Saying hello!

[NJ Pinelands]

For those interested, a dealer in North Carolina has multiple Mavericks on the lot.
https://capitalford.com/vehicles?new=true&type=new&make=ford&model=maverick

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[BradnChristine]

For those interested, a dealer in North Carolina has multiple Mavericks on the lot.
https://capitalford.com/vehicles?new=true&type=new&make=ford&model=maverick

At the bottom is a Cactus Grey with BAP. Other than the exterior color, that is exactly my build. I see most of their pictures are the stock Ford pictures and may not be there, but I am far enough away not to be tempted to check it out.

 

[MostlySafeBear]

I didn't order a Maverick. I don't know anyone with one or who had ordered one. I had no hope of getting one. I had driven an ecoboost last summer but I really wanted a hybrid vehicle. I lucked into one -all in the timing. I've been looking at Mavericks since the beginning and have watched many videos and built one on the Ford website many times. I wasn't able to order a 2022 and the 2023 order window closed before I knew it. So, every so often, I would hunt for someone selling one but couldn't find a hybrid or one with the right combination of features or right price. I've been doing that for nearly 2 years.

Fast forward to the last couple of days....I needed a new vehicle but I live in a tough market. I was looking at a Rav4 hybrid but they were too uncomfortable. I made an offer yesterday on a used Highlander hybrid but the dealer wouldn't deal and the price was too high. There was no other hybrid Highlander (for under $40,000) in my market. I came home around 2pm and debated on the next vehicle to look for. I was scrolling through Autotrader and I saw it! I doubted, however, that it was real since most of these are already sold to customers. I looked at the ad again...it was a hybrid. On a whim, I called the dealer and the salesman said it was available. I thanked him and hung up. I debated back and forth -I had nearly decided that I was going to limp my van along. I called the dealer back about 5 minutes later and told him I was going to look at it, drove the 35 minutes, and arrived there and test drove it. The salesman said he'd only found out 45 minutes earlier that it was available. Someone had ordered it but it took too long and they didn't want it. He said 4 other people had called about it, in addition to me. After the test drive, I told him that I'd purchase it.

It was exactly the model and package that I'd built on the Ford site many times: the XLT with the luxury and tow hitch. YES! And to think, I'd made an offer on a Highlander 2 hours before that. And, it was 12 years to the day that I purchased the Odyssey I'd been driving. It's like it was meant to be.

Welcome to the community. If you don't mind, compared to the window sticker (which has to stay there until it's sold, as a new vehicle), how much over MSRP did they charge you, if any?

 

[lori_c]

Dear everyone, I'm feeling badgered. I simply wanted to say hello and share the luck I fell into. Several people are obsessed with what I paid. As I mentioned before, I did not pay MSRP. That would have been nice. I paid an average market value. I didn't pay as much as some, but paid more than others. I didn't "get bent over" (as someone put it) and it was less than all the other vehicles I was prepared to buy -because I needed to replace my ride now. The rest is none of anyone's business but my own.

Please stop asking. And happy new year.

 

[lori_c]

@Administrator How can I get this thread deleted? I've been on other forums and have never been pressured the way I have here. I will post little, if possible, in the future. I'll simply lurk.

 

[JBryant]

Fantastic response and hope people will abide by your request. It is your business if you get it below, at, above or way above MSRP and no one else's. Hopefully people will move on to other criticisms. BTW: Nice truck and enjoy.

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