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Please forgive any forum faux paux. I'm a geezer. If this inquiry would be better suited to another forum, please let me know. I'm ordering a 2025 Hybrid AWD/CVT. Haven't yet decided between XLT or Lariat because I'm trying to determine which would better suit my needs. This is strictly a work truck. NO off-road bombing; however, I am an agroforester, so I must go off road daily. I chose the hybrid for the fuel economy, so the Tremor is out of the question. Plus, I have no use for all the Tremor bling. I had a look underneath a hybrid and freaked. FELT underbody protection? Seriously? My excellent salesman is trying to talk me out of the Maverick because of the underbody vulnerability. I already have a fleet of heavy trucks so I'm purchasing the Maverick as a utility/errand/service truck. When I go to do a tree job, I must park my 4x4 F550 on the street and schlep saws, rigging, climbing gear etc. to the trees. Waste of time and energy. Can’t drive the F550 onto the property because of the damage it will do. The issue isn’t traction. It’s weight. We get 200 inches+ annual rainfall here, so heavy vehicles just sink and plow. To deal with the underbody vulnerability, I’m planning to bolt sheet aluminum under all the vulnerable components. I’ll probably leave the felt in place. I imagine the felt “pans” are integral to the engineering. Planning to add a lift kit to add ground clearance and bigger AT tires to achieve what’s most important, FLOATATION. The Rough Country website says their lift kit is not suitable for the hybrid. Any suggestions? Because I’m often carrying loads or pulling trailers, I don’t want a lift kit that “levels” the truck. I imagine I would be better with 4x4 (instead of AWD). I don’t know because I’ve never driven an AWD vehicle. Also, it appears that the hybrid cannot be ordered with 4x4, on any Maverick. I noticed the Lariat can be ordered with 19” wheels. Does the Lariat have different wheel wells/suspension, or could I put substantially larger rims/tires on the XLT? The idea here is to get the offroad floatation I need without sacrificing much fuel economy. For tree work, exposed front tow hooks or cleats are essential. I see exposed front tow hooks only with the FX4 off-road package. If all Mavericks share the same unibody, am I correct that the tow hook mounting holes are pre-drilled and I would just need to order the hooks from Ford, as a part? Kelly Blue Book says the Maverick requires 93 octane gas. Is this correct? Where can I find a full spec sheet on the Mavericks? The Ford website is seriously lacking.
Any comments and suggestions would be most appreciated. Thanks Folks!
Please forgive any forum faux paux. I'm a geezer. If this inquiry would be better suited to another forum, please let me know. I'm ordering a 2025 Hybrid AWD/CVT. Haven't yet decided between XLT or Lariat because I'm trying to determine which would better suit my needs. This is strictly a work truck. NO off-road bombing; however, I am an agroforester, so I must go off road daily. I chose the hybrid for the fuel economy, so the Tremor is out of the question. Plus, I have no use for all the Tremor bling. I had a look underneath a hybrid and freaked. FELT underbody protection? Seriously? My excellent salesman is trying to talk me out of the Maverick because of the underbody vulnerability. I already have a fleet of heavy trucks so I'm purchasing the Maverick as a utility/errand/service truck. When I go to do a tree job, I must park my 4x4 F550 on the street and schlep saws, rigging, climbing gear etc. to the trees. Waste of time and energy. Can’t drive the F550 onto the property because of the damage it will do. The issue isn’t traction. It’s weight. We get 200 inches+ annual rainfall here, so heavy vehicles just sink and plow. To deal with the underbody vulnerability, I’m planning to bolt sheet aluminum under all the vulnerable components. I’ll probably leave the felt in place. I imagine the felt “pans” are integral to the engineering. Planning to add a lift kit to add ground clearance and bigger AT tires to achieve what’s most important, FLOATATION. The Rough Country website says their lift kit is not suitable for the hybrid. Any suggestions? Because I’m often carrying loads or pulling trailers, I don’t want a lift kit that “levels” the truck. I imagine I would be better with 4x4 (instead of AWD). I don’t know because I’ve never driven an AWD vehicle. Also, it appears that the hybrid cannot be ordered with 4x4, on any Maverick. I noticed the Lariat can be ordered with 19” wheels. Does the Lariat have different wheel wells/suspension, or could I put substantially larger rims/tires on the XLT? The idea here is to get the offroad floatation I need without sacrificing much fuel economy. For tree work, exposed front tow hooks or cleats are essential. I see exposed front tow hooks only with the FX4 off-road package. If all Mavericks share the same unibody, am I correct that the tow hook mounting holes are pre-drilled and I would just need to order the hooks from Ford, as a part? Kelly Blue Book says the Maverick requires 93 octane gas. Is this correct? Where can I find a full spec sheet on the Mavericks? The Ford website is seriously lacking.
Any comments and suggestions would be most appreciated. Thanks Folks!
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