Yesterday it occurred to me how much easier to live with my Bronco has become over the years. After a seven year build I've been driving it now for about 15 years. At first it seems like there was always some sort of problem cropping up. Minor stuff, but it wasn't uncommon to be pulled over to the side of the road/trail with the hood up and tool bag out. Never anything major, but I always seemed to be troubleshooting something.
During the last couple years I've run the Rimrocker trail (round trip,) spent a lot of time just cruising around northern WI, recently did a week's worth of backcountry camping in Upper Michigan, skidded logs out of the woods at the cabin, drove a couple hundred miles back home - and finally gave it a bath yesterday.
In the last 2 years, I've changed oil, greased things, adjusted rear brakes, replaced a broken cupholder and mirror. And replaced a set of worn out tires. That's it.
Maybe the years of debugging is only a testimony to my amateur build skills, but I think there's something to be said about living with a vehicle for a long time.
During the last couple years I've run the Rimrocker trail (round trip,) spent a lot of time just cruising around northern WI, recently did a week's worth of backcountry camping in Upper Michigan, skidded logs out of the woods at the cabin, drove a couple hundred miles back home - and finally gave it a bath yesterday.
In the last 2 years, I've changed oil, greased things, adjusted rear brakes, replaced a broken cupholder and mirror. And replaced a set of worn out tires. That's it.
Maybe the years of debugging is only a testimony to my amateur build skills, but I think there's something to be said about living with a vehicle for a long time.
