- First Name
- Landric
- Joined
- Jan 18, 2022
- Threads
- 7
- Messages
- 522
- Reaction score
- 775
- Location
- North Carolina
- Vehicle(s)
- 2022 Maverick XLT AWD FX4 Alto Blue
- Engine
- 2.0L EcoBoost
I'm not married to Ford. I have owned a couple but it was more because at the time I needed a vehicle they were available and the right price. Most of my vehicles have been Toyota, Mazda, and Kia. I ordered a Maverick because it offered something no one else was offering, truck utility with decent MPG at a reasonable price and the ability to order exactly what I wanted.
Hopefully Ford will continue to keep the Maverick where it belongs in the low price segment. Hopefully they will also stop locking desirable content behind a specific package in the top trim. My work car, which is a Toyota Camry LE (base model) has adaptive cruise control, blind spot monitoring, and a number of other safety features standard. My RAV4 XLE hybrid has all those features also and AWD. Ford wants me to buy a Lariat with the luxury package, CP360, and CP360 Assist to get those features. A hybrid Lariat with those features would be more expensive than my RAV4 Hybrid and it isn't even AWD.
I am sure that Toyota, when they re-enter the small pickup market, will come out swinging. Ford better be ready to react. Those of us not married to a particular manufacturer will buy the vehicle with the best features and value not the specific emblem in the steering wheel.
Hopefully Ford will continue to keep the Maverick where it belongs in the low price segment. Hopefully they will also stop locking desirable content behind a specific package in the top trim. My work car, which is a Toyota Camry LE (base model) has adaptive cruise control, blind spot monitoring, and a number of other safety features standard. My RAV4 XLE hybrid has all those features also and AWD. Ford wants me to buy a Lariat with the luxury package, CP360, and CP360 Assist to get those features. A hybrid Lariat with those features would be more expensive than my RAV4 Hybrid and it isn't even AWD.
I am sure that Toyota, when they re-enter the small pickup market, will come out swinging. Ford better be ready to react. Those of us not married to a particular manufacturer will buy the vehicle with the best features and value not the specific emblem in the steering wheel.
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