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Prius drivers have nothing on lifted truck drivers or giant SUV drivers. Obviously not every that drives one is a bad driver, but the confidence of these drivers combined with the difficulty of driving a larger car can be a disaster.

Not sure how many options you have, but probably worth calling and asking around. My area is 50/50 on the MSRP

To be fair, you’re also not finding your Maverick sitting in a Ford lot next to you at MSRP either. For Toyota, you have to find a dealership charging MSRP and wait - just like the Maverick. Back in March I was between a Hybrid RAV4 XLE and a Maverick Lariat. Placed the order via waitlist for...

You're being really defensive about this, but just compare a $29.5k Maverick to a $27.5k Civic. You don't even have to go see them in person to tell the infotainment, digital displays on AC, armrests, vent styling, shifter, etc all look much nicer on the Civic. And that's without including the...

It’s probably worth noting that Ford said 80% of Maverick buyers are first time truck owners. So for 80% of people the truck part likely isn’t at relevant, so they are likely comparing it to non trucks sub $40k. Obviously, if a truck is important to you than the decision is easy since there’s...

The EUV seems pretty sweet, if they can make it with faster charging I'd give it a strong consider over the Maverick. Which is why the Equinox will be in the running if a Maverick takes long enough.

Given ~6% of new car sales in the US are electric, I'd say a non zero amount of people. And since it's up from 2% 2 years ago, it seems to be increasing. Within California, it's something like 17-18% of new car sales. Globally, 13% of new car sales.

Darn, hadn't heard about this but looks like it's not expected until 2026. It'll be interesting to see what the EV market looks like then, but too far off for me to follow a forum that I'll inevitably forget about.

Source for it as a loss leader?

I think it comes down to how much necessary getting a Maverick in a timely matter is for you vs how important the tow hitch is. If the hitch would be useful, and your current car is all good then I'd leave it on there. I opted to remove mine because I'm driving a 2002 CRV, and I've yet to tow...

I'm a bit confused on your wording here, we only need 25-45 miles from a PHEV but reasonably need 250+ from an EV because I don't only drive to/from work. A PHEV that does 45 miles covers ~85% of my need with EV, and the other 15% with gas. An EV needs significantly more range with a decent...

The problem is the datetime of the order is a low ranking criteria for what gets built. First is dealer allocation, then order priority code at the dealer, and finally the tie breaker at the dealer is when the order was placed. Even if you get selected, now you play the constraints game to see...

Ah then you may have misinterpreted. Of what Ford produces, 35% will be Hybrids. Their orders were 68% Hybrid, so people have been assuming they'll produce as many vehicles as they received orders and thus ~50% (35/68) of Hybrid orders will be produced. Up to you. Since it's not constrained I...

What's your source for 35% then?

Based on what we've seen it feels moderately random because it's based on things we don't have full info on like dealer allocation, how many orders your dealer has, what parts expected for a given week of manufacturing, etc. At this point, for Hybrid orders I think your best bet is to avoid...

What they're going to do is lose out on the big conquests they've been talking about with this truck being people's first truck, stealing people from other brands, etc.

It’s fine to feel that way, but the average sale price of a new car is ~$48,000. So, relative to the market, $28k is on the cheap end of cars. That being said, I agree the Maverick is about par as a value proposition for me. Although I don’t place as much value on the truck aspect as others...

Especially if they add in an AWD Hybrid in 2024. Whenever they add that, they probably crank the Hybrid prices way up since they know they’ll get more than they can produce.

Interesting mix of options, but seems like most people are waiting it out. I’m also trying to wait it out with my 2002 CRV at 180k miles. If I can get a Chevy Equinox EV 2LT before my Maverick would be delivered, I’m switching to that no doubt. If MSRP is between 35-40k, it would likely come...

Are you planning to reorder and wait it out through 2024+? If it’s a different new vehicle, are you sticking to a truck or switching to something else? I figure most of us, especially hybrids, must have an alternative plan. What’s yours?