Ford Maverick noticed on U-Haul heaps in Florida

There was a time period in 2020 when folks heading on trip couldn’t discover automobiles to lease or discovered that what they thought of already unreasonable rental costs had skyrocketed. Intelligent renters discovered their approach to U-Haul, which supplied vans and pickup vehicles for a modest $20 per day. Now, the rental truck big is providing the brand new Ford Maverick for $20/day at a time when on a regular basis consumers can’t discover any items on the market. Customers on the Maverick Truck Membership discussion board made the invention.

How you’re feeling about this seemingly is determined by whether or not you’re ready on a Maverick order. Should you haven’t ordered a truck and don’t care about stock, that is simply one other pickup sitting at your native U-Haul (possibly). If, nevertheless, you’re both ready in your truck or hoping to get in line for one (you’ll be able to’t), you may really feel just a little salty.

Whatever the Maverick’s availability, the compact pickup is undoubtedly a strong utility automobile. The truck’s mattress is sort of 4 inches decrease to the bottom than an F-150’s, making it a lot simpler to elevate in heavy gear, and there’s nonetheless loads of area for home equipment, furnishings, and different giant objects. There’s additionally a big gasoline financial system profit to renting a small truck. The usual U-Haul GMC Sierra 1500 delivers round 20 mpg on the freeway with four-wheel drive, whereas the Maverick’s hybrid powertrain returns 42 mpg metropolis, 33 mpg freeway, and 37 mpg mixed.

We don’t know what number of U-Haul areas provide Maverick leases, however the discussion board posts all look like from Florida. The truck is listed on some U-Haul location pages and never others, together with some within the areas discussion board customers reported as having seen them.

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