Because nobody else is making something similar. I like the size, fuel efficiency, utility, etc. If Toyota were making something similar, I'd buy that instead. But they aren't, so I'm weighing my options with the Maverick. I REALLY want it to be reliable, but Ford's reputation is giving me pause. I suspect that other folks who owned small trucks from Toyota and Nissan in the '80s and '90s are facing the same dilemma. Those trucks were tough, reliable, and durable--but also small, efficient, and affordable.
Ehh, just one anecdote but my brother has a 90 something Nissan pickup thats been nothing but problems. Whereas my 08 Canyon from that font of problems GMC, has been greatly reliable, granted, the prior gen Canyon/Colorado have developed a solid reputation on the reliability front over the years.
My whole family has actually had so many problems with Nissans we pretty much dont buy them anymore AFAIK. But, YMMV.
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