Are people actually paying basically MSRP for 3 year old Mavs?

[miata_dad]

I was bored so I looked on autotrader for Mavs like mine (23 XL Hybrid < 50k miles). The asking prices were basically at or even sometimes slightly above original MSRP. I know Ford has jacked the price continuously and the used market is still all screwed up, but is this what people are actually paying? I have to imagine you won't be able to negotiate huge sums off, like maybe a grand or two. To me, that's crazy that the car has seen practically zero depreciation despite being three model years old and having 10s of thousands of miles.

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[EJK33]

Let me put it this way...when a 2020 Ranger with 50k miles hits $30k plus with an added 4 year warrenty, and the dealer refuses to budge/has not called me back in about a month...yet the vehicle still sits, lol..there you go. They were willing to take $600 off asking, and talks ended.

Used vehicle prices are even crazier than new car prices...it's why I just said screw it and went new after looking at F150s and Rangers; same story every time.

 

[bgn]

They've seen low depreciation because the new ones are more expensive.

 

[EJK33]

They've seen low depreciation because the new ones are more expensive.

The rise of Carvana has really screwed things up as well...their pricing has always been higher than average due to the nature of what's going on, and then their pricing basically became the average once it somehow/someway became common for people to do.

 

[Glen Baker LLC]

The rise of Carvana has really screwed things up as well...their pricing has always been higher than average due to the nature of what's going on, and then their pricing basically became the average once it somehow/someway became common for people to do.

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[Random881]

I just recently picked up my 22 XLT with 55,000 miles on it that was priced at $21,250 OTD. Was sitting on the lot for 4 months before I came by. More than happy with that based on how the market is.

 

[bgn]

The rise of Carvana has really screwed things up as well...their pricing has always been higher than average due to the nature of what's going on, and then their pricing basically became the average once it somehow/someway became common for people to do.

CarMax gave me 27k for my 2022 Maverick with 32k miles that I paid 33k for. I can't complain. They probably marked it up a few k and sold it already...

 

[Propane Burning Man]

The used car market is different in different parts of the country. I think KBB would give a better estimate of the value of the Maverick than a used car dealership. They will try gouging you to begin with. I am not paying anywhere near MSRP for a used car. Maybe some will. I paid $4000 below MSRP for my new Maverick at the end of December 2024. My 5th. new Ford and every one were below sticker. I see new Mavericks all over the dealers lots now. When I started shopping in the summer of 2023 there was not a single Maverick on the 3 lots near me. Every dealer told me they could get me one for 5K over sticker. I said I can wait. Glad I did.

 

[Bob The Builder]

Everything depends on local. Up here, Mavericks fly out of dealerships and sell for MSRP. KBB still has my Maverick listed as worth around 27-28K with 9K miles excellent condition. That's a 2.5K depreciation in almost 3 years. It wasn't that many years ago it would have depreciated twice that just driving it off the lot on day one.

Crazy times and it seems like things aren't going to change any time soon.

 

[notaz3]

Can't say for used; however, I've never paid more than MSRP Out The Door (all taxes and fees) for any new vehicles. Maverick totaled $763 below MSRP.

 

[tiktokbrainrot]

To add into this: not only are elevated prices of new models suppressing old prices, there's also demand for the old ones because, ya'know, buttons. There are people out there who seek out the first three model years so they dont have to use touch controls.

Hybrids are also harder to find in general, new ones do not sit like ecoboosts do, so the used ones are commanding a premium over the ecoboosts, which sell for well under MSRP used.

The 23 is also more feature complete, with the wired keypad, heated windshield wiper park, and 4 way adjustable headrest on the lariats.

There's also sales to consider. The 22 did not sell very many due to production constraints. The 23 was better but was still only 97k units.

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