[CaryBosse]

A small EV pickup would work for some retirees for an occasional run for some bags of mulch or wood pellets …. grocery store, absolutely.

I think it would work for a lot of people. How many people do you see driving around town with no one else in their F350 dually? How many trucks do you see going down the road or in the mall parking lot with an empty truck bed? What percent of trucks have never had a trailer in tow?

I can tell you, my truck spends probably 80% of it's days with just me in the cab. Probably 85% of the days, the load in the back is minimal. More than 90% of the time there is nothing in tow. However, I bet those percentages for over half of the trucks on the road are 90-95% for the typical non-fleet/non-commercial truck owner.

Outside of towing my 32 foot long trailer weighing ~6500 pounds, the Maverick or Santa Cruz probably would have met my needs since I bought my Silverado 2 years ago. Not as comfortably, of course, but would have gotten me there. The hauling I did for the charity garage sale in May might have been an issue, with a few more trips required. Same thing moving my daughter last month. Just takes a few more trips.

Assuming a decent EV charging system on our highways, an EV version of the Maverick would handle my highway needs for the last 2 years as well.

 

[rotaryenginepete]

The Maverick looks cheap on the outside, haven't sat in one. It may be a fine vehicle, and I think there should be a demand for a vehicle that size. I do think with the market I see right now, Ford would have been better off putting the effort into a small EV truck. That has to be on someone's radar, a small EV truck, priced right, would be a perfect fit for the younger crowd, for a daily commuter driver, and probably for a delivery vehicle. Could be some good fleet sales from it.

I did read an interesting article on the Ford Lightning the other day. The only way to get the max battery was to opt for the higher end trim packages or to purchase 5 or more trucks trucks via a fleet deal.

Equipped with the hybrid powertrain, the Maverick is already a small EV truck. Unless you mean strictly BEV?

 

[White016]

I'm on the fence with getting a Maverik hybrid. Salesman said may be able to order in October. Used are just way overpriced (and sell immediately)
I drove a 4 banger turbo one and it was comfortable. The interior is just weird, hard to explain. Power seemed like a de tuned Ranger. Bed size is wide but short, about 4 1/2 foot.
There are zero hybrids around so I never got to drive one.
40 mpg is tempting with gas at $6 a gallon here.

 

[CaryBosse]

Equipped with the hybrid powertrain, the Maverick is already a small EV truck. Unless you mean strictly BEV?

In my eyes, a hybrid, while offering some great advantages to the drawbacks a strictly BEV possesses, it also adds a level of complexity and costs to a vehicle. It is a good solution, but I am thinking in terms of a less expensive vehicle for the masses who can't afford a $70K Lightning and don't need one. On 95% of our days, the combined mileage my wife and I drive is less than 100 miles. With a little forethought, we could share an EV. Heck, with gas prices pushing $5/gallon, we have been putting most of the miles on her Nissan Rogue. This morning was a rare time when both of our vehicles were away from the house at the same time, and my appointment got cancelled while I was on the way. Could have saved a gallon of gas this morning and left the Silverado in the driveway.

I could easily see when I decide I am no longer able to handle RV Life, that a simple, small EV truck would meet my needs. By then, hopefully they have created the charging network, and life will be sweet.

 

[Hunter62]

The Maverick looks cheap on the outside, haven't sat in one. It may be a fine vehicle, and I think there should be a demand for a vehicle that size. I do think with the market I see right now, Ford would have been better off putting the effort into a small EV truck. That has to be on someone's radar, a small EV truck, priced right, would be a perfect fit for the younger crowd, for a daily commuter driver, and probably for a delivery vehicle. Could be some good fleet sales from it.

I did read an interesting article on the Ford Lightning the other day. The only way to get the max battery was to opt for the higher end trim packages or to purchase 5 or more trucks trucks via a fleet deal.

Not sure how they would have been better off, took orders for less then a month and stopped at 100,000 that is for the gas and PHEV Mavrick
There are pictures of a Camo'd Maverick EV on a city street.
On the Mavrick forum, one guy has 6 that he uses for car parts delivery trucks, says his guys get 28 in town.

We have a Grand Cherokee that gets 25 on the highway and would pull my boat just fine. I have always tried to buy vehicles that get as good as gas mileage as I can for what I need, except the Dodge Power Wagon with the 440 back when I was 20ish.
I can set the cruise on my truck at 60 and get 25 most of the time, but who does 60 in a 60 mph zone and when I hit the interstate that is 75mph, I do not want to be like my buddy who is pulling his boat at 60mph, or when he is empty he will run 65...andcomplains about people honking and flipping him off...
only time I need a truck is hunting and like I mentioned, I have down sized all my gear.

sometimes with all the negative news and everything else going on I get stressed out and find something that I may need. Like a Maverick, I do not need but I might, maybe.


Was on Archerytalk and PSE came out with a new bow, thought about it, but I have 2 that work fine and still kick myself for selling my favorite all time bow 10 years ago.
Same with Arrows, I have plenty but they came out with some new ones....

for fishing, I bought some Pisifun Chaos reels, on sale for $32, my buddy thinks you have to have the Shimano Tekota's that cost over $200, going on 3 years and no isses,

 

[CaryBosse]

Not sure how they would have been better off, took orders for less then a month and stopped at 100,000 that is for the gas and PHEV Mavrick
There are pictures of a Camo'd Maverick EV on a city street.
On the Mavrick forum, one guy has 6 that he uses for car parts delivery trucks, says his guys get 28 in town.

We have a Grand Cherokee that gets 25 on the highway and would pull my boat just fine. I have always tried to buy vehicles that get as good as gas mileage as I can for what I need, except the Dodge Power Wagon with the 440 back when I was 20ish.
I can set the cruise on my truck at 60 and get 25 most of the time, but who does 60 in a 60 mph zone and when I hit the interstate that is 75mph, I do not want to be like my buddy who is pulling his boat at 60mph, or when he is empty he will run 65...andcomplains about people honking and flipping him off...
only time I need a truck is hunting and like I mentioned, I have down sized all my gear.

sometimes with all the negative news and everything else going on I get stressed out and find something that I may need. Like a Maverick, I do not need but I might, maybe.


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The Maverick may be a perfect vehicle for many. And but for my towing needs, it would be a pretty good fit for me. I don't particularly like the looks of it, but I haven't looked all that closely either. I am more about function over form.

The next vehicle purchase for my wife and I will likely be an EV. I tried to talk my wife into it in 2017, but she wasn't ready, and honestly, neither was the infrastructure. It still isn't quite there. My Silverado will be paid off at the rate I am going in about a year, if inflation doesn't put a larger dent in my finances than it already has. (My June electric bill is about 50% higher than last year. ) At that point, we are going to revisit the EV world and see if there is a vehicle that makes sense and if the infrastructure is in place to make it work.

 

[rotaryenginepete]

I have a truck right now that gets 30+ mpg on the highway, and it is rated by the manufacturer as able to tow more than double the curb weight of a Ford Maverick...just sayin.

 

[CaryBosse]

I have a truck right now that gets 30+ mpg on the highway, and it is rated by the manufacturer as able to tow more than double the curb weight of a Ford Maverick...just sayin.

That is one of the factors - Why spend $$$ to replace a working vehicle? And the increase in MPGs are not that great, maybe they are with the hybrid version.

We had not planned to replace the Nissan my wife drives, but the dealer doesn't seem to know how to fix the problems, and the service department has been downright dishonest in some of our dealings with them.

Plus, it turns out that only the dealer can change transmission fluid. The very professional guy I use for all of my oil changes, etc. says he doesn't have the equipment to handle the CVT in the Nissans.

 

[Hunter62]

The only color I like on the 2022 Mavrick is the , I hate to say it, but White, and maybe the red, if it was F-150 red it would be a no brainer

I am no into the muted flat enamel looking colors

 

[CaryBosse]

The only color I like on the 2022 Mavrick is the , I hate to say it, but White, and maybe the red, if it was F-150 red it would be a no brainer

I am no into the muted flat enamel looking colors

I haven't looked at the color choices, but I hate the trend toward those muted colors as well. Looks like the paint department ran down to the local Home Depot and bought all the Rustoleum they had in stock.

 

[rotaryenginepete]

The only color I like on the 2022 Mavrick is the , I hate to say it, but White, and maybe the red, if it was F-150 red it would be a no brainer

I am no into the muted flat enamel looking colors

Yeah that "Area 51" color is basically just primer gray with a clear coat 😂

 

[littleblazer]

The only color I like on the 2022 Mavrick is the , I hate to say it, but White, and maybe the red, if it was F-150 red it would be a no brainer

I am no into the muted flat enamel looking colors

To quote a few friends "those colors look so exotic" my response was always "that is called primer my guy."

 

[Dick Trace]

sounds like most of the V8 Colorados

The Dakota R/T was no V8 Colorado, with chip, posi headers and proper exhaust and 390 V8 It was in the day a Hot Rod. Had the yellow ext.cab

 

[Hunter62]

My buddy had a Dodge D-50 deisel pick-up, he got 50mpg back then

 

[rotaryenginepete]

The Dakota R/T was no V8 Colorado, with chip, posi headers and proper exhaust and 390 V8 It was in the day a Hot Rod. Had the yellow ext.cab

Understood and agreed, although I was referring to the condition of those V8 Colorados that have survived this long... 🤣

I think it might have possibly been Dodge's attempt to make a (failed) pass at the GMC Syclone, similar to how the Grand Cherokee SRT8 was their answer to the Trailblazer SS?

But unlike the 1998-2003 Dakota R/T, the 2009 Colorado V8 could actually tow things...plus with a ZQ8 suspension and a 0-60 of 6.7 seconds it was no slouch either.

 

[White016]

In my eyes, a hybrid, while offering some great advantages to the drawbacks a strictly BEV possesses, it also adds a level of complexity and costs to a vehicle. It is a good solution, but I am thinking in terms of a less expensive vehicle for the masses who can't afford a $70K Lightning and don't need one. On 95% of our days, the combined mileage my wife and I drive is less than 100 miles. With a little forethought, we could share an EV. Heck, with gas prices pushing $5/gallon, we have been putting most of the miles on her Nissan Rogue. This morning was a rare time when both of our vehicles were away from the house at the same time, and my appointment got cancelled while I was on the way. Could have saved a gallon of gas this morning and left the Silverado in the driveway.

I could easily see when I decide I am no longer able to handle RV Life, that a simple, small EV truck would meet my needs. By then, hopefully they have created the charging network, and life will be sweet.

You might find this interesting. The Maverik's hybrid is the lowest priced. There is a up-charge for the gas 4 cyl, then another for AWD.

 

[White016]

Understood and agreed, although I was referring to the condition of those V8 Colorados that have survived this long... 🤣

I think it might have possibly been Dodge's attempt to make a (failed) pass at the GMC Syclone, similar to how the Grand Cherokee SRT8 was their answer to the Trailblazer SS?

But unlike the 1998-2003 Dakota R/T, the 2009 Colorado V8 could actually tow things...plus with a ZQ8 suspension and a 0-60 of 6.7 seconds it was no slouch either.

OMG what a cool truck!
I just saw one the other day and it looked to be in perfect condition.

 

[Blooy Run]

The Dakota was a 5.9 360 ??

 

[rotaryenginepete]

The Dakota was a 5.9 360 ??

For the 2nd gen Dakota Sport, SXT, and SLT the following V8's were optional:
1997–1999 5.2L (318 cu in) Magnum V8 225 hp / 295 lb⋅ft
2000–2004 4.7L (287 cu in) PowerTech V8 230 hp / 295 lb⋅ft

Only the Dakota R/T was available with:
1998–2003 5.9L (360 cu in) Magnum V8 250 hp / 345 lb⋅ft

 

[spfddenhugh]

I was browsing info about the Maverick last winter. On one of the forums a dealer was offering $3K off MSRP on ordered eco boost models. I thought why not, and eventually ordered a lariat with luxury and tow packages. Orders were cut off at the end of January (not after 1 month as others have stated. Total time order banks were open was ~ 7months with the hybrid orders cut off in November.)

Fast forward 7 months. I’m unlikely (but still possible) to see a Maverick as a 2022. Too many constrained items in the supply chain and so luxury items and electronic (such as adaptive cruise, etc) are holding up the building of all of the ordered trucks.

My 2017 all terrain (which I bought in a killer deal new) has been a great truck but is starting to go down in value from the highs we’ve seen over the last year. Gas prices and now > 70k miles are likely contributing. While was still booking at 80% of what I actually paid for it, I could see values had peaked and were on the decline.

I had planned on downsizing (ergo the Maverick order) as I never used the canyon for much than a daily driver and bad weather vehicle. Towed my boat once (home from dealer) and carried the usual home owner purchases in the bed.

I had a passing interest in the Santa Cruz but had never looked (none around as well as mavericks). They have been showing up at dealers and I took a look. After a few blocks I was sold. Excellent power and mobility. Funky style but very comfortable and up to date tech. Not a ”trucky“ vehicle but has enough capability. Can tow 5000, payload >1500 lbs, etc. not a off-roader, but neither am I.

so I have a Santa Cruz and sold the canyon to carmax (best offer at the time). If the Maverick arrives, then I may buy it and either keep or flip (they are getting way over MSRP in the used market).