Things I wish I knew before I bought my Maverick

[bishop0114]

All of what you said. Plus the terrible paint that you can scratch to the primer with a fingernail! Also at 14,000 miles, the tires already need replaced. They look worse than my 2025 Chevy Volt tires at 100k! Oh yeah and the rust that started at 4000 miles for a truck that is kept in a garage and had only seen the rain half a dozen times! I complained about the pain and rust and the dealership said FORD told them they had to "read this statement". It basically said sorry, not sorry. Would I buy the Mav again? Love the mileage but nope. I purchased it to last into retirement and I feel it wont last 5 years.

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[Deleted member 37952]

All of what you said. Plus the terrible paint that you can scratch to the primer with a fingernail! Also at 14,000 miles, the tires already need replaced. They look worse than my 2025 Chevy Volt tires at 100k!

Where did you find a 2025 Volt?! I thought they stopped making them in 2019. I do wish they would bring it back, it was a lovely little car and I absolutely enjoyed my 2014.

 

[Bret Grabber]

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[bishop0114]

Where did you find a 2025 Volt?! I thought they stopped making them in 2019. I do wish they would bring it back, it was a lovely little car and I absolutely enjoyed my 2014.

LOL. 2015 Chevy Volt. I think they stopped making them in 2017.

 

[maranto]

I put a cap on my mav along with a rubber mat. I have 2 9 year old labs so I got a ramp. Bingo instant dog hauler.
I did try the Mabett dog seat covers: It worked well, but the back is much better.

What dog ramp is that? Thanks!

 

[grandpa_disney]

What dog ramp is that? Thanks!

I got this PALATALA Dog Ramp for CarPALATALA Dog Ramp for Car on amazon.

I chose the 67" x 20". There are a ton of them on amazon and I got one that is long enough not to be too steep and wide enough not to give the dogs a great platform. Lots of choices. but this one works for me.

Good Luck

 

[AutobahnSHO]

Where did you find a 2025 Volt?! I thought they stopped making them in 2019. I do wish they would bring it back, it was a lovely little car and I absolutely enjoyed my 2014.

Just saw last night 2026 Volt will start around $29k, still a great EV value!

I was so tempted to get a used one this year but opted for MX-5 instead.

 

[Deleted member 37952]

Just saw last night 2026 Volt will start around $29k, still a great EV value!

I was so tempted to get a used one this year but opted for MX-5 instead.

I think you are thinking of the Bolt, which is a full BEV and not a PHEV like the Volt was. Looks like Chevy is planning to bring back some plug in hybrids but no plans for the Volt as of now.

I’m honestly a little split…plug in hybrids are great in that you get the best of both worlds but you also get the worst of both worlds too and they are more complex and costly to repair if needed.

 

[grandpa_disney]

We have a Pacifica plugin hybrid minivan. We use it around town and hauling grandkids. Almost never put gas in it. The Hybrid MPG kinda sucks as we get around 30 mpg or so. Our Mav hybrid is averaging 45! The Pacifica has 3 cooling systems. Battery, Engine, and one I can't remember. So very complex. However it was and is the only plugin MiniVan and we wanted Plugin. We get over 30 miles to a charge so it is great for around town. Early pHEV Pacificas had very bad reliability, but by our model year, it was much better.

Our reasoning is Plugin can run EV for almost all of our around town needs.
Regular hybrid like our Mav, is for longer trips that fall outside the range of the plugin.

So far it is working well for us.

 

[Deleted member 37952]

We have a Pacifica plugin hybrid minivan. We use it around town and hauling grandkids. Almost never put gas in it. The Hybrid MPG kinda sucks as we get around 30 mpg or so. Our Mav hybrid is averaging 45! The Pacifica has 3 cooling systems. Battery, Engine, and one I can't remember. So very complex. However it was and is the only plugin MiniVan and we wanted Plugin. We get over 30 miles to a charge so it is great for around town. Early pHEV Pacificas had very bad reliability, but by our model year, it was much better.

Our reasoning is Plugin can run EV for almost all of our around town needs.
Regular hybrid like our Mav, is for longer trips that fall outside the range of the plugin.

So far it is working well for us.

Love the Hybrid Pacfica and I am glad you are liking it!

I loved my Volt for the same reasons but after a couple very expensive repair bills that were made up of mostly labor costs due to the complex build of the car and it's drivetrain, I would be hesitant to toss my hat in again with a PHEV considering I like to keep a car for longer periods of time where I am more likely to experience those kind of issues.

 

[Catrikerider]

Things I wish I had paid more attention to pre purchase:

The seats are the least comfortable I’ve had on a modern vehicle. I did some pondering on this and I think I figured out why. The bottom cushion is unusually narrow, to my surprise narrower than our tiny Prius. This puts the side bolsters about an inch too close together. Combined with seat bottom foam that is a little too soft, makes a bowl effect to the seat bottom. Comfy on test drive, less so after 30 minutes. Cheap seats. My 1983 VW pickup had better seats believe it or not.

The ride is pretty stiff legged in town at lower speeds. This gets a bit old. A bit more progression in the front springs wouldn’t hurt. Mine feels like it has 45 psi of air in the tires in the city on broken pavement, under 40 mph.

The dash design or construction is a dumpster fire of rattles. Started at 500 miles. Nearly a deal breaker for me, actually, one of my pet peeves is a janky rattly vehicle. Combined with the wind whistle from my A pillar,drives me nuts. I’d have gladly paid $50 more for the truck if they’d have spent 30 seconds making the dash not sound like a bag of Legos over bumps. I get it’s a cheap truck, but my base trim Civic and base trim Prius didn‘t rattle, and the P we still have has 130k miles on it and sounds tighter than the Mav with 6000. Again, base model car.

Wind whistle from my a pillar makes me want to pull out what little hair I have left.


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On the positive side, things that pleasantly surprised me:

Strong AC, far better than our Toyotas, which aren’t bad.

Better hybrid braking transition from regen to friction than our Toyota hybrids,

Better electric power steering implementation than our other vehicles.

Good acceleration compared to many hybrids.


I hadn’t purchased a domestic brand new vehicle since 1997 prior to the Maverick. I’m the conquest buyer Ford wanted. Unfortunately, the slapdash build quality and chintzy materials have somewhat reinforced why I started buying Japanese cars. I got tired of the lack of attention to detail, and frankly although it gives me no joy to say this, the Mav might be the last domestic for another couple of decades. The Mav reminds me in many ways of the 1997 Saturn S series I bought new and eventually traded because it was a rattle box.

 

[Red Eyes - Wide Shut]

Things I wish I had paid more attention to pre purchase:

The seats are the least comfortable I’ve had on a modern vehicle. I did some pondering on this and I think I figured out why. The bottom cushion is unusually narrow, to my surprise narrower than our tiny Prius. This puts the side bolsters about an inch too close together. Combined with seat bottom foam that is a little too soft, makes a bowl effect to the seat bottom. Comfy on test drive, less so after 30 minutes. Cheap seats. My 1983 VW pickup had better seats believe it or not.

The ride is pretty stiff legged in town at lower speeds. This gets a bit old. A bit more progression in the front springs wouldn’t hurt. Mine feels like it has 45 psi of air in the tires in the city on broken pavement, under 40 mph.

The dash design or construction is a dumpster fire of rattles. Started at 500 miles. Nearly a deal breaker for me, actually, one of my pet peeves is a janky rattly vehicle. Combined with the wind whistle from my A pillar,drives me nuts. I’d have gladly paid $50 more for the truck if they’d have spent 30 seconds making the dash not sound like a bag of Legos over bumps. I get it’s a cheap truck, but my base trim Civic and base trim Prius didn‘t rattle, and the P we still have has 130k miles on it and sounds tighter than the Mav with 6000. Again, base model car.

Wind whistle from my a pillar makes me want to pull out what little hair I have left.


——————

On the positive side, things that pleasantly surprised me:

Strong AC, far better than our Toyotas, which aren’t bad.

Better hybrid braking transition from regen to friction than our Toyota hybrids,

Better electric power steering implementation than our other vehicles.

Good acceleration compared to many hybrids.


I hadn’t purchased a domestic brand new vehicle since 1997 prior to the Maverick. I’m the conquest buyer Ford wanted. Unfortunately, the slapdash build quality and chintzy materials have somewhat reinforced why I started buying Japanese cars. I got tired of the lack of attention to detail, and frankly although it gives me no joy to say this, the Mav might be the last domestic for another couple of decades. The Mav reminds me in many ways of the 1997 Saturn S series I bought new and eventually traded because it was a rattle box.

I hate to say it, but I agree with pretty much all you've said. It's looks are great, good aesthetic design is far far ahead of all else.

 

[Andrew Wood]

Maverick WAGs could probably start their own group of people tired of hearing about the goddang Maverick.

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