A wise old sage of a mechanic once told me longer warranties are offered because THEY NEED TO as a pre-emptive CYA for expected complaints on quality and reliability. Marketing department spin for trying to turn a negative reputation into a value adder for buying and owning certain vehicles. Can't say for sure, but Yugo may have pioneered this gimmick in the USA.
A wise old guru at a temple at the peak of the Himalaya once told me that products are made just good enough not to fail in too high of number until the warranty has just expired.
Built In Obsolescence. Brilliant plan to sell more parts and serviceA wise old guru at a temple at the peak of the Himalaya once told me that products are made just good enough not to fail in too high of number until the warranty has just expired.
At least before internet and lots of quality focused competition raising the bar.Same here
Why not? I'm still driving my 1997 Ford Ranger, amazing truck. Just bad gas mpg & no crew cab, just tiny jump seats. And I wanted AWD.
Yeah, and even if its not intentional, I'd like to see 10 year warranties as standard in the automotive industry because of the positive culture change I think it would have with the manufacturers.Built In Obsolescence. Brilliant plan to sell more parts and service
https://asq.org/quality-resources/total-quality-management/tqm-history
So I have had a number of Fords. First one was my parents '50 Custom in Pea Soup Green. It ran until my brother "fixed" the heads. After that it got totaled in Big Cottonwood canyon taking my brother skiing in a blizzard. I had a '56 Fairlane "Skyliner" that had a police 312 in it and was converted to a manual trans with a hurst floor shift. Then I had a 69 Torino Boss 351. Then a '73 Capri with a 2600 v6 (fast and light and pretty nimble), then a 76 Granada which got rolled coming down Parley's and hit a rock that had rolled onto the road. In that same time period I had Chevy's, Dodges, Austin-Healey, Porsche and an Audi. In 14 I got back into Ford with a Focus, traded that one in on an Escape and that for the Maverick. If I had kept all of the Fords I have had, I wouldn't have any room, but I would be pretty rich from the resale of a few of them. I saw Hemmings sell a clone of my 69 Torino for $200k
I had a 1967 Ford Econoline Supervan stretched model, the 1964 Ranchero in my Avatar, a 1973 Ranchero w/351, 4 Rangers, and a 1997 Escort, and currently our 2005 E-450 motorhome and 2018 F-150. I'm not in a super big hurry to receive my Maverick, but will wait out the 22/23 MY situation, and at the same time starting to monitor 2023 Ranger news. Either 1 would suit my needs and the Ranger may even be a better choice, but I need to see all the specs and pricing before seriously considering it. At this point not sure which 1 would actually arrive for purchase
I just would like to get an honest 4WD again with Warn or Atlas hubs and a four speed transfer case. I like to go into the desert, I am too old and slow to get into crawling but I like going out into the desert and camping. That is the reason I wanted the Maverick. I am just worried about how well it will handle sand and slick rock.I had a 1967 Ford Econoline Supervan stretched model, the 1964 Ranchero in my Avatar, a 1973 Ranchero w/351, 4 Rangers, and a 1997 Escort, and currently our 2005 E-450 motorhome and 2018 F-150. I'm not in a super big hurry to receive my Maverick, but will wait out the 22/23 MY situation, and at the same time starting to monitor 2023 Ranger news. Either 1 would suit my needs and the Ranger may even be a better choice, but I need to see all the specs and pricing before seriously considering it. At this point not sure which 1 would actually arrive for purchase
It was my SC that had the fuel pump replaced. No problems over the 300 miles or so I've driven since it was fixed. Haven't had any other issues within the first 8500 miles.
The Hyundai dealer didn't have any loaners when the fuel pump on my SC was replaced. They gave me a rental through Enterprise. They took care of all of the expense.
That’s not accurate...they are different vehicles. One is car-like truck and one is truck-like car.Like we all didn't already know SC was inferior to Maverick in every way here?
Iess tech means less problems. E.g. The Subaru Ascent (Their biggest car with high $$$) has lots of tech issues. But their little, simpler Crosstrek has great reliability.
