"Cute" "Little" truck?

[Hack]

I sure this has been covered elsewhere, but I couldn't find it, so here goes.

"Cute?" Miatas are cute. The similar Honda S2000 is cute. My mid-1960s Sunbeam Alpine was cute. Maybe the Mini Cooper. But the 2022 Ford Maverick? Nah, I don't think so.

So, "Little?" I did some limited, non-rigorous, searching into the early versions if small pickups. (Feel free to check my work.) The examples I chose were 2 wheel drive, short beds and extra cabs when I could find them. The examples I used were: 1. first generation Ford Ranger Supercab, 1983-1988(?), 2. 1995 Toyata Tacoma, 3. 1995 Chevy S-10.

The Maverick is heavier and wider than any of them. The Maverick spec. is several inches taller than any of them, but I think that includes the antenna. Taking the height to the roofline, i'm calling it a wash. The Maverick is longer than the Ranger, near equal to the Toyota, and a few inches shorter than the S-10. So it's really only "little" compared to the newer behemoths we've become accustomed to commute back and forth to work in.

So why am I writing this!? 'Cos' I'm tired and bored with the reviewers comments about the Maverick being a "cute, little truck." I guess it was supposed to be a "cute" thing to say. It wasn't. Still isn't.

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[olderbudwiser]

Mavericks do look cute, parked next to a F150 or Superduty.

 

[projectvortex]

You need to go back at least to the early to mid 80s Toyota pickups. Not sure they were cute though. Rust-buckets = yes.

 

[Tbolt]

There is a behemoth F250 that I wind up parking next to at work with my wifes little EcoSport which looks tiny next to everything, but looks like a toy next to that. I think the Mav will look similarly small in that scenario but maybe not comically so.

 

[Egz]

My girlfriend calls its a "trar", because it is a bit smaller than her F-250 SD.

 

[Bj517]

My neighbor complimented my "cute little truck" the day after I brought it home. Doesn't bother me one bit. My masculinity and ego aren't quite so fragile.

Edit to add: my neighbor is an older woman. She really did mean it as a compliment and joked her husband needed a maverick now

 

[Samus L. Jackson]

Mav is small compared to other trucks, but I don't think it's a small vehicle. I don't think the Mav is "cute"...but Mavs do look fun.

 

[teh603]

Well, I find it kinda cute...

Not sure I'm going to have one painted Kaiser Indian Ceramic though. I might be the wrong kind of cute.

 

[snowcatxx87]

My neighbor complimented my "cute little truck" the day after I brought it home. Doesn't bother me one bit. My masculinity and ego aren't quite so fragile

Big facts.

Can't wait to show my custom plate I bought specifically for my mav. Hahaha.

 

[Snax]

My '89 Toyota was a small pickup--but it didn't seem that small compared to other vehicles on the road back then.

My '22 Maverick is a much larger pickup--but it seems small compared to other trucks on the road these days.

Both could qualify as "cute," but practicality and utility are what come to mind for me.

 

[bscarpenter]

When someone says it’s little, I just tell them I’m compensating, like they may be with there big truck!

 

[Turtle]

You need to go back at least to the early to mid 80s Toyota pickups. Not sure they were cute though. Rust-buckets = yes.

Toyota Hi-Lux

 

[tonyinsd]

Sigh. Here we go again.

The Maverick has as much payload capacity as the "real" truck it replaced. It also can tow more than that truck.

So yeah, if it makes someone feel like they're a big man to say that the truck is cute and little, go right ahead. Hey, maybe they can even pee standing up after they say it.

I'm sure the mere existence of my Mustang GT pisses off a certain segment of the population because killing the planet greenhouse emissions enabling dictators blah blah blah.

Likewise, I'm sure that the existence of my Maverick pisses off another segment of the population because wussification of America not a real truck blah blah blah.

In the end, it's my money, and my choice and if someone doesn't like it, so what?

 

[TimmH]

Just follow them to the gas station and when your done filling up, peak around the pump and say "Nice BIG gas bill" and drive off.

 

[Hack]

Mav is small compared to other trucks, but I don't think it's a small vehicle. I don't think the Mav is "cute"...but Mavs do look fun.

Yeah. I'm counting on funl

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