Did you test drive a Maverick before ordering

[Barksdale123]

The first time I drove a Maverick, I had already bought it.

Which is insane now that I say it out loud. Thank god the truck drove exactly the way I thought it would.

Me too.

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[Gray Optician 47]

In the past I have owned a 1981 Datsun diesel pickup and a 2000 Chevy S10 which I still drive. So. I didn't need a test drive, I'm sure this will be a step up. In transit right now.

 

[Padre]

I drove an Ecoboost about two months after ordering my Hybrid.

 

[Phinney Ridge Dave]

Nope. Watched all the reviews available at the time. Knew it had to be an improvement over the '99 Ranger I had been driving for the previous 20 years.

 

[greenlaker]

Nope, but wife has a platform-mate Bronco Sport Outer Banks that we really like, so the Maverick should not be too different in most key measures.

 

[CTYankee]

The morning of 10/21/21, I happened to mention to my wife that we no longer had a spare vehicle since we'd sold a 1998 Cherokee a few months prior. I suggested we look for something new/newer since we'd had a lot of problems with the Cherokee. She asked what that might be and I told her I'd been reading about the new Maverick. During the conversation, I jumped on CarGurus and did a search of the area so she could see what one looked like.

Lo and behold, one popped up at Gervais Ford in Ayer, MA about 30 miles from us. To my surprise she agreed to jump in the car and go look at it so we could see one in person and test drive it. When we got there we learned it was a customer order that had arrived the day before and been refused because the wife whose husband had ordered it decided she hated Velocity Blue.

We drove it, loved it, and bought it for MSRP that day. No sales gimmicks, add-ons, or dealer shenanigans. It was a pure stroke of luck and I thank the gods every day that I never had to deal with the ordering process.

And I wonder if the guy who originally ordered it has his replacement Maverick yet.

 

[Suzukiridr14]

The morning of 10/21/21, I happened to mention to my wife that we no longer had a spare vehicle since we'd sold a 1998 Cherokee a few months prior. I suggested we look for something new/newer since we'd had a lot of problems with the Cherokee. She asked what that might be and I told her I'd been reading about the new Maverick. During the conversation, I jumped on CarGurus and did a search of the area so she could see what one looked like.

Lo and behold, one popped up at Gervais Ford in Ayer, MA about 30 miles from us. To my surprise she agreed to jump in the car and go look at it so we could see one in person and test drive it. When we got there we learned it was a customer order that had arrived the day before and been refused because the wife whose husband had ordered it decided she hated Velocity Blue.

We drove it, loved it, and bought it for MSRP that day. No sales gimmicks, add-ons, or dealer shenanigans. It was a pure stroke of luck and I thank the gods every day that I never had to deal with the ordering process.

And I wonder if the guy who originally ordered it has his replacement Maverick yet.

This is the best story I've read on the forums. Nobody ever got a Maverick the color, with the options they wanted at MSRP by just walking into a dealer and driving it home! You hit the lottory.

 

[Grandpa]

I went to look at a Maverick with my Grandson. Wasn’t sure what to expect but was impressed. We got to drive a 2022 Cactus Grey one and I was sold on it immediately. My grandson loved the Mav. As much as I did so I bought when the previous owner backed out of the deal. I think the truck was ordered by the dealership to promote the vehicle. I never realized just how many options were on the Mav. Unti I got it home and did a really extensive walk around. This Mav. Is loaded to the max. I have since added a tonneau cover/hood deflector/ window deflectors/2”rough country lift/EGR Flares from real truck/Nerf Bars also from Realtruck. Went out yesterday and bought new seat covers and tomorrow I will get some 235/65/17 AT3 Cooper Discoverer tires installed. Longing for the spring to arrive so that I can install the flares and nerf bars.

 

[Grandpa]

Just a footnote. My Mav. Is a Cactus Grey FX4 with the 4K tow package.

 

[Dad]

I was looking for a replacement for my 2018 Chevy Colorado (exploded in my driveway and caught my house on fire . . . but that's another story) and my wife mentioned a Maverick. Had never heard that name associated with a truck and had certainly not seen one. My wife is queen of the internet and researched the heck out of it and after doing my own soul searching about buying a smaller truck, decided the Maverick was a better vehicle all around. Once I sat in one, I was sold.

 

[BuddyS]

Sat in one in at a dealership in Nov of 21, ordered, and about 370 days later I drive one for the first time after completing all the paperwork and making it mine. Zero regrets.

 

[Grandpa]

Gosh to hear of another happy Mav.owner.

 

[Dadmezz]

Drove loaded eb oct, 2021
Ordered 11-3-2021. XL hybrid
Still waiting.

 

[TedTX]

Tested a hybrid escape with nearly identical specs and knew it was a winner. Was hard to believe it was a hybrid coming from Prius I expected it would be slow to get up to speed.

 

[Stevieray]

I was able to test drive an EB, which I though had great acceleration but ordered a hybrid.

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