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Anyone else getting grief over the Maverick?

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I actually get double takes, in long island (NY) I saw a guy checking out my Maverick adjacent to me, I turned around and he gave me a thumbs up. I guess thats not that bad😆
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I've posted a few pics of my new Maverick in different posts on Facebook. Almost every time someone will comment on how bad of a vehicle it is, it's garbage, waste of money, blah blah blah. Tesla gets lots of hate too but why the hate on a Maverick lol? It doesn't really bother me but just curious if anyone else hears this BS.
The only grief I get is from a guy here at work that has an old F250. And only because I say we're brothers because we both have big old Ford pick-ups.
 

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The only grief I get is from a guy here at work that has an old F250. And only because I say we're brothers because we both have big old Ford pick-ups.
Start taking pictures of the Maverick with "heavy payloads" in the bed....like a couple containers of peanut butter from Costco. Then show him at work while talking about the hard working Maverick. Be dead serious when doing it.
 

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Start taking pictures of the Maverick with "heavy payloads" in the bed....like a couple containers of peanut butter from Costco. Then show him at work while talking about the hard working Maverick. Be dead serious when doing it.
The other day I showed him my Mav full of crap, literally. Two big tractor scoops (maybe half a ton) of horse manure compost. I made a gap filler for between the bed/tailgate which helps.
I do like that nut butter from Costco.
 

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Literally had someone yesterday say “that’s not a truck, it’s basically a Honda”. A shrugged it off, as I know it checks all the boxes for me and today I’m going 90 miles to pick up a huge vintage dresser and bring it back. All while my seat heaters are on, and getting 25-30 mpg.

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Wow it's down right sexy! :) LOL
 

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Thank you. I’m a fan. Especially when it’s clean. 😂
 

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I've posted a few pics of my new Maverick in different posts on Facebook. Almost every time someone will comment on how bad of a vehicle it is, it's garbage, waste of money, blah blah blah. Tesla gets lots of hate too but why the hate on a Maverick lol? It doesn't really bother me but just curious if anyone else hears this BS.
I have only received compliments and genuine interest in-person and online. I think some people in-person are just being nice, but I've already had people comment about how much they like the truck in just under a week of owning it. It's been mostly positive. I think a lot of this will depend on where you live, and who your friend group is. I could absolutely see more toxic super-truck fanatics eschewing the Mav and going out of their way to harass-- but I just laugh at them, as they're burning though 2-4 times as much gas and 2-3 times the up-font cost compared to the Maverick (and all while struggling to fit into a single parking space).
 

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I have only received compliments and genuine interest in-person and online. I think some people in-person are just being nice, but I've already had people comment about how much they like the truck in just under a week of owning it. It's been mostly positive. I think a lot of this will depend on where you live, and who your friend group is. I could absolutely see more toxic super-truck fanatics eschewing the Mav and going out of their way to harass-- but I just laugh at them, as they're burning though 2-4 times as much gas and 2-3 times the up-font cost compared to the Maverick (and all while struggling to fit into a single parking space).
We have a guy at work who takes up 4 parking spots for his f350 Dually. I don't understand why he doesn't park it on the parameter and hang the bumper and hitch over the grass?
 

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The first week I had mine I had walked out of fedex and there was a hick in a clapped out Chevy staring me down and he pulls up next to me and starts telling me I look like some kind of " fu**ing English aristocrat c**t" and that I "better not be on the wrong side of the fence". Never seen this guy in my life before this moment and had just barely walked out of the building and got to my car. Not sure what he meant by that, but I politely gave him the bird and drove off lol.
Sounds like a piece of dung
 

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I've watched a fair bit of Scotty Kilmer video's and he seems to over generalize negative aspects of certain brands and engine types (especially with his click bait titles). He'll then get one of these vehicles from, I assume one of his viewers to do a quick review & test drive and he talks it up and seems to want one. Seems to be a little contradictory from his generalization & actual reviews.
Why is he shouting ?
 
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I've posted a few pics of my new Maverick in different posts on Facebook. Almost every time someone will comment on how bad of a vehicle it is, it's garbage, waste of money, blah blah blah. Tesla gets lots of hate too but why the hate on a Maverick lol? It doesn't really bother me but just curious if anyone else hears this BS.
All the time, and they just don't sell it and leave. Which is weird.

This meme helps sometimes, however.

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The only grief I ever got was on the very first day of ownership 2+ years ago, when 3 high school kids in a single cab lifted dodge pulled up next to me at a light and the kid in the middle of the bench seat stuck his head out and said: "Is it fast?" I said "Not sure, it's a hybrid.." His reply was: "Do you own a real truck?" To which I replied: "You're sitting bitch in someone else's truck, do you even own one?"
 

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I've posted a few pics of my new Maverick in different posts on Facebook. Almost every time someone will comment on how bad of a vehicle it is, it's garbage, waste of money, blah blah blah. Tesla gets lots of hate too but why the hate on a Maverick lol? It doesn't really bother me but just curious if anyone else hears this BS.
I had one person tell me "it looks like one of those little R/C trucks." Everyone one else either likes it, or asks how I like it because they are interested.
 

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Not one sigle person as ever commented on mine, or even looked at it as far as I know. Most people in this state are more interested in looking at their cell phones than almost anything else. Even while driving. Of course this is the land of expensive Audi/Lexus/BMW/Mercedes SUVs, so I'm probably below their level of even noticing.
 
 







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