Undecided, please help out.

[MaveRican]

Hello crew, I'm looking to buy a small truck. I'm a tech and I used my vehicle to get to different jobs averaging 140 miles max per day. I test drove a 19' tacoma and I was not impressed. I also test drove a 2021 canyon elevation and fell in love with the truck but not the price.

So my question to to you is would the Mav be a better candidate for my needs? Is it worth it?

Please advise.

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[999]

Hmmmm. Maverick is not really a mid-sized truck.

Value? Amazing value. We love our Hybrid, a steal for what we paid.

 

[MLowe05]

If you can snag a Maverick at MSRP, it is a steal. More than that and no, to answer your question, it is not worth it.

 

[WildHorse]

No answer for you yet. You only mentioned driving range as your requirement, anything else?
And MAV is not middle sized.

 

[MaveRican]

Not a midsize truck, Noted

Well definitely a truck that can sustain a lot of highway driving, a decent cab size for a fam of 4, a ok bed size for hauling small stuff...

I saw one at the dealer but couldn't test drive it tho.

 

[NJ Pinelands]

Not a midsize truck, Noted

Well definitely a truck that can sustain a lot of highway driving, a decent cab size for a fam of 4, a ok bed size for hauling small stuff...

I saw one at the dealer but couldn't test drive it tho.

Ford Ranger or Chevy Colorado —about $27,000

 

[davnau]

Seems like a no brainer to me. Driving almost 3000 mi./mo., so about 35,000 miles a year, get a basic Maverick XL Hybrid. Will cut fuel cost almost in half. Order it on August 15 when the 2023 ordering opens. Will take a while to get it, but fuel savings per year will be huge.

 

[BoboysTruck]

Hello crew, I'm looking to buy a small truck. I'm a tech and I used my vehicle to get to different jobs averaging 140 miles max per day. I test drove a 19' tacoma and I was not impressed. I also test drove a 2021 canyon elevation and fell in love with the truck but not the price.

So my question to to you is would the Mav be a better candidate for my needs? Is it worth it?

Please advise.

Previous ride

I'm a tech as well and I use my Mav. I have a family of four and It's perfect. I picked up my Hybrid in January and have put in over 16k miles.

 

[BoboysTruck]

Seems like a no brainer to me. Driving almost 3000 mi./mo., so about 35,000 miles a year, get a basic Maverick XL Hybrid. Will cut fuel cost almost in half. Order it on August 15 when the 2023 ordering opens. Will take a while to get it, but fuel savings per year will be huge.

I got a XLT. I would have been OK with a XL but driving that many miles, I had to have cruise control. I understand you can enable cruise control with forscan but I don't like doing mods like that to any car while under warranty.

 

[Flomounier1]

As small as the Maverick is, I wouldn't like having to constantly drive around town and run a ton of errands with it on small city streets. It is a LITTLE bit difficult to park and pull into tight parking spaces. It doesn't feel like a small little easy to drive compact car you can hop in and deliver pizza in all day. It still has a large truck feel even though it's on the Escape chassis except it handles 10 times better.

Other than that, it's perfect. The ride quality is great, steering is nice and direct, has plenty of power, handles bumps/potholes well, etc.

 

[davnau]

I got a XLT. I would have been OK with a XL but driving that many miles, I had to have cruise control. I understand you can enable cruise control with forscan but I don't like doing mods like that to any car while under warranty.

Cruise control is an issue, but I’ve found I use it less and less as I get older. Now, I only use it if driving out west, which is very rare these days. So my bare bones XL will be just right at the right price. June order that finally shipped last week.

 

[Maverickman74]

I think it would be perfect for you. It doesnt sound like you need a mid sized truck if you are coming from a Scion. However a Maverick is bigger than what a compact truck used to be. Especially inside it is bigger than a Tacoma and in was a Ranger. If you arent towing something the weight of another vehicle, or if you want high MPG, and you want something cheap enough that your family and you can abuse a lil with regular life. Then it would probably be a good truck for you. If bed size is too small for your gear you could always double it with a cap. ARE is making contractor caps with all the shelves and organization stuff.

However this is the MTC here so....

THE LINE STARTS IN THE BACK!

 

[Eagle11]

These post are interesting, if the OP would spend an hour or so "searching" this forum their answers are out there.

 

[Enchalada]

Check out a Maverick personally and decide for yourself. I say it's worth it at the right price..GL

 

[The Weatherman]

Hello crew, I'm looking to buy a small truck. I'm a tech and I used my vehicle to get to different jobs averaging 140 miles max per day. I test drove a 19' tacoma and I was not impressed. I also test drove a 2021 canyon elevation and fell in love with the truck but not the price.

So my question to to you is would the Mav be a better candidate for my needs? Is it worth it?

Please advise.

Previous ride

Yes and Yes.

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