Finally joining the club!

[NIKwithoutaC]

Morning everyone.

When Ford released the Maverick for '22, I thought, "hey, that's a pretty cool idea". When they revealed the Lobo last year, I thought, "that's my next vehicle". Well, after almost a year of excruciating waiting, that day finally came last Thursday, and I drove home with my '26 Lobo Sport.

Little bit about me: I'm a dyed-in-the-wool Ford guy. The only almost-not-Ford I've ever owned was a '06 Mazdaspeed 6, which was still technically a Ford product. I learned to drive on a 1996 F-150 and I've owned the same 1986 Mustang GT for 24 years.

Anyway, I do plan to lightly mod the Lobo, but probably not until next year. I'm an engineer and 3D printing enthusiast, so I'll probably dabble into designing stuff for the FITS system in the near term. I am absolutely loving this truck. It is, IMO, the perfect daily driver for someone like me.

Looking forward to seeing ya'll around.

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[rk06382]

Welcome to the Maverick Truck Club forum from Alaska!

Please post MORE pictures of your new Maverick.

Blue is my favorite color!

 

[Cherokee]

Let the mods begin !
Nice truck,
Smart to drive it a year in stock form.

I dig your paddle shifters.

 

[Fcnrwy]

Blue is also my favorite Color...
(My 2022 is AREA 51).

Welcome to the Club...

Jerry

 

[Cancunbadlands]

Bienvenido Welcome greetings from the #cancunbadlands

Let the mods begin

 

[Dave O]

Welcome Nik - looking for to what mods are coming

 

[Hunters Edge]

Hello and welcome to MTC. Congratulations on your new Maverick. Hope you enjoy it for many years.

 

[The Cyber Orange Guy.]

Welcome to the club, that picture look awesome. Enjoy.

 

[ScottyC]

Welcome....and enjoy!

 

[NIKwithoutaC]

Welcome to the Maverick Truck Club forum from Alaska!

Please post MORE pictures of your new Maverick.

Blue is my favorite color!

Funny story about blue- my wife has owned 4 cars since I met her, all blue. The car I traded in for this Lobo was a blue Flex. I honestly didn't want another blue car in the family, but IMO it was the "right" color of the options the Lobo came in. I'm a bright color guy so the black, white or gray weren't gonna fly. It is a damn handsome blue, though.

 

[Mavman1]

Welcome to the MTC! Don't waste time....start ordering all the accessories for it like the rest of us.

 

[BLUEOVALRACER]

Funny story about blue- my wife has owned 4 cars since I met her, all blue. The car I traded in for this Lobo was a blue Flex. I honestly didn't want another blue car in the family, but IMO it was the "right" color of the options the Lobo came in. I'm a bright color guy so the black, white or gray weren't gonna fly. It is a damn handsome blue, though.

Very Nice Lobo did the Flex have the 3.5 EB in it? And post a Picture of Your 86 Mustang GT!!

 

[NIKwithoutaC]

Very Nice Lobo did the Flex have the 3.5 EB in it? And post a Picture of Your 86 Mustang GT!!

It did not. It was a 2009 AWD SEL that I bought in cash in 2018 because at the time my wife and I were trying to do the Dave Ramsey thing In hindsight, it was a terrible decision because those early Flexes (Flexi?) were very unreliable and I would have been better off financing a newer one with less miles. Live and learn.

I recently got a new phone and somehow managed to not upload the old one's photos, so I need to do that so I can share some recent ones of the Mustang. In the meantime, here is an OLD video of the car on the dyno.

 

[BLUEOVALRACER]

Nice Mustang GT here's My Maverick and 89 Mustang with 466 BBF engine!!

 

[NIKwithoutaC]

Nice Mustang GT here's My Maverick and 89 Mustang with 466 BBF engine!!

Nice! I am a huge fan of BBF swapped Foxes. Sadly, the aftermarket for those is dying out as everybody seems to be jumping on the Coyote swap train. I have a roller 351W sitting on an engine stand in my garage that'll go in the car someday, although the aftermarket for that swap is dying off as well.

I assume you race it...? ET/MPH?

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