I just drove one too. My findings was a little different. The seats felt fine to me, very similar to my 17 Escape. Dash is a bit hard & cheap looking, but nothing that would turn me away. I loved the way it drove & looking over the hood. 90% of my drive it rode super smooth, on crappy roads it...
I worked at a Union Mitsubishi plant & the Union does not have a say in Production. The UAW negotiated 10. Hour days & no more the 2 Saturdays in a row. We worked 58 hour weeks until we hated working there. BTW we built 1000 a day with 5 models mixed being built at the same time.
I saw my first Maverick in person today! Very impressive. Fit & finish looked great, interior looked better than expected. I was glad to see the sections that pics make look white is more of a Grey granite look. I was a tad worried about that. Orange accents on xlt aren't as glaring as I...
Ford is throwing away the idea of ordering if they allow dealers to do this. I'm quite excited about my order, but I will walk on the truck, dealer, & Ford if it happens. My escape only has 48k miles on it, but it will go as well as my wife's Ford if they pull that cap. We all need to let...
I'm seeing a few dealers with Mavericks in transit that are listed at msrp. I guess you could see what's coming & try to buy it sight unseen. One local dealer has his jacked $5k. It will rust to the ground waiting for me. I'm holding for a hybrid so little chance of a lot buy here. Good luck
I bought my escape at a great dealer that wasn't convenient for me. I've since tried one dealer with a bad service rep & moved on to another. Fair prices fast service & seems pretty good. They don't care where you bought it .
We have one dealer with a 5k add on, but the rest have incoming Mavericks listed at msrp. They have 4 Bronco sports each on the lot at msrp. This is making me feel better. That dealer adding 5k will probably have it for a long time 8)
I honestly think once they get through these orders the builds will be 6 weeks or so like they were 5 years ago. I ordered a Subaru Forester in 2010 & like clock work 6 weeks later I was driving it. This micro chip deal can't go on forever. The big three are all making noise about making their...
Ford is trying to change the car buying process. They want realistic msrp & only orders. If our first experience with their new process is a dealer ripoff the whole idea goes in the dumpster. I think dealer allotments should be whatever they can get. Orders should be msrp . Many Harley dealers...
Turbos giveth, turbos taketh away. Any EB buyers best use full synthetic oil & change it like underwear Turbos no matter who built them cook oil & create sludge that destroys the bearings in the turbo. Hybrid for me please.
My brother has a 2010 Lincoln MKT twin turbo v6 80+k miles . Dealers only want to give $4k. He suspects they're wise to the turbo & sludging problems. He proved he had new turbos installed but no deal. He can't give his away.
Ford is wrong if they allow this. Consumers are use to buying off the lot at below msrp. If they want to change to order they better not look bad at the start. I've ordered other cars to get a color / option & wasn't robbed. Only a Harley dealer tried this in 99, I walked.
Note to Ford if your watching. If my dealer pulls this my 2017 Escape I'm trading will be my last Ford ever. Yes I will argue & try but if they hold I'm gone.
I was an assembler at a Mitsubishi plant, & when we switched model years within a couple weeks we would be full on. They ran 5 different vehicles at the same time. At start it would be 1 out of 50 . BTW we ran 800 a day in 2 8 hour shifts, 1000 if we worked 10 hours