1 Year Maverick Tremor Ownership Dents and Scratches (after 25,600 miles and off-roading trips)

[JasonDroninAround]

I just passed one year of ownership of my 2025 Tremor. I bought it at 16 miles. It now has 25,600 miles. I took it in today for a service. While they had it in the air, I decided to photograph some of the bumps and bruises I got on the underside over the first year of being a little rough on her. I did a little review at 20,000 miles but in that post, I did not include any of these naughty things I have done to the truck

I have been on trails all over the Central California Coast, Western Sierras, Eastern Sierras, Mojave, Death Valley, and California City ... and my biggest dent happened right in front of my neighbor's house, pulling off the road to check my mail, and got a little too close to an oleander bush that they recently trimmed down to almost nothing.

Bottomed out the rear bumper too many times and now the far passenger side of the rear plastic bumper cover will not stay clipped. This is the main reason for that rear bumper bar thing I made.

Some nice dents in the lower rear suspension arms

Muffler and tail pipe sure taking a beating

Upper front skid plate carnage

The fuzzy cardboard is tougher that is looks. This is the only rip it has so far

Spare tire has taken less damage than I imagined

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[jbandc122]

Those are some beautiful scars. If I was in the business of making underbody protection I'd ask you to do some real-world testing for me.

 

[babytruk]

You make the Maverick loving nation proud!🥲

 

[Cancunbadlands]

Don't be sorry. Those are some beautiful scars indeed
My #Tremor is a pavement princess

 

[Hunters Edge]

Still looks like you have been having fun and enjoying the trails. We all have limited time here, might as well take steps to truly enjoy the journey. All I can say or add is it could have been a lot worse.

 

[Joaquin F]

I just passed one year of ownership of my 2025 Tremor. I bought it at 16 miles. It now has 25,600 miles. I took it in today for a service. While they had it in the air, I decided to photograph some of the bumps and bruises I got on the underside over the first year of being a little rough on her. I did a little review at 20,000 miles but in that post, I did not include any of these naughty things I have done to the truck

I have been on trails all over the Central California Coast, Western Sierras, Eastern Sierras, Mojave, Death Valley, and California City ... and my biggest dent happened right in front of my neighbor's house, pulling off the road to check my mail, and got a little too close to an oleander bush that they recently trimmed down to almost nothing.

Bottomed out the rear bumper too many times and now the far passenger side of the rear plastic bumper cover will not stay clipped. This is the main reason for that rear bumper bar thing I made.

Some nice dents in the lower rear suspension arms

Muffler and tail pipe sure taking a beating

Upper front skid plate carnage

The fuzzy cardboard is tougher that is looks. This is the only rip it has so far

Spare tire has taken less damage than I imagined

Lovely scares lol

 

[MaverickMark]

I just passed one year of ownership of my 2025 Tremor. I bought it at 16 miles. It now has 25,600 miles. I took it in today for a service. While they had it in the air, I decided to photograph some of the bumps and bruises I got on the underside over the first year of being a little rough on her. I did a little review at 20,000 miles but in that post, I did not include any of these naughty things I have done to the truck

I have been on trails all over the Central California Coast, Western Sierras, Eastern Sierras, Mojave, Death Valley, and California City ... and my biggest dent happened right in front of my neighbor's house, pulling off the road to check my mail, and got a little too close to an oleander bush that they recently trimmed down to almost nothing.

Bottomed out the rear bumper too many times and now the far passenger side of the rear plastic bumper cover will not stay clipped. This is the main reason for that rear bumper bar thing I made.

Some nice dents in the lower rear suspension arms

Muffler and tail pipe sure taking a beating

Upper front skid plate carnage

The fuzzy cardboard is tougher that is looks. This is the only rip it has so far

Spare tire has taken less damage than I imagined

Thanks for sharing your bumps and bruises bro. I love it.

 

[Maverick Country Club]

Well done, thank you for the report!

 

[tpollauf]

And to think, if you were over/up here in the Midwest with all the salt/brine on the roads, you're undercarriage would likely look even worse! Not real bad for the fun you've been having. Report back in a year and compare damages then.

 

[OleFordGuy]

Looks like nice character marks from having FUN for the past year. Love it!!! I hope you continue on the process of exploring, testing and pushing the limits and having fun. That's what all our Short Life's are For - making a difference and having FUN, now get out there and have more FUN. The rest can be trailer queens and asphalt rollers governed by there boring ev coach stuff. Love what your doing !!!!

 

[Master Blaster]

The rear suspension members look pretty rusty compared to mine. It looks like you never undercoated it and it's starting to show. Or is that red dirt all over everything?

 

[JasonDroninAround]

The rear suspension members look pretty rusty compared to mine. It looks like you never undercoated it and it's starting to show. Or is that red dirt all over everything?

It is all mud

 

[catrikejoe]

To each to there own

 

[babytruk]

It is all mud

Mud is “grayer” northeast North America. They build homes with your stuff!

 

[Edge Haley]

Would not sweat the muffler, frame, dents....

For body damage there are some new tools called "Automotive Body Repair Magnets" (and suction cups) (sometimes called "Dent Puller" tools now on the market from Amazon/AliExpress that greatly help in repairing body dents. I rebuild old Porsche 356's and 911 as a hobby and these body repair tools are so easy to use with very little experience. Some kits are $25-$30 and can do a lot of easy repairs to straighten out body dents, often not requiring repainting.

The first thing I will do when ordering a new Maverick is rent some garage lift time to fully spray undercoating in fender wells and body. The Maverick especially needs more undercoating and is an easy cheap protection from rust. The Maverick's sheet metal is not much thicker than paper and is very easy to bend (and fix).


ie: Amazon - "Automotive Body Repair Magnets" (and Suction)

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