Ford Maverick

[CaminoRacer]

I really think reviewers are struggling to find bad things to say all the time. Its like when they say something is "look outdated" but can't say any reasons why newer versions are better. "The switchgear is durable and logically laid out, but looks outdated." Nothing looks new after you've stared at it for a few months.

I found the sub-80 HP econoboxes of my youth "sluggish," but acceptable in a lower cost car that (and this is the important part) can still do all of the stuff you need a car to do.

Yep. It's a constant push for "better" & people complain about things not being updated to the latest & greatest, but then we end up yearning for the simpler, lighter, cheaper cars of 20 years ago.

[veeman]

Yeah my parent's 4 cylinder 1984 Chevy Celebrity with 92 hp did 0-60 mph in 12 to 13 seconds.  I drove that car for years.  Felt slow especially going uphill on a highway.  Never dangerous even on highway onramps with fast moving traffic.   

[AutobahnSHO]

Lol Ford's super sedan was 220hp and 6.5 second 0-60 in 1989. But only got 22mpg...

[FoMoJo]

Yep. It's a constant push for "better" & people complain about things not being updated to the latest & greatest, but then we end up yearning for the simpler, lighter, cheaper cars of 20 years ago.

I yearn for the simpler, lighter, cheaper cars of 55 years ago.

[CaminoRacer]

I year for the simpler, lighter, cheaper cars of 55 years ago.

I’d like to build myself a little 4 door Falcon as a daily driver.

[Soup DeVille]

I’d like to build myself a little 4 door Falcon as a daily driver.

Always wanted to do a Boris Ljungfjeldt Rally style Falcon (the real winner of the '63 Monte Carlo Rally)

[FoMoJo]

Always wanted to do a Boris Ljungfjeldt Rally style Falcon (the real winner of the '63 Monte Carlo Rally)

[Speed_Racer]

I'm starting to see Mavericks out on the road. They're cool.

[Laconian]

Might I suggest a vanity license plate "MCCAIN", or a window decal of Sarah Palin winking.

[Soup DeVille]

Might I suggest a vanity license plate "MCCAIN", or a window decal of Sarah Palin winking.

What? No Tom Cruise/Top Gun references?

[Laconian]

What? No Tom Cruise/Top Gun references?

Those are undoubtedly done already!

[GoCougs]

The Maverick is so cheap because it's an Escape with a bed - strut and stamped-steel suspension, transverse engine, unit-body chassis, no two-speed transfer case.

[FoMoJo]

The Maverick is so cheap because it's an Escape with a bed - strut and stamped-steel suspension, transverse engine, unit-body chassis, no two-speed transfer case.

Same with Bronco Sport.  Strictly light duty.  Ideal for the suburban household.  If you need more, get a Ranger or one of the F series.

[AutobahnSHO]

The Maverick is so cheap because it's an Escape with a bed - strut and stamped-steel suspension, transverse engine, unit-body chassis, no two-speed transfer case.

And built in Mexico.

[Soup DeVille]

The Maverick is so cheap because it's an Escape with a bed - strut and stamped-steel suspension, transverse engine, unit-body chassis, no two-speed transfer case.

I mean, anybody using 4-low on such a vehicle anyways is probably doing something way outside of its intended purpose.

[Eye of the Tiger]

I mean, anybody using 4-low on such a vehicle anyways is probably doing something way outside of its intended purpose.

Isn’t it trail rated?

[Soup DeVille]

Isn’t it trail rated?

Probably depends on the trail. If there's a "Trail Rated" Jeep Compass (and there is), I'm sure this thing can follow it down that trail.

[Eye of the Tiger]

Probably depends on the trail. If there's a "Trail Rated" Jeep Compass (and there is), I'm sure this thing can follow it down that trail.

Ford just needs to hire Jeep to trail rate the Maverick.

[Submariner]

Isn’t it trail rated?

The bed can hold a cubic yard of trail mix.

[Submariner]

The Maverick is so cheap because it's an Escape with a bed - strut and stamped-steel suspension, transverse engine, unit-body chassis, no two-speed transfer case.

Just saw one in the flesh for the first time.  Looks like it was built in the mid 2000's, or it came from Ford Brazil or something.  Honestly there's something strangely endearing about it.

[Submariner]

Ford just needs to hire Jeep to trail rate the Maverick.

They just need to weld the dif.

[AutobahnSHO]

Just saw one in the flesh for the first time.  Looks like it was built in the mid 2000's, or it came from Ford Brazil or something.  Honestly there's something strangely endearing about it.

I've been eating up all the online photos and videos. They went pretty conservative, fairly modern but not too much. They avoided the Avalanche and Ridgeline and Santa Cruz "excessive fusion" of cab and bed- they made it look more like a pickup than those.

I can't wait to see one in person, the size is really going to look odd when we're so used to big trucks.

[AutobahnSHO]

Same with Bronco Sport.  Strictly light duty.  Ideal for the suburban household.  If you need more, get a Ranger or one of the F series.

I would call it a "city truck"...

[Eye of the Tiger]

I would call it a "city truck"...

[Morris Minor]

I wonder if it could displace the Hilux as the truck of choice for terrorists. But probably not rugged enough for the terrain, or a 50-cal mount.
Still Toyota shouldn't have this market to itself.

[veeman]

I wonder if it could displace the Hilux as the truck of choice for terrorists. But probably not rugged enough for the terrain, or a 50-cal mount.
Still Toyota shouldn't have this market to itself.

Mexican drug lords use American pickup trucks.   

[Eye of the Tiger]

Mexican drug lords use American pickup trucks.

Lincoln Blackwoods?

[veeman]

Lincoln Blackwoods?

[Eye of the Tiger]

I was referring to The Mule with Clint Eastwood

[WookieOnRitalin]

I am considering buying a Maverick.

I really like the compact size and price point.