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I received my Maverick back in November. The build was an XL model, 2.0l ecoboost engine, AWD and 4k tow package. Extras I've added so far are the Ford OEM weather mats for the front and back seats, a Truxedo Truxport soft Tonneau cover and lined the bed / tailgate with a 4 ft x 6 ft horse stall mat they sell at Tractor Supply.
5000+ miles in my personal observations so far.
Truck handles great, I live out in the sticks and have to drive roads that have hairpin turns up in the mountains and the AWD and traction control making handling much easier than driving these roads without in my other truck which is a 1991 Ford F150. To put things in perspective that F150 the bed is rated for 1000lbs while the Maverick is 1500lbs. I've also hauled over 1000 lbs of brick and mortar and concrete mix in the Maverick and it had no problem doing 60 and no sway on back end when accelerating on flat straight roads. Bed is well thought out and can fit all your standard housing building supplies like doors, windows, plywood and sheet rock in the bed with no issues as long as you keep the tailgate down.
edit I forgot to mention the headlights.
The led headlights are great especially on roads with no street lights. They work really well in heavy fog also, I can drive in thick as soup fog at night and have as good visibility as halogens with the high beam on in low beam with these headlights. The adaptive high beam is a nice feature also but can be annoying especially when things like the light reflecting of guard rails triggers them off when they should otherwise stay on.
From a work truck perspective it so far has punched well above it's weight class and with a trailer to overcome the shortcomings of having a smaller bed it in my opinion is a functional as any newer Ranger or F150 on the market right now.
From a non work truck perspective this not your daddy's Ford and is a utilitarian millennial mobile. You want creature comforts buy the higher trim levels, if you want a budget priced driver or small work truck the XL will fit the bill. Me personally I value utility over comfort and the truck delivers in that regard.
Gas mileage, what I've noticed is longer haul drives highway or mixed highway I average according to the cluster display about 31 - 32 MPG. Shorter hauls about 30 - 31 MPH. I use the normal drive mode since when using the eco mode I've noticed no appreciable gain in MPG. City so far I've averaged 28 - 29 MPG. Gas usage when I fill it fill I top off up to an extra gallon and have been consistently get 460 miles travelled before I refill, that is about when the low gas warning pops up. Other things is the MPG tends drop by about 1 MPG when I drive in cold weather 39F or lower and the MPG drops to 28 - 29 MPG when I have about 500lbs or more in the bed.
Annoyances, the gas cover, it pops open all the time when you slam the tailgate or jar the bed when loading materials. The reverse camera is built into the tailgate and points down when opened. That is when you need it the most with a loaded bed and tailgate down when backing up. The rear view mirror doesn't give full coverage of the back window. They couldn't have put a wider stock mirror in?
Edit Some more annoyances I didn't put in the initial write up.
The auto stop switch is set by default to be on and no option to set it to off by default. It is a feature I don't use and always switch it to off when I start the truck. I get it's usefulness for city driving and being stuck in traffic but that is not my situation and putting the option in the cluster to change it's default setting would have been nice.
Next is how neutral works on the transmission, not so much why it does but the fact it is not flagged and made easier for the average user to know. Neutral does not stay in neutral when the engine cuts out and if you didn't know there is a temporary neutral mode that allows for the truck stay in neutral when the engine is off or cuts out you'd probably never use it. I would say most owners will at some point take their trucks to automatic car wash and if they don't know better shut off the engine when it is on the rail without knowing the truck will go back into park even if the shifter was set to neutral or even worse having the engine stall out while being washed. It should be better documented even have a sticker or something somewhere in cab.
The next is towing. If you ever needed to be towed and didn't read the manual first if the tow driver didn't know better they could potentially damage the AWD system and transmission if you didn't know that you shouldn't tow these trucks unless on a bed or with all 4 wheels on the ground let alone how to manually put it into neutral to do so. We are also back to temporary neutral issue and not knowing it exists to winch it onto the bed if you turn the key off with it in neutral and it goes automatically back into park.
Finally is the electric brake and the fact there is no non electric override. If you do need to tow it on all 4 wheels. You need to first engage the electric brake below the shift knob then use the manual override lever in the hidden under the storage area in front to shifter. If you have no power and no means to jump or can't jump the engine you are screwed if you aren't mechanically inclined. The only option left is to disconnect the shift linkage shift into neutral on the transmission itself. It could have been better thought out and more idiot proof than it is.
Overall I am satisfied with the truck so far and would recommend it to others.
5000+ miles in my personal observations so far.
Truck handles great, I live out in the sticks and have to drive roads that have hairpin turns up in the mountains and the AWD and traction control making handling much easier than driving these roads without in my other truck which is a 1991 Ford F150. To put things in perspective that F150 the bed is rated for 1000lbs while the Maverick is 1500lbs. I've also hauled over 1000 lbs of brick and mortar and concrete mix in the Maverick and it had no problem doing 60 and no sway on back end when accelerating on flat straight roads. Bed is well thought out and can fit all your standard housing building supplies like doors, windows, plywood and sheet rock in the bed with no issues as long as you keep the tailgate down.
edit I forgot to mention the headlights.
The led headlights are great especially on roads with no street lights. They work really well in heavy fog also, I can drive in thick as soup fog at night and have as good visibility as halogens with the high beam on in low beam with these headlights. The adaptive high beam is a nice feature also but can be annoying especially when things like the light reflecting of guard rails triggers them off when they should otherwise stay on.
From a work truck perspective it so far has punched well above it's weight class and with a trailer to overcome the shortcomings of having a smaller bed it in my opinion is a functional as any newer Ranger or F150 on the market right now.
From a non work truck perspective this not your daddy's Ford and is a utilitarian millennial mobile. You want creature comforts buy the higher trim levels, if you want a budget priced driver or small work truck the XL will fit the bill. Me personally I value utility over comfort and the truck delivers in that regard.
Gas mileage, what I've noticed is longer haul drives highway or mixed highway I average according to the cluster display about 31 - 32 MPG. Shorter hauls about 30 - 31 MPH. I use the normal drive mode since when using the eco mode I've noticed no appreciable gain in MPG. City so far I've averaged 28 - 29 MPG. Gas usage when I fill it fill I top off up to an extra gallon and have been consistently get 460 miles travelled before I refill, that is about when the low gas warning pops up. Other things is the MPG tends drop by about 1 MPG when I drive in cold weather 39F or lower and the MPG drops to 28 - 29 MPG when I have about 500lbs or more in the bed.
Annoyances, the gas cover, it pops open all the time when you slam the tailgate or jar the bed when loading materials. The reverse camera is built into the tailgate and points down when opened. That is when you need it the most with a loaded bed and tailgate down when backing up. The rear view mirror doesn't give full coverage of the back window. They couldn't have put a wider stock mirror in?
Edit Some more annoyances I didn't put in the initial write up.
The auto stop switch is set by default to be on and no option to set it to off by default. It is a feature I don't use and always switch it to off when I start the truck. I get it's usefulness for city driving and being stuck in traffic but that is not my situation and putting the option in the cluster to change it's default setting would have been nice.
Next is how neutral works on the transmission, not so much why it does but the fact it is not flagged and made easier for the average user to know. Neutral does not stay in neutral when the engine cuts out and if you didn't know there is a temporary neutral mode that allows for the truck stay in neutral when the engine is off or cuts out you'd probably never use it. I would say most owners will at some point take their trucks to automatic car wash and if they don't know better shut off the engine when it is on the rail without knowing the truck will go back into park even if the shifter was set to neutral or even worse having the engine stall out while being washed. It should be better documented even have a sticker or something somewhere in cab.
The next is towing. If you ever needed to be towed and didn't read the manual first if the tow driver didn't know better they could potentially damage the AWD system and transmission if you didn't know that you shouldn't tow these trucks unless on a bed or with all 4 wheels on the ground let alone how to manually put it into neutral to do so. We are also back to temporary neutral issue and not knowing it exists to winch it onto the bed if you turn the key off with it in neutral and it goes automatically back into park.
Finally is the electric brake and the fact there is no non electric override. If you do need to tow it on all 4 wheels. You need to first engage the electric brake below the shift knob then use the manual override lever in the hidden under the storage area in front to shifter. If you have no power and no means to jump or can't jump the engine you are screwed if you aren't mechanically inclined. The only option left is to disconnect the shift linkage shift into neutral on the transmission itself. It could have been better thought out and more idiot proof than it is.
Overall I am satisfied with the truck so far and would recommend it to others.
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