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opengl128 posted:Why can't we have nice things? Jeez, we’re getting a $20k pickup truck that can probably seat four adults comfortably and get 40mpg highway. Is that not nice enough for you people?
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Bouillon Rube posted:Jeez, we’re getting a $20k pickup truck that can probably seat four adults comfortably and get 40mpg highway. Is that not nice enough for you people? No it has to fit a 4x8 sheet of plywood inside the bed with the tailgate closed and also tow 40 tons without ever dropping below 85mph. Imo it's a fantastic buy at $20k.
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Jun 9, 2021 01:31
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Seriously what else can you get for $20k these days? A loving Versa?
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Jun 9, 2021 01:47
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A Mazda 3 is pretty nice at the $20k price point
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Jun 9, 2021 01:49
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Bouillon Rube posted:Jeez, we’re getting a $20k pickup truck that can probably seat four adults comfortably and get 40mpg highway. Is that not nice enough for you people? 40mpg *city*
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Jun 9, 2021 01:49
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Bouillon Rube posted:Jeez, we’re getting a $20k pickup truck that can probably seat four adults comfortably and get 40mpg highway. Is that not nice enough for you people? I think it's super neat and lots and lots of people will love it, I hope they sell millions. For me, the ~bespoke AI member~, it sucks because: no manual, not brown  Really though it's a modern Ford, I am waiting to see what this thing's issue will be. What will make it garbage?
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Jun 9, 2021 01:57
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Software or water leaks. I think every new Ford rolled out in the last 3 years have had one or both.
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Jun 9, 2021 02:03
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While we all know the real reason we won't get a single cab (nobody would buy it) It may be an engineering impossibility with the unibody design
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Jun 9, 2021 02:22
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Maybe they'll put the wrong gaskets on it, too
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Jun 9, 2021 02:29
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I think it bodes well that software, water leaks, and headgaskets are what you people think about and not what put them on the map for problematic shitboxen: transmissions.
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Jun 9, 2021 02:31
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Olympic Mathlete posted:Note the dudes in the video with the sides of the truck up in their armpits... I had an F-150 with a 4" lift and 35" tires and I could still reach into the bottom of the bed and get stuff from the side.
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Jun 9, 2021 02:52
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I am 6'6" tall.
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Jun 9, 2021 02:53
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What I could not do, despite my height, was get the oil check stick back into its receptacle, unless I stood on one of the tires or used my phones camera to see down into the engine compartment.
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Jun 9, 2021 02:54
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its the least awful truck in a world of awful trucks
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Jun 9, 2021 02:54
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I forgot to say i love the tiny truck. it needs the rims wedged right into the fenders now to make it perfect.
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Jun 9, 2021 13:25
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^^^^ Tiny truck rule thoug but it should be just the old ranger/B series Thread favorite Doug has a video up https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=-arOcpTLySU The interior is kind of weird and I'm definitely not the intended target audience because I think I'd just get a wagon instead or an actual truck, but overall it looks like a decent package I suppose mobby_6kl fucked around with this message at 16:07 on Jun 9, 2021 |
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Jun 9, 2021 15:03
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how is the price that low with a hybrid drivetrain I  tiny truck
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Jun 9, 2021 15:59
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mobby_6kl posted:The interior is kind of weird and I'm definitely not the intended target audience because I think I'd just get a wagon instead or an actual truck, but overall it looks like a decent package I suppose I feel like I am the intended target audience. I have an old Ranger that's on its last legs because I do mild truck stuff sometimes. I don't tow anything. My problem is, when I think about how I use my Ranger, it's stuff I wouldn't want to do with a Maverick. Hauling couches around (too big for a 4.5 foot bed unless I let it hang out). Hauling concrete (wouldn't want to do that with a new truck). Hauling brush (ditto, and the small bed would mean more trips). And I wouldn't want to do long road trips with the family (which I do in my Challenger currently) because there's no enclosed cargo area. I like it a lot, don't get me wrong, it's just too much of a compromise from what I have right now. So I think I'm going to keep my Ranger a lil longer and if I need to get a new daily, go with a nice wagon (used V90 maybe?).
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Jun 9, 2021 16:09
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CornHolio posted:I feel like I am the intended target audience. I have an old Ranger that's on its last legs because I do mild truck stuff sometimes. I don't tow anything. Why not just get another Ranger or a Tacoma?
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Jun 9, 2021 16:24
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Kraftwerk posted:Why not just get another Ranger or a Tacoma? A used Taco costs more than a new Maverick. The newest og ranger is now a decade old running on hardware from the nixon era.
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Jun 9, 2021 18:06
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cursedshitbox posted:The newest og ranger is now a decade old running on hardware from the nixon era. You say that like it's a bad thing. Also the new ranger doesn't seem to be *that* much bigger and you get a real-deal truck
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Jun 9, 2021 18:09
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mobby_6kl posted:You say that like it's a bad thing. It very much is a bad thing in a wreck. (I love the old Ranger, my dad had one).
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Jun 9, 2021 18:33
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CornHolio posted:I feel like I am the intended target audience. I have an old Ranger that's on its last legs because I do mild truck stuff sometimes. I don't tow anything. If you are afraid to use your new truck to do truck things but you need to do truck things, you're not the target market for a new truck. I don't think the fact that this is a truck is the most important aspect here, i think it's the price/size combo. For the last 20 years, it was determined that a hybrid = more money and size = more money. That's out the window. There is now a 40mpg city, $20k vehicle the size of a ford explorer on the market. Basic, functional, efficient, cheap, and just happens to be in the shape everybody wants to buy anyways.
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Jun 9, 2021 18:43
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I know Ford is a trash company but between this and the lightning I’ve got some mild Ford-related dick twitch going on right now.
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Jun 9, 2021 18:51
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The more I look at the maverick the more it looks like a nissan cube with a truck bed
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Jun 9, 2021 18:54
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mobby_6kl posted:You say that like it's a bad thing. It is because of Jack B Nimble posted:It very much is a bad thing in a wreck. (I love the old Ranger, my dad had one). Old trucks crash like poo poo. Especially when an offset is involved. I live aboard a 31 year old farm truck, I wouldn't want to get hit by a new civic these things are such death traps. I love the old rangers, I'll never own a second death-trap truck though.
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Jun 9, 2021 19:23
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It’s also shocking (and awesome) that the 2.0 turbo isn’t gated to the higher trims levels. You can order the 2.0T/8 speed auto with the base XL trim for like $22k.
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Jun 9, 2021 19:32
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The 2021 Ranger doesn’t seem to have performed terribly in crash tests https://www.iihs.org/ratings/vehicle/Ford/ranger-crew-cab-pickup/2021
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Jun 9, 2021 19:39
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Bouillon Rube posted:It’s also shocking (and awesome) that the 2.0 turbo isn’t gated to the higher trims levels. You can order the 2.0T/8 speed auto with the base XL trim for like $22k. You’re never going to see one on the lot though. This seems like a vehicle that dealers aren’t going to be interested in selling unless it’s a high trim version because there just can’t be much money in it on the base models. So then you’ll have to try and find a dealer that won’t jerk you around on a custom order.
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Jun 9, 2021 19:44
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My plan, if I do break down and buy a new car, is to test drive whatever they have on the lot and then insist on ordering a base model from whoever will sell me one, if the local place won't gently caress 'em.
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Jun 9, 2021 19:47
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New Land Cruiser. No the Us isn't getting it. https://www.caranddriver.com/news/a36676044/toyota-land-cruiser-300-series-revealed/   409hp 3.5 liter twin turbo V6 that will probably make it into the new Tundra too. That's a fat rear end console and door card. looks tight inside.
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Jun 9, 2021 19:57
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Jack B Nimble posted:My plan, if I do break down and buy a new car, is to test drive whatever they have on the lot and then insist on ordering a base model from whoever will sell me one, if the local place won't gently caress 'em. Yeah I'm gonna have to drive one of these, if the hybrid drives well and is reasonably seamless I might have to consider it over an EV which I was planning on getting. But so far I haven't really liked how any of the hybrids drove that i have tried so far. Ford really missed the boat on a full EV Maverick, altho I guess that could still be in the cards for future models if it sells relatively well.
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Jun 9, 2021 19:59
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Applebees Appetizer posted:Yeah I'm gonna have to drive one of these, if the hybrid drives well and is reasonably seamless I might have to consider it over an EV which I was planning on getting. But so far I haven't really liked how any of the hybrids drove that i have tried so far. One of the big wigs seemed to imply it's in the works??? From the EV thread: edit: not sure if that's what that means or it's just demonstrating the size. 🤔 Westy543 posted:Maverick BEV may be in the cards after all? Kia Soul Enthusias fucked around with this message at 20:26 on Jun 9, 2021 |
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Jun 9, 2021 20:24
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Powershift posted:New Land Cruiser. No the Us isn't getting it. *slaps grille* You can paste so many toddlers with this baby
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Jun 9, 2021 20:27
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Powershift posted:New Land Cruiser. No the Us isn't getting it. Wonder how big the Lexus version's grill will be. I mean we are absolutely getting it, just as a Lexus LX.
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Jun 9, 2021 20:29
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Powershift posted:New Land Cruiser. No the Us isn't getting it. 
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Jun 9, 2021 20:56
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Powershift posted:New Land Cruiser. No the Us isn't getting it. I can't tell if this looks good or not.
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Jun 9, 2021 22:22
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imo it just looks like 6 year old Lexus
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Jun 9, 2021 22:34
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There will be like 5 "under $20k base Mav mini-trucks" available ever and nobody will ever get to buy one. Their troll worked. The only models available at the dealers will be starting at $28k but mostly the fully loaded $35k versions with a $3k "MARKET ADJUSTMENT gently caress YOU PAY ME!"
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With all the internet excitement over the maverick, I can’t help but feel that no one in reality is going to buy the drat thing. I really wish they had AWD hybrid though. Would make a perfect truck for the muddy roads on my farm
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