Debating maverick haters is exhausting

[OneAlienBoi]

Just some things I've heard detractors say about the maverick over the course of our ownership experience.

1. It's a focus based truck. Not really, it's based on a more capable and rugged version of the c2 architecture. It resembles more of a bronco sport pickup than a focus pickup.

2. It's not unreliable/poorly built. Basically all of the widespread data we have indicates the maverick in both Ecoboost, and hybrid trim, offers above average reliability. People bring this up a lot, like everything that's more affordable is somehow less reliable long term. The opposite appears to be the case, both with Ford trucks and things like Toyota corollas/Camry's. Cheaper cars ironically seem to be built better than more expensive luxury cars, speaking as an EX BMW owner here.

3. The maverick is a real truck. It may not offer the towing capacity of full-sized trucks, but payload is very respectable, surpassing some off-road versions of things like the tundra, and Silverado zr2. It can haul and tow more than most compact trucks from the 90s, the rangers and Tacomas. You know, the trucks the same people who hate the maverick are praising. It's like "Ah the maverick isn't a real truck, now this 1997 ranger that can haul five pounds before cracking in half, now that's a real man's truck". People like that who constantly prop up every old car, and bash anything modern annoy me to no end.

Sorry for the rant, let me know what maverick myths you've had to combat with others.

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[BluegrassNbass]

They can't argue when I tell them I filled up for 45$ and get 600miles before next fill up. But yes, plenty of "its going to blow up".. "it's not a truck"..."you should get a real truck" "ford sucks"

 

[jewc75]

Bronco Sport, Focus, Escape, and the Transit Connect all share a version of the c2 chassis. So yea it's a focus with a bed, lol.

 

[bgn]

...but it is a Focus with a bed. Lol.

It does a lot of things like a truck. It has a bed. It has respectable payload.

But it won't tow as much, it's not as robust in its construction, and you'd very quickly run up against some of its limitations off-road.

All about what tradeoffs you want. That's why it exists along the Ranger and F series...

 

[TC in MN]

I tell people it is an Escape with a pickup bed, is all the truck I need and for the price, a damn good deal.

 

[Dslaughterbeck]

Just some things I've heard detractors say about the maverick over the course of our ownership experience.

1. It's a focus based truck. Not really, it's based on a more capable and rugged version of the c2 architecture. It resembles more of a bronco sport pickup than a focus pickup.

2. It's not unreliable/poorly built. Basically all of the widespread data we have indicates the maverick in both Ecoboost, and hybrid trim, offers above average reliability. People bring this up a lot, like everything that's more affordable is somehow less reliable long term. The opposite appears to be the case, both with Ford trucks and things like Toyota corollas/Camry's. Cheaper cars ironically seem to be built better than more expensive luxury cars, speaking as an EX BMW owner here.

3. The maverick is a real truck. It may not offer the towing capacity of full-sized trucks, but payload is very respectable, surpassing some off-road versions of things like the tundra, and Silverado zr2. It can haul and tow more than most compact trucks from the 90s, the rangers and Tacomas. You know, the trucks the same people who hate the maverick are praising. It's like "Ah the maverick isn't a real truck, now this 1997 ranger that can haul five pounds before cracking in half, now that's a real man's truck". People like that who constantly prop up every old car, and bash anything modern annoy me to no end.

Sorry for the rant, let me know what maverick myths you've had to combat with others.

I just tell em I found the smallest truck I could find cause I'm compensating.

 

[RichardCranium]

I don’t get a lot of hate, and it isn’t because I don’t have mine yet. I have a coworker that has a MY23 XL Hybrid, and me and other coworkers think it is great. He let me test drive it and I thought it was plenty powerful, has a big enough bed to handle my 2 acres and with 4K towing it should tow my 3200lb travel trailer just fine.
I’m sure there are people that will dog it when I get it, but I have no problem telling people my opinion.

 

[RichardCranium]

Oh, and I sold my ‘09 Silverado with 120,000 miles for 1/3 of the price of the maverick, and it needed work to the tune half that. So getting rid of my Silverado saved/made me enough to pay for half my maverick. The payload of my Silverado was only 1900 lbs, and although it had HD towing and could tow 12,000 lbs, I never got near that amount. So I am good with 4K.

 

[wax87]

I just tell em I found the smallest truck I could find cause I'm compensating.

Just agree with them and drive away happy, Who cares what they think?

 

[TheShark]

I just ignore them.

 

[OneAlienBoi]

Bronco Sport, Focus, Escape, and the Transit Connect all share a version of the c2 chassis. So yea it's a focus with a bed, lol.

Respectfully, I encourage you to read my post again. The focus uses the c2 platform, but each vehicle on the c2 platform varies by quite a bit. You have products that are far more car like, the focus, and to a lesser extent, the escape. Then you have rugged, more capable and stronger versions of the platform, like what the bronco sport has. Bronco sport is basically c2 version 2.0, and that's closer to what the maverick is.

I'm not against the c2 architecture at all, I think it's brilliant, and has proven to be a stellar architecture with no blatant flaws. Nor do I deny the fact that c2 started with the focus. But there are quite a few people who literally think Ford just popped a truck body onto a focus platform without realizing how much extensive engineering work went into making the maverick a strong and capable truck.

It's kinda like our other car, a 5th Gen explorer, it uses the same platform as the Tarus, but it's nothing like that car.

 

[Maverick Grabber]

Just some things I've heard detractors say about the maverick over the course of our ownership experience.

1. It's a focus based truck. Not really, it's based on a more capable and rugged version of the c2 architecture. It resembles more of a bronco sport pickup than a focus pickup.

2. It's not unreliable/poorly built. Basically all of the widespread data we have indicates the maverick in both Ecoboost, and hybrid trim, offers above average reliability. People bring this up a lot, like everything that's more affordable is somehow less reliable long term. The opposite appears to be the case, both with Ford trucks and things like Toyota corollas/Camry's. Cheaper cars ironically seem to be built better than more expensive luxury cars, speaking as an EX BMW owner here.

3. The maverick is a real truck. It may not offer the towing capacity of full-sized trucks, but payload is very respectable, surpassing some off-road versions of things like the tundra, and Silverado zr2. It can haul and tow more than most compact trucks from the 90s, the rangers and Tacomas. You know, the trucks the same people who hate the maverick are praising. It's like "Ah the maverick isn't a real truck, now this 1997 ranger that can haul five pounds before cracking in half, now that's a real man's truck". People like that who constantly prop up every old car, and bash anything modern annoy me to no end.

Sorry for the rant, let me know what maverick myths you've had to combat with others.

I don't care what anyone else thinks of it

 

[olderbudwiser]

Have only had mine since July 2023. Not one negative interaction. My neighbors love it, 2 of them have indicated they want one.
Mostly it's been guys with full size trucks talking. They look it over and say that's nice! Then they want to checkout the interior, more positive comments.
Really no questions about fuel economy or size.

 

[Samus]

Just some things I've heard detractors say about the maverick over the course of our ownership experience.

1. It's a focus based truck. Not really, it's based on a more capable and rugged version of the c2 architecture. It resembles more of a bronco sport pickup than a focus pickup.

2. It's not unreliable/poorly built. Basically all of the widespread data we have indicates the maverick in both Ecoboost, and hybrid trim, offers above average reliability. People bring this up a lot, like everything that's more affordable is somehow less reliable long term. The opposite appears to be the case, both with Ford trucks and things like Toyota corollas/Camry's. Cheaper cars ironically seem to be built better than more expensive luxury cars, speaking as an EX BMW owner here.

3. The maverick is a real truck. It may not offer the towing capacity of full-sized trucks, but payload is very respectable, surpassing some off-road versions of things like the tundra, and Silverado zr2. It can haul and tow more than most compact trucks from the 90s, the rangers and Tacomas. You know, the trucks the same people who hate the maverick are praising. It's like "Ah the maverick isn't a real truck, now this 1997 ranger that can haul five pounds before cracking in half, now that's a real man's truck". People like that who constantly prop up every old car, and bash anything modern annoy me to no end.

Sorry for the rant, let me know what maverick myths you've had to combat with others.

The only way to win is not to play.

 

[710-oil-614]

I have yet to encounter anyone who "hates" on the Maverick and I would just ignore their comments anyway - it's my vehicle not theirs.

Do you know of any articles that highlight the improvements they made to the C2 platform for the Bronco Sport and Maverick over the Focus and Escape?

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