Thoughts on the New Ford Maverick and on what your next vehicle will be

[dspace9]

The car I want right now is a new Hyundai Elantra with a 6 speed manual, and no gizmos, like auto drive assist stuff, or auto start stop.

Another deal breaker for me and new cars besides manual transmission, is auto shut off. I already experienced enough problems with my Mirage's wonky starter, to have a car that's constantly turning itself on and off, no thanks. Seems like a future problem waiting to happen. And I heard on Jeeps that the auto-start-stop shut off restarts itself every time you turn on the ignition again.

So yea, I'm picky.. but I actually saw a brand new Elantra drive past me in the parking lot at Wal Mart today, and I got a good look. Very low sedan with a lot more length than my Mirage, yet Hyundai still advertises 40 MPG with that sedan. Almost looks mid sized. Styling is weird, the price is a lot less than a new Jetta base (which has auto-start stop)

[Top_Fuel]

Another deal breaker for me...is auto shut off.

The aftermarket has stepped up to offer an option to defeat this in several vehicles. Here's an example:

Auto Stop Eliminator

[Fummins]

Ironically, the only person I know that has auto stop/start in their vehicle is pissed off that it doesn't work. And here there's a market to defeat the system!

[Eggman]

I’m now torn between G4 and HB for city driving and 2 babies as I already have Highlander. Can’t determine what are the cons beside weight.

If by babies you mean strollers and carseats you might want the G4 over the hatchback. Though the hatchback is superior in almost every way () it only has room for about one standard stroller.

[7milesout]

If Toyota makes it, it will be 5-10 k more.

Even if that were to be true, and it might, it would be worth every single penny in premium of the Ferd. I designed there. I know what they do. They don't play games. I also designed for Hyundai-Kia. They play games. I threw up every night.

[dspace9]

In case anyone wants to see what the Ford Maverick looks like in real life, I found this one for sale locally. Haven't seen one in "real life" til now. Looks bigger than I thought



https://www.cargurus.ca/Cars/l-Used-...ting=312804290

[Eggman]

Looks like a Honda Ridgeline. I say bring back Ford Rancheros and Chevy El Caminos.

[7milesout]

Tis a nice looking vehicle. A modernized hybrid El Camino would be pretty cool. The low load floor of an El Camino is VERY appealing to me. My truck's load floor is about 6' off the ground, and my truck isn't even lifted. I exaggerate for effect, pointing out how a low load floor would be appealing.

[Fummins]

Fill your boots https://lefthandutes.com/about.html

Ford:
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Chevrolet(Holden):
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And another more cheaper(practical) little Chevy:
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Or you could go buy an NV200 before they stop selling them and cut the back off. Might need to add some type of exoskeleton to strengthen it up a little if you plan to haul stuff. They start at $23k but only get 24-26mpg(rated).

[7milesout]

Looks like an Austrailian vehicle. The yeller one needs the cab pushed forward and the bed extended forward following the cab. Meaning, needs more bed.