Maverick FX4 vs Tacoma TRD PRO Off-road Adventure

[JASmith]

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[JBL14]

I can see more grass under the Turd and the Turd's wheels are bigger.
Do I still need to watch the video, to find out who wins?

 

[MikeyCNY]

I really like this channel - great info, no yelling, realistic expectations and it's not "this is the best one EVAR!1!". I'm only a third through this video but I've watched all of his others on the Maverick and he's very fair.

Is the Mav the ultimate off-road vehicle? Not at all - but for the price and what you get it seems very capable.

 

[cavemold]

I’m assuming off road taco wins since it’s specifically made for it I’ll watch since they are good reviewers. 50k for the Tacoma . Dang I think i would go with bronco Sasquatch at the point but obviously for off road speed tacoma is going win . For everyday the maverick is going win . I don’t like how tacoma off road doesn’t have more headspace since if your going do high speed off roading you will want little bit more head more. Stiff shocks with not enough cargo is worrying in extreme conditions as well .

 

[cavemold]

I mean everyone knows Toyota durability. It’s the efficiency and how they ride which is big difference.

 

[Maverickman74]

My 200,000 mile 92 Comanche that survived injesting 2 napkins and a facemask in its throttle body, is going strong getting to and working on the farm 4 days a week. It also takes care of any heavy hauling duties(2200lb payload>any t100). Ohh yeah in the 3 years I have owned it, I had to haul several broken less than 20 year old toyota trucks. One a 2019 Taco with a blown motor (from crossing about 18" of water)and another mid 2000s with no transmission.

Any car will last forever or die quickly depending on how its treated, used, and abused. Or how well its owner knows its capability.

 

[Maverickman74]

I think the FX4 did well, that rut was a nothing burger and both could have walked over it with ease with the right line or got stuck in it in the wrong line. I will often take the down in the ruts line. It often has more traction when things are really slick everywhere. I still swear that dumping the all terrains on the mavericks will make them a serious offroad truck. A spacer lift and 31 mud tires and Maverick would do just about anything other than race through the desert that most tacos would do.

 

[Mike]

I will soon have both a Taco and Mav FX4. They will be used totally differently.

Couple of takeaway quotes and he comes to the correct conclusion.

"The Maverick is great if you dont really need a truck"

"The Maverick is a great car...uh truck"

 

[JASmith]

My 200,000 mile 92 Comanche that survived injesting 2 napkins and a facemask in its throttle body, is going strong getting to and working on the farm 4 days a week. It also takes care of any heavy hauling duties(2200lb payload>any t100). Ohh yeah in the 3 years I have owned it, I had to haul several broken less than 20 year old toyota trucks. One a 2019 Taco with a blown motor (from crossing about 18" of water)and another mid 2000s with no transmission.

Any car will last forever or die quickly depending on how its treated, used, and abused. Or how well its owner knows its capability.

Some is also just luck of the draw. Our Ram 1500 is over 150K miles and purring like a kitten with only a few hundred bucks of repairs we had to do in the past 13 years, but there are others that had the HEMI lifters fail at less than half that mileage so who knows.

 

[Dad]

In all fairness, the Maverick AWD is designed more as a vehicle to get to your adventure rather than the off-road adventure in of itself. Doesn't take rocket science to know the 4x4 is better equipped for off road.

 

[Maverickman74]

Some is also just luck of the draw. Our Ram 1500 is over 150K miles and purring like a kitten with only a few hundred bucks of repairs we had to do in the past 13 years, but there are others that had the HEMI lifters fail at less than half that mileage so who knows.

Thats true.

 

[Maverickman74]

In all fairness, the Maverick AWD is designed more as a vehicle to get to your adventure rather than the off-road adventure in of itself. Doesn't take rocket science to know the 4x4 is better equipped for off road.

Still I think someone should test a lifted and better tired Maverick against the big TRD.

 

[Mike]

You can’t properly lift a Mav to effectively make use of larger tires nor can you get lockers or utilize a 4low with an AWD vehicle That’s the point.

 

[Dun4791]

The maverick always wins because of its price point. Period. That’s why it shines.

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