If I had a spare F350 sitting around my property then yes, I agree a Corolla makes sense for commuting and running around stuff. Unfortunately I need a do all vehicle. Most Home Depot runs can be done with Maverick, my small boat will fit in the back, can tow 4K pound trailer and a almost 1500# payload. Corolla can do none of those things except save a few bucks in gas and will cost near 30k
Nope, not me. A hatchback, sedan, nor SUV will work for me. I need a truck to do truck things. I have an e-bike I haul in mine, make and deliver raised bed garden boxes, plus haul other things.
Hopefully you'll still be able to check over your shoulder. BLIS is good, but it's not meant to replace manual checking.
I wish the US would produce cars like the Corolla. I've owned them for 15 years, NEVER any issues. Yes, I'm considering a Corolla Hybrid or Rav4 if Ford poops the bed on my gas Lariat LUX. We'll see, ha ha!
Domestic brands don't seem capable of making small cars that are worthwhile. I also owned a 2015 Corolla S - at 165,000 miles when sold, hadn't even needed a brake job. 2 batteries, 3 sets of tires, and 16 oil changes. Every single thing worked just as well at 165k as it did at 16k. Not an inspiring car, but a great one.
+1. While a pickup has some utility in our lives (we're often transporting 4 bikes, go camping a lot, etc.), we were not even considering a pickup when the Maverick was announced. We managed for 5yrs with a single car, a VW jetta, and never once did it stop us from doing anything. We've done dozens of family camping trips, transported our bikes, gone snowshoeing in the backwoods of the Wasatch mountains, and done tons of Home Deport trips with that car. Love our Maverick, but had the corolla hybrid been a cheaper option when we ordered (June '21), there might by a corolla sitting in our garage right now. I'm a really frugal and financially rational person, the wife may have convinced me to pay maybe $1k more for the novelty of a truck over something like the corolla hybrid - but the cost difference was a little more than that.
I look at it more as an SUV with an open bed also. Handy little grocery getter that can pull a small boat when the grandkids want to to along on a fishing trip. I went with the AWD and tow just so i wasn't that guy smoking my tires on a slippery boat ramp. With the price of diesel my pickup will only be used as needed for the heavy lifting.
I spotted a Kia Nero and the design looked pretty slick, not sure about Kia though as far as quality. Specs are fantastic for the price though may go check them out at lunch today.I think I will, I have 2 Maverick orders, an EcoBoost and a hybrid, I might just keep the EcoBoost and order a Corolla Hybrid.
Just went on a 600 mile hunting trip , 600lbs ATV on a 900lb trailer plus extra gas , water , 3 coolers food and lots of beer plus all my gear soo?? home depot you say? And 2hours of old logging trails! Give your head a shake. And i was the proud owner of a brand new car 1987 honda civic GL best car ive ever owned. But please dont compare a corolla to a Mav 2 different planets. I also pull a 3000bls boat every other weekend. I have 30,000 km in one year Nov 1st 2022 and zero issues so far.
Did I say "all of you" or did I say "some of you"? Take a look again at the post you quoted. If you'd bothered to read even that first line, you'd have seen that I said "some" and clearly you are not in that category.
