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Honestly if you dont want to haul a shit ton of stuff in a massive truck bed, & tow a shit ton with the handling & fuel economy of an SUV, for the PRICE of an SUV, for the money (actually a bit more $) you can probably get the other stuff that would matter more to you like plush luxury...

100% tell it like it is. There is no vehicle on the market that gives you the hauling capacity, handling, & mpg anywhere near the money. If you want SUV handling & to be able to haul loads, Maverick is the only game There's also a lot of hard plastic trim that scratches, if you cant deal with...

Yes Ford spend billions on ads. But so does Stellantis, GM, VAG, Mercedes does Ford spend more than the rest? So are the RAM 1500 fans complaining that Stellantis isn't getting a good ad return since RAM 1500 isn't truck of the year?

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Done. Stuck a PSA at the top what to search for in Rock Auto

Its a combination of both NTHSA & EPA demanding "better crash safety at higher & higher speeds, but also better mpg so the structure needs to be lighter & increasingly made from speciality alloy steels" Well guess whats not in the mandate? Long term reliability & serviceability we are getting...

Can you shed more light on this "hitch-mounted shock absorbing step bumper" is this a thing where do you buy it? Im all about skidplates, brush guards, headlight covers, anything that protects from low speed parking lot damage

IMO Honda Ridgeline lost alot of potential sales with the early models looking non truck like (like a Honda Sport-trak) Ridgeline minor redesign to truck form factor exterior has helped alot, its a heavier vehicle which wont do much for its mpg ratings in a hybrid version IMO, it was engineered...

I think at this point only Toyota could really mount a good hybrid truck competition, past few year automakers in general, besides Toyota, had stopped investing in hybrid drivetrains as everyone rushed like lemmings toward "full ICE or full EV" Hyundai was licensing a hybrid powertrain from...

Hybrid 2.5L engine 200,000 miles eith good maintenance & likely more depending how its driven, hybrid variant will have significantly less cold start stress from cold oil lower flow than in its former conventional drivetrain like Ford Fusion. Hybrid-electric powertrain the HF55 motor-generator...

Higher octane than 87 does zero zilch Nada for 2.5l naturally aspirated hybrid engine. The only reason I would consider the highest octane premium brand gas is they supposedly put their best additive package in it for cleaning valve carbon buildup in direct head injected engines without also...

Batteries are heavy, 4x the battery definitely does not 4x the range, & you get to rapidly diminishing returns as 4x the battery weight requiring 2x or more extra current just to haul the extra battery weight.

Prevent that, how about a dial-selector on the steering column

There is a website showing top tier gas stations on a map. FTW, "top tier" is a certification for more than minimum required detergent additives in fuel. BP is not "top tier" but for some reason zi percieve BP has generally had about the smoothest running & best mpg of the cheap 87 octane gas...

Yes, each powertrain option has an expensive upfront fixed startup cost & a recurring fixed cost for the administration of its dedicated parts & assemblies supply chains. Low volume is an absolute killer of profitability, sustained volume production of as similar as possible units, rapidly...

I think a perfect replacement for a side by side ATV on the farm, this will last 10x as long as a most work ATVs and great for where a 2x2 ATV goes on mud trails & quick trips to rural hardware store. As far as driving on County roads alot, Kei trucks have about as much crash protection that a...

I learned to drive on a 2WD Ford Ranger stick shift. You wanna talk about tail-wagging happy on downhill in the snow? At least I learned the stick shift in summer, 1st time downhill on a snowy road, stepped all the way on the clutch to shift & that rear end started fishtailing like it want to...

I would like a bullbar around the headlights to protect $2000 LED units from parking lot scrapes, but to be perfectly honest I don't its possible to protect a Maverick front end from damage in impacting a 200 lb deer on a county highway, not without so much vehicle frame reinforcement you...

"the top is 1/4” bolted to the inner bumper with M8 fasteners" Can't really see clearly the top, did you have to cut a little slice out of the outer plastic bumper cover to fit the top 1/4" thick bracket before drilling & tapping into the top of the steel bumper? Looks good, Id say it would...

Mav sales numbers certainly say so. Last I read (article here) 2025 Maverick is the 2nd best selling compact truck after the Tacoma. And I think its within 15% of Tacoma sales, interesting times! Give it 3-5 years I think we'll start seeing some 3rd party tubing & fitting upgrade packages for...