Found a Maverick on the lot today...and I see why.

[gte105u]

You are right about Mfgs not being able to dictate where you get your oil changed but that aspect does not apply here. The mfgs can and do dictate oil viscosity, spark plug specks, tranny oil weight, coolant, airconditioner refrigerant etc. Along with mileage and time frame for services to be done. If you deviate from anyone of those you may lose the warranty on that part.
If Ford or Chevy decide that for your vehicle to stay warranted they can put a time frame that you must keep that vehicle registered to you. Say one year. They can also just decide their warranties are not transferable. Plenty of products on the market that do that now though not in their best interest to do that.
You are right it will be challenged in court if it happens and who knows which way it will go. I dont think Ford or Chevy will go there though. Bad for business.

I will say that I see your perspective. And your arguments have validity. I am in complete agreement on the last paragraph, this is a bad business move and there is no telling how it would shaken out in court. I'm actually shocked GM would take the flack over this fall out, canceling a warranty surely is a worse image than an artificially inflated price (which shows that it is a desired commodity).

But ultimately I disagree that a manufacturer can force the hand of owners through shoe horning punative gotcha clauses in the warranty. The laws were put in place to prevent this kind of thing, and I think it will be found in conflict with the Magnusun-Moss act. Just my opinion of course, and these types of things are why lawyers exist and good ones make obscene money.

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[Clock Doc]

gte105u,
I agree that they will most likely lose that in court but what part of it will stick. Maybe they don't allow the next owner to purchase high preformance programming or the heated seats the previous owners didn't have. Mfg are already doing subscription only options.
I think the companies are tired of the dealers and the price gouging and not really having any control over it. It hurts the company reputation. Everybody blames them for the issues that are out if their control. So if you cant stop the business go after Joe Schmo.

 

[flyking1]

"Found a Maverick on the lot today...and I see why." -- NOPE... Here's the REAL reason why you found it on the lot today!

Just like every other MTC post about being 'lucky' enough to find a Mav on the lot...almost all of them are this crappy color, Velocity Blue!

The VB color has a special 'cringy' place in my heart because of a Bimini Blue Probe SE with a mismatched, warm-toned-blue GT interior. I unfortunately erred in buying it new in '93 because I wanted a 5-spd M/T, and I didn't want to wait to order one. Never again. I swear Velocity Blue is Bimini Blue resurrected!

Velocity Blue and the Navy Pier interior ...and ESPECIALLY with the Lariat interior, brings me back to the HORROR of that '93 interior / exterior combo.

I bet there were more than a few Mav customers who ordered a VB Mav, looked at when it came in, got excited for a second, opened the door, saw that mismatched exterior/interior combo and said, "Nah, I can wait. I'll order a different color. Keep it."

Thankfully someone at Ford took note...Velocity Blue has been DROPPED from the 2023 Mav color lineup in favor of Atlas Blue!

And hilariously, click the link below for an example of a VB Mav owner who changed his seat covers, and now working on changing the java brown accents, and I'm sure he'll also take out the bronze, but it still won't help! It's VB with Navy Pier! Oh the HORROR!!!

https://www.mavericktruckclub.com/f...ather-interior-on-2022-maverick-lariat.18663/

Waiting on my Velocity Blue and can't wait! For me, who cares? I'm color vision deficient! Will look great to me!

 

[n8larson]

"Let em choke on it. My local dealer in Abilene Tx. Arrow Ford had a FWD XL ECO with nothing else on it 2,400 miles on it they wanted $40,000. I laughed, told the salesman I guess y'all want to keep it for awhile. He said, where are you gonna find one? I told him i have an AWD XLT with 4K tow on order at Granger Ford in Iowa for $3000 below MSRP. He laughed and said I suppose your going to drive almost 900 miles to get there. I replied nope, I work for an airline. 2.5 hours flying to get there tops, plus a 1 hour layover and breakfast at D/FW airport. They are even going to pick me up at the airport in Des Moines"

Love it. I wouldn't have even played the airline employee card. I would have told the guy that I'll probably just walk, because it'd still be smarter than paying that ridiculous markup. But hey, free market works this way sometimes.

 

[mrjspence]

The only thing more stupid are the people who keep paying that. If you feed the pigeons they won’t go away.

 

[Eber1988]

Not just the Dealers doing it. So sleazy that they even took a marker to the actual price.

 

[RLmesc]

Some dealers are doing this to keep an example on their lots for the casual inquiry and possible ill-informed buyer

 

[Fred]

The maverick is a vehicle I want at between 22-24k.....otherwise, no thank you.

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