Ford Maverick hybrid pickup starts at $20,000

[cRiPpLe_rOoStEr]

Originally Posted by cowmeat

seems like a good trade off for me to be able to drop down to a single vehicle but still get the basic benefits of both

Of course. But switching from the 3500 to what could be considered a modern reinterpretation of a half-ton is quite a big move. Have you ever driven another FWD truck?

[cowmeat]

My wife's previous Explorer was about as close to a FWD truck as I've driven, and I towed a lot of times with it. I towed a heavy trailer loaded with a week's worth of vacation stuff along with two kayaks in 25 mph cross wind 6 hours to the Keys, so I'm used to the funky dynamics of a FWD tow vehicle. Her new Explorer is thankfully rear wheel drive so anything I'm not comfortable towing with the Maverick I'll tow with the Explorer.

The Maverick will be used primarily as my DD, and I'll also pull my lawn and kayak trailers with it.

[cRiPpLe_rOoStEr]

Originally Posted by cowmeat

My wife's previous Explorer was about as close to a FWD truck as I've driven

Not exactly what I had in mind when I said FWD truck



Probably the closest to the Maverick here

[freebeard]

The only one that doesn't have black plastic fender flare overlays, and you can see why.

[wheelbender6]

I am definitely interested in the base Maverick or Base Kia truck as the odometer races past 170,000 mi on my current truck.
I can't haul our motor scooters without a truck and I have no place to keep a trailer these days.
I periodically commute to work on my motor scooter when the situation allows it. That helps to keep the miles down on my truck.

[Hersbird]

I did see this, the actual payload sticker on a top of the line Lariat hybrid Maverick. So the lower trims will be even better.

[rmay635703]

Bah 18” tires have no place on a truck like this

First upgrade would be 15 or 16” tires with tall sidewalls and a higher rating.

[JSH]

Originally Posted by rmay635703

Bah 18” tires have no place on a truck like this

First upgrade would be 15 or 16” tires with tall sidewalls and a higher rating.

What would that $800 - $1000 wheel / tire purchase get you?

Per TireRack the Maverick Lariat comes with Michelin Primacy A/S tires rated at 1,746 lbs. The tires aren't the limiting factor.

[rmay635703]

Lol after the 18’s are worn out that $300 purchase opens up miles of cheap new used and clearance treads.
I can also offload the 18” rims and recoup some cost.

I haven’t paid over $25 for a clearance 15” tire in 7 years

15” steelie rims run $25 each

People and yards up here are swimming in 15 and 16” crapola

17” + everything quadruples in price

Also I can mount 15” on down by hand in my yard, 16” is borderline 17+ is terrible to hand mount

If you plan to keep the thing more than 5 years choosing a cheaper rim is a good idea, not to mention it’s a lot easier to get a proper snow without going bankrupt which is why my insight has 2 sets of treads, steelie winter, OEM summer

As an added benefit I’ve found especially on a truck that small rim tires with a better weight rating and taller sidewall tend to take twice as long to wear out, my experience with 17” + is that your lucky to get 30,000 miles out of one, I’ve gotten 80-100000 miles out of smaller tires

[JSH]

Originally Posted by rmay635703

Lol after the 18’s are worn out that $300 purchase opens up miles of cheap new used and clearance treads.
I can also offload the 18” rims and recoup some cost.

I haven’t paid over $25 for a clearance 15” tire in 7 years

15” steelie rims run $25 each

People and yards up here are swimming in 15 and 16” crapola

17” + everything quadruples in price

Also I can mount 15” on down by hand in my yard, 16” is borderline 17+ is terrible to hand mount

If you plan to keep the thing more than 5 years choosing a cheaper rim is a good idea, not to mention it’s a lot easier to get a proper snow without going bankrupt which is why my insight has 2 sets of treads, steelie winter, OEM summer

As an added benefit I’ve found especially on a truck that small rim tires with a better weight rating and taller sidewall tend to take twice as long to wear out, my experience with 17” + is that your lucky to get 30,000 miles out of one, I’ve gotten 80-100000 miles out of smaller tires

Ah. Your earlier post made it sound like you were going to buy a new $27K truck and then immediately swap out the wheels and tires. It would seem like a better idea just to buy the truck with the stock steel wheels.

Yes, 15 inch tires are cheaper but they might not fit on a Maverick. The base XL model has 17 inch steel wheels so that might be the smallest that will fit over the brakes.

I don't buy used tires so I don't' know the ends and outs of that market. In the new market the OEM Maverick Michelin tires are $189 for the 225/65R17 or $214 for the 225/60R18. I'm not going to sweat an extra $100 every 5 years / 50K miles.

I wouldn't by Michelins I would buy Michelin's other brand BFG for $150 and then stack a $100 Costco discount on that. The 17" BFG tires I recently put on my TDI were $433 installed with lifetime flat repairs.

I've found tire wear is pretty based on compound and original tread depth. The better the tire (stickier) the lower the life.