I definitely understand wanting to buy new. For me, I just can’t justify the price anymore. My 22 maverick will probably be the last new car I ever buy. I can’t stand all this digital stuff. Digital dashboards, massive screens and no physical buttons anymore. Once my maverick starts having issues I’ll probably buy a 1st gen tundra next
My drivers door definitely made a different sound than the 23 when closing. Not good or bad, but different.
I’m glad you both mentioned this because I’ve noticed the same thing with my driver door haha. I almost never get it shut on the first try. Just takes a little more oomph than I’ve been used to with my previous vehicle. I haven’t noticed it with any of the other doors though which is odd.
that's interesting. can you take a close look and maybe some pics of the insulation on the door frame?
Agree on the heated steering wheel. Heated seats in the winter takes a while to feel them with winter coat on. Steering wheel is almost immediate. Wife loves tge heated seats though.
Whatever the case is, I'm definitely not getting as good mileage. Someone mentioned not getting as good mileage when it's cold, but I thought cold only affected mileage until the battery heated up. I'm driving 32 miles to work, so it should heat up within 5 minutes, right?
Does your heated steering wheel cool off after a while? Mine heats up quickly and is toasty, but after a few minutes it cools off to about "room temperature". Is that normal?
heat level and duration are configurable in forscan. weirdly, not all trucks seem to have the same factory settings.
On the push button I'm pretty sure YES, but it does shut off after awhile. 5-10minutes?
I was also very disappointed with the removal of so many buttons and the folding of the climate control into the touchscreen. I would have very happily kept the smaller screen if that let us keep more knobs. But y'all are right that the trend is towards fewer and fewer knobs and buttons, even when all the car critics are praising the fact that the Maverick had as many as it did relative to the Santa Cruz.
OP, can you comment on this a bit more? I've sat in a '22 XLT and thought the sound system was basically serviceable, but knew I'd want to add a sub. Is the difference in clarity, range, bass, etc? I'm excited to try mine out when it arrives, but you're the first I've seen comment on a difference!
you really traveled full circle on that one. (and welcome to the forums btw.)I was also very disappointed with the removal of so many buttons and the folding of the climate control into the touchscreen. I would have very happily kept the smaller screen if that let us keep more knobs. But y'all are right that the trend is towards fewer and fewer knobs and buttons, even when all the car critics are praising the fact that the Maverick had as many as it did relative to the Santa Cruz.
In fact, I seriously considered getting a Nissan Frontier precisely because it has so many knobs and buttons. I'll post a picture of the 2025 Frontier so you can see what I mean.
My thinking was that in a truck especially, you need to be able to operate the controls while wearing gloves. I've never met a touch screen I can operate while wearing regular gloves. I also prefer actual gages to digital ones. In the end though, the Frontier had much worse MPG and doesn't fit in my garage, so Maverick it was.
And, since I'm posting, add me to the heated seats fan club. I first had them two cars ago and never looked back. Even in warm weather, on long drives, they make my back feel so much better. I'm looking forward to the heated steering wheel this time around, because I think it will be a Godsend for arthritic fingers. This will also be my first vehicle with any kind of backup camera, and I'm kind of looking forward to that too. When I was thirty, I had no issues twisting around to look out the back window and would (and did) think backup cameras were kind of silly. Now... not so much. And finally, this will be my first vehicle with a truck bed. I realize that's kind of basic around here, but it is one of the things I'm stoked about.
There are, as always, several features that I have no use for or even find undesirable, but that's been the case buying every car ever. It's always a compromise.
I always forget the audio controls. While I currently have very limited audio controls, they are basically only able to direct my phone to do things like call specific people. Even then, it's a crapshoot whether it will actually dial the right name. Texting by voice dictation is even worse. Still suspect I'm likely to miss knobs, but it will be interesting to find out.
