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You may well be right. We’ll have to see. If only another $1000, that would bring it to about the same as a 2023 Honda Civic LX. I personally think the 2022 Maverick was way underpriced at launch.

Bare bones 2023 Honda Civic is $23,645, per Honda website.

After joining, it takes about a month before you can apply online for the Ford e-coupon. Same thing happened to me, then it worked. Ford even matched it to my Maverick order and got no pushback from the dealer upon delivery. A good way to get $500 off.

I'm with you. Had a Colony Park and a Country Squire, before switching to an Aerostar minivan after the big wagons went out of production. Those facing "way back" seats were not real safe, but I sure could haul a lot of kids to ball games back in the day! Ford would market those wagons as...

Yeah, it's crazy! Even my red 73 convertible with a 6 is about $24K per Hagerty. About what my Xl Hybrid cost out the door.

In many ways, you are right. Maverick is based on current Ford global compact platform (C2), is unibody like the 1961-1971 Ranchero, 2WD platform, and has a base drivetrain that is tuned for MPG. 4-door with smaller bed instead of 2-door with bigger bed, but that’s where market is now. Low...

Nice! Worth a lot more now, of course.

Yup, those were the days. I had just gotten my drivers license and lusted after a base Maverick in Spring, 1969. It was not to be then, but I did get a $19,995 XL Hybrid after a year wait from order this past June. Was not going to miss twice. Just took another 50+ years! And I did eventually...

My guess is $3K over the current $20:995 for an XL Hybrid, with a bump to $1595 for destination charge. So new base of $25,590, with destination. The mid-size trucks will likely all be around $30K base, with destination, except the Honda Ridgeline will be over $40K base. Full-size trucks will be...

Likewise. Maverick XL Hybrid was a no brainer. Liked the idea of a small truck, but the lousy mileage killed it, until now… Even that ‘73 Mustang shown is a 250 6, not a V8. I never like to buy more than is needed. Tends to be a waste.

Purely a guess, but however many weeks ordering is moved from August 2, then I expect the same number of weeks pushed out for production start. For example, if order banks open on September 13 (six weeks from August 2), then 2023 Maverick production may start on December 5, instead of October...

I agree. But i’s going to take time. A lot of state dealer and franchise laws are going to need to change. You can buy a Tesla, but only in 28 states. In Ohio, Tesla has only four “galleries”. Four! Jim Farley talks a good game, but he’s not in control of the process. Ford has been selling...

Has happened before. Lots of 2021 EcoSports were delivered to dealers in early 2022. Many other times cars have been built right up through December, and then get delivered the following year. It happens. So, you take delivery, or do the only other option, which is to refuse delivery and do...

Check the stock history for both Carvana and Vroom. Wall Street thinks they’re toast.

Got an XL from Montrose Ford after a year wait on order. It was the worst dealer I have ever dealt with. Made their $1495 paint/fabric protection package mandatory after refusing it, hid it by giving me paperwork on a thumb drive, then would not even give me a bill of sale receipt and the...

I weighed ordering it. Decided that if I had to rely on it to keep me safe, it was time to hang up the keys. I skipped it. Decided the standard forward collision detect with emergency braking was good enough. For lane keeping, if I can’t see the road at night in heavy rain or snow, I pull off...

I've noticed my mileage in July where I live is lower than when I first got it in June and temperatures were more moderate. This also explains an "anomaly" in the Consumer Report Ratings & Specs section of the updated report. They show 33 MPG City and 39 MPG Highway results for their Hybrid...

You know what, you are right. I was thinking all the graphs and tables were in that section, but rather, they are in the Ratings & Specs section, in which there are separate sub-sections. It's after you click "View All Ratings & Test Results" button in the Ratings & Specs section, that you have...

Wow, that took some non-trivial time to cut, paste and reformat that whole article. Thanks. It was more than I wanted to tackle. And Consumer Reports tests are just another data point. Like anything else, you weigh it against other evidence.

I think it goes to the fact there are only 2 compact trucks right now, plus CU does have some strange ideas sometimes. In general, young autowriters and testers have no sense of automotive history. If a vehicle can only do 0-60 in 8 seconds, they think it’s barely adequate performance. Sheesh...