- First Name
- Harold
- Joined
- Jan 28, 2022
- Threads
- 7
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- 66
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- 109
- Location
- Central Illinois
- Vehicle(s)
- XLT Hybrid Velocity Blue
- Engine
- 2.5L Hybrid
- Thread starter
- #1
Hello everyone! This is not going to solve anyone’s problems, but after reading every post for the past 7 months, I finally joined the group in January, and I thought I’d give a quick post. I got a call from my dealer on Monday saying my Maverick had arrived! After work I headed over to claim it. My experience with Sam Leman Ford was pretty good.
I had ordered the Mav back on June 25, so it has been just short of 8 months waiting. My order was a leap of faith, having never driven a hybrid in my life. And with a new model, there are bound to be unanswered questions, because the dealer doesn’t know much more than I do about it. Mine is an XLT build, Hybrid, Velocity Blue, co-pilot 360, drop-in bed liner, tri-fold bed cover and trailer hitch (not tow package). Took a quick test drive with my salesman before sitting down to do all the paperwork.
I had talked to my credit union ahead of time, so I had an idea what I wanted in the loan. I wound up taking Ford financing. I had printed appraisals of my current car from CarMax and CarFax and KBB, so I had a pretty good idea of what I would take for a trade, and was prepared to refuse the offer if they tried to lowball me. They actually offered a very fair price and I accepted happily. Went through the standard paint and fabric protection talks. Cleaned out my trade-in, wrote the check for my down payment, said a tearful goodbye to my 5-speed manual and CD player. I’m going to miss both of those things.
So after a couple of days and a few in-town trips, I am very happy with the truck. It handles very well, has plenty of power (not a racer, but easily adequate for normal driving), the sound system is fine except for not having a CD player. I have a lot to learn about the electronics and sound system. I am told that I will be getting the FITS package (I got the email back in October) and am looking forward to that. Storage is adequate, but I wish there was a side pocket in the door panels. I don’t usually have 6 bottles to keep track of! The dial shifter is strange to me. I hope I will get used to it.
If you keep your sense of humor about this website, there is actually good information here, and I am grateful for all the helpful videos and posts! It’s easy to bitch about things. Be patient and reasonable and things will work out. I’m sure that the workers who build the Maverick are doing the best they can to get the orders out. We all have to deal with the chip shortage and all the other crap in today’s world. Good luck to all of you who are still waiting!
I had ordered the Mav back on June 25, so it has been just short of 8 months waiting. My order was a leap of faith, having never driven a hybrid in my life. And with a new model, there are bound to be unanswered questions, because the dealer doesn’t know much more than I do about it. Mine is an XLT build, Hybrid, Velocity Blue, co-pilot 360, drop-in bed liner, tri-fold bed cover and trailer hitch (not tow package). Took a quick test drive with my salesman before sitting down to do all the paperwork.
I had talked to my credit union ahead of time, so I had an idea what I wanted in the loan. I wound up taking Ford financing. I had printed appraisals of my current car from CarMax and CarFax and KBB, so I had a pretty good idea of what I would take for a trade, and was prepared to refuse the offer if they tried to lowball me. They actually offered a very fair price and I accepted happily. Went through the standard paint and fabric protection talks. Cleaned out my trade-in, wrote the check for my down payment, said a tearful goodbye to my 5-speed manual and CD player. I’m going to miss both of those things.
So after a couple of days and a few in-town trips, I am very happy with the truck. It handles very well, has plenty of power (not a racer, but easily adequate for normal driving), the sound system is fine except for not having a CD player. I have a lot to learn about the electronics and sound system. I am told that I will be getting the FITS package (I got the email back in October) and am looking forward to that. Storage is adequate, but I wish there was a side pocket in the door panels. I don’t usually have 6 bottles to keep track of! The dial shifter is strange to me. I hope I will get used to it.
If you keep your sense of humor about this website, there is actually good information here, and I am grateful for all the helpful videos and posts! It’s easy to bitch about things. Be patient and reasonable and things will work out. I’m sure that the workers who build the Maverick are doing the best they can to get the orders out. We all have to deal with the chip shortage and all the other crap in today’s world. Good luck to all of you who are still waiting!
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