an orange 87 no drive shaft or exauhst as of yet tho
I hate people and their tendencies to make shit overhyped and expensive when they used to be dirt cheap at one point...
Bcus of OJ
Major problem with the Bronco was flipping over so they move to the Explorer, which was also known for flipping over.
See my comment above please.
Well the explorer was based on the bronco 2 platform so it also had roll over problems but most suvs of the time did ford was just in the spotlight
@@georgespalding7640 below**
@@xxbeast303xx they were nicknamed Ford exploders because the Firestone tires on them would explode. The problem was that when the explorer was manufactured and shipped to dealers the air pressure in the tires was anywhere from 15 to 25 lbs too low, which in turn caused the tires to blow out because driving on tires that don't have enough air in them damages the tire. The dealership are the ones that didn't air up the tires before selling them to unsuspecting buyers
It was a firestone tire problem.
I had one for 15 years and it was only dangerous if you drove it Dangerously if you drove it like a normal person it was one of the safest vehicles I had ever drove or so than my Yukon now
Meh... this is a Millennial telling us it's a dangerous vehicle. Keep in mind... Millennials think EVERYTHING is dangerous, lol.
(must be their high soy diet? 🤔)
@@jerryjeromehawkins1712 Yeah us Gen Z folks laugh at the old Millennials. Freaking boomers who love identity politics.
@@jerryjeromehawkins1712 Dude, I'm a millennial. I grew up with these things, have a corpse of one in my driveway and loved it so much I bought a Ranger.
That guy is too young to be a millennial, and he knows nothing about this truck.
Ours actually even saved some lives back in '98. I have her engine in the roadkill sitting in front of my house. I loved her so much I paid hundreds of dollars to rescue her from a forest 1000 miles away when there is no hope for the body and the title is fubar.
@@baronvonjo1929 Separating Boomers, Millennials, and Gen Z, and claiming your generation's superiority is, in fact, identity politics.
I understand your sentiment, as many millennials are into identity politics. It is an easy trap to fall in to. One must be careful not to become what they despise.
Pinto: Am I a joke to you?
You know they had a recall on them where they would bring the car in and install shields on the diff to stop it from puncturing the gas tank right? It was very effective
Yeah I was about to say but was it proven true about the rear end explosion from the gas tank position?? You know the pinto was just a response to the Carter administration gas crisis... kinda like today
You that was my comment, dude does no research just copy’s videos form others
@@yamaha230xxx Yeah, I downvoted the guy's videos. Hell, the Prius and Fiesta are far more dangerous than the Bronco II if you drive it correctly.
Edsel: Am I a joke to you?
I put oversize tires on my Bronco II and it helped with its handling a lot, I’m never concerned about it rolling anymore
same here 4 inch lift on 33x12.50 wides and -44 offset wheels with 2 inch spacers made it super stable sliding around on gravel at 30+ with no sweat
This exactly! I doubt the bronco 2 was intended to have those skinny ass tires to begin with, not to mention these auto journalists often cheated on the rollover tests by putting weights on one side of the vehicle or deflating tires and putting even smaller tires on, they did so with the suzuki samurai and the b2 and probably a few other off roaders
Our first one never flipped (though it got lodged into a snowbank for a few hours) She even saved a bunch of lives because of that CB radio back in '98
I literally trust that engine with my life, or I will as soon as I can get her into a 2nd donor body
Im currently working on getting mine running again, sat for 15 years and now im attempting to bring it “back to life”. As of now the fuel pump is the last thing i should have to replace before it runs based on what ive fixed and checked. Then its off to get new oil, tires, and get the transfer case and driveshaft checked by a qualified mechanic.
@@davidburcham7062 2 inch, 31's, 15x10s made mine stable, even drifted it in snow with no issues at all, even spun out in a blizzard while doing 35, guess what? I didn't flip, but I did a 360, kinda scary, but stable
Knowing this makes me want to buy the car even more
"We don't need safety, we die like real men"
Throw some manly wheels on it and it'll resist flipping. Also, don't drive it like modern cars. Slow and steady.
I have a bronco 2 and it's amazing great on road handles actually pretty well and is great for off-road or trail riding
FOR REAL! Underrated AF if you ask me...
@@bradyoungs3958 mines great!
Love mine, the super short wheel base rocks!
Yeah I have an 88 Bronco ll along with six other cars I would rather drive it more than any of my other ones not only do I get a lot of attention on the road with it it is a pretty fun little truck
Love my 86
My dad had a bronco 2, was amazing in the snow, and done pretty well at jumping railroad tracks in my younger days. Would love to have it now
Lol right on some friends and I had one fly 20' long and 6' high off railroad tracks back in the mid 90's
I paid a lot of money to have the corpse of ours brought back. She'll never run again due to rust, rodents, and a bad title, but the parts are good, and I have a lot of good memories with that little 2.9 V6
Still see em on the road today. Not many with roof damage, Must not be that bad 🤣
I don't think I've ever two that's rolled. The one that did went through a bad storm. Houses flipped too
Mustang 2: “Am I a joke to you?”
Consumer reports got caught faking vehicle tests. So take anything they have to say with a grain of salt.
What about the pinto it was literally a bomb
2 years and it was fixed. Over 3 million sold. Pinto was a success with a small section of bad
And the Prius is getting a reputation for crushing catalytic converter thieves.
Pinto was again just Ford being in the spotlight. It actually was no more fuel tank fire prone from a rear collision from other competitors cars that were using the same fuel tank as the floor of the trunk at the time.
A bomb on wheels
this made laugh so hard
Wasn't this confirmed to be not true and it was a news publisher that started the lie
And then the Firestone tire scandal started with the explorer 😅
Tell me you haven’t seen a Yugo/Trabant/BMW Isetta/ Peel P50/ other “mini” car without telling me that you haven’t seen one.
I love the first gen Explorer
Cool that’s a Branco
*Laughs in Suzuki Samurai
*Rolls over
Journalists really did everything they could to flip these guys over.
Laughs from Dodge Raider with "if you can read this flip me back over" sticker showing 🤣😂🤣😂
ford pinto: “i’m gonna end this mama hole career”
Can’t wait to get mine running
They are great. Got a non running one, fixed it up, and she runs like a top. 5 speed too. Really fun to drive
Do it! ;)
I want a body, or a ranger body set up for mine's 2.9. My title is fubar.
Worst case scenario is I rip that 4 banger out of my ranger.
@@LegendStormcrow if you can get a bill of sale that’s all you need for a title from Vermont then get it switched to your state you don’t have to go to Vermont all online
@@ptshyu2 the problem is the vin on the title was accidentally swapped with that of the OG body back in the early 2000's. The VIN now claims it's not just a diff color, but crushed.
The rust under the driver side and the destruction by rodent under the hood also puts it beyond repair.
Bro this was my first car! $300 and I miss it terribly!
it was my first it was red and brown
@@americasurvival6335 mine blue. Red and brown sides like a great combo
And then the Explorer had a tires exploding issue 💀
The explorer actually used the same frame as the bronco ii, thus was just as likely to roll over. The court case with Firestone was an attempt to blame them for the explorers roll over tendencies because of the slight tire defect. Ford actually won that case but still had to pay a huge sum and they lost a huge partnership
The First Generation Ford Explorer was just as dangerous especially the two-door model. Try to make a quick Lane Change with one of those and you'll see what I mean. I used to sell those and later I told people never buy one because you will CRASH. The early Explorers also had Tire Failure problems that caused many rollovers even in the four-door version. Please avoid these vehicles. Same with the Mazda versions which shared the platform with Ford.
You can't blame an auto manufacturer over a tire companies failure. Ford had recalled all the vehicles running firestones and replaced them.
Only those that think an SUV is a tuned car will flip it on its side. Have some common sense driving and it won't flip, it's that simple.
@@batmansdad3195 if you don't want to take the advice of somebody with experience with the problem then that becomes your problem. If you think you have to experience jumping off a cliff to find out that it will kill you then I feel sorry for you. Don't listen to my advice, do your research and you'll see why I made my comment.
@@georgespalding7640 as someone who grew up with parents owning Bronco 2's I can reassure you not only did I learn to drive standard with one, but I also didn't wreck it.
Want to know the secret? It's not a racecar, it's not designed to take super sharp corners. No SUV or truck is.
People crash their vehicles being stupid everyday, it all comes down to who's behind the wheel.
No I will not do some Google search to see how the media then made small SUV's out to be the devil.
Know what vehicle is more dangerous? The pinto
@@batmansdad3195 I guess factory suspension just isnt a thing
@@spudwickthrockmorton2112 again it all came down to driver error. Ford has used the I beam suspension that you can get in a 2wd from the 60's all the way up to 97. The ttb the 4wd have came out in 1980 and ran until 1997.
The ranger, bronco2, explorer and aerostar all use the same chassis and suspension minus the independent rear the aerostar adopted.
If these vehicles were never found to be safe by the NHTSA, for would never have a shot at releasing them.
Again to end my conclusion for I own a ranger with the ttb, and f-150 with a ttb and grew up with bronco2's to which none of them have ever seen a roll over; it all comes down to driver error thinking they owned a sports car
Bronco 2 was my first car and I absolutely miss that truck, fun to drive and I never once flip it
The only problem with the Bronco ii is that Chevy thought it would be a good idea to give it bad publicity in order to make room for the S-10 Blazer.
One word
Pinto
Ford Mustang 2
Yugo
@@_justsomedude that is not a ford
My neighbor had one. It was really decent offroad due to its short wheel base. It also lasted pretty good getting ragged out.
I had a really nice bronco ii and I loved it, was a good vehicle, never tried to turn over on me
It’s a bronco…you expected a tamed horse from a bronco?
During its production run from 1984 to 1990, nearly 821,000 of them were built and sold, out selling the larger full size Bronco 2 to 1.
If it was the worst vehicle ever made, there sure were a lot of them...
Ford has had zero success they have had more recalls then any car manufacturer. I used to be a ford tech and watching people walk out of the stealership crying cause their brand new car died with in months was really depressing to watch.
Rolled mine, came back up on its wheels. Drove it home.
I've only ever seen one with roof damage in real life. Were you off roading? I've only seen this happen with off roading, and they always flip right back. It's amazing.
@@LegendStormcrow Nope, packed snow on a two lane with snowbanks. Moved too far to the right caught the front tire in the bank pulled me in, rolled and up on the wheels. Had to get a tow out of the snow.
Car review publications of that era were obsessed with driving SUVs like sports cars! Every vehicle has limitations! I wonder why they never held cars to the same standard as SUVs? No Miatas, Corvettes or mustangs at the Rubicon trail?
Well let’s be honest… the whenever ford puts “II” at the end of a once cool name, that basically means they ruined it.
I remember landstalker in Vice city used to topple over so easily
I rolled in one. Put it back on it’s wheels, started it up and we drove it home.
It's rather famous for doing that if you manage to flip one, but very few manage to. It's almost like it was exaggerated.
“Ford’s biggest fail to date”
*the Pinto would like a word with you*
This car was actually the scapegoat for the rolling thing. A lot of suvs at the time had the same problem consumer reports essentially did a hit piece on the bronco intentionally ignoring competitors.
just like the samnari
I had a used one back in the mid 90s. It was 11 years old and I absolutely loved it. It never rolled over
Ford Explorer + Firestone tires= Exploding tires and flipped over Explorers.
I drove a Bronco 2 for a hot minute and drove it very stupidly, they weren’t that bad at all, never tipped it. Actually I blew it up and made money off of it lol
Edit: the biggest problem with the Bronco 2 (at least the 1989 model) is that it had the most uncommon motor I’ve came across, the 2.9l efi v6. Good luck getting good parts
It's a super reliable motor. But yeah, when I find a donor body it's going to be hard to find parts for it. Mines an 88' who's lived in 2 trucks so far.
@@LegendStormcrow I sold it and bought an 87 actual bronco
@@cuckleberryfinn4618 Either way, awesome truck. Plus, the 87' fullsize has a removable top.
@@LegendStormcrow yup lol plus I put a 302 from an 85 gt in it so it’s now carbureted instead of EFI
@@cuckleberryfinn4618 That's a sexy build. I can feel the rumble now.
I’m glad I had this music in the background to help me hear you! Ty
And the Explorer still had a tendency to tip over. Not to mention the tires that blew up Due to under inflation because they were top heavy.
Got in a an accident as a kid in one of these, old lady ran the stoplight in a Sebring and we hit her back quarter panel straight on broke her control arm destroyed her c pillar and just mangled her car, shit you not, the Bronco had the slightest dent on the front bumper and that was it. The front bumper on that thing was like a steel girder, crazy how car design has changed
"It would flip over at low speeds"
Shows a clip of a guy flooring it while jacking it right, almost trying to flip it.
That's why I have a 73 Bronco. Just finished putting in a 347 stroker and now she'll pass anything but a gas station!
the bronco was designed to be a rugged off road vehicle not to take corners
👁️👄👁️ me as I’m sitting in my $300 88 bronco ii
The dodge viper watching this:😂
Then they introduced the explorer, it rolled over too, so they claimed it was a tire fault, and it ended there long standing relationship with Firestone
Except with the Explorer the roll overs were not exagerations.
My dad had 2 Bronco II.
Drove me for years to go to college without ANY issues what so ever, as well as some very very sketchy off road trails.
Fact of the matter is, you only had a problem if you did stupid moves like sharp turns at high speeds.
I plan on restoring one and making it a daily driver as a tribute to my father but i am still looking. They are getting rare.
I remember walking through the woods one day and randomly hearing Alice in Chains. I came to the fork of a dirt trail and found a flipped bronco 2 blasting music. Dude tried to do some doughnuts and the bronco did its thing. lol
I wish I still had mine. A 1986 with the fuel injected 2.9 V6, 5 speed manual and 4x4 with hi & low and power everything. Once I upgraded to larger tires, it was much more stable.
I like those old Broncos it really makes it fun
No, fuck no. The BII was and is amazing and remarkably far better than stock with bigger 235 75 R15's the cheesy shit small AF factory tires they put on those were absolutely terrible and were so easily overpowered by the stock engine due to being undersized off-road you could barely get anywhere. Adding just 1" taller and wider 235's was a night and day difference.
98’ Ford Exploder. Really high COG and came with Bridgestone tires that were prone to sudden tread separation with a low tire pressure. The tires also had tall sidewalls. Among other recalls were timing chain and intake manifold issues.
Whoooops, I’m 15 and just got one as a first. It’s lifted and on big tires too 😅
1999 Explorer: *”am I a joke to you?”*
Im 26, my two very first vehicles were 1988 bronco II’s. And one of which, came around a corner and lost control of it. Bounced out of one ditch into another, bounced out of it through a fence and then a telephone pole.
It seems so dumb to me that a person, or safety group would judge an off road utility vehicle as if it was a Corvette.
Vehicles like jeeps, broncos, blazer aren't going to handle, get the MPG, accelerate or brake like non off road vehicles.
Forcing the manufacturers to make them do these things equates to the government taking away our choices to own such specialty trucks.
Yet our government still gets to own specialty vehicles like these....
The big problem here is they put guys who reviews cars behind the wheel. It’s an suv. Not a car. Off course they won’t handle turn like a mustang or a corvette. But we know they aren’t. So….
My dad got one brand new in 88. He had it for over 20 years. Got everywhere wit it. We never once had the feeling it was unsafe and unstable.
Got some 90’s explorer axels put under mine just recently and I’m going to put some bigger tires on it too. Adding more weight to the bottom should help even it out.
Yeah I have two of them. They are great and the thing is people took the sway bars off them which made them unstable. Even with the car and driver test they took off the sway bar.
Agree, don't remove the sway bars and expect it to handle like a ferrari.
You forget one thing to save money Ford put the bigger Explorer on the Bronco to frame
It was most famously driven slowly. And the explorer was famous for taking peoples heads off due to seatbelt issues and roll overs
Ford pinto : What other mistakes did ford make?
Meanwhile my local police chief got assigned a new explorer 3 times before they switched him to a Jeep commando twice then a Durango he then drove into a river dukes of Hazzard style then a f350. 5 times in 5 years he parked upside down after trying to go uphill at the wrong angle.
The awesome part is that the Explorer had the same problem, just not as bad. It became obvious when Firestone later had issues with tire failures, but let's get real. *No tire failure should ever be capable of causing a rollover.*
“If you had to take a corner to avoid something”
What if you just had to take a corner because that’s the way the road went
They are good in snow. I had one when I lived in Colorado. It never flipped.
I had a 1984 Bronco 2 and I loved it. Unfortunately I was 16 and drove it like it was a mustang and eventually rolled it...completely driver error the truck was suprinsigly stable and handled better than ppl said it did
as an owner of an 85 bronco ii the most dangerous thing to me while i drive is idiot's that are intentionally speeding and me barely even going the speed limit
We aren't gonna talk about how the explorer they replaced it with had a tendency of catching on fire when it was upside down
I daily a B2 and haven’t once been close to rolling over. However, I went from driving a truck to a Bronco, where as many drivers went from a low wide car to the narrow and tall B2. Additionally, some of the cases settled even though the driver was drunk at the wheel. And on top of that, consumer reports had to retract their statements since ford‘s roll overs where found to be inline which other manufacturers over the time. Very dodgy reporting.
I’ve seen a lot of folks in my neck of the woods who own these bronco II’s/1st gen explorers, Never seen one flip over while I was behind or infront of. Some people even swapped these with 302s or 351s, Still hasn’t flipped over with all that V8 weight.
First off, the Pinto was definitely the most dangerous car that Ford ever made. And there are at least a dozen more dangerous car models out there beyond just Ford. But yes, the Bronco IIs did have a huge issue with rolling. Ford then replaced it with the Explorer, which then had major issues with rolling. Funny thing is, the Explorer incident could have been totally avoided, had the design team made the car 2 inches wider. However, they were in a hurry to get the Explorer out to get on the tail end of the Bronco II sales, as that was a hot market at the time and they needed to recoup their losses. Then, they blamed the whole Explorer incident on Firestone.
S10 Blazer, K10 Blazer, Ramcharger, Bronco, Bronco II, Int'l Scout, Jeep Anything... they were all like that. It was the dawn of the SUV era. Tell ya one thing, if you can find a decent running, driving one, youll pay through the nose.
I love the Ford Ranger Ford Bronco too I had one very stable very capable of Road I had to lock in hubs on the front
Dangerous and worse are two COMPLETELY different topics. They are prone to flipping over in certain situations but that doesn’t mean that a bronco is a parts chucker.
The real problem only came when ford made the 2wd version standard, which raised the already high cg and led to the high flip rate. The normal 4x4 version also had a high flip rate too but was more in line with others from the class. Ford didn't really get rid if the bronco II for this reason though, the market changed and wanted a 4door suv, hence the explorer, which had the same rollover problems
The Bronco II handled just fine. The issue with SUVs flipping over is, and always has been, operator error.
I'm not a Ford man but they were actually really good vehicles
The most dangerous car ever made!!🙄
Had multiple over the years never had a problem with rolling or even feeling like I was going to roll very dependable and off-road capable vehicle
You say that, but consider the following. The """"guy"""" behind the Dale hired a hitman. Cars that exist as scams are a new level of bad
Meanwhile with the Ford Pinto
I can see you're new to making videos lol
The bronco 2 was a dope ass truck.
Had a buddy with a 5.0 swapped bronco II. By no means the fastest vehicle I've driven but definitely the most terrifying
Fault with the Bronco II lied with the same thing as many non-Chrysler 4WD trucks & SUVs: A tall stance with a narrow track width.
Put simply: A wide enough base will keep tallest of structures from toppling-over.
Why is everyone always surprised when an offroad-orientated car flips over? Like it's not intended for strictly road use or to go fast at all, so why are people complaining when something happens when they do those things?
(Says Ford Bronco is the most dangerous car)
Suzuki Samurai: Am i a joke to you?
Literally any top heavy vehicle…
1st gen Dodge viper: *am I a joke to you?*
Literally looks like a real Bronco galloping and jumping
pinto: allow me to introduce myself
Never mind all there models that would catch on fire or explode for no reason
IMO they should've given up entirely on BOF and instead of the Explorer just built an AWD Escort wagon. The components were there, developed for the Mazda 323GTX, all it needed was an identity and marketing campaign apart from the normal 2wd Escort line.
Ford is responsible for the Tire Pressure Monitoring Systems that are industry standard now. Ford put Firestones on the first generation explorer. They labeled the recommended pressure stupid low, like 25 or 28 psi. The low pressure made the Firestones really hot. Being awful tires you shouldn't put on your car, Firestones didn't take heat very well, and would just come apart. If you had a steer tire pop? Flip. Hell! Even a drive tire! Flip! Deer? Flip. Evasive maneuvers? Flip. Sneeze? Flip. Itchy butthole? Flip.
One of the few times I'm aware of that Ford has actually done something to mitigate their consistently horrible engineering decisions.
My Bronco II has been fine. Runs great and never once came close to flipping.
the actual most dangerous car was the Pinto,its tank was behind the rear bumper,which in the event of a crash would puncture and explode.(And every offroading vehicle is prone to fliping)