I love the people who think because they optioned out a 20k truck they get better paint. Sorry, you don't have a 38k truck. You have a 20k truck with 18k of options. The manufacturing process gives every single body the same exact paint job, anything else would be inefficient.
Does that same thought process apply to f150s base models(30k)next to a limited(+70k)or a lariat(+60k)?
Who cares? We're talking about the Maverick here. Do you want to compare the Maverick paint job to the F150 paint job? Ford invests so much more into F150 production, it's their bread and butter. If you want to compare the paint job of an F150 XL to a Maverick XL, XLT or Lariat, I'll gladly bite. I can tell you without a doubt that the F150 XL paint is far superior.
That's fair and i would not be surprised at all if the 150 gets a little more love than than all the other models.
Side note: if there is a legitimate comparison of the two i would love to see/hear it. I'm sure most others would as well
Why? If I had to guess the paint job on the F150 is the same throughout the lineup. My brother has a 5 year old F150 XL and the paint on it is amazing still after 5 years. Expecting that on a 20k truck seems kind of silly. Even his XL base price was right around 40k. There's still quite a bit more margin there than there is in a 20k Maverick. The paint job is priced to be profitable on the lowest trim so essentially on a Lariat you're getting an XL paint job. I'd love to take an ultrasonic coating thickness gauge to both the Maverick and the F150 but I don't have one and the good ones are pricey. I'd be willing to guess that the F150 paint job is far superior considering the paint on my brother's F150 after 5 years which on the front end is nearly perfect with no noticeable rock chips.
I still like the Maverick issues over the transmission failures of the Santa Cruz.
No… I would expect the same level quality of paint at 19$k nothing but a shell and motor. It isn’t about how little or how much extras… but whether $9k-$100k why should a new “vehicle” not come with standard quality paint… shit they took enough cost cutting corners. Again, I think it’s rude, and pretentious, to be like “you get what you pay for” “it’s a budget truck” “it’s cheap” you should have got xyz model/brand/type… no, just no… make it right or don’t make it at all! The paint is thin and soft… there is an issue I believe that we will have to wait on and see how it goes…. But yes, the fuss wasn’t over me paying 33k$ vs 19$k and expecting better paint that’s silly!! My argument is no matter the cost of this truck the pain shouldn’t be an issue, also, the idea that this is a budget truck isn’t true… i mean if it were a budget truck mine would of been $20k as built…. Hell the fully loaded maxed out lariat would of been $20-25$k if we are talking budget! I once had a new Hyundai $12k something bucks… super cheap super budget and yet it felt like it was a very pricey well made vehicle…. I just don’t get budget truck?? Even with a base xl nothing on it like nothing… still isn’t cheap to me? Maybe it’s cause I have worked hard for the things and money I have? I guess maybe I am wrong and just cheap and think things should still be priced differently? But I will end with this.. I paid what I paid $33,500.00 I expect it to be one damn fine automobile! I have had every kind of auto… I have a 2016 Kia Soul new from factory fully loaded $22k it now has 76k miles I drive from Indiana to illinois for work everyday with all types of road bs and have one small scratch on the front corner hood….!??
Ford undercut everybody at pricepoint. Its only logical competitor starts at almost $5k more and has issues of its own. I am not sure where the corners were cut, but they had to be cut and paint might be one of them. There are issues with every single new vehicle model, I'm not sure paint is one of them (because I don't have mine yet), but it wouldn't be a surprise. At this pricepoint, paint is about at the bottom of my list of worries.
Yes, I will agree with that! I prefer powertrain, drivetrain, and safety features be the money spending areas for sure!!!
This is the best post ever! You said exactly everything that needed to be said!! Great response!
If two different vehicles coming out of the same factory with paintproblems, one would tend to believe there's an issue at the factory. With enough people reporting it to Ford they're bound to do something. I know there was a paint recall on my Dad's 04 Ranger because the paint was failing so this might the same with the Maverick.
