Considering the Maverick for my next vehicle, advice wanted.

[Timothyd]

It's common practice for dealers to show car/trucks on their websites that are ordered but not actually in their possession or ones ordered by customers. The old get you in the door retinue. If it gets you in their door you might buy something else. Yes some do lie through their teeth so don't take skepticism on your statement to heart. Show a photo or two of these mythical beasts to still the skeptics. Personally never seen one on a dealers lot yet.

It's always in the showroom.

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[Timothyd]

Hi folks; I'm a prospective new buyer of a Maverick. Wanted to get your advice before pulling the trigger.

Bit about me:
I've been driving 4 door sedans since my first car (Mazda 3, now Dodge Avenger) I recently left the army and started working on a farm, I have a 55km commute, about 5 km city, 45km highway, and 5km dirt roads, usually ending and parking in a field. My hours are your typical farming "sun up till sun down" which means this commute is being done at peak wildlife activity times.

My Avenger just hit 200,000km and a coyote, and the coyote did way more damage than it had any right to. (Power steering, radiator, oil pan, plus fog lights and Boer damage, undrivable for a bit.) So I'm looking to replace it.

The Maverick's fuel economy is a big draw, and I'm hoping that with a steel bumper/some sort of grille guard it might be able to shrug off such collisions and not need downtime; that's the first question; what have your experiences with roadkill incidents been like?

Second question is basically a reliability one, I know these trucks are new, but surely some intrepid folks have already pushed theirs above 100,000km (60,000 or so miles) what's given out on you and how pricey was it to replace? How much downtime did the vehicle take?

Third question is, how well does it do in snow?

Thank you for your time, and if you could specify if you have the 2.5l with electric assist or 2l eco boost I'd appreciate it, considering both.

You should order one the next chance you get because it will take awhile and you can always cancel it.
I've talked to most Maverick owners I've run across. They all love them. There's some YouTubes of Mavs in the snow and they do very well.

 

[BackFromTheDead]

Yeah, and most likely with markups over MSRP (ADM) you don't need either. But, with that said it would probably be well over a year, maybe closer to two before you would get your hands on one unless you pay the dealer's ADM. The choice is how much of a premium do you want to pay for an entry level truck.

Yep basically an 8-10k mark up.

 

[atomguy245]

Disregard what I said about them having them is stock; they just lie on their websites to waste my time apparently.

Sold vehicles end up automatically getting posted to the website when they arrive at the dealership. Common occurrence, but annoying. You are just seeing the Mavericks other people ordered a year ago

 

[Finnster]

Meh, the mark ups aren't that much over MSRP, like, $31,000 ish built the way I want on the Ford website, $35,000 at the dealership.

Where did you see these numbers? Advertised in public?

 

[jibbersmav]

Where did you see these numbers? Advertised in public?

Pro tip, read the whole thread before commenting.

 

[JohnS]

Sold vehicles end up automatically getting posted to the website when they arrive at the dealership. Common occurrence, but annoying. You are just seeing the Mavericks other people ordered a year ago

Annoying enough to get me swearing at the cashier on the phone and ruling out buying anything from that dealership ever.

I have way too little time for people to be wasting it.

 

[jsus]

Pro tip, read the whole thread before commenting.

If only...

 

[Finnster]

Pro tip, read the whole thread before commenting.

Oops, I didn't realize the OP's lawyer was here!
But my question stands for the OP, if he wants to answer it.

 

[Finnster]

If only...

780 messages, 0 threads, no location. Troll much?

 

[JohnS]

Oops, I didn't realize the OP's lawyer was here!
But my question stands for the OP, if he wants to answer it.

Sure! I just figured it had been answered when I said that the dealership was lying on their website and they didn't actually have the truck in stock, nor arriving soon when I called them.

$35,000 was what they were advertising their non existent Mavericks at publicly (with XLT trim, or some sort of luxury package I didn't need)

 

[jibbersmav]

Oops, I didn't realize the OP's lawyer was here!
But my question stands for the OP, if he wants to answer it.

My point was that OP already answered this question a couple comments before yours.

 

[Finnster]

$35,000 at the dealership.

This doesn't exactly scream: "At The Website". Good luck!

 

[JohnS]

This doesn't exactly scream: "At The Website". Good luck!

Ford.ca vs dealership website, I work all the hours the dealership is open.

 

[skadizzle]

Sure! I just figured it had been answered when I said that the dealership was lying on their website and they didn't actually have the truck in stock, nor arriving soon when I called them.

$35,000 was what they were advertising their non existent Mavericks at publicly (with XLT trim, or some sort of luxury package I didn't need)

If your just getting into the Maverick gig, prepare to be disappointed quite a bit. Almost all dealers will show vehicles already sold. Someone said it does it automatically, who knows. Try other dealers and get on some call lists. LM have some regularly on Facebook but you will be paying $5000-$7500 ADM if you really want them.

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