Ford Maverick Pickup?

[part-time-Farmer-NC]

Also forgot to note, my sons is not the hybrid version. He does get around 30mpg. He drives about 25 miles one way to work.

 

[HawkinsHollow]

My neighbor has a Maverick. He likes it. But he is not hauling with it. He definitely uses as a light duty truck, like it was intended. But it seems pretty capable for that purpose. Pretty nice looking truck., better looking than the Santa Cruz in my opinion.

 

[ArlyA]

Also forgot to note, my sons is not the hybrid version. He does get around 30mpg. He drives about 25 miles one way to work.

I was cumuting 30 miles to a work site last summer amd with the ac on, got 30mpg with my ranger.

 

[WinterDeere]

It was perfect for my type of driving. Gas mileage being one of the biggest factors. I get 40mpg average and 50 in the summer.

My wife would swear under oath, that I must also shop vehicles by MPG, but in the reverse direction. That fuel is just liquid horsepower!

 

[5030]

Myself, I'll never pay 40 grand for anything, ever but that is just me and I only buy off lease and pay cash.

Nothing new on the car or truck maket today that is worth even close to 40 grand in my view bit the ine stickler for me is the complexity of all of them which is all good and well until they need repairs or a components needs replaced (other than brakes or tires or bulbs). With the current labor rates and the cost of replacement parts, post warranty, I find that scary as well as the ever decreasing fuel milage. The new stuff is way past the average driveway mechanic's ability to repair. Too complex for my taste and way too expensive as well.

Like I said, all well and good until they require fixing.

Finally, GM is having issues with their engines, especially the larger V8's I see the 'cure' is a full replacement engine. That is scary in itself.

They all might 'look nice' on the outside but what is lurking under the sheet metal and what the long term cost will be is what concerns me. That and the insane pricing.

I'll keep on driving my 14 Focus and my 97 F350 1 ton pickup truck (it's a real truck, not a poser truck).

My wife likes her 3 year old Suburban LTZ 4x4 and it was an off lease low mileage turn in so she basically paid half sticker and got an extended warranty (GM) to boot, something I insisted on in asmuch as it's a very complex vehicle and she bought it with the smaller GM V8 which is the good engine, The larger (High Country V8 is the bad engine) One thing I did immediately was I deleted the selective cylinder delete that GM did to appease the CAFE people. Terrible design that causes premature engine failure, causes the engine to consume oil as well. She has the vehicle maintained at the dealer and when they found out I had deleted the cylinder cut out, they said nothing, just smiled. That and she has the oil changed and filter every 5K miles, not 10K. That 10K oil change that all mainufacturers have went to only decreases engine life and oil and filter changes are a cheap date anyay.

I do the same with my tractors and even the lawnmowers. When the oil starts to color up, it gets changed as well as the filters. Same with coolant. 3 years max on coolants and they get changed and the cooling systems flushed and a new radiator cap as well. Rad caps are probe to loosing their spring tension so they get replaced as well.

Most likely, I'll never buy a new vehicle but if I do, will be an off lease, low mileage buggy. Not about to shell out what they ask for a new one today.

I don't finance anything either. There is 'no romance' to the finance in my view.

 

[Jstpssng]

Mileage in my Colorado is 25-17, depending on my right foot. Average is about 20.
According to the computer, I once got 30mpg. For 25 miles, on a very flat stretch of road along a river.
I've found the computer to be +- .3 mph.

 

[5030]

Mileage in my Colorado is 25-17, depending on my right foot. Average is about 20.

Yours or the finance company's? Hopefully, it's 100% yours. Remember until it's 100% paid for, it's really not yours, it belongs to them and you are just a 'rent to own' customer.

If you for some reason fail to make your obligation in a timely manner, then the repo guy vusits you and removes their asset. Of course if it sells for less than you owe, you are still on the hook for the balance, interest and late fees as well.

One of my favorite YT video's is 'Life wt Eb'. He's a repo guy in Cleveland and his video's are quite entertaining.

Of all the not worthwhile junk on YT, his video's are totally worth watching as it gives you a perspective of the other side of the car business.

 

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Yours or the finance company's? Hopefully, it's 100% yours. Remember until it's 100% paid for, it's really not yours, it belongs to them and you are just a 'rent to own' customer.

If you for some reason fail to make your obligation in a timely manner, then the repo guy vusits you and removes their asset. Of course if it sells for less than you owe, you are still on the hook for the balance, interest and late fees as well.

One of my favorite YT video's is 'Life wt Eb'. He's a repo guy in Cleveland and his video's are quite entertaining.

Of all the not worthwhile junk on YT, his video's are totally worth watching as it gives you a perspective of the other side of the car business.

After all these years I'm still trying to figure out what you get out of making these posts.

 

[Jstpssng]

After all these years I'm still trying to figure out what you get out of making these posts.

I generally skip over his posts.

 

[LittleBill21]

I generally skip over his posts.

as soon as I see the tractor I instinctively scroll faster, I would ignore him, but sometimes his comments make me laugh how wrong they are.

 

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as soon as I see the tractor I instinctively scroll faster, I would ignore him, but sometimes his comments make me laugh how wrong they are.

I can't help but see this guy (from Hot Fuzz)

 

[Jstpssng]

as soon as I see the tractor I instinctively scroll faster, I would ignore him, but sometimes his comments make me laugh how wrong they are.

I try not to ignore anybody, because everybody has something valuable to add; even a blind squirrel finds a nut once in a while.
Some people do make that tough.

 

[5030]

After all these years I'm still trying to figure out what you get out of making these posts.

Just stating the facts of life, nothing more. I would assume that 99% of people buying a new ride, finance them. Myself, I'm in the 1%.

You finance ANY vehicle or tractor or large implement however and your ability to make the payment changes for some reason like loss of job or divorice or whatever and you miss a payment aor a couple and then not only your credit rating gets dinged hard, but a repo guy like Eb comes and snatches your pride and joy.

Why I make that comment. I'm sure not everyone on here is 100% credit soild and I'm also quite confident that not everyone on here has never had something repossessed either.

When I got out of the Navy and was attending college, I worked for Euclid National Bank part time repossessing vehicles and it was always interesting and sometimes dangerous. Probably why I enjoy watching Eb on YT. Reminds me of what I did decades ago.

Maybe your credit sucks or maybe you have been the subject of a repossession. Don't really matter to me, none of my business anyway. That is between you and your ability to buy a major purchase on credit.

 

[arto98607]

The last time I borrowed money for a car was in 1982, which was also the second and the last time in my life when I have bought a brand new car!

It's great to not to have monthly payments.

 

[arto98607]

There are always great deals available of slightly used vehicles if one just takes the time to shop around a little...

 

[paulsharvey]

Just to be argumentative; there is an opportunity cost associated with paying cash as well. No such thing as a free lunch. Honestly, purely money talk, you are likely best to fiance through a dealers "preferred lender", get the discounts, and then pay it off quickly.

 

[5030]

One thing I did watch was the YT video posted early on in this thread concerning the Maverick and I found it interesting, the comments about lacl of quality control, use of cheap plastic components and the obvious lack of competent design and shielding on the underbody, especially in the rear section of the truck. With anything that costs as much money as the Maverick does, I'd expect a bit more care in assembly, better underbody shielding and higher quality components that would last a few years or at least until the vehicle was paid for which, in my view, is not the case with the Maverick. Of course with today's creative long term financing, that may be 10 years or more and I don't see that vehicle lasting that long, especially up here in the north with the snow and salt coated roads in the wintertime. I'd gibe it maybe 5 years before corrosion and failure of cheap components renders it a bomb.

Nice thing about road salt and CACL is you don't realize the sheet metal is corroding until you can see it coming through on the outer skin. Then it's too late.

Iv'e lost count of how many late model pickup trudks and cars I've observed driving down the e-way with terminal rust in the fender's and between the rear bumpers and the tailgates or trunk lids. I bunch and I bet none of them are over 5 years old as well.

Freindly (waving) fenders are common up here in the north, it seems.

I guess you just keep buying new as the old one rusts away. Viscous circle and continuous payments.

Not for me.

 

[5030]

There are always great deals available of slightly used vehicles if one just takes the time to shop around a little...

How I always buy them. I prefer a late model, off lease, low mileage buggy with the balance of the factory warranty and maintenance records as well. Yaks some homework, but they are out there.

I never consider buying any vehicle on 'impulse' and I really don't care about the color either. My wife wasn't overly happy with the color of her off lease Burb, it's metallic dark red, which is nothing but a dirt shower on an dirt road but the off lease price was right and it was optioned correctly, not that an LTZ has many options in the first place because it don't. The one option ot did have, besided the Allison was the smaller V8 and the larger V8 that GM installs (called the High Country Edition) is issue prone so it came with the smaller engine coupled with their Hyrdamatic trans. So long as you maintain that slush box with proper fluid changes and aren't towing an Airstream everywhere, it will last a good long time. My wife don't tow squat so tranny choice meant little and I wanted the smaller (5.2V8) anyway. It don't get good mileage but it's a Burb, not an econobox. She gets 22 combined, and not bad for a bus.

 

[arto98607]

In our area no road salt, no rusting of cars or trucks to speak of!

Moss may build up on most anything that's not moving during winter...

 

[arto98607]

A friend who is retired asked me my thoughts on the Ford Maverick as he would like a not so big truck for fishing but still room for 4 adults…

I said let me post on the Tractor site as I don’t know much about new vehicles…OP

OP,
Sorry we are way off track.

You were asking about Ford Maverick, which I know nothing about - my truck is 99 F350 4x4 dually crewcab 7.3 Diesel.