- First Name
- Bryon
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- Oct 12, 2021
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- Location
- ODESSA, TX
- Vehicle(s)
- 2022 Ford Maverick
- Engine
- 2.5L Hybrid
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Yes, the title is true. I have walked away from my Oct 11, 2021 order of a Cactus Grey, Hybrid, with XLT Lux package (SIBL), CoPilot 360, Hard tri-fold tonneau cover, keypad entry, 400w inverter in bed, (pretty much completely loaded). As of last week we had no VIN number and it was pretty suspect to even make this year’s production.
with everything going on in the world I understand why orders were not being fulfilled. That still didn’t help. Wanting a larger vehicle, with much better fuel economy than my 2018 Jeep Renegade and to get away from a very toxic relationship with that dealership family the car was purchased from could not come soon enough. I began scouring local dealership pages regularly looking even for Maverick alternatives even telling myself I might have to just settle on poor fuel economy and or higher prices. To be fair, until now my vehicles have always been pretty practical this last Jeep renegade was the most expensive vehicle I had ever purchased at like $27k. The Maverick was going to top that already. But it was also going to be my first custom order. Fast forward to Friday night…
My dealership showed 3 used Mavericks on their site that I noticed before heading to bed. 2 ecoboosts and a hybrid. I ran into my dealership first thing Saturday morning but my Salesperson was out that day. Another sales person informed me that the hybrid sold immediately. I headed home disappointed. I knew it was marked up but I still wanted to look and at least have the opportunity, ya know. Another fast forward to Yesterday morning…
I checked the website and they still had the hybrid listed. They are pretty reputable and not known for doing the bait and switch thing like several dealerships have been doing with their websites especially concerning the Maverick. So I called my sales person and told him what happened and that it was still on the website. He called me back and informed me it was indeed still there. It was a Lariat Lux with SIBL, CoPilot 360, BLIS, Tow package… It had every thing and the some of what I was looking for only main difference was it had a soft roll up tonneau cover and it was hot pepper red. A big factor… she only had 495 miles on her. So I decided I would bite the bullet and have my midlife crisis and spend the extra money and get the type of vehicle I wanted in an uncertain market for the vehicle I woukd most likely have to order again.
So we were going to have a Star Wars theme with the original order and it was going to be Ghost after the ship in Star Wars Rebels, sticking with the theme and inspired by her color say hello to Armorer.
So far I am enjoying her immensely and I cannot wait to see what the future holds.
This is the Way!
with everything going on in the world I understand why orders were not being fulfilled. That still didn’t help. Wanting a larger vehicle, with much better fuel economy than my 2018 Jeep Renegade and to get away from a very toxic relationship with that dealership family the car was purchased from could not come soon enough. I began scouring local dealership pages regularly looking even for Maverick alternatives even telling myself I might have to just settle on poor fuel economy and or higher prices. To be fair, until now my vehicles have always been pretty practical this last Jeep renegade was the most expensive vehicle I had ever purchased at like $27k. The Maverick was going to top that already. But it was also going to be my first custom order. Fast forward to Friday night…
My dealership showed 3 used Mavericks on their site that I noticed before heading to bed. 2 ecoboosts and a hybrid. I ran into my dealership first thing Saturday morning but my Salesperson was out that day. Another sales person informed me that the hybrid sold immediately. I headed home disappointed. I knew it was marked up but I still wanted to look and at least have the opportunity, ya know. Another fast forward to Yesterday morning…
I checked the website and they still had the hybrid listed. They are pretty reputable and not known for doing the bait and switch thing like several dealerships have been doing with their websites especially concerning the Maverick. So I called my sales person and told him what happened and that it was still on the website. He called me back and informed me it was indeed still there. It was a Lariat Lux with SIBL, CoPilot 360, BLIS, Tow package… It had every thing and the some of what I was looking for only main difference was it had a soft roll up tonneau cover and it was hot pepper red. A big factor… she only had 495 miles on her. So I decided I would bite the bullet and have my midlife crisis and spend the extra money and get the type of vehicle I wanted in an uncertain market for the vehicle I woukd most likely have to order again.
So we were going to have a Star Wars theme with the original order and it was going to be Ghost after the ship in Star Wars Rebels, sticking with the theme and inspired by her color say hello to Armorer.
So far I am enjoying her immensely and I cannot wait to see what the future holds.
This is the Way!
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