What Made You Choose Your Car?

[carmigo]

As for my current ride (Mazda CX-5): Size, reasonable cost, great reviews, safety features, & std features in 2nd lowest trim. For Mav 2.5 Lariat: Replaces car and small truck with one vehicle, great MPG, low cost, added features of Lariat, & I just like trucks.

Great taste, can't beat a good reliable truck.

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[carmigo]

Ever since Lincoln showed the continental concept, and then the production car looked like 9/10ths of it, I knew I had to have it. The Rhapsody Blue Black Label interior/exterior was the only color combination I would buy. I waited and saved for years for a CPO car to meet my rather strict criteria. When the perfect 2018 came up for sale an hour away from an upcoming work trip in Philly last month, I knew the stars had aligned and this was my car. After 6 trouble free years in my Fusion Sport (factory ordered) I drove 7+ hours back home in my dream car (on company time!).

I love the way it looks inside and out. I love the midcentury throwback interior style and blue/silver color scheme was practically made for me. I've always liked big, old-school, American land yachts and this is basically the last of that breed. I love how comfortable and quiet it is and yet with 400 horses under the hood it goes just as fast as my fusion sport did. Its pretty much the perfect car for me, and I'm so excited for what is essentially a dream come true.

Whenever I eventually get my maverick, it will take on most daily runabout and utility duties. I don't plan on hauling hardware store materials in my Lincoln the same way I did in the fusion. The two together will be just right. Now if only I had a 2 car garage, and a build date...

Just me, but I'd probably keep the vehicle you use for daily stuff out on the driveway or where there is space, and the nicer car in the garage to keep it safe. At least until you can figure out the garage situation.

 

[Clarkdonbran]

Yikes, sorry to hear that. Do you think you might trade-in and try something else?

Depends on the severity of the issue. I love my Maverick so much that I’m on here constantly so it will be hard to move on.

 

[carmigo]

My Dad and I have a tree farm in Tn about 150,000 trees . We have a farm truck a 2015 Chevy Silverado Z71 have put about 65,000 miles on it a $ 50,000 Truck and did not want to wear it out with excess miles now that I'm retired and it's times to Play . So I order my XLT Hybrid Maverick Alot of difference between 20 MPG and 42 MPH I love both trucks . They both have their own special uses and one cannot take the place of the other .

A tree farm sounds like a cool place to be, you have the perfect trucks for it too.

 

[carmigo]

wanted to get out of my dying f150 and didnt see needing a truck so I found a few cars in my price range. Managed to negotiate a new 2019 fusion SE for 17k and I was sold.

Not bad at all, got any negotiation strategies for us?

 

[Baloo]

My prior vehicle was a Ford Flex, loved it, but it was coming up on a big bill soon, water pump and timing chain, plus starting to show I live in the rust belt.

Ford stopped making the Flex in 2019. I heard about the Maverick, sat in one, called a friend and ordered one. All but two vehicles of mine have been trucks, had to give them up back in 2005 when carseat room was needed.

The Maverick does everything I need and more. I fit the demographic that Ford targeted when they built it, Big City Dwelle, that doesn't need a 6 foot bed.

 

[carmigo]

When I retired, my wife and I decided I should replace my old car. We planned to be driving a lot of medium-range trips, and wanted something more comfortable. I looked around, and really couldn't find anything I liked. Went to several dealerships and sat in a bunch of cars - none of them were "the one..."

Then I saw a really good-looking sedan on the road. I pulled up next to it, and (shocker!) it was a Chevy Impala! What? That's a "grandpa" car! But I kept seeing them, and kept thinking "Dang, that's a good-looking car!"

So I decided to do some research. Hmmm. All the reviews seem to agree that Chevy knocked one out of the park with this car. A couple of magazines said it was as good as a BMW 5-series, for about half the cost. Size, weight, horsepower, acceleration, skid-pad handling numbers are all basically identical to the BMW 540i that my son has (and which I was considering getting). Consumer Reports said it was the best full-size sedan, regardless of price. They rated it above BMW, Mercedes, etc. Well, now I've gotta go see for myself!

At the Chevy dealership, talking with our sales guy (who has sold us several vehicles over the past 20 years) it looks even better up close than it does from a distance. The new design is really classy. It looks amazing in several colors, but I'm really drawn to the pearl white. The seats are comfortable, but supportive. Even with the driver's seat all the way back, there's sufficient knee-room to sit in the back seat. The trunk is larger than the first apartment my wife and I had when we first got married.

Test drive? I'd love to. Yeah, the V6 please... Wow, this thing has some serious "scoot"... And the ride and handling are nothing short of amazing. And it is so quiet inside - you can actually carry on a normal conversation with someone in the back seat! I think I actually like the Impala better than my son's BMW 540i... My wife comments on how comfy the heated and vented seats are, and how our elbows aren't even touching (a major source of annoyance on long trips in our current car). Then we swap seats, and she drives it. Case closed - this is our next car...

Eight years later, I still think "Dang, that's a good looking car!" every time I see my wife pull up in the driveway in it. Yeah, she it somehow became "her car" shortly after we got it... She lets me drive it occasionally - mostly when we're going out of town because she doesn't really like highway driving.

That's so sweet that it became her car. Glad to hear that 8 years later you still feel happy with it.

 

[carmigo]

Stunning!

 

[carmigo]

My prior vehicle was a Ford Flex, loved it, but it was coming up on a big bill soon, water pump and timing chain, plus starting to show I live in the rust belt.

Ford stopped making the Flex in 2019. I heard about the Maverick, sat in one, called a friend and ordered one. All but two vehicles of mine have been trucks, had to give them up back in 2005 when carseat room was needed.

The Maverick does everything I need and more. I fit the demographic that Ford targeted when they built it, Big City Dwelle, that doesn't need a 6 foot bed.

Nice to hear the maverick is working for you!

 

[Spook]

The timing was right. We have had 2 previous hybrids and I wanted to stay with them. The wife said she would like a truck this time around and I just found out about the Maverick hybrid. We got it after a year wait and are enjoying it now.

 

[carmigo]

The timing was right. We have had 2 previous hybrids and I wanted to stay with them. The wife said she would like a truck this time around and I just found out about the Maverick hybrid. We got it after a year wait and are enjoying it now.

That is perfect timing! Glad everything lined up perfectly for y'all.

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