What Made You Choose the Maverick Over Other Trucks?

[chrisofpa]

I didn't look at any other trucks. I've driven Porsches for the last eight years, first a Panamera and then a Macan. When it came time to trade in the Macan, I originally started looking at Panameras again, and had my financing lined up at an appropriate dollar amount.

I happened to be driving by the local Ford dealership during my search and randomly saw the most amazing looking Bronco Big Bend with the Freewheeling package sitting in the front row. The freewheeling package includes unique retro stripes down the sides and on the seats.

I stopped in and test drove the Bronco, and decided that afternoon I wanted it. Unfortunately that's when they announced the stop-sale on Broncos due to a freezing rearview camera. They literally couldn't sell it to me and didn't know how long it would take to get the fix.

But the Bronco got me looking closer at Ford products in general, and I found the velocity blue Lobo on their website at another dealer near me. I scheduled to drive the Lobo and ended up buying it the same day. I love the utility of it, combined with the looks, stance, and performance. It's over 100hp less than my twin turbo V6 Macan was, but only 0.6 seconds slower on 0-60mph due to the different power/weight ratio.

I am absolutely in love with the Maverick, even with all its little quirks. Plus I saved a ton of money!

That Bronco is still sitting on the lot as of today...

This is exactly how I ended up in my Maverick Tremor, not being able to purchase the perfect Bronco at the perfect price due to that stop-sale on the Broncos freezing rear view camera.

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[Torres626]

Hey everyone,
I’m pretty new to the Maverick community and was curious what made people here choose the Maverick instead of other compact or midsize trucks.
Was it:

• Fuel economy?
• Hybrid option?
• Price/value?
• Daily drivability?
• Truck utility without full-size truck size?
• Mods/community support?
• Would also be cool to hear what trims and setups everyone ended up going with and how ownership has been so far. Looking forward to hearing different experiences.

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Welcome! I've always been a sedan guy until a friend of mine told me about this Maverick pickup truck. I never was into trucks but this one intrigued me. From the process of putting $500 down without ever seeing one in the flesh and the dealership stating I would get my $500 back if I didn't like it. But the key feature was the hybrid option and MPG. Having that extra space in the back to haul things was another benefit. It took an entire year to get it but have no regrets. And the price was just right too. I found this site years after I purchased it but enjoy reading what other "Maverickites" are up to with their vehicles.

 

[SmudgeOne]

I was looking for a vehicle that was very good on fuel and was AWD. I started by looking at the Toyota RAV4 PHEV but decided on the drive home to check out the Maverick. My 6'4" frame did not fit in the sunroof truck but without I have a ton of room. My brother and I are both large and wide men so when we travel we both fit comfortably in the Maverick so that was a great bonus.

The hybrid fuel economy and hybrid system warranty sold me on it. My round trip daily commute is about 84km so it was getting expensive to drive it with my 2012 Jeep Wrangler Rubicon. I'm on week two of ownership and have been enjoying it so far. My highway route is very windy and fast every day so my average has bumped up to 8L/100km so not as good as the sticker 7L/100km but still much better that the 14-16 L/100km my Jeep gets on the same route. Still pretty good for the first tank too.

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