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[punk cannonballer]

I'm looking to replace our aging minivan in our one-vehicle family and might have to go to two. I currently ride my bike most days and it maximizes my smugness quotient while annoying only a modest portion of the population, let's call them the anti-bike people. With a vehicle at my disposal I'm interested in annoying more people. I have been looking at those PHEV Jeep Wranglers, which are promising. I can annoy the Corey Burgers (not so much cyclists as much as fake Marxists, in that he once called me a member of 'the homeowner class' and then proceeded to buy a home a few months later), the traditionalists, the cyclists, the purists, the environmentalists, the car huggers...can anyone suggest a more offensive vehicle? I'm all ears.

[sebberry]

^ can I get the rubber chicken back?

 

Nobody can have the rubber chicken back after.... 

[sebberry]

I'm looking to replace our aging minivan in our one-vehicle family and might have to go to two. I currently ride my bike most days and it maximizes my smugness quotient while annoying only a modest portion of the population, let's call them the anti-bike people. With a vehicle at my disposal I'm interested in annoying more people. I have been looking at those PHEV Jeep Wranglers, which are promising. I can annoy the Corey Burgers (not so much cyclists as much as fake Marxists, in that he once called me a member of 'the homeowner class' and then proceeded to buy a home a few months later), the traditionalists, the cyclists, the purists, the environmentalists, the car huggers...can anyone suggest a more offensive vehicle? I'm all ears.

 

 

The electric Hummer should be top of list.

[punk cannonballer]

Yeah that's a good one.

[Rob Randall]

The electric hummer--that's what Victoria Watcher called his vacuum cleaner trick, damn him.

[Tom Braybrook]

would now be  a bad time to mention that i haven't been to a gas station since december of 2017  ;-)

[todd]

^no car wash, junk food, air, vacuum, etc?

[rjag]

I'm looking to replace our aging minivan in our one-vehicle family and might have to go to two. I currently ride my bike most days and it maximizes my smugness quotient while annoying only a modest portion of the population, let's call them the anti-bike people. With a vehicle at my disposal I'm interested in annoying more people. I have been looking at those PHEV Jeep Wranglers, which are promising. I can annoy the Corey Burgers (not so much cyclists as much as fake Marxists, in that he once called me a member of 'the homeowner class' and then proceeded to buy a home a few months later), the traditionalists, the cyclists, the purists, the environmentalists, the car huggers...can anyone suggest a more offensive vehicle? I'm all ears.

 

I just ordered the new Ford Maverick hybrid while I wait for the F150 Lightning. Whats not to love, for $35k fully loaded 40mpg, hybrid, 4 dr plus a 4.5' box that extends to just under 6'. Should be here around January to replace my 16 year old GX470... the anti car crowd are going to have a hard time dissing a truck that gets better mileage than a Civic 

 

 

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[Tom Braybrook]

^no car wash, junk food, air, vacuum, etc?

no car wash    -   i have a hose and bucket

 

junk food         -   potato chips ath thrifty foods

 

air                   -   who doesn't have a compressor?

 

vacuum          -    who doesn't have a shop-vac?

[Mike K.]

You have lots of time to hose and bucket wash the exterior, air compressor your tires and shop-vac the interior everyday from home while it charges so you can go get that bag of chips.



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[todd]

no car wash    -   i have a hose and bucket

 

junk food         -   potato chips ath thrifty foods

 

air                   -   who doesn't have a compressor?

 

vacuum          -    who doesn't have a shop-vac?

I like to use the car wash, air and vacuum at the gas station save my neighbours the noise. 

Edited by todd, 08 July 2021 - 10:56 AM.

[punk cannonballer]

I just ordered the new Ford Maverick hybrid while I wait for the F150 Lightning. Whats not to love, for $35k fully loaded 40mpg, hybrid, 4 dr plus a 4.5' box that extends to just under 6'. Should be here around January to replace my 16 year old GX470... the anti car crowd are going to have a hard time dissing a truck that gets better mileage than a Civic 

I was looking at those but frustrating that the 4x4 is not available in the hybrid. 

[Lorenzo]

I just ordered the new Ford Maverick hybrid while I wait for the F150 Lightning. Whats not to love, for $35k fully loaded 40mpg, hybrid, 4 dr plus a 4.5' box that extends to just under 6'. Should be here around January to replace my 16 year old GX470... the anti car crowd are going to have a hard time dissing a truck that gets better mileage than a Civic 

Saw these earlier. That is a great looking ride and probably quite functional if you don't need a full or mid sizer. Has that price been firmly established?

[rjag]

Saw these earlier. That is a great looking ride and probably quite functional if you don't need a full or mid sizer. Has that price been firmly established?

 

yup have the bill of sale on hand. 

 

 

I was looking at those but frustrating that the 4x4 is not available in the hybrid. 

 

I think we will see multiple iterations of this model including a full EV within 2 years. I think it will be very popular with its utility

[Mike K.]

Does it share the same guts as the Bronco?

[rjag]

Does it share the same guts as the Bronco?

 

Yup same platform as the bronco sport

 

The Ford Maverick Is A Bronco Sport-Based Pickup That Isn't Needlessly Huge (carthrottle.com)

[punk cannonballer]

If they could manage to make a fully electric 4x4 Maverick they'd sell a gagillion of them. 

[Mike K.]

They probably would, even at $50k.

The cYbErTRucK just looks stupider and stupider by the day, as normal looking pick-ups start entering the field that don’t require people to look like doomsday Mad Max characters just to haul some firewood.

[punk cannonballer]

Yeah I was on the Cybertruck preorder list thinking that it was going to get less crazy, but it didn't. I'm not so much concerned about the design as the size; it's just too big. Most appealing for me is the Rivian RS1, but I can't bear to spend $100k on a vehicle that will be available for half in a few years. I don't hard-core off-road but I do some steelheading from time to time and there are some gnarly spots to get through on occasion. I just want something that can get me to and from mid-island without charging, carry my family, get through some washouts on occasion and isn't 6m long or $100k. Doesn't seem a tall order. 

[MarkoJ]

Maverick seems like a really good deal now that the Ridgeline has jacked up their prices to over 45k. Last year my father bought a 2020 Ridgeline Sport $42,930 - $6,000 discoutns - $1,000 loyalty = $35,930. I thought that was a great deal for what you get in terms of equipment, engine, 4x4. 

Edited by MarkoJ, 09 July 2021 - 01:04 PM.