Hello from the rainy PNW!

[El Kabong]

Hello everyone. After waiting some years I finally traded my '19 Grand Caravan GT for a '26 Lariat Hybrid Maverick. It's the first new vehicle I've purchased in decades, my retirement buggy.

The difference in the driving experience is stark, the Maverick is so much more like the '13 Escape Titanium I got rid of for the space in the van (having three granddaughters and two dogs will teach one to appreciate minivans). The van was great and will be missed, but I no longer live near the grandkids and puttering around town in the van was getting me 17-19MPG even though I drive like a granpa so the hybrid MPG made it an easy sell for the finance manager better half.

I live in hilly/mountainous country near Redmond, WA and it rains here for weeks over winter, the van would always want to roast the right front tire in the hills. I've had the Maverick for just a short while and it's as sure-footed as the '13 Escape was.

Sadly the car will live outside in the woods so it's going to get dirty (the van had moss growing on it!). Such is the life of the utility vehicle. Mud flaps seem like a must.

Cheers!

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[Hunters Edge]

Hello and welcome to MTC. Congratulations on your Ford Maverick. Congratulations on your retirement. Good thing dirt can be washed off, just enjoy your new truck.

 

[Joe Strummer]

I would buy one of those carport tent thingys. They are only a few hundred $s.

 

[El Kabong]

I would buy one of those carport tent thingys. They are only a few hundred $s.

Great minds think alike - we've been considering something like that.

 

[Hansolo]

Congratulations and greetings from the Southern Oregon coast

 

[rk06382]

Welcome to the Maverick Truck Club forum from Alaska!

Please post MORE pictures of your new Maverick.

 

[bgn]

Howdy, neighbor! If you see a Velocity Blue Maverick with destroyed paint near Marymoor, it's probably me.

 

[Dad]

Welcome aboard and congratulations on your new Maverick. As much as you love it now, just wait until you experience it for the next few weeks . . . you'll be even more so.

 

[El Kabong]

Howdy, neighbor! If you see a Velocity Blue Maverick with destroyed paint near Marymoor, it's probably me.

Don't be surprised if you get a friendly honk, I go to the Senior Center a couple of times a week.

 

[Hammer]

Welcome and congrats on the Mav purchase

 

[rody]

Great vehicle! . There’s something about that constant drizzle that makes driving feel more relaxed though. A new Maverick in that setting sounds like a solid combo. You’ll probably end up appreciating it more once you get used to the conditions. Layering up helps too, I’ve found stuff like 32 Degrees https://32-degrees.pissedconsumer.com/review.html gear makes those damp days way more comfortable. Welcome to the group by the way. These forums are great for picking up tips over time. Curious to see how your setup evolves.

 

[Prickly Pear]

If you think it rains in Redmond you should come visit me and my truck in Lynnwood. We are smack in the middle of the PSCZ (convergent zone) and get many more inches of rain than Seattle does.

PS, nice truck - enjoy! Is yours FWD?

 

[El Kabong]

PS, nice truck - enjoy! Is yours FWD?

AWD for me. I figured I'd go full zoot for my retirement buggy, no telling where I will end up.

Ya you are right next to the sound, surely it's a lot more wet over there.

 

[babytruk]

If you think it rains in Redmond you should come visit me and my truck in Lynnwood. We are smack in the middle of the PSCZ (convergent zone) and get many more inches of rain than Seattle does.

PS, nice truck - enjoy! Is yours FWD?

So your a #th generation Lynnwoodian or you better have an interesting answer

 

[Prickly Pear]

AWD for me. I figured I'd go full zoot for my retirement buggy, no telling where I will end up.

Ya you are right next to the sound, surely it's a lot more wet over there.

Our son lives on Camano Island and gets about half the rain we do. We drive up to his place to dry out! Good choice on thge AWD. I thought about waiting to get mine and going that way, but we have the Buru to get around when it snows.

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