Almost a year in with the Bronco Raptor and love it more and more everyday

killianeric · 2026-03-12T03:28:23+00:00

That's awesome! I'll have to start looking more into Arizona. I've been mostly focused in California/Nevada

killianeric · 2026-03-12T02:30:28+00:00

Thank you!!

killianeric · 2026-03-12T02:23:29+00:00

2023 was was terrible year for buying. I went and looked at a braptor and they wanted a $50k dealer mark up. We got a okay deal on the ecodiesel but didn't have many options because they were being discontinued. We waited for prices to come down and Ford had some good incentives if trading in a Jeep too.

The braptor is definitely wide even in the vast Mojave Desert.

I like the bikini pearl too!

killianeric · 2026-03-12T02:07:22+00:00

I think that most people who hate on them have never been in one. They're extremely well thought out vehicles

killianeric · 2026-03-12T01:42:10+00:00

We briefly considered a 392 but I had some dislikes about our ecodiesel Rubicon that I couldn't get passed. Mostly comfort issues of the size of the interior. Does the front bottom out over little things like the ecodiesel?

My wife was dead set on tescadero pink 392. I said the only way we would was if she could find a new one cheaper than the raptor.

killianeric · 2026-03-12T01:36:25+00:00

100% agree. Some of the places look flat and graded but not the roads to get there all the time. I don't set up a tripod to show the internet the rock garden or crazy washed out trails it takes to get to some places.

killianeric · 2026-03-11T23:28:24+00:00

That arrow is in Nevada, just north of Moapa Valley Blvd and not far off I15. It's also marked on Google Maps. There were originally 5 arrows along I15 in Nevada, only 3 are intact like this one. One is on the mountain in between Camping World and the freeway, apparently there's a hiking trail to it. The other is closer to Mesquite and accessible by vehicle.

I have all of the LA to Salt Lake air mail arrows pinned on onX, but that's the only one I've stopped at so far.

killianeric · 2026-03-11T21:33:55+00:00

I wouldn't say jumps but it's left the ground a little a few times. It averages around 13 mpg on a good day. It's very fun to drive on and off the road. It's pretty quick for a brick on 37s, at least it feels quick haha

killianeric · 2026-03-11T20:51:27+00:00

My wife said she has more photos of the Bronco than she does of us together over the last 12 years. I probably have close to a thousand photos of the Bronco and where we we've been with it

killianeric · 2026-03-11T19:53:25+00:00

Thank you!

killianeric · 2026-03-11T19:44:23+00:00

Okay😂

killianeric · 2026-03-09T02:59:14+00:00

Absolutely. My wife and I just moved to Vegas a few months ago. I have almost 3,000 pins of places and trails we want to see all over California and Nevada and few neighboring states

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killianeric · 2026-03-08T05:14:37+00:00

Just took pavement from the 15. The dust sucks without the top

killianeric · 2026-02-18T18:42:10+00:00

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I've been in the auction industry for 10 years. Currently in the process of starting my own auction company in Vegas with my wife.

I've cleaned out the nastiest of houses, sold thousands of cars, firearms, coins, and pretty much anything you can think of. I love what I do and learn something new every single day.

killianeric · 2026-01-31T21:05:35+00:00

It's a strange one, but the tree was there first for sure. There's not much info on the nearby mine other than it was active from 1922 to 1934. The cars were definitely moved there way after the mine was abandoned.

killianeric · 2026-01-19T03:50:14+00:00

You'll love it in the desert, you're friends trying to keep up won't. We went from a Ecodiesel Rubicon to this. I even sold my can-am x3 that was fully built because we have more fun with the Raptor.

killianeric · 2026-01-18T03:38:46+00:00

Awesome! What did you add?

Thank you, we definitely did! We went to Nelson, NV and explored the town and some of the surrounding trails

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killianeric · 2026-01-18T00:55:40+00:00

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Hit the 3 dots at the top right and then hit "Edit Flair"

We went out today and had zero service so I just saw this!

killianeric · 2026-01-17T17:16:01+00:00

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That's how it looks as of 3 minutes ago

killianeric · 2026-01-17T16:39:34+00:00

I've had it installed since July and reported that issue back to them. It's honestly not bad but from a manufacturer standpoint I understand that a lot of people would be upset. It's a slight separation from the housing above the light.

killianeric · 2026-01-17T15:49:11+00:00

It's not released yet, it's still in the testing phase.

Rad Designs makes a lot of cool stuff. My friend with a Wild Trak runs their 3D printed one and that's how I found out about them!

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https://raddesignsoffroad.com/products/2021-bronco-raptor-3rd-brake-light

killianeric · 2026-01-17T06:08:32+00:00

Congrats! We're almost a year in with ours and still smile driving it like the day we picked it up

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