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- Al
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- Oxford, MS
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- 2023 Maverick XL 2.5L Hybrid Cactus Grey
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- 2.5L Hybrid
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I have driven 1200 miles in my truck and it still feels like new to me and I am still trying to figure things out rather than RTFM.
Here are my recent impressions of the 2023 XL HYBRID in Cactus Grey:
LIKES: the mpg is 41.1 and I have gone on several hour-long highway trips. Love the LED headlights, and want them on all my vehicles now. The automatic high beams are magic every time I see them in action. I never had them before and I love them! The Cactus Grey color always surprises me when I see it. I can't tell if I like it or not. It can look grey, green, and light blue, sometimes all on the same day. I like that aspect. There is plenty of power and speed despite my early concerns. Great forward visibility while driving. The truck feels like it is solid despite the squeaks and rattles I hear every so often. I have never used android auto, but I like it, especially on long trips.
Dislikes: The radio freezes like crazy, the screen takes forever to turn on, the screen is hard to see in sunlight and should be slanted towards the driver more, no power mirrors is a PITA, the grabby brakes are annoying and passengers complain, my rear driver's side door unlock got stuck open and rattled like hell until I found out what was causing the noise. My windshield squeaks alternately on the driver and passenger side, then stops for days. The driver-side door speaker vibrates and hums during certain voices on NPR. I don't know if it is a speaker issue or if I should adjust the bass higher but it sounds fine for music. I still don't like the doorpull/armrest with that missing hole in it.
I am hoping to get 5 years/100,000 trouble free miles out of this before I will consider it worth it. I do feel this was the best vehicle purchase that I could have made for THIS price. Everything else is too freaking expensive nowadays. I don't have faith in Ford's reliability though. Thankfully this forum is a great learning resource for problems that might arise in the future.
Here are my recent impressions of the 2023 XL HYBRID in Cactus Grey:
LIKES: the mpg is 41.1 and I have gone on several hour-long highway trips. Love the LED headlights, and want them on all my vehicles now. The automatic high beams are magic every time I see them in action. I never had them before and I love them! The Cactus Grey color always surprises me when I see it. I can't tell if I like it or not. It can look grey, green, and light blue, sometimes all on the same day. I like that aspect. There is plenty of power and speed despite my early concerns. Great forward visibility while driving. The truck feels like it is solid despite the squeaks and rattles I hear every so often. I have never used android auto, but I like it, especially on long trips.
Dislikes: The radio freezes like crazy, the screen takes forever to turn on, the screen is hard to see in sunlight and should be slanted towards the driver more, no power mirrors is a PITA, the grabby brakes are annoying and passengers complain, my rear driver's side door unlock got stuck open and rattled like hell until I found out what was causing the noise. My windshield squeaks alternately on the driver and passenger side, then stops for days. The driver-side door speaker vibrates and hums during certain voices on NPR. I don't know if it is a speaker issue or if I should adjust the bass higher but it sounds fine for music. I still don't like the doorpull/armrest with that missing hole in it.
I am hoping to get 5 years/100,000 trouble free miles out of this before I will consider it worth it. I do feel this was the best vehicle purchase that I could have made for THIS price. Everything else is too freaking expensive nowadays. I don't have faith in Ford's reliability though. Thankfully this forum is a great learning resource for problems that might arise in the future.
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