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For those of you who miss truly small trucks (clue: the Maverick is not in that club). I anticipate this will be resolved once BEVs arrive in force. Because a BEV truck is a great way for the consumer to tell inept government bureaucrats (autocrats?) to go pound sand. Edit by OP. I'm not...

I've recently noticed that my Maverick can be rocked back and forth quite a bit in Park. Since I've exclusively driven manuals for the last 50 years, I don't know if this is normal. I'm vaguely aware that automatics have some safety widget called a "parking pawl" that locks them down. Not...

Excellent in-depth read for anyone interested in the problems Ford is facing getting your Mavericks to your dealer. Add in strikes at the ports, not enough truck drivers, and a hundred other impediments...

Forgive me if this is a dumb question, but I exclusively drove manuals for 50 years. That said I've driven some automatics owned by my spouse. I've always been under the impression that, for safety, automatic vehicles require the foot on the brake and the vehicle in Park to start. But my...

2022 XLT Ecoboost, CP360, Lux, AWD, SIBL, hot pepper red, delivered Sep 2022. 28.6 MPG average in 50-50 mix of city and highway driving in Asheville, NC. Purchased from Asheville Ford at MSRP. Single oil change service at 9,000 miles - free from dealer. I wish I had something dramatic to...

Before you get mad about the existence of this thread, please take note that it's in the "General Automotive Talk (Non-Maverick)" forum section. Maverick buyers are a relatively conservative set of buyers - else you'd probably be driving Santa Cruz's. I'm very interested in the forum's take on...

This is a question for the actual mechanics on the forum. For my 50 years as a driver, a flat tire has always meant a $15 repair at a tire shop. They pull the screw or nail, insert a plug, pull, and you drive away. Never had a repair like this fail on me. As I'm building a house and the stray...

The repossession patent is all well and good, but I feel Ford really missed an opportunity by not patenting the "Driver Dope Slap" feature. Maybe GM will get there first? Patent Description: The Driver Dope Slap feature consists of a mechanical arm with attached hand, normally recessed behind a...

For me... 1. It's not as small as you think it is. It's 3 inches longer than a Telluride. 2. It's not a Toyota, and long term reliability is unknown at this point. Nobody knows and I won't vouch for it. 3. It's a cheap ride, so don't expect a Mercedes. But you get an awful lot of car for your...

Asheville rush hour traffic. Following a brand new red Ford Escape. Stops in front of me at a busy four-way intersection. Door opens and the driver runs back. I'm trying to figure out what I might have done to trigger road rage. At a relatively frail 66, it's not something I really want to...

I'm sharing this because Motoman is one of my favorite reviewers. He's a year late getting the Maverick, but his reviews are usually worth it. The hybrid crowd will like the review, because he gives it a big thumbs up. He does make two points I love. First the $20,000 price that so many love to...

Not meant to be mean, just observing back on the last year or so of my favorite recurring threads. These are the ones that make me roll my eyes every time. Please add your own favorites (threads you see again and again but wish you didn't). Ford is criminally liable because I don't have my...

Finally, a reputable journalist acknowledges that the Maverick is not small. Unless you grade on a sliding scale. Which I guess goes with the times. Longer than the Telluride is not small - it's midsize. Size aside, Alex really loves the Maverick Tremor. Nice Tremor video on a pretty tame...

I nominate this as the most honest Maverick compliment of 2022. Brought to you by the folks at Savage Geese, who brightened my day earlier this year with a review titled "Everything is Forgiven at $20,000". Oh, and they love the hybrid and Ecoboost both - for different reasons. Jump to 8:05 for...

Before slamming this post as not Maverick related - kindly note that it's in the "non-Maverick" forum. A year ago, I was kind of dubious that Canoo would survive and deliver product. But they keep surprising me in a positive way. They're delivering vehicles now to fleets and to my former...

I was surprised at how MANY recalls happen each year. A thousand plus. Thirty-four million vehicles. This is a Bloomberg business video that explains how recalls kill profitability. Why they happen, etc. Should be of interest to Maverick owners, because we experienced five recalls in the...

This is for the subset of Maverick owners on this forum who, like me, have been severely disappointed by the lack of true small trucks in America (hint: the Maverick is a severely bloated whale). Don't wanna watch? I'll summarize. Thank your sanctimonious elected officials. You know, the ones...

Mine's not for sale right now. If I do ever sell it, I definitely won't advertise it on this forum. Every for-sale posting I've seen so far seems to attract a bunch of angry old men who need to piss all over the seller's face. "You'll never get that much". "You're a greedy jerk". It's just plain...

Disclosure: I never joined the Maverick fanboy club. I held off ordering 3 months hoping somebody out there would offer a small 2-door trucklet. I debated for a full year about defecting to the SC. My trucklet: XLT ECO LUX CP360 AWD HPR. Paid $31,500 delivered, minus $500 military discount...