I had lunch near our local Carmax today, so I stopped in to see how their offer had changed since the last time I was there on August 21. Last visit my Maverick had 4,387 miles, and today it had 11,512 miles. No cosmetic changes except a bit more "road rash" on the front bumper/hood.
New offer...
Installed the 2 additional sliding cleats that showed up from Ford Accessories yesterday.
T30 bit was required to un-bolt the side rails, since they sit in a recessed area you can't just add a new cleat with it still mounted. The plastic cap on the end of the rail was very easy to remove...
Yeah there was some confusion about the full size spare initially, because the 2022 build and price tool originally said the Luxury package came with full-size spare. But as we all know by now, the build web site is not very accurate in general.
A stock XLT even with the Luxury package won't have the rear parking sensors, that was only available on the Lariat Luxury trim. You may be thinking of the rear cross-traffic alert, which will beep at you if there is an object moving sideways behind your vehicle. The cross-traffic alert won't...
If I was doing it over for 2023, I would still get the AWD Lariat lux but in Atlas Blue instead of Alto Blue. I would likely also add FX4 with the upgraded wheels (not the default black ones) so that it would have the tow hooks and the A/T tires. Maybe add the moonroof too since there is so much...
Haven't received any email regarding my Lariat lux date change, it was also scheduled the week of 2/28. If they move it up 2 weeks I'd be more than happy with that haha.