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Some of the comments in this thread are childish and dumb.
The reality is, and I have said it before..... MANY of the people who ordered a Maverick do NOT need or even really want a pick up truck. MANY people ordered the maverick simply because it is a small affordable vehicle. The fact that it has a truck bed instead of a cars trunk or a SUV hatch IS a bonus and something I am sure some people thought could be useful or nice to have.... But for many people, they just want a new vehicle that is affordable and will seat 5 people and isn't huge in size and gets decent gas milage.
So it should be no surprise that some people are going to get tired of waiting on Ford to come through for them.
There ARE other options out there that WILL serve many folks that don't absolutely have to have a truck.
And I am willing to bet, that there will be many people that finally get their mavericks and after driving them a while, be it a few months or a year or two, that decide that they would rather have a car or small SUV more than the truck.
Cause let's face it. The maverick ( EcoBoost ) really doesn't get that great of MPG, and it is a very cheaply made vehicle, and as evidenced on the forums and FB pages... already has plenty of reliability issues.
In Many Many MANY ways.... A new Corolla is a far superior vehicle than a maverick. You are FAR FAR FAR less likely to have any problems whatsoever out of a corolla, you are going to get near Hybrid fuel economy numbers, your going to get more tech features, and have extremely good long term resale value out of a corolla.
Sure the Maverick right now is super popular, but is it really? It might just seem popular to us because there are so many on the forums and pages that want one but can't get one.... But in the grand scheme of automobiles I bet the maverick is small potatoes in comparison to other vehicles in its size and price class.
But whatever.... I just think its stupid to give the OP a hard time over his post. In all reality he probably made the best decision he could have made. And most likely, once production catches up to today's demand and you see new mavericks readily available, and deals and discounts on new ones... used values will plummet... And 5-8 years from now, this guy with the corolla will have a vehicle worth more money in resale value and likely never needed a thing other than oil changes and a set of tires, where as the maverick people will have who knows how many horror stories of breakdowns and repairs and massive depreciation ( especially those who were impatient and paid way over MSRP )
The reality is, and I have said it before..... MANY of the people who ordered a Maverick do NOT need or even really want a pick up truck. MANY people ordered the maverick simply because it is a small affordable vehicle. The fact that it has a truck bed instead of a cars trunk or a SUV hatch IS a bonus and something I am sure some people thought could be useful or nice to have.... But for many people, they just want a new vehicle that is affordable and will seat 5 people and isn't huge in size and gets decent gas milage.
So it should be no surprise that some people are going to get tired of waiting on Ford to come through for them.
There ARE other options out there that WILL serve many folks that don't absolutely have to have a truck.
And I am willing to bet, that there will be many people that finally get their mavericks and after driving them a while, be it a few months or a year or two, that decide that they would rather have a car or small SUV more than the truck.
Cause let's face it. The maverick ( EcoBoost ) really doesn't get that great of MPG, and it is a very cheaply made vehicle, and as evidenced on the forums and FB pages... already has plenty of reliability issues.
In Many Many MANY ways.... A new Corolla is a far superior vehicle than a maverick. You are FAR FAR FAR less likely to have any problems whatsoever out of a corolla, you are going to get near Hybrid fuel economy numbers, your going to get more tech features, and have extremely good long term resale value out of a corolla.
Sure the Maverick right now is super popular, but is it really? It might just seem popular to us because there are so many on the forums and pages that want one but can't get one.... But in the grand scheme of automobiles I bet the maverick is small potatoes in comparison to other vehicles in its size and price class.
But whatever.... I just think its stupid to give the OP a hard time over his post. In all reality he probably made the best decision he could have made. And most likely, once production catches up to today's demand and you see new mavericks readily available, and deals and discounts on new ones... used values will plummet... And 5-8 years from now, this guy with the corolla will have a vehicle worth more money in resale value and likely never needed a thing other than oil changes and a set of tires, where as the maverick people will have who knows how many horror stories of breakdowns and repairs and massive depreciation ( especially those who were impatient and paid way over MSRP )
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