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Ford Maverick Truck!!

I own a hybrid -- But I tell ya, the worry thing for me --- is still that battery! YOu an get aftermarket rebuilds for about $6,000 -- a lot better than $60,000 -- but still a powerfully expensive part. This is the Achilles tendon of all EVs. Hybrids really do take care of much of the rest of the problems. The plug-in hybrids just move you closer to that $60,000 part.
 
GlampingOn said:
Jim, I think you hit the sweet spot.
XLT has all I need too.
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Back in 2022 we were lucky to get a Maverick order in through our small town Ford dealer.
The 2023 price was up a bit.
But, the “luxury package” was down a bit because Ford eliminated some stuff (constraints?) that we didn’t want anyways. We got the heated seats, and 360 safety features without all the extras that Ford included in 2022. That was my sweet spot.
The “mechanics review” video had some minor stuff that I noticed too, but I worked around.
The door handles are stupid, but easily fixed by eBay for $7 per door. Picture below
I did enclose the rear wheel well on the driver’s side too.
Minor problems…
 

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Patent Suggests Ford May Finally Give The Maverick The One Thing It Truly Needs - The Autopian

I’m a big fan of many, many things in this strange and complicated and sloppy world of ours, and two of those things are Things That Make Small Pickup Trucks Even Better and News That Is Many Months Late. Well, today is a good day because I have something that meets both of those criteria: a...
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Great idea --- I just wish they would find a batter battery that is cheaper to replace. That, to me, is the Achilles heel of all this, beyond the issue of charging safety and range anxiety in pure EVs. Just yesterday I had to make an emergency trip that would have resulted in charge stop that would have added significantly to my travel time, as opposed to the 5-minute fill-up at some random gas station.
 
The Honda engineers designing the Ridgeline looked at a mid-gate design. They decided against mid-gate due to safety concerns. What happens to that canoe 2 X 4’s sheets of plywood or whatever is loaded if you’re rear ended?
 
Carl U said:
The Honda engineers designing the Ridgeline looked at a mid-gate design. They decided against mid-gate due to safety concerns. What happens to that canoe 2 X 4’s sheets of plywood or whatever is loaded if you’re rear ended?
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Oopsie!
Speaking of dangerous; this website has more rabbit-holes:

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What Are The Sketchiest And Scariest Roads You've Traveled? - The Autopian

Other than when you’re heel-toeing in your pajamas as you pilot car-shaped polygons through a flat-screen LED landscape, you probably don’t like or ever want to be scared by the roads or terrain you’re driving on. Challenging roads are fun, bring ’em on. You can just take it easier, go slower...
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I have a couple baja stories.
And found some neat roads taking the off- interstate route in the west US. Dinosaur Highway is scenic, but not especially dangerous.

How about you?
 
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