Well, all this waiting...sigh. No email as of 1218 CST. Ordered my Lariat Lux back on Aug 17th. Been driving our hand-me-down-from-mom '97 Camry that two of my three kids have driven at one time or another over the last 13 years . Because of the wait, I've had to drop some $$$ on some front...
My last vehicle was an '06 Ridgeline w/216k miles that was totaled in a crash two years ago. I've been sitting on the insurance money ever since. I was planning on eventually buying another Ridgeline until I ran across the Maverick last summer.
I'm going with the Maverick for several reasons...
Would have either been a new or used Ridgeline. I was debating between going with a year or two-year old Ridgeline or springing for new one. A new one would have cost me about $8500 more than my Maverick hybrid Lariat (close to loaded since I wanted a couple of features in the Lux pkg that I...
I ordered mine on the 17th of August. Some hybrids ordered in early August showed up as scheduled in some posts last week. I'm guessing it will be mid-March to April.
I placed my original order for a Mav hybrid XLT on 8/17, but then revised it on 9/15 to a Lariat w/Lux pkg to get a few features that I wanted (primarily push button start and adaptive cruise control) for the long-term since I plan to keep this thing for at least a decade.
Now that hybrids are...
So, guys, I've been partial to Fords in earlier years. I inherited a '76 Maverick from my parents when I was 16, then bought an '86 Tempo new, inherited/"bought for a dollar" an '86 Taurus from my parents and had a '96 Windstar before ending up with a new 2006 Ridgeline whose untimely end in Jan...
This reminds me of one of my all-time favorite message board tag lines I copied from someone's post, somewhere:
I'm not saying we should kill all the stupid people. I'm saying remove all the warning labels and let the problem sort itself out.
:LOL:
No, I am financing part of it, but I'll be putting down 30-40%. If I have a 0%, 3 year loan I would "invest" money in paying off the Maverick in less than 3 years. Guaranteed return with zero risk. I will be tied to the lender as long as I have a note, but I'll also have enough cushion to...
Uhhh....I think I'd have to say the idea of not going into debt is garbage to be garbage.
We've got college graduates lamenting their trillions of dollars in student loans and how it is crippling their ability to buy a car, a house or otherwise started in life. We have politicians wishing to...
What I could never get past in the Tacoma whenever I sat in one was the low front seat height relative to the floorboard - sort of like sitting in a recliner vs having your feet and legs elevated by the footrest. Just wasn't comfortable for me.
I'm buying the hybrid for the MPG, but I will miss the solid feel of the AWD in my '06 Ridgeline. Loved that vehicle even though there aren't a lot of times I ever need AWD in the mid-south. If there had been an AWD option for the hybrid, I all but certainly would have gotten it. Might even...
Saw a HPR Ranger yesterday while out during a sunny day. I'm gonna like it. It's definitely not as close to a pure red as some pics (usually promo pics, but even some pics posted of HPRs on the lot) have seemed to indicate, but nor is it dull. It has just enough of a hint of orange in bright...
I LOVED my '06 Ridgeline that met an untimely end due to "user error" back in January 2020. I'd be buying another one if the Maverick hadn't come along with the enticement of a lower price and the hybrid engine and its now estimated 42 city MPG.
I drove Fords for the first 26 or so years of my...
Even if Ford did underestimate demand for the hybrid, who knows what discussions went on behind the scenes? Someone may have won a major battle just to get the thing produced because the F-150 crowd didn't want anybody invading even the edges of their territory and money-making.
As the owner...