Driven5
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There has been a ton of chatter and hand waving about Slate vs Maverick. But Maverick attracts customers from more than just the one market segment that the media (social and otherwise) compares it to. Slate is taking a similar yet different 'defining its own market' path. My own unusual cross shopping has gotten me wondering though... How many people are actually just comparing Slate to Maverick, and how many are comparing it to something completely different?
For me, I already have a truck that Slate cannot replace. As an additional (insurance & licensing) vehicle, there is nothing economical enough to justify itself on savings alone either. I also have ZERO interest in Maverick as my toy, even the Lobo, regardless or price or equipment.
However, I'm still on the lookout for my next runabout. Something with character and personality in how it looks, how it works, AND how it drives. How things compare on paper are irrelevant. I'm looking for the subjective rather than the objective. It needs to give me the 'fizz' and be fun to drive, yet economical and environmentally conscious. It has to be something that can be hooned a little, but in a 'slow car fast' rather than a 'fast car slow' kind of way. The RWD, (underrated) DeDion suspension, CoG, output, weight, and running costs all actually put Slate in the right ball park to have that potential...
...Right up there with the Miata.
I'm sure I'm a bit of an outlier on that front, but what is Slate competing with for your money?
For me, I already have a truck that Slate cannot replace. As an additional (insurance & licensing) vehicle, there is nothing economical enough to justify itself on savings alone either. I also have ZERO interest in Maverick as my toy, even the Lobo, regardless or price or equipment.
However, I'm still on the lookout for my next runabout. Something with character and personality in how it looks, how it works, AND how it drives. How things compare on paper are irrelevant. I'm looking for the subjective rather than the objective. It needs to give me the 'fizz' and be fun to drive, yet economical and environmentally conscious. It has to be something that can be hooned a little, but in a 'slow car fast' rather than a 'fast car slow' kind of way. The RWD, (underrated) DeDion suspension, CoG, output, weight, and running costs all actually put Slate in the right ball park to have that potential...
...Right up there with the Miata.

I'm sure I'm a bit of an outlier on that front, but what is Slate competing with for your money?
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