Interesting thread. I have 2adult sons, 37 and 41. Both make, IMO very good money for where we live (W.PA.). The cost of living is relatively reasonable here, and we used to have very affordable house prices, compared to other areas. Not any more, although Californians would consider our prices...
I have been with Erie Insurance for over 30 years. My policy renewed 4/1 and the rate for my 2024 mav is $468/yr for full coverage $250 deduct for comp and $500 deduct for collision. I have a 2017 Jeep Renegade and it is $370/yr, as well as a 2012 Scion IQ for $302/yr. After being a policyholder...
I don't drive a lot of miles, so my 10 year zero deductible service contract only cost a little over $1100 with me using my Ford points. The selling dealer wanted twice that. Thanks Granger!
Nice writeup Broncovet. Like you, i have also owned over 100 vehicles. Unlike you, only 1 was a hybrid (before my Mav). It was a 2014 Prius C. I loved the Prius C because it was small and didn't look like a Prius. Summer i was able to get over 60 MPG with it. Winter low 50's. I bought it used...
Even though i own a low mile Jeep Renegade 4x4 with 4 winter tires on it, i did want a Maverick hybrid with AWD. Since that did not exist, i ordered a 2023 which got rolled over to a 2024 FWD hybrid XL. I got it 12/11/23 and have zero regrets. When i saw the hybrid AWD was available for 2025, i...
I guess as there are enough people like PTLove who have deep pockets, Ford will keep pushing the prices up. The rest of us common folk have to decide what makes sense to us. me, hanging onto my 2024 for at least 10 years makes sense. just wish i would have acted sooner and grabbed 21 or 22. Oh...
I got my 2024 hybrid with copilot 360, drop in bed liner, hitch, and floor mats for $25,200. A 2025 would be almost $30K. Add AWD and i am at $32K. Think i will hang on to my 2024, especially looking at the front end of the 2025
Funny thing is, my wife really doesn't want to drive the Maverick because it is TOO BIG!! LOL. She drives her Scion IQ or her Suzuki Alto Works Turbo RHD JDM Kei car. Our kids are grown, but when we had our first son our family car was an 83 VW GTi. When #2 came around she drove a Subaru RX...
As a resident of a state that is #3 in the country for deer collisions, i can say without hesitation that i detest those overgrown rats. I dodged them for many years, but in 2018, they got me. Twice. Once in my 8 month old Jeep Renegade ($4500), and 8 months later in my Prius C ($3800). Deer...
Since i don't drive a lot, i usually go with once a year. For example, my 2017 Jeep Renegade has 19K miles on it and the oil has been changed 7 times. I got my maverick December of 2023 but currently only have around 1800 miles on it.
My brother, who has been a service manager for many years, always puts a service contract on his vehicles. I have an 8/60 on my Jeep Renegade and it has aleady paid for itself twice over, and i still have another year left on it. I knew i was going to keep my Maverick a long time, so i opted for...
Picked up my XL hybrid 12/11/23. Ordered mine 9/22 in area 51. Didn't get built in the 23 M.Y. so i had to revise my order. I picked cactus, plus after finding out the mirrors were manual i added 360 to my order. I was going to get the FS spare anyway. Glad i did. I bought new wheels for it in...
I had a strange occurrence a few days ago in my 2024 hybrid XL. Truck has 1250 miles on it. I was parked in front of my garage. My driveway slopes down and has a turnaround. I was backing into the turnaround so i could drive down the driveway. I think i may have put it in Neutral instead of...
I bought a plan from Granger. I used my points to reduce the cost. I bought a 10 year 60K mile zero deducible warranty with first day rental and lighting coverage. I have a 2024 XL Hybrid. Using my points i ended up spending $1095. I am retired and don't drive a lot of miles so the 10/60 works...
I am a little confused. Does Granger offer used car plans for non Ford vehicles or not? I bought a plan from them for my new Maverick and the process and price was great. I have a 2017 Jeep Renegade that is currently covered by a Jeep extended warranty that expires April 2025. It only has 19K...
Usually, if a car strands me, it is gone. Very few exceptions. Wife knows that rule. Luckily, nothing has stranded me for quite a while. But if you strand me.......
My situation is a bit different. I recently retired and don't drive a lot of miles(currently). I was tempted by the power of the EB (drag raced for years), but my DD since 2016 was a Toyota hybrid. My commute was almost 70 miles per day RT. I got used to the 55+ MPG from my Toyota. Since I...