I am with you. I have a 24 Lariat AWD with 4k tow. I paid $35k OTD and love this truck. It fits in my garage very nicely and easy to drive around in town. I am averaging 28 MPG. It can tow whatever I will want to tow and great for road trips. Already drove it on a 2500 mile trip and got 31pmg and half of the way the truck was completely packed with gear front and back. If it starts giving me issues I will trade it in before warranty is up. It comes with a 60K powertrain warranty and roadside assistance so no decision needs to be made before then.

@@BlitzHack How did you pay $35k OTD for a Lariat if the base MSRP is $34,855? This is not even including all of the other fees & 4k tow. Out the door, you're looking at $40k for your truck. There's no way you were able to get it for $5k less.

@@im_sarge_bro4542 My uncle is retired from Ford so I got the Z-plan and in Ohio when you trade in a car for a brand new one you only pay the tax on the difference so in my case that was very little.

Kinda hard to justify a full size price these days when I don’t need to use the truck for truck things all the time, this is a great option

I looked at the Ford Maverick in I'm a big guy and it looked a touch small for me and I bought the Honda Ridgeline for under 40K and I love it

You forgot to mention you cut the homies body in half and fled to Mexico

I'm 6'6 350 even the back seat is also comfortable

​@@Man_in_a_Gucci_Suithide that body in the back seat storage. Haha

Is there a real point or you trying to to dis.. some people have to drive a lot for work.. guess you don’t

@@prawnstar9213 I am retired

I disagree. Big trucks are more practical than ever. 1/2 tons can haul what it used to take a 3/4 ton to do while getting about the same gas mileage as midsize trucks. Midsize trucks are what became impractical IMO. The Maverick restored what a small truck should be, relatively inexpensive and efficient. That's why it's been so successful.

Awesome! I just returned my 2023 Frontier S 4x4 last week, off lease. Have been considering the Mav, but was worried about my size. You and I are similar(I'm fatter), so I'm stoked that you were comfortable.

@@christopher9626 I think there is more room in the Maverick, if you look up interior dimension specs the Maverick is larger in most areas but not all.

@@christopher9626 I'm 6'3" and I find the front seats of the Maverick more comfortable to sit in than the previous generation (2023) Ranger or a Ridgeline. Quite a bit roomier than I expected. Back seat is fairly cramped if I sit behind myself, but that's true of all midsize trucks. Comfort is subjective, of course, and I only sat in it in the showroom so I can't speak for long distance drives. But when two out of the three kids leave the house in a few years the Maverick is at the top of my list to replace my F-150.

How much was for the Extra Warranty? I thinking of getting mine tomorrow

@@goldenkiller1st636 It was around $2900 from Grainger Ford, it’s much cheaper to buy it from them

Mission accomplished. I'm jealous.

There is something to be said for not buying new. I'm an old car guy from the 60s that did work in the motor industry for some years , I have had many cars , some good that cost me , some not so good . But one of the best cars of my life was a 400 dollar shit box that I bought as a no care car to leave at the truck depot on the weekend carry tools and tyres , etc. It was a beat up old 4 cylinder Toyota, rough as bags to look at but excellent mechanically. It was a reliable beater that I could drive any where , park anywhere and not give shit if someone car doored it , stole it , scratched it , backed into it.. On top of all that care free motoring , it was a stick shift and was actually fun to drive , it was a great little sedan , I later bought a Celica for parts and put an overdrive 5 speed in it to replace the 4 speed , mate it was a great little run around. One of the family turned 18 and passed the licence test , and on that day , I handed the keys over , and it went on to do a couple more years of good service until it was superseded and for something a bit more flash ( the younger ones are big on looks) . For 400 bucks outlay , this old beater did a huge service to our family. People waste so much coin these days on cars , and over the years I have been guilty of that too , but sometimes you do something different and find you don't always have to have the latest and greatest.

buy one now and make you F150 last longer. That is what my brother did. Have you priced a 150 lately?

long mcarthur ford youtube channel does that.. every week.

look at his 107K update, he says plenty. He has beat this truck to death and not taken care of it. The smartest thing he did was buy the ford extended warranty and man did he get his monies worth. I would not base reliability on this guys truck unless you intend to abuse your truck and not do maintenace.

@@BlitzHack oh thanks. I don’t have have a maverick. I was thinking about it at some point but seemed like typical ford recall hell. I’ll watch it

Issues can happen with any vehicle, and with the way he abused this one he probably overheated the transmission more than once. So it's hard to say if it's a problem area or not. The five months it took to repair is what was absolutely ridiculous. But again, I have heard of that from other manufacturers too I guess.

what are you talking about? electrically released fuel door???? HUH?? you speaking English?? Mine is capless, just push it in and it releases automatically.....🤷‍♂

@@chasinracin9645The filler neck is capless. But the door that opens to get to it is, at least on some Mavericks, is opened by pushing a button in the cab.

@@paulstandaert5709 Nope, My 24 Maverick Lariat Tremor is just like my 21 Bronco Sport Badlands, just push and it releases! Thanks for the clarification!

@@chasinracin9645This was on a Hybrid version. I can't remember the trim level. I would prefer the push/release fuel door.

@@paulstandaert5709 My problem is, I grew up as a grandchild in our local Ford Family dealership and at the end of the night close to 9pm closing time, I could sit at my grandfathers desk and build my dream cars and trucks through the order book and a calculator (70's & 80's) slim pickings back then. So, since the dealership was sold half way through my college career for a BSBA/Accounting, I promised myself when the day would come that there would ever be a new car interesting, different, unique enough aka NOT A COOKIE CUTTER and of course, very much affordable enough of me buying that I could CHECK OFF ALL THE BOXES so I would not suffer from what would be called "Bronco Envy" or "Maverick Envy" So you caught me off guard with the electrically released fuel door, I THOUGHT I CHECKED OFF ALL THE BOXES!! WHAT DID I MISS?? NOW I'M ENVIOUS! LOL!!🤣😂

Good question because the XLT has nicer rims. Did you sell your rims to make a payment on the truck? :)

How much payload does this one have ?

2024 Ford Maverick/Payload - up to 1,500 pounds of payload 2024 Toyota Tacoma - up to1705 pounds of payload 🤷

@@kaylacline4361 Tacoma can only do that payload with extra cabs. Crew cabs are 12-1300 lbs.

You gotta make compromises to hit price points on an economy vehicle. I think Ford did a very good job of making the right ones, considering it is a truck. Some may disagree, and that's fine, it's subjective. Comparing it to full size trucks that cost nearly twice as much is not fair and misses the point. People always seem to lose sight of the fact that this thing is priced like a Honda Civic while offering way more versatility and capability and even, in hybrid form, better economy. There is going to be a cost for that somewhere. Even if you option it up to $40K it's still a $23K truck at heart.

My B&O system in my Lariat sounds just fine. I agree with some of what you say but my 24 Lariat addresses most of your concerns. If Ford built what you want in a Maverick it would cost $50K and would of been a flop. I suggest you keep what you have and maybe one of the other manufactures will hit your niche.

Consider getting the 2025 Ram Charger if you can afford it It’s a hybrid (EV Powertrain) but still has an engine to extend the range when needed (like towing and long road trips)

He’s replaced the trans already

@@Sam-xt5gb That's not news. In fact you will find my comments ON those videos when they came out.

@@michaelcarson8375 chill out Michael

@@Sam-xt5gb Learn how to read Sam.

@@michaelcarson8375 I’m not the one handing out mechanical advice/criticism on yt videos bub. If you’re bothered by people replying to your comments, don’t comment haha fragile ego energy

get the Ecoboost AWD it has regular transmission.

Get the hybrid version Daniel’s Ecoboost transmission blew at 80k miles The hybrid is more reliable

@@Man_in_a_Gucci_Suit Daniel didnt follow transmission maintenance and paid the price.

@@Nick-ue7iw that’s an excuse my 2014 Silverado lasted 189,800 miles on original fluid

small pp energy

Sedans were all BoF at one point. Do all sedans need to be body on frame?

Eh, perception doesnt define a "real truck." I can haul stuff in its truck bed. It's a real truck!

@RobertDaleRenfrow I can haul stuff in the back or on the roof of my Golf. That doesn't make it a truck.

@rightwingsafetysquad9872 dude, what is the definition of a truck and how does that definition apply to the maverick?! Get a grip!

@@RobertDaleRenfrow a body on frame vehicle designed more for moving cargo than people. Maverick and Santa Cruz don't meet either requirement.

@rightwingsafetysquad9872 boy, you sure know things huh.

It’s called clickbait Scotty Kilmer does clickbait titles on 90% of his videos He likes his Maverick but there are things that suck about it

You can buy two Mavericks for the price of one Ford Ranger Raptor.

So you can burn twice the fuel hauling air?