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I really don't get why everyone is obsessed with trucks. They are wonderful at hauling stuff and having a large bed to carry items. But the maverick bed is 54 i

I really don't get why everyone is obsessed with trucks. They are wonderful at hauling stuff and having a large bed to carry items. But the maverick bed is 54 inches... Might as well just buy a SUV. You can put the seats down and carry way more then a truck can, and they are about half the price.

i_am_proteus 3y ago
- Carrying anything truly dirty and hosing out the bed later - Carrying oversized items (tall) with proper tie-downs - Carrying oversized items (long) with proper tie-downs and lights/flags
- sbradford26 3y ago
  I recently demoed an old hot tub that came with out house which ended up having a bunch of mice nests in it. Took it all the transfer station then just hosed all the mouse poop out of the bed out afterwards, and was able to help a friend move a couch the next day.
sbradford26 3y ago
The biggest advantage of a truck bed is the separation of the truck bed from the cab. I can haul mulch, or the nasty rotting wood from an old hot tub in the bed without getting the rest of the vehicle gross. Another advantage is unbounded height constraints, I recently got a heat pump water heater for my house and they recommend keeping them vertical because of the compressor. So I was able to strap it upright in the bed which isn't possible in an SUV. Sure you can haul a lot of stuff in a mini van or SUV but largely you run the risk of ruining the interior which I would prefer not to do in my vehicles.
- tfandango 3y ago
  That is why I'm replacing my SUV with a Tacoma (other than that the SUV blew its engine). I tend to move a lot of outside stuff and with the Jeep I was making many trips with lots of buckets. Now I will be able to let them just dump a pile of mulch in the back and then just spray the thing out.
  - sbradford26 3y ago
    Yeah that was the main driver for me ordering a Ford Maverick. I has an Hyundai Ioniq before, and a BMW X3 before that. I am well aware of what can be moved in a sedan and an SUV, but it is much easier to move those things with my Maverick. I renovated most of my bathroom with Ioniq, but had to rent/borrow vehicles to get drywall and such. I recently finished my kitchen with my maverick and was able to move everything with that. Also it was 31.5K new and gets 40 mpg on average, the only real compromise was the lack of AWD. Which I make up for with snow tires.
drak0n1c 3y ago
Minivans are even better than SUVs for hauling cargo.

i_am_proteus 3y ago

- Carrying anything truly dirty and hosing out the bed later - Carrying oversized items (tall) with proper tie-downs - Carrying oversized items (long) with proper tie-downs and lights/flags

sbradford26 3y ago
I recently demoed an old hot tub that came with out house which ended up having a bunch of mice nests in it. Took it all the transfer station then just hosed all the mouse poop out of the bed out afterwards, and was able to help a friend move a couch the next day.

sbradford26 3y ago

The biggest advantage of a truck bed is the separation of the truck bed from the cab. I can haul mulch, or the nasty rotting wood from an old hot tub in the bed without getting the rest of the vehicle gross. Another advantage is unbounded height constraints, I recently got a heat pump water heater for my house and they recommend keeping them vertical because of the compressor. So I was able to strap it upright in the bed which isn't possible in an SUV. Sure you can haul a lot of stuff in a mini van or SUV but largely you run the risk of ruining the interior which I would prefer not to do in my vehicles.

tfandango 3y ago
That is why I'm replacing my SUV with a Tacoma (other than that the SUV blew its engine). I tend to move a lot of outside stuff and with the Jeep I was making many trips with lots of buckets. Now I will be able to let them just dump a pile of mulch in the back and then just spray the thing out.
- sbradford26 3y ago
  Yeah that was the main driver for me ordering a Ford Maverick. I has an Hyundai Ioniq before, and a BMW X3 before that. I am well aware of what can be moved in a sedan and an SUV, but it is much easier to move those things with my Maverick. I renovated most of my bathroom with Ioniq, but had to rent/borrow vehicles to get drywall and such. I recently finished my kitchen with my maverick and was able to move everything with that. Also it was 31.5K new and gets 40 mpg on average, the only real compromise was the lack of AWD. Which I make up for with snow tires.

drak0n1c 3y ago

Minivans are even better than SUVs for hauling cargo.