Say Hello To My Little Friend!

[JJMM]

So, In 1999, I bought a new GMC Sierra 1500 Classic from Putnam GMC in Burlingame, CA. 25 trouble-free years and 291K miles later, it finally gave up the ghost and made its final journey atop a flatbed enroute to the Kars4Kids organization. In March of this year, I began doing research on compact pick-up trucks. I no longer need a full-size truck and with California gas prices, I don't want to line the pockets of Sacramento politicians with my hard-earned dollars. Besides, replacing the '99 Sierra ($24K) with a comparable '25 Sierra (approx. $70K) makes no sense to me.

I read about and drove every compact p/u out there and was delighted to find the Maverick. Long story short, earlier this week my '25 Lariat arrived at Paso Robles Ford. 43mpg out of the gate and a pleasure to drive. The ride is very comfortable, the cabin is incredibly quiet, the sound system is excellent and I'm a big fan of the 360-degree cameras for parallel parking without scuffing the curb. Very happy to find that the steering wheel telescopes well beyond the range of past vehicles I've owned so that I can push the seat well back and still be comfortable on the wheel. And my wife loves the fact that she can use the pump handle on the side of the passenger seat to either raise or lower it. Throw in the 4K tow package, the moon roof, the black-out package, 19" wheels, and a couple other goodies and I'm happier than a clam in high water.

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[ksh58]

Welcome. Nice looking truck!
You will learn a lot on this forum and can find a ton of ideas about personalizing/modifying if you want to do any of that.

 

[Hunters Edge]

Hello and welcome to MTC. Congratulations on your new Maverick.

 

[rk06382]

Welcome to the Maverick Truck Club forum from Alaska!

 

[BLUEOVALRACER]

Nice looking truck, but are you sure your XLT has 360 degree cameras?

He said It's a Lariat!!

 

[BLUEOVALRACER]

So, In 1999, I bought a new GMC Sierra 1500 Classic from Putnam GMC in Burlingame, CA. 25 trouble-free years and 291K miles later, it finally gave up the ghost and made its final journey atop a flatbed enroute to the Kars4Kids organization. In March of this year, I began doing research on compact pick-up trucks. I no longer need a full-size truck and with California gas prices, I don't want to line the pockets of Sacramento politicians with my hard-earned dollars. Besides, replacing the '99 Sierra ($24K) with a comparable '25 Sierra (approx. $70K) makes no sense to me.

I read about and drove every compact p/u out there and was delighted to find the Maverick. Long story short, earlier this week my '25 Lariat arrived at Paso Robles Ford. 43mpg out of the gate and a pleasure to drive. The ride is very comfortable, the cabin is incredibly quiet, the sound system is excellent and I'm a big fan of the 360-degree cameras for parallel parking without scuffing the curb. Very happy to find that the steering wheel telescopes well beyond the range of past vehicles I've owned so that I can push the seat well back and still be comfortable on the wheel. And my wife loves the fact that she can use the pump handle on the side of the passenger seat to either raise or lower it. Throw in the 4K tow package, the moon roof, the black-out package, 19" wheels, and a couple other goodies and I'm happier than a clam in high water.

Very Nice Lariat does it have the B/O Sound System?

 

[Chewy]

He said It's a Lariat!!

His picture says it's an XLT. XLT fender badge. Non-Lariat headlights. Missing sensors on front bumper under the headlights. Non-body colored door handles.

 

[KEMeyer]

Welcome aboard, Jeffrey! You came to the right place for friendly folks who have much to offer in helpful and creative ideas on getting the most from your new ride.

 

[Alfetta159]

it finally gave up the ghost and made its final journey atop a flatbed enroute to the Kars4Kids organization.

Oh great, now I've got that song in my head...

And congrats (fellow Nor Cal person.)

 

[JJMM]

His picture says it's an XLT. XLT fender badge. Non-Lariat headlights. Missing sensors on front bumper under the headlights. Non-body colored door handles.

Thanks ever so much for catching this, good sir! I had two photos side-by-side on my desktop and plucked the wrong one. You're right. That's a photo of the '25 XLT I brought home on an "extended test drive." It convinced me to go with the Lariat and here's the photo of the new, new truck. Absolutely love the thing. Forgot to mention that it has the wind deflectors on the doors and Ford did a great job with the low-profile look instead of the old, curved hoods that used to be the standard for wind deflectors. BTW, I would never have caught the photo mix-up had you not pointed it out. Thanks again!

 

[JJMM]

Nice looking truck, but are you sure your XLT has 360 degree cameras?

Please see my latest post. My original post had a photo of an XLT I test drove before going with the Lariat. Yup. 360 beautiful degrees and it really helps with parallel parking.

 

[JJMM]

Very Nice Lariat does it have the B/O Sound System?

Yes, it does. And I love the surround sound effect.

 

[Mavman1]

Saying "Hello to your Little Friend" Welcome to the MTC!

 

[Zhorn]

That's exactly what I want

 

[JTBII]

So, In 1999, I bought a new GMC Sierra 1500 Classic from Putnam GMC in Burlingame, CA. 25 trouble-free years and 291K miles later, it finally gave up the ghost and made its final journey atop a flatbed enroute to the Kars4Kids organization. In March of this year, I began doing research on compact pick-up trucks. I no longer need a full-size truck and with California gas prices, I don't want to line the pockets of Sacramento politicians with my hard-earned dollars. Besides, replacing the '99 Sierra ($24K) with a comparable '25 Sierra (approx. $70K) makes no sense to me.

I read about and drove every compact p/u out there and was delighted to find the Maverick. Long story short, earlier this week my '25 Lariat arrived at Paso Robles Ford. 43mpg out of the gate and a pleasure to drive. The ride is very comfortable, the cabin is incredibly quiet, the sound system is excellent and I'm a big fan of the 360-degree cameras for parallel parking without scuffing the curb. Very happy to find that the steering wheel telescopes well beyond the range of past vehicles I've owned so that I can push the seat well back and still be comfortable on the wheel. And my wife loves the fact that she can use the pump handle on the side of the passenger seat to either raise or lower it. Throw in the 4K tow package, the moon roof, the black-out package, 19" wheels, and a couple other goodies and I'm happier than a clam in high water.

Great looking truck, welcome to MTC, a great place for information and upgrade ideas.
JTBII

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