My post was actually meant to be a knock of the current state of finances of our country. The only reason I used the word "hopefully" is that I truly hope a default by the US only occurs many years down the road, since if that ever happened the world is in a whole lot of hurt.
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Ever increasing inflation will also allow our national debt to be more easily inflated away when it comes to repayment, if we don't default on it (hopefully) years down the road.
TBH I could care less about Chinese citizens and seeing them do well. I want to see Americans prosperous due to our ability to compete in a free market, not one that the CCP is heavily subsidizing Chinese companies in to the disadvantage of every other country.
Nor should they be until they have to compete on a level playing field and have the same safety features and so forth that American and European vehicle makers have. There is a reason why the Chinese can tout their "cheaper" vehicles and it isn't all their lower labor costs.
AGM batteries are the only way to go with hybrids in particular. We are on year 2 with our '25 Mav and the battery is still going strong. Many vehicles, not just Mavs or hybrids, only get 3 years out of their batteries so to get 2 and maybe 3 years is not unusual nowadays.
I personally always do this with any vehicle. Whether it is not as much of an issue nowadays is immaterial; I just don't want any vehicle having to do too much when I am turning it on.
Would jump on the Tremor but we are convinced that hybrids are the only way to go. Our '25 Mav will have to suffice for now. Best wishes with your purchase; they are great looking.
Fair listing. We are on our second Mav and even with the sleep issues with the first one we love them both. Over a year now with our '25 and so far no issues at all.
When we got our first Mav in 2022 I was driving the F-150 and my wife had taken my former H3. She never wanted to replace the H3 and said it was the safest vehicle she ever rode in. As soon as I told her about Ford coming out with the Mav she wanted it and would immediately give up her Hummer...
We live in a more rural area of TN, and the nearest city of 10K people is nine miles away. For the last year we have been seeing more and more Mavs, both individual owners and business ones with logos, on our roads. Our local Ford dealer says they are selling tons of them and have about ten on...
Not seeing anything about a hybrid version, so for the majority of people looking today it will be a non-starter. If gas prices stay elevated longer that will be even more likely.
We live in the type of area I described. There are tons of Mav hybrids here and the local dealership can't keep any in stock. How many EVs of any type? Very few, mostly a Tesla here and there. Most of America tends to be like us as far as serious drivers, not the big city types who wouldn't...
We have had two Mav hybrids, our original 2022 and our current 2025. Absolutely love the hybrid since we average in the 55+mpg range in town driving, and in the 40+mpg at highway speeds. Great little trucks to compliment our F-150.