This is kinda on par with what I was thinking to. I didn't watch the commercial but the minute I read through this thread and watched a couple of youtube vids I started specing and XLT model out for my wife.
She has always wanted a truck but is to intimidated with the prospect of a full size F-150 type and the mid size offers like the Ranger and others are to expensive. Once I showed her this and she watched a couple of the vids she is onboard with buying a new Maverick. She said she really likes the size but wants one with the 4k towing capacity so we will miss out on that 40mpg city rating but it is what it is.
EDIT: We put a reserve in on an XLT model in white with the 4k tow package and the XLT luxury package. Only additional add ons were a full size spare.
Total came to right around $28k so with a $13k down payment it comes out to $285/month for 5 years.
I mean WTF, did they run out of names that they had to recycle them?
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Just saw the post above about the Vega. I mean that car was a total POS.
Specs are fantastic:
* 1,500-pound payload capacity (37 bags of 40-pound mulch)
* 250hp turbocharged 4-cylinder Ecoboost ICE can tow 4,000 pounds (typical 23-foot camper)
You just know if we continue the thought experiment some guy at Ford will go - hey we need a truck that slots in under the Maverick......The Ford Motor Company is proud to present the 2023 F150 Tatooine Edition. EPA tested at 6 feet per gallon.
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Quick question as I've not researched the truck at all...no real interest as it's woefully inadequate for my uses. C'est la vie...nice looking truck for what it is, tho.
My question is....you realize that "typical 23-foot camper's" listed weight is its dry weight and once one adds in potable water, grey water, batteries, and all the typical crap stored in a camper of that type (dishes, linen, TV, etc., etc.), the weight easily climbes over 5000# and potentially hits over 6000#. I know the campers I've towed and weighed on a CAT scale are much, much heavier fully loaded than the "advertised" weight found in the camper's mfgr. spec sheet.
Same as the cargo capacity....1500#, but has the driver been accounted for in that capacity? And is the capacity derived, as usual, on the stripper vehicle of a particular engine/trans combo and have, in very small print--usually marked with an asterisk or footnote--the disclaimer that any and all options added to the vehicle negatively impacts towing/cargo capacities?
Just something to think about....
Truck bedcap spotted! This would be dope for moving computer parts & having a triage station onboard!
2022 Ford Maverick with a truck bed cap caught in spy photos
2022 Ford Maverick caught in spy shots with a truck bed cap. It could be a prototype for one that Ford will sell directly.www.autoblog.com
Although when you think about it, it's really just an even uglier Forester at this point lol...
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With that, I think I might be willing to drive on I-5 again.The Ford Motor Company is proud to present the 2023 F150 Tatooine Edition. EPA tested at 6 feet per gallon.
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Pricing for the bed cap just dropped.....lol what was Ford thinking when they priced out this thing???Truck bedcap spotted! This would be dope for moving computer parts & having a triage station onboard!
2022 Ford Maverick with a truck bed cap caught in spy photos
2022 Ford Maverick caught in spy shots with a truck bed cap. It could be a prototype for one that Ford will sell directly.www.autoblog.com
Although when you think about it, it's really just an even uglier Forester at this point lol...
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Pricing for the bed cap just dropped.....lol what what Ford thinking when they priced out this thing???
Whaaaaaaaaat the heck lol. You can get a bedtop lifter for $2k!
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