From: wolverine01@charter.net   
      
   On 2/27/2026 9:01 AM, Ted Heise wrote:   
   > On Thu, 26 Feb 2026 19:17:43 -0600,   
   >    sticks  wrote:   
   >>   On 2/26/2026 11:11 AM, sticks wrote:   
   >>   
   >>> Even going in this afternoon to get that other Bronco so I can   
   >>> have the TOAD for myself.  Exciting times!   
   >>   
   >>   Well that didn't go as nicely as I expected.  Going to be   
   >>   difficult getting the options we want on either a 2025 or even   
   >>   a new 2026.  I thought I could just walk in and order up one   
   >>   with what we have on the one we have now, but it seems we might   
   >>   have to choose some things that aren't like the one in the   
   >>   garage now.  Crap, I may end up getting myself a new one, but   
   >>   then I have to install all the stuff for towing again.  I guess   
   >>   now that I know how to do it it would be easier, but it's still   
   >>   a difficult 2-3 day job.  Not happy....   
   >   
   > Yeah, I ran into something roughly similar when I took my 2023   
   > Acadia AWD Denali to the dealer for a repair.  While I was waiting   
   > a salesman asked if I wanted to consider replacement with a new   
   > one.  At the time the car was still only a couple of years old so   
   > I had no real intention of reolacing it, but I thought it wouldn't   
   > hurt to check out the options.  We drove the "equivalent" 2025   
   > version and I did not like it.  It was slightly bigger, and the   
   > worst thing was it wasn't offered with a 6-cylinder engine--only 4   
   > (though turbocharged, or some such).  The sales person assured me   
   > it would be fine for towing, but I was (and remain) skeptical.   
      
   The engine makers are really doing great things these days.  Your   
   experience was similar to when I bought my RV.  I knew I wanted diesel,   
   and Winnebago had a nice little 6 cylinder for many years.  Now, they   
   got this little twin turbo 4 cylinder diesel that had claimed better   
   numbers than the 6 cylinder.  I actually really like the darn thing, and   
   it has plenty of power, plus it gets extremely good mileage if I ain't   
   beating it.   
      
   > A somewhat less bothersome difference was that the infotainment   
   > screen was huge, and it seemed that much more a of the interface   
   > for input was tiuch screen based (i.e., not obviously accessible   
   > by way of buttons on the steering wheel or dash).  So that car did   
   > not seem like an acceptable option to me, and I explained why.   
   > Some forlorn hope my feedback might make a difference, but I doubt   
   > very much it'll ever get back to the GM product managers--let   
   > alone have any effect.   
      
   In one ear and out the other.   
      
   > This'll become more of a real problem in the coming months.  The   
   > car has taken quite a beating over the near three years I've had   
   > it, the OnStar and data package that came with it expires this   
   > summer, and it has over 70,000 miles.  So I'll be looking for   
   > something new soonish.  I guess a plus is that now I'm not getting   
   > it as a company car, I'll have a lot more options.   
      
   Sweet.  My brother almost never get a new vehicle and goes through a lot   
   of used cars.  Me, on the other hand, almost always get new.  I usually   
   end up spending more than I want, but in the end I'm glad I did.  We   
   spend a lot of time in our vehicles and we need them dependable, we   
   should like looking at them, and they have to be completely comfortable.   
      
   You have to get something to pull the trailer, right?   
      
      
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