Let's talk numbers. Hybrid vs Ecoboost $$,$$$

[Clarkdonbran]

It feels like everyone is saying the same thing. The Mav is a fucking incredible vehicle that can make most people happy.

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[mavmav]

set of chains for backup and I always got home.

Chains work well. i have not try it yet on maverick.

 

[mavmav]

How bad are XL stock tires on the snow/ice? anyone has real snow/ice experience ?

 

[Jatrax]

Chains work well. i have not try it yet on maverick.

I never bothered with them when I was on the east coast, but chains are required equipment on the mountain. If you get stuck and don't have chains they can fine you . Generally, I never used them for snow but on ice I found them to be very useful. A pain to put on and off on the Prius because there is no clearance in the wheel well. Should be a lot easier on a Maverick I should think.

 

[Starwatcher]

Plug in $6 gas and see what your numbers show. I think a lot of people made the buying decision when gas was a lot higher than it is now. Will it go back up? No idea, I hope not.

I bought the hybrid because of the gas mileage. If it came in AWD I would have got that but for me AWD is not all that important. I've driven FWD vehicles in snow and ice my whole life and with good snow tires I don't really get the need for AWD. It's nice but not needed.

Curious if you are running the stock all season tires or snow tires?

As much trouble as it is getting a regular hybrid, how long do you think the wait would have been for an AWD?

 

[Jatrax]

How bad are XL stock tires on the snow/ice? anyone has real snow/ice experience ?

I don't have experience with the stock Maverick tires, but in general all season tires are terrible in ice / snow. Night and day. I've driven in snow / ice most of my life and knowing how to drive in the snow is the most important thing, good snow tires is the second.

 

[IdahoDirtFarmer]

I tried really hard to justify ordering a hybrid over the Ecoboost. I rarely need 4wd from April-early October. Figured gas savings for 6 months would be nice but in the end, I'd be using my full size all winter at 12 mpg so it didn't really pencil out. Doubling my miles per gallon all year is better than higher in summer and wearing out a more expensive rig to replace all winter. In the end, Ecoboost AWD will be a much bigger $ savings.

 

[Starwatcher]

How bad are XL stock tires on the snow/ice? anyone has real snow/ice experience ?

Front wheel drives even with regular tires, are better than rear wheel drive with snow tires.

 

[Jatrax]

As much trouble as it is getting a regular hybrid, how long do you think the wait would have been for an AWD?

Probably the same as on an Escape. But since they don't make one it doesn't really matter. Maybe in '25 or '26 on the refresh. Plug in hybrid, AWD. Sign me up.

 

[icegradner]

I have a hybrid for about two month. Great small pickup car. I used to love it by the time i stock in snow driving uphill. Than, i felt embarrassed and powerful, my maverick Hybrid love start to fade.

You expected to get up a snow/ice covered hill on the stock all season tires? Yikes. Not even AWD is going to save you with the stock Continentals.

 

[Tx_actual]

probably, and the more highway miles, the hybrid gets into the low 30s, it's in their nature.

Car and Driver https://www.caranddriver.com/news/a39539233/ford-maverick-hybrid-fuel-economy-tested/
"On our 75-mph highway fuel-economy test route, the truck managed 30 mpg. While driving around town we regularly saw 40 mpg or over, according to the Maverick's onboard computer. The all-wheel drive nonhybrid Maverick we tested in late 2021, which was powered by the optional turbocharged 2.0-liter inline-four, came close to the hybrid in our highway fuel-economy test by hitting 29 mpg."

I rarely drive in town, need AWD so the hybrid never got a second thought.

I’ve had mine since last spring. Averaging 50.1 mpg at 10k miles. 60/40 hwy/city daily commute. Lowest mpg I ever got was 39 on a 500 mile hwy road trip.

 

[Deleted member 1483]

I know it's been said and at the risk of sounding rude, get some freaking snow tires.

 

[Sleeper 7]

What about insurance costs? Ive talked with a few hybrid owners that all told me the savings in gas were lost in higher insurance rates.

 

[thevol]

What about insurance costs? Ive talked with a few hybrid owners that all told me the savings in gas were lost in higher insurance rates.

why is the insurance higher, never heard that? I would strongly consider a hybrid with a bigger electric motor/battery and awd to match the ecoboost, but as it is configured today with fwd only I wouldnt really consider owning one.

 

[Aza]

What about insurance costs? Ive talked with a few hybrid owners that all told me the savings in gas were lost in higher insurance rates.

My insurance premium didn’t increase

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