Obviously this is extremely dependent everyone's specific individual/family financial situation, but we had the cash to purchase the Maverick outright back in April 2024 and chose to do so.
My primary reason for paying all cash upfront vs. financing was because Ford did not have any promotional...
This is probably my one regret as well, just because I’ve gotten so used to ACC on our other vehicle, but similar to you I didn’t need a lot of the other Lariat features (live in Phoenix) so opted to save a bit with the XLT. Miss ACC, but I’ve gotten used to driving without it.
3 weeks, 1000+ miles, no issues yet. Fuel economy is as expected for my mix of city and highway driving (averaging 40 mpg), truck drives like a charm, getting good usage out of the bed, and all electronics and interior comforts are operating appropriately.
I’m partial to the Cactus Gray. It’s the one I have and is the most eye-catching to me. Currently the only noticeable dirtiness showing is some bird poop from the other day, which is gonna show up on basically any color.
Got our 2024 Maverick XLT Hybrid a couple weeks ago, and have been going back-and-forth on bed cover options ever since. Have narrowed things down to the Truxedo Sentry CT and the BAK Revolver X4S (or X4TS).
At this point, pretty sure I’ll be going with the Sentry CT, in large part thanks to...