@@IloveTide1997a dealership hit me with a $1,000 non refundable deposit back in 2021. I ended up not buying because I couldn’t justify throwing that money at a dealership with no guarantee of getting what I ordered.
@@dcarts561690% of F150 buyers dont need more than the Maverick, if they are gonna buy a POS, atleast spending 30k on a Maverick is not as bad as 50K on a F150 shitbox edition lmao.
I have to say that I really like this format for a video on a previously-covered vehicle; having a rundown of the Trims and options after a video with the in-depth technical breakdown is really good for some solid consumer advice, and it allows it to jump straight into the overall package’s quality. Plus, it’s always nice to see more Jack. 😃
I was able to heat my house for most of the winter with all the Maverick Hybrid recall notices I got from Ford. But after 31k miles in less than two years, good luck prying this vehicle out of my wife's hands.
Yeah, the review of the WRX TR makes me want one. Surprised they like it as much as they did. I was in the market for a WRX six months ago. The TR has me interested again.
I bought a Mazda B2300 in 1989, with a manual. That truck was small but cheap and decent MPGs. Took care of all of my hauling needs and super reliable. We need more of these small trucks. Mid-sized trucks have gotten way too big and too expensive.
My cousin bought a 1984 toyota pickup with an automatic for 2000. He manual swapped it, and he painted it among other mechanical things as well. He was able to sell it recently for 6000 and get himself a 90s Tacoma. People love these older trucks.
Completely agree. My winter daily/occasional hauler is a 1996 Mazda B2300. Maintenance is ridiculously easy on the thing, it gets decent mileage, and it's basically comfy enough aside from being loud inside compared to newer vehicles. I've been really thinking about getting a Maverick in the next couple years. I don't buy new, though, so we'll see what the used market is like around then. Right now the used market for newer Rangers is honestly not too bad, but I'm sure there will be plenty of cheap mavericks in just a couple years.
@@F40-c4i My dream is to get the overseas Toyotas here lol. New hiluxes are about as big as the vast majority of Americans need, and the Champ is all the bigger I'd need. A brand new little diesel truck for under $20k would be so nice.
Concept was called the IMV 0. On sale right now in Thailand as the HiLux Champ. Chances of buying one in the US? Depends on if the world is still here in 25 years.
Maybe the Bait type guys. My dad's a Termite Pest Control guy and has a Diesel Dodge, he doesn't use physical lay out baits (unless requested), he does direct soil / Foundation injection that keeps your house protected for 20-30 years and doesn't require the customer to have to pay a Pest guy to swap out the layout baits every 2-3 years. And who wants a bait system laying around their home anyways?
Cheap POS basic transport cars are huge value and SG should do a whole segment on reviewing those vehicles. All we want is AC , good mpgs and phone connectivity. AMIRIGHT ?
With the price increases and making the hybrid optional instead of standard, my conclusion is the same as yours. Previously, the bed was a nice bonus, but I don't really need one, and for the $$ there are better CUVs and sedans.
I like this shorter and straight to it kind of quick and dirty format on cars previously reviewed. It's really nice to hear about recalls, repairs, etc.
@@vadim6385 They certainly do. Pinto, Escape, Crown Vic, Maverick, Expedition, Lincoln, Bronco, Navigator, Windstar all had recalls due to fires. I think it's time Ford honors its roots by coming out with the Viking Funeral Edition.
Just picked up my 2024 Hybrid after a 1.5 yr wait and have less than 200 miles on it but your review is pretty spot on. The first comment from my wife was if all Ford interiors were this cheap. 😄 That said, Ford did a great job for what its designed for and its target audience. Too early to determine long term reliability, but its seems to be built Ford Tough, fit and finish are good, no rattles, everything works. Advantage over a Civic is the ride height, excellent visibility while driving and city FE. It is overpriced now IMO and if we hadn't received $3400 off from Ford for having to wait for a 2024 over the 2023 I would have passed on it.
@@mrmrlee I have the XLT w/Lux & Co-Pilot. It easily gets 50+ mpg around town, cloth seats are great, and with all the features/storage/capabilities it was a fantastic buy. Its the small truck Toyota should have built.
Problem with these base prices, you'll never find them at any dealers, being marked up horribly into the high 30's to start. Just a big come on tactic.
Average new car/vehicle cost is over $48500 with Bidenflation....don't blame the auto industry blame the voters who elected Biden and his crew in congress.
Leave it to Ford to fuck itself out of something good. This truck started out VERY affordable without charging more for Hybrid. Then the geniuses at Ford decided to not make enough of these and cause the price raping at all the dealerships. THEN Ford decided to charge more and more every model year, and then charge extra for Hybrid and STILL make it hard to find. Genius strategy.
I swear its getting to the point where ford is going to move like 5 vehicles in one calendar year each sold at 100 million dollars. Its like the new generation of corporate executives have completely forgotton about economies of scale
Got my Maverick at MSRP......most of the high markups seem to be in states like CA, NY, IL, MD, NJ, DE, MA, WA, OR and most metropolises....do ya see the trend?
I placed an order for a Maverick hybrid in 2021 thinking I was killing 2 birds with one stone, I needed a truck and I wanted a fuel efficient run around. My experience waiting for my truck: every single option I picked caused a delay in it's manufacturing, my truck had 3 recalls on it before it was ever built, Ford cancelled my pricelock because it was taking too long to build and raised the total cost of the truck over $10k, the MPG figure was way too good to be true and the new average MPG rating is about 37 instead of 44. Eventually I got tired of waiting and abandoned my order and bought a used Frontier which was much cheaper and had more features. What's nice is I didnt't need to trade off my Altima to afford the Frontier so I got a spare car that averages 37mpg, same as the Maverick apparently, and a fun truck to drive. Ford wound up building my truck anyway after cancelling the order and it just got delivered to the dealer about 12 days ago. I think I dodged a bullet because I was looking over the VIN details I was given and they built my truck wrong, it's missing a few items from the original order that didn't get discontinued by Ford so they have no reason to be missing. They had 3 years to get it right and they still got it wrong.
This format is much more useful than engineer conversations. They serve is just another salesman for the company. I appreciate understanding the cost to own.
Personally I like both. Engineers are obviously going to be biased but it’s still nice to hear from people with in depth mechanical knowledge on a specific vehicle
I think they need to counterbalance the engineering fluff segments with their own unique real-world driving experiences as well as large-scale reliability data.
Got my new ‘24 XL Hybrid a bit over a month ago. Took 6 months and couldn’t be happier with it! I had a 2017 F250 King Ranch Diesel till last year. A nice 2014 Silverado LTZ before that. Wanted to simplify my rides. I do have a few nicer vehicles. Suburban for the kids and trips and a C8 I got when they came out. Didn’t need that big truck anymore and definitely didn’t want to pay what the new equivalent would be at about $90,000! It has what I want and nothing I don’t. I added the stuff I did want with the lower trim. Hard plastics everywhere, but is easy to keep clean. Ford hit a home run with this thing. Yes, quality control is an issue. Ford has said that not too long ago. For $30,000 I can’t complain too much when I can carry all my kids and enjoy the drive averaging 35 MPG a tank in the month or better I’ve had it! My PowerStroke got 13 MPG no matter how I drove it.
Mark & Jack - are you going to get your hands on the new 6000lbs Dodge -Obesity- Charger? Can't wait to see Jack put this medieval ram through the castle wall!
I've owned a 23 XL hybrid for 6 months and like it so far. Great on gas, manageable size (actually fits in the garage) and relatively comfortable. This is perfect if you need a small truck occasionally and commuter most of the time.
Personally I find the VW Jetta S to be a really good value in this day n age. For Under $23K you get a pretty nice car with all you really need. Next up would be something like a Corolla Hybrid LE possibly, but the Jetta is bigger, nicer and on the highway have seen people get close to 50mph's as long as your not hot driving like an idiot. Not many "inexpensive" new cars really out there any more. I know the Mitsubishi Mirage is cheaper, but that is a 3 cylinder Golf Cart and those are pushing $20k these days.
@@devn3813 For sure. It ultimately is self defeating though as the good times end and the customer base able to afford even a 30K car shrinks. Combined with reliability issues and recalls and you get a customer once and never again.
A lot of manufacturers do this - they advertise the price of the base trim level to get you to the dealership, but then the base cars are like 2% of production.
@@stevee8318and to add to your point, the general nature of US buyers to be impatient has only increased the move toward this. If people refused to buy the higher trims and waited for a lower one on order or via allocation, they would obviously build what sells. The truth of the matter is, people en masse tend to go for what's on the lot because they can get it now.
I've watched the truck market for years, and I have owned several. I own a 3rd Gen Tacoma right now. The 3rd Gen Tacoma is nearly as big as my "full sized" 83 Chevy truck I owned back in the 90s. Now, we have small, medium, large, and super sized trucks. The car market is insane right now.
Main problem is that we in the US and Canada don’t have a SMALL frame-based truck. All of our small trucks like the Maverick and Santa Cruz are unibody. Granted, most people who buy small trucks are suburbanites like me who don’t do heavy towing or hauling, but my old 1995 Tacoma once had to tow my son’s car home. Not sure that would be a good thing to do with a small unibody truck. I also see a lot of 2nd and 3rd gen Tacomas and Nissan Frontiers used as commercial vehicles here in Texas and they get used and abused and still last for years. It would be nice to have a frame-based small pickup like they have in Europe and Asia.
@@adrianw3985 Definitely agree with you, Adrian. The unibody small trucks are great for the average person who only needs them for light duty. However, I think a frame-based truly small pickup would sell very well, too. Especially for farmers or folks who own property outside the cities. I own some property 50 miles from here and my old Tacoma works well off road for that. Not sure I’d want to traverse that terrain in a Maverick or equivalent and I don’t really want or need the size of the current Tacoma, Ranger, or Colorado.
Should poor quality dissuade you from buying a Ford….yes…buy a quality Toyota or Honda and stop being left at the side of the road and all of the repair costs.
I've loved my ford so far but if I could have had my way I would have absolutely bought a Tundra. Just too expensive and there's no option for a full size crew cab with a 6.5ft bed
Ford has basically perfected the awd system and the 2.0 over the last decade. I am very pleased with my 22 xlt fx4 for 29k Not sure why you think the hybrid is the better choice, given all the problems. IMHO, the 2.0 is the best buy.
That's funny AF, because we know this turd is going to vapor lock at 65,000 miles, right around the time it's going to need new struts. Those struts will never be replaced.
You know for a fact if ford is building something for $30,000 now it’s absolute junk. Even their $80,000 vehicles fall apart. I worked for a rental company and they were the only vehicles that would literally fall apart within 40,000 miles. Interior pieces falling off, 10 speeds going out, engines blowing up.
Subaru has had 5 recalls on their Ascent model. Everybody seems to be having similar issues as the Ford Maverick has had, or at least, almost everyone.
Very good video on the Maverick. I ordered a 2022 initially, but it got rolled into a 2023 model. I ordered the XLT Hybrid with lux package and spray-in bed liner, just like the Maverick in the video. I paid around $29k out the door and it's been great so far for me. I have driven 580 miles on one tank of gas with it and still had about 50 miles to empty. I've driven my Maverick roughly 7500 miles since I've had it and I haven't had any issues with it to date. I have only had 2-3 recalls posted for my Maverick so far and the engine fire one is not one of the issues. My only gripe with the Maverick so far is the infotainment system which is really basic, even for Ford's standards. I'm also glad to hear that the replacement battery packs are only about $2k as opposed to about $8-10k for something like a Prius.
The Lariat has the Sync 3 but the lower trims get an imitation watered down version of sync. In 2025 all Mavericks are getting the bigger screen and sync 4. The sync 3 works well in my 2023 Lariat Maverick and it is identical to what was in my 2019 F150 so I didn't have to go through a learning curve.
I never get the arguments relating to "cheap plastics"....Plastics are inherently cheap. The interior quality on my base model XL is better than my Prius Prime, which is $7k more. Why? Because the Prius' eco plastic plant based dash material ages poorly and just looks dirty however much you clean it, while the "hard plastic" of the Maverick wipes clean easily.
Oliver Ford in Plymouth,Indiana. Superb sales and finance manager. The owner came out and chatted with me and my wife twice. No markups. No add ons. Highly recommend this dealership.
For your average user (aka non-towing truck driver), would it be more worth getting a new Maverick for $35k or a used (say 35k miles) F150/1500 for $35k? You might think Maverick, but what about factors like depreciation and reliability?
Really good question. The Maverick will take the big new-car depreciation hit every new car takes, whereas the used F150 will depreciate more slowly as it already took its biggest depreciation hit when it was driven off the lot. Also need to factor in your running costs, parts availability, etc. The F150/1500 are going to get dramatically worse mileage for around-town driving, which if you drive a lot, will add up. That said, the F150 platform is probably the most mature/understood platform on earth, so every issue with it is basically known and addressable at this point, and parts will be available basically everywhere, for every model year. There's no right or wrong answer, just depends on what you value, but you ask a great question.
@@bt7482 I was trading out of a Ford F250, and looked at a new Maverick lariat, it was $36,900. Instead I ended up with the Ridgeline for $41,700 and think I picked the better sized truck for our needs. The Ranger, Tacoma and Canyon were too much for our needs and all too pricey IMO.
16k miles and one year into ownership of my XLT FX4 Maverick. Legitimately been one of the best well rounded daily drivers I've ever had. I had originally ordered a hybrid but there was little hope of it being built in less than 2 years so I switched my order to the Ecoboost AWD.
Freaking thank you for calling them out for their shitty reliability. I'm so sick of reviewers acting like a product is great because of bells and whistles but glossing over the fact it's a piece of shit.
When Ford first announced that they were reintroducing a compact truck, I was thinking back to the days of the original Ranger, S10, Toyota pickup, Mazda B2000 and so on. Small trucks that were body on frame with regular or extended cabs, 2 or 4 wheel drive, 4 or 6 cylinder motors, standard or automatic transmissions. Instead, we get another four door SUV with a tiny, useless bed....
Jack I really like the addition of discussing consumable costs. Can you talk about where are the prices from? Dealer quoted or aftermarket? The ballpark figures you gave give a sense of being made up. I've been watching you guys long enough to know that's not true but to a new viewer it can give that impression.
Your get to the point, meat and potatoes breakdown of this vehicle is what so many others simply don't get or do. Getting lost in things like cup holders, the "aesthetic" qualities of plastic interior surfaces and colors, and gizmo gadgetry obsession are so tiresome and overstated wastes of time in segments like these. Thankyou for getting to the points that truly matter and for the honest opinions. I feel a bare bones XL with a smaller cab and 6' bed option would make so much sense if Ford truly wanted to stick with their 20-25k original budget target. Offering the high end more frills options is fine. Many want and need that. But a base model with a long bed for fleet, tradesman, delivery drivers and more for working utility applications would, IMO, sell well. Thanks again.
Yes there have been some recalls but I have a 2023 Lariat AWD that has had two recalls to reprogram the BCM. Not "plagued" with recalls in my mind. A few recalls for a new design is not out of the ordinary and only a few of them have been anywhere near serious issues. Please don't complain about the pricing when other options for pickup trucks can cost twice as much similarly equipped. In todays pricing balloon the price is a steal. You are obviously not a Ford or pickup truck fan. Go and do some hauling with your Civic hatchback or your Toyota Rav4. The Maverick is a very practical vehicle for a lot of people at a reasonable price. It is not for everybody but it is dam good at its intended purpose. Buy a new Tundra with their 500,000 units recall for engine failures. All manufacturers have some quality issues and any the Fords I have owned have been problem free and required little to no warranty work. I have owned Dodge, Toyota, Chevy, GMC and the Fords I have owned have been as good as or better than any of them as far as reliability goes. None of them are perfect. Does the Maverick have issues? Yes and so does every mass produced vehicle. I am not a Ford or Maverick fan boy but I do like my Maverick for how easily handles the tasks I need. I don't know if your review is intended to be biased in any way but it sounds a bit biased to me.
I kept track of pricing on the maverick over the years as I was looking to get a nicely equipped xlt for around that $27k mark when it would be time to get a new car. Saw the price jump a couple times and now at about $32k, I've lost almost all interest in buying. Most dealers are asking for a markup also.
Ditto. Average trim jumped in the neighborhood of 18% INCREASE. . Lost all interest as well. Ford took away what they released it here for. AFFORDABILITY
It’s crazy. They have the lariat versions priced at my local dealers over $40k… I can get a Ram 1500 crew cab 1500 4wd Hemi for the same price. And the V6 Ram classic variant is selling for only 34k.
Back when SUVs were essentially just trucks with a covered bed (S10 Blazer, Explorer, Nissan Pathfinder) your statement would still make it a truck. But SUVs nowadays are mostly unibody buckets apart from a few outliers. I'd still call this a truck though, just an extremely light-duty one.
What is the definition of a pickup truck? "A vehicle designed to carry cargo in and open bed." Pickup trucks are available in varying capacities. Expanding on your logic would mean that a 4x4 four door F150 with a 5.5 foot bed is not a truck because its not an F250 or an F350. Where does the definition of a pickup truck start and stop. Pickup trucks are available in different sizes and capacities to suit the differing requirements of the end users. The Maverick just happens to suit my current needs in a pickup truck. In my mind it does pickup truck things so it is a pickup truck.
Ford is the best at killing good cars; for example the Ford Focus was a good hatchback; but they had to cheapen with the gearbox; thus ruining it. Maverick; should have been affordable and reliable; but currently is hard to find one cheap; and it is filled with recalls.
The point on this is well made. A Maverick Hybrid sounds good on paper but if you really need a truck to do truck things, quality used F-150s are plentiful and not that much more and are probably built better. If you need a fuel efficient hybrid to putz around in doing daily tasks and don't feel like breaking down any time soon, take your money directly to Toyota and skip the competition.
I got my 22 hybrid XLT with the lux package and copilot for 27k. For that price, it has been great. The problem is that the extra cost they’ve been tacking onto the hybrid makes them not nearly as good of a deal. Still, it has a unique place in the car market right now. Just don’t pay dealer markup prices, it’s not worth it.
After waiting a total of 282 days, I picked my XLT hybrid in cactus gray up on Star Wars day (May 4th!). Ordered on July 27 2023. Added the XLT luxury package and all weather mats. This thing is absolutely perfect for most people. I’m getting as high as 54mpg average on some of my in town driving while being careful with the throttle. It’s by far the nicest vehicle I’ve ever owned and feels just so nice cruising around. I love the looks. They just downsized a truck rather than pulling the Hyundai or Honda thing and trying to make it look all weird and futuristic. These are just going to keep selling as fast as ford can make them for people like myself that don’t want to pay for a full size truck (both with the up front cost as well as your over time cost of ownership). It’s all the truck that most truck guys actually need. If you don’t need to impress the other guys with a big truck, which seriously seems to be the main thing anyone has to say bad about these trucks lol.. then get an order in on one next time they open up orders! It’s worth the wait!
Nice Dad! Great detail. Yes the Mav is the best vehicle I have driven too, including Jeep Ltd, Mercedes, and BMW. Some guys make fun of me but I don't care, I embrace that and call the 4 Mavs I show in my videos Tonka trucks.
I traded a 2019 F150 Lariat for a 2023 Maverick 2.0l AWD and it took exactly five months for delivery and I did not pay over MSRP. So far I am very happy with it. Five years ago you could buy a lot more truck for the same price but those days are gone.
If you have a highway commute then I think the ecoboost is the way to go. I average about 31 mpg on the highway in in my AWD Maverick. None of the hybrid issues. And it's fun.
I have a garage and driveway full of Ford truck products. None of them have any major issues, some over 10 years old. These quality issues are inexcusable. Glad the word shitbox at least made a cameo in the video
@@iphone3guru you also forgot that a basic Ford pick up truck is not a tech loaded luxury car. In other words, people who buy a budget pick up truck usually can't afford bmw maintenance costs.
Would have been worth mentioning that the Hybrid used to be the base engine option and the Ecoboost was an upcharge until this model year where they flipped it. Given the supply constraints I think making the hybrid cost more is smart because that's what 90% of people want. But, it also means you're pushing 30k for one of these that isn't poverty specced and at that price it really isn't that great of a deal anymore.
24 years ago, I bought a Kia Rio Cinco because I needed inexpensive and useful transportation. It turned out to be my favorite car in 55 years of buying vehicles for personal use. If Kia could build such a great car, I figured the days of bad design, bad assembly, and bad cars was a thing of the past. I think things have deteriorated since then, when Ford, Dodge (RAM), and GM are now producing crap. How the mighty have fallen. BTW, I wouldn't buy another Kia today, either.
A loaded Maverick Lariat is $50,000.00 Canadian dollars. A loaded F150 Lariat is $90,000.00 Canadian dollars. An XL F150 without many options is almost $60,000.00 Canadian dollars. You can buy a base f150 for a similar price as a loaded Maverick. That only makes sense if you need the extra capabilities of the F150, don't need or want any luxury features, don't care about fuel economy, don't have to park in small parking spots, don't mind getting out a ladder to clean snow off it, don't have problems climbing up into the truck, don't have to deal with 6 foot high parking garages, etc. etc.
Ford (as a company) "still has reliability and quality issues..." Yes, it's about more than a particular vehicle or model, it's about a company's competence and ethics. I'm big on long-term reliability, and I'll continue to take a pass on Ford products.
We've had our '23 Ecoboost AWD Maverick for almost a year now. Paid close to $30k for it, with the 4k tow package. I really liked the engine when we had it in our Focus ST, and it was one of the reasons we got our Maverick. We've had it on several back road 4-5 hour roadtrips, where speeds usually stayed around 60-65 mph, and got 33-34 mpg easily. On highway trips with speeds at 75-80 mph, mileage drops to around 30 mpg. I don't really consider it a truck. It is a FWD biased vehicle with part-time AWD and a bed instead of a trunk.
I'm a little disappointed that they didn't call it the Ranchero because that's exactly what it is, a Ranchero revival. Can't wait for mine, supposed to be building next week!
If you buy a Maverick instead of a Transit Connect you need to give someone else the reins. I know you think its more stylish but maybe you shouldn't prioritize style when you are shopping for the cheapest cargo vehicle available? Load capacity is the same and with theft rates this high you should have your cargo locked up. If you don't need the utility then why are you shopping for a new truck?
the amount of price increases throughout automakers is absolutely insane. just look at the profits reported per quarter. it’s just a money grab and the people need to stop buying them
It's a unibody. They would basically have to redesign the entire vehicle. They aren't going to do that when even in the mid-size the extended cab is a dying breed. Best we can hope for is a mid-gate/passthrough.
Rather than spend money for the blind spot monitoring I bought 2 convex round side mirrors from the auto parts store, gives me full blind spot visibility on both sides. Cost? $4.00.
Why it's taking them so long to do the best options and cheaper? Make it plugging hybrid rav4 style with separate electric motors in a back for easy maintenance 30 to 50 miles range on electric only even cheaper interior option with just a radio and very simple screen in guage cluster manual windows just like 14 f150 was... then whoever wants 5-10k options be it their choice
I ordered a 23 XLT Hybrid which took 13 months to arrive. The day it came, I ordered a Lariat Hybrid which only took 6 months. Coming from a 2019 F150 Lariat, I preferedr the Lariat features over the XLT. I like the smaller size of the vehicle (do lots of city driving) and even with the increased pricing, it is just enough truck for what I need (I have a small farm). All the comments dissing the Mexican origins are ridiculous. Ford has been building there for DECADES - get over it. There were more defects in my built in the USA F150 Lariat. I've had (and still have one) four Rangers. The full frame Ranger construction is more truck like, but frankly, provides an inferior ride compared to a Maverick. If you want a cheap set of wheels and don't need what a small trucklet can add to your experience, feel free to expand your horizons. But lots of people seem to appreciate the Mav. It seems more fans than all the haters who frankly, just like stirring the pot with nonsense and their ignorance.
Let's not forget that the Toyota Tacoma and some of the Ram 1500s are also built in Mexico. I also traded a 2019 F150 Lariat for a 2023 AWD Lariat Maverick and have no regrets. I loved my F150 but it was way too much truck for what I was using it for. The Maverick is more fun to drive, park, clean snow off of, gets much better gas mileage and is easier to get in and out of.
