Maverick Becoming Iconic

[Red Ryder]

Starsky & Hutch.

The "striped tomato" per Hutch.

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[BuddyS]

Any Other Car? Hmmm, are you aware of what cars selling at Jackson Barrett go for???

We’ll yes, but factor in the purchase price, the years of storage, maintenance, insurance, etc, plus the fact that most BJ cars have had hugely expensive restoration, there’s no real profit in them. There are unicorns, of course, like Ferraris going for millions, but don’t plan on your 2023 Maverick as your retirement plan.

 

[Darrel R. Ferguson]

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I waited a year and a half for a 2022 Rapid Red Lariat Hybrid First Edition Maverick. It has every option available at the time and after 8-1/2 months, it has 1729 miles on it. I drive it to work a couple of times a month and it's great to drive, but the KBB value for PtoP is about a third above what I paid for it. Until the price starts dropping, it's staying in the garage.

did you buy it to take up space? if so you use it too much.

 

[dougphillips48]

No, I actually bought it to drive. My problem is I have a First Edition, one year only color, that so far, the value has been increasing because of the low mileage. Once that stops and the value goes down, I'll drive it around town on nice days, but as long as I own it, it will never be a daily driver. I've got a space in the garage for it, so I can keep it inside. It drives my wife crazy too that I saved for over a year to buy a new vehicle and don't use it. That's just me.

 

[Old Ford Guy]

I’m glad I got an Area 51 hybrid before they discontinued it. The new color is similar, but not as cool and it costs extra.

i feel the same way about my '23 Alto blue color Lariat , i question Ford's decision to discontinue some of their most popular colors. especially seeing how many customers have proven they're willing to pay extra for them. if a certain color costs Ford more to provide then others then the way it's supposed to work is that U give the people what they want while U jack up the price to whatever the traffic will bear.

 

[ychuck46]

Plus, when I was a kid in the 1970's my parents owned the Maverick 2-door car. My Dad had a Maverick, I now have a Maverick.

Bought a 1976 Maverick new when I lived in CO. 3-speed on the column. It got me all over the country, the early years of my marriage, and the birth of our daughter. I remember it fondly.

 

[RadioDoc]

I'm really surprised to see how much the Maverick has exploded in popularity, when just a decade ago Ford had the Explorer Sport Trac pickups which have some strong similarities to the Mavericks. We have 2 of the Explorer pickups at work and when you put a Maverick next to them you can see some resemblance.

 

[James K]

I remember when the Mustang was introduced as an affordable sports car for the masses and quickly became a icon that has lasted to this day. The Maverick is quickly following it as an icon for trucks of which the other big mfg's will be trying to get in on the game like they did on the Mustang. I'd be really careful with some of the custom work on the early (22-23) years as some day they might be collector items if in the original condition. Just adding my 2 cents to the Maverick picture.

Sadly there may be one problem with that thought. The war on oil will probably make any ICM, hybrid or EB, only affordable to the 1%ers. (tongue in cheek comment)

 

[PSchiefelbein]

As I have said before, I think it will become more of a cult car than an iconic one. When I watch people bragging about what they are able to do with their Mavericks it sounds much like what I read happened with the Model T. I also remember similar things occuring with the VW Beetle. The Mustang was indeed iconic, but the Model T and VW set the sales records.

 

[Nittany]

I don't see the Maverick pickup as much as iconic as I see it as nostalgic. I haven't had this much fun since I drove a Ford Ranger and owned a Chevy S-10 in the late 1980's through the mid 1990's. I never knew I missed small trucks until I drove the Maverick! Plus, when I was a kid in the 1970's my parents owned the Maverick 2-door car. My Dad had a Maverick, I now have a Maverick. For me, the Maverick pickup is more about coming full circle with happy memories and making some new ones. After two decades of driving full-size pickups...my friends think I've lost my mind when they see me drive this truck.

I've only purchased 2 new vehicles my entire life. Right out of college in 1973 I bought the Ford Maverick car. Every vehicle since was something used, maybe a year or 2 old with 5,000 miles on it. But I have now bought my 2nd new vehicle ever, 50 years later, and again it is the Ford Maverick. Full circle.

 

[homerdog]

I'd rather make use of and enjoy my truck that I paid for now than have to lock it up most of the time for 30+ years just as a hedge it becomes an "investment".

$30k invested at 5% for thirty years = $130k, all of which is guaranteed. Keeping a Maverick for thirty years and hoping it ends up being worth $130k, not so much

 

[JJMM]

I don't see the Maverick pickup as much as iconic as I see it as nostalgic. I haven't had this much fun since I drove a Ford Ranger and owned a Chevy S-10 in the late 1980's through the mid 1990's. I never knew I missed small trucks until I drove the Maverick! Plus, when I was a kid in the 1970's my parents owned the Maverick 2-door car. My Dad had a Maverick, I now have a Maverick. For me, the Maverick pickup is more about coming full circle with happy memories and making some new ones. After two decades of driving full-size pickups...my friends think I've lost my mind when they see me drive this truck.

My first new car was a 1970 Maverick 2 dr. with a column shifter. It was dark green and I put big tires and nice wheels on it. Loved that car. 55 years later, I'm driving a '25 Lariat hybrid in cobalt gray and I couldn't be happier. Nice little ride. Comfortable, quiet, peppy, and all the convenience of a pickup without the horrendous gas bill. I'll take it!

 

[Red Eyes - Wide Shut]

I owned a 4 door 70s Maverick. Traded it for an acoustic guitar and drove as a commuter for a couple of years before selling. Had a F150 with a 10" Superlift, I didn't want to daily drive.

Now you'd have to trade the cost of a short college education for a 4 year old Maverick.

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