Hmm. 50/50. It checks all the boxes on paper. Turns out, though, for a homeowner like myself who only really hauls bulky stuff, and not really heavy stuff, the tradeoff of ride quality for payload doesn’t really pencil out for me. I’ll probably never haul 1000# or tow 4k#. I don’t really agree with the seats, and the lack of ACC has worn thin with me. The roads in my area don’t really mesh so well with the Mav suspension, which tends to be fairly harsh at low speeds on bad road surfaces ( no prob with freeway ride quality ).
If I *did* buy another one, I don’t think I’d get another AWD like my current version. After test driving my dad’s fwd hybrid on vacation recently, I find that it is more fun to drive than mine. Seems a little peppier off the line, feels slightly sportier to drive, apparently due to lower weight. I’d probably opt for a fwd hybrid, as the utility of awd only really comes in to play maybe 5% of the time in winter for me.
The Mav in my brain is a fairly signifcantly flawed vehicle that is best in its class of one. I hang on to it despite my dislikes due to there being nothing else with the form factor on the market in a Hybrid.
If Toyota comes out with a competitor, which according to my T dealer buddy is a definite go, fairly likely I’ll use this friend connection to trade out, assuming the ride quality is better.
If I *did* buy another one, I don’t think I’d get another AWD like my current version. After test driving my dad’s fwd hybrid on vacation recently, I find that it is more fun to drive than mine. Seems a little peppier off the line, feels slightly sportier to drive, apparently due to lower weight. I’d probably opt for a fwd hybrid, as the utility of awd only really comes in to play maybe 5% of the time in winter for me.
The Mav in my brain is a fairly signifcantly flawed vehicle that is best in its class of one. I hang on to it despite my dislikes due to there being nothing else with the form factor on the market in a Hybrid.
If Toyota comes out with a competitor, which according to my T dealer buddy is a definite go, fairly likely I’ll use this friend connection to trade out, assuming the ride quality is better.
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