FINALY!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

John R · #1 01-01-2003, 08:37 PM

Scott - it was about 10 degrees out and I was doing 75. It was a cold snap and whatever moisture melted when the engine warmed refroze on my little stroll down the highway [img]images/icons/shocked.gif[/img] . Where a bttere design would probably prevent that it does get into the realm of more extreme conditions...

The nice thing about the rebates right now is that with many banks you can get below 6% normal rates instead of the 2-4% from the factory. Then you grab the good outside rate AND the factory rebate and you're even more ahead. 0% interest on a 30K truck is more $$ than 5% interest on a 27K truck (but not by much [img]images/icons/grin.gif[/img] )

And that's OK - we get plenty of lurkers [img]images/icons/wink.gif[/img]

ScottM · #2 01-02-2003, 03:59 PM

RS, in this past Sunday's paper I saw adds for 0% up to 5 years for F150s.

John, AAA members can get 4.39% for '02 and '03 vehicles, so your idea sounds like the way to go. You sacrifice the rebate for the 0% factory rate, so instead get financing up front, walk in with a check and walk out with the rebate. According to my math, even with 6 or 7% financing, you still spend less money getting the rebate than using the 0% financing from Ford.

Matt1121 · #3 01-02-2003, 04:43 PM

Hey JOHN R-

What year is your Bronco? I have a Black 1996 XLT Bronco with the sport package (leather seats, grille/bumpers/ mirrors painted to match body color), 5.8L engine and the towing package. No rust, either.

It is a complete workhorse and regularly pulls my Mako 231. I've had a few minor problems (oil leak, rear window motor burnt out) since I bought it 2 years ago but nothing major. Have you had much problems with yours?? I know the rear window motor and the fuel pump burning out early are common problems on the Bronco but I was wondering what other problems Bronco owners were experiencing.

Speaking of Ford pickups....my buddy Jodi (the guy that owns Wilco Marine Restorations in Newbury) has a Black 1999 Ford F-250 with the V10 and the club cab. It is really, really nice and he hasnt had one problem with it and he regularly hauls boats to and from the dealerships in the area. I think it is warrantied through Ford for 100,000 miles as long as he has them do the oil changes. Firestone even replaced his tires with new ones even though they were not part of that EXPLORER recall.

-Ed-

John R · #4 01-02-2003, 05:34 PM

Matt - my Bronco is a 92 5.0 XLT (first year of last body style). It's been a pretty good truck for surf fishing. I got this used when the five foot two wife decided that an OffRoad F150 was not conducive to putting a baby in a child seat in the rear cab [img]images/icons/rolleyes.gif[/img] . So we traded that on a "real" car.

I've had to change a few things, like the tank & shield because enough sand got wedged in between the two to wear thin the gas tank. Turns out just cleaning after the surfcasting sands of MV wasn't enough. Also changed the fuel pump, relays, wiring harness, and filler/vent tubes. That seems to be the common $$ area on these things.

Need to fix up a couple rust spots shortly - nothing major yet. I changed the oil pump, common on 302s of that vintage. And I recently dropped a valve and was going back & forth on remanned motor or just doing the heads and selling to get a new truck. We'll see. I was thinking of swapping in a 5.8 but too much to change, lower intake, entire exhaust system....

Great truck that's kissed the sands of MV, Nantucket, & Block plus the back beaches of the Cape & Rhody. Great surfcasting truck (as you can see by the cooler rack on the front [img]images/icons/grin.gif[/img] )