The vast majority of car buyers need a covered cargo area

A Bolt pickup would be of no use to me whatsoever. And I would buy one in a heartbeat-bring it on GM!

But Ford still produces that engine though for the European market, its had time to develop and it hasnt improved much at all other than producing more power for the fiesta st. Sure you can argue a hybrid fiesta would be amazing, but it will never happen. Profit margins are tight enough on compacts without a hybrid…

Exactly. You can’t buy a brand new sedan/hatch that gets 40 mpg for $20k, let alone one that can carry serious amounts of cargo/people.

Honestly I’m about ready to order a Maverick to replace my golf wagon. I love the little thing, but a Maverick XLT with 4k towing package (ecoboost/AWD required) should get all the same gas mileage, have more ground clearance for the outdoors things I can do, tow my NA Miata to and from tracks/AutoX, and be a more…

Going from a Fiesta with 27mpg city to a Maverick with 42mpg city is a step in the right direction.

I don’t understand this take. Someone makes a small fuel efficient pickup and that’s a problem? We should only buy Brodoziers and Civics?  I see lot’s of people who have a commuter car and a beater pickup for weekend projects or sports stuff. Why is combining the two an issue? I still don’t understand why GM never…

“I have to imagine many Maverick buyers would find their needs met by them.”

let me just say that I get it.

This is a fair assessment, but who in their right mind would buy a fiesta or focus over a maverick? I owned a “14 1.0 ecoboost fiesta and it averaged 38-40 mpg depending on the time of year. The maverick I bought 3 months ago is consistently getting 40-44 mpg. It gets better mileage, has WAAAYYYY more space and cost…

No, the acronym isn’t TAIAM! ‘Miata Is Always The Answer’ - MIATA!

“I really like the RAV4 Prime....I just hate the idea of having that big of a car, especially when it comes to parking.”

The RAV4 Prime is among the most sought-after and inventory-constrained vehicles right now. You can probably get one; it’ll just be a year or 18 months out. If you think your Cruze will give up the ghost before then, I’d set your sights on something else.

Dealers can take cash, they just have to file Form 8300, Report of Cash Payments Over $10,000 Received in a Trade or Business,with the IRS within 15 days of receiving more than $10,000 in a single cash transaction.

Interior size seems to be a problem with American cops, many of whom spend too much time at the donut shop.

only cops who are too spoiled

I feel like this is a common answer, despite them being somewhat rare events. Have a few pursuit specific vehicles if necessary. Cops are overly eager to participate in high speed pursuits anyways. Seems far better to just let them go and track them down later... or when you have an entire department with radios and…

If they care about space, what where they doing buying Tauruses?  Those things were incredibly tight on the inside despite their behemoth exterior.

Anyone ever confused why cops don’t use minivans? Great space, easy ingress and egress, flat floor easy loading/unloading, relatively high weight limits...

On something like a long range Model 3 accessory power isn’t much of an issue in a modern EV. Even if you were truly maxing out that 200 amp alternator at all times, at 12v that’s just 2.4kw out of an 82kwh pack, you’ll still have 250 miles or so range in a 10 hour day. In reality the drain is going to be a lot less…