Last day to order a Maverick was 1/27/22. Now you wait for 2023 model, maybe order this summer.
But really, there can be only one...

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I knew I missed the order banks. In fact the hybrid orders stopped in December. That's why I said I knew I'd be waiting

 

From a reliability standpoint US auto makers struggle enough with new models, not to mention a radically new model such as the Maverick Hybrid.
I don't know about the 2023 Maverick, but the 2022 Hybrid is not available in AWD.

 

Correct, it is not. And while the Maverick is new, the drivetrain and design is not really.

The 2.5 gas engine has been around for quite some time in various vehicles and is very reliable, and the eCVT design is the same as used in the Prius, which is very reliable

 

Driving Sports TV on youtube reviews both, Ryan is pretty honest. He's a Subaru guy, but bought a Maverick lately.

Here is a comparison between the OB Wilderness and the Maverick out in the off road.

 

I've never understood the fascination with pickups. On farms and if you need to haul an engine, sure, but in West L.A.?

 

Big thing for me is projects around the house, and gardening in the spring.

Now that could be handled with a small utility trailer too. What is the tow rating of a manual Crosstrek?

 

Here in the east, what's in the bed gets wet or stolen.

 

Anyone with the Crosstrek get one and just feel it was the completely wrong vehicle for them? Or maybe it ended up having options you found you really missed?

It happens. Unless you're rich enough to change over vehicles whenever you want, you really need to make sure you are buying the one which is right for you. Because it can be really expensive lesson to buy a car that ends up not working for you. You should wait until you can actually try both. But in the meantime research the hell out of both and really think about what you'll be needing.

 

So it's time for me to get a new vehicle. The 2 I've narrowed it down to in my price range is the Crosstrek manual and new Maverick Hybrid.

This is what you REALLY want. So get yourself that manual Crosstrek and a sawzall and maverickitize it.

 

This rendition looks like a two-seat short-bed Subaru Baja.
My 2004 Baja Turbo served my purposes for the 13 years that I owned it. She had a lockable fiberglass bed cover that kept its contents relatively dry and secure. I only got rid of it because I wanted the updated electronic conveniences in my 2020 Crosstrek Limited.

 

1972 maverick was hella better than a pinto

 

You only say that because they don't explode when rear ended...

 

I sat in a Santa Cruz not too long ago, I really like a manual myself but if you are going to go auto at least this has a double clutch auto, it also has a turbo version. Reminded me a lot of the Brats we use to have. We will be replacing our 2013 OB at some point and I did consider one of them but in the end we'll most likely get another OB.

 

Back on topic. Comparing these vehicles is really comparing apples to cheese steaks.

This one is pretty simple. What do you want your vehicle to do? If you think you will be hauling dirt and other filthy, smelly junk that you don't want in a closed vehicle, go for the Maverick. If you will be transporting a lot of stuff you want protected from the elements, go for the Crosstrek.

 

Hey, wait! Isn't it my job to coax people back on topic??

But yeah, I think there are a couple more variables than that. For me, a big one is that the OP is comparing a 2WD Maverick against an AWD Subaru. AWD is going to win every time there, especially full-time AWD like Subaru's.

 

Hey, wait! Isn't it my job to coax people back on topic??

The Administrators union is already on my case, LOL!

But yeah, I think there are a couple more variables than that. For me, a big one is that the OP is comparing a 2WD Maverick against an AWD Subaru. AWD is going to win every time there, especially full-time AWD like Subaru's.

That depends. As I said, what will this vehicle be used for? If you will never drive where there is frozen precipitation and will never go off road, do you really need AWD?

 

If it gets that bad, the Jeep is coming out of the garage.

 

I too was looking at a Crosstrek 6MT or a Maverick AWD. I decided on the Crosstrek for a couple reasons. First is that the AWD system is a constant 50/50 split. Second is that I would need to buy a bed cover for the Maverick to keep anything I haul around dry and safe. Third is the higher price of the Maverick model that I would spec out. Glad I am not the only one that was in this conundrum.

 

I was actually wondering about the AWD. I've seen conflicting information.

One gentleman claimed it was rear wheel biased but then another (and you) said it is 50/50 all the time.

 

It would be nice to test drive a manual to see just how lethargic it is, but there are none!

 

anything 2.0L is lethargic

 

As long as a manual tranny is available, I don't care what it looks like.

 

That ascent Baja concept looks like a Nissan Titan had a illegitimate baby with a frontier and then tried to take the identity of a Honda ridge line

 

My brother has tried a few times to buy a Maverick. They're incredibly scarce. Ford can't build them fast enough. I love them. If I had extra cash, and actually needed a new 2nd vehicle, it would be first on my list. Maverick/Crosstrek Sport would be a small, capable, fun pair.

 

Not that this will matter with either for a while.. But I love how simple Subaru's are to work on. You can remove the engine with basically 3 wrenches. Everything is accessible. From what I've seen of modern Fords, they are the complete opposite. Making everything harder to work on. Hell, to change the battery on an escape you have to remove the windshield cowl, wipers, and a few other things. It takes an hour to change. And they probably still haven't fixed their weak threads in their spark plug holes. Fords a big nah from me.

 

My daughter informed me she preferred the way the potato car (she thinks the Crosstrek looks like a potato) looks vs the mini truck (Maverick).

She actually rides in the passenger seat of my vehicles more than the wife does. Her only stipulation is I'm not allowed to buy anything without heated seats.

 

The “potato car”??

I’m never going to be able to unsee that now ….

 

Kids tend to just call it as they see it

 

Potato or avocado or whatever, it's honestly a little sad that so few cars have really distinct visual character anymore. They're all designed in wind tunnels now, which takes a lot of the fun out of it.

I miss the days of cars like the Bigeye Sprite, where you couldn't help but visualize that the car had a personality.

 

Bugeye... 😼

When I was a kid, my parents had a Ford Anglia, just like this one. It always looked so unhappy:

 

Bugeye... 😼

When I was a kid, my parents had a Ford Anglia, just like this one. It always looked so unhappy:

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The 1961 Plymouth Fury was once described as having a face even a mother could hate:

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:1961_Plymouth_Fury_sedan,_orange_and_white.jpg

 

Angry...

 

Angrier:

File:1960 Plymouth Fury convertible.jpg - Wikipedia

 

I love those old Plymouths!

And of course, the early 2000s Imprezas and WRXs were called bigeyes, too:

 

I love those old Plymouths!

I preferred the 1969-1971 "fuselage" styling:

File:1969 Plymouth Fury III Convertible.jpg - Wikipedia

File:1971 Plymouth Fury II 4-door sedan, front left (Hershey 2019).jpg - Wikipedia

I'm old enough to remember when all the police and taxi fleets used these.

The designs all went downhill from there.

 

lol ... before my time, too, but at least this discussion is making me feel old!

When I was a kid my grandfather still drove an old 1956 Caddy with big tail fins -- one of them was actually hinged, and you had to lift up the fin to access the gas cap underneath. I thought that car was the coolest thing ever, and it's probably left me jaded for every vehicle I've seen since.

 

lol ... before my time, too, but at least this discussion is making me feel old!

When I was a kid my grandfather still drove an old 1956 Caddy with big tail fins -- one of them was actually hinged, and you had to lift up the fin to access the gas cap underneath. I thought that car was the coolest thing ever, and it's probably left me jaded for every vehicle I've seen since.

The earliest car I remember in our family was a 1961 Buick Invicta:

File:Buick Invicta Convertible 1961.jpg - Wikipedia

File:BuickInvicta-rear.jpg - Wikipedia

It had the same bullet front as the same vintage T-bird which I thought was cool:

File:1963 Thunderbird (14382613191).jpg - Wikipedia