Ford Maverick (Page 2/3)
Boondawg JUL 27, 09:46 PM

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Originally posted by Lambo nut:


Don't forget the Subaru Brat.



Which I loved!
You, not so much...
Khw JUL 27, 09:52 PM

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Originally posted by Lambo nut:


Don't forget the Subaru Brat.



Or the Volkswagon Caddy.
Khw JUL 27, 10:07 PM

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Originally posted by Monkeyman:

A baby Ranger makes sense. There are more and more urban owners who might need the hauling capabilities (not capacities) of a pick up once in a while. Smaller and urban definitely go together. Look at the huge numbers of compact/sub-compact crossovers these days. Not sure the Maverick name makes as much sense as the Courier name on one of the teaser pics (which looks suprisingly similar to the Brazilian Ford Courier, imagine that). For those of us old enough to remember, the Courier was a decent mini (NOT mid size) pick up. (I think they called it a compact back then.) I'm all for it. I'd consider it depending on the price.



Maybe. I don't know if the market will ever shift back that way again though. I think the last "mini" truck made ended in 2004 with the Nissan Frontier. After that they all moved to being mid-sized or larger trucks because there was no US market for mini's anymore. Personally I would love to see the return of mini trucks but I don't anticipate many manufacturers in that market. It's a nice "idea" but the market demands have pushed us in to crossovers, SUVs and trucks for the most part. Look at the electric Mustang or the new Mitsubishi Eclipse. Crossovers. How do you go from a little sporty 2 door coupe or a 2 door muscle car to a crossover? Because those are what the buyers want.
css9450 JUL 28, 08:15 AM

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Originally posted by MidEngineManiac:

The only mini pickup I really remember was the little dodge thing (omni? ) from the 80s. My brother had one for a bit.



Dodge Rampage.
blackrams JUL 29, 01:16 PM

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Originally posted by Monkeyman:

A baby Ranger makes sense. There are more and more urban owners who might need the hauling capabilities (not capacities) of a pick up once in a while. Smaller and urban definitely go together. Look at the huge numbers of compact/sub-compact crossovers these days. Not sure the Maverick name makes as much sense as the Courier name on one of the teaser pics (which looks suprisingly similar to the Brazilian Ford Courier, imagine that). For those of us old enough to remember, the Courier was a decent mini (NOT mid size) pick up. (I think they called it a compact back then.) I'm all for it. I'd consider it depending on the price.



Price and need being the two most important issues. If you need something that will handle more than 600 lbs (or heavier) in the bed, go with something built to handle such loads.
My wife has had several SUVs of different models and brands, this time when she wanted to trade, I finally convinced her to think about how she used her vehicle and what would be a good choice versus what she had been driving the last twenty years. She wanted a Honda. OK, I can go with that. Honda builds a light duty vehicle with an open bed called a Ridgeline. I talked her into (at least) test driving it. She drove it first then two different models of Honda SUVs. (I don't remember what they were.)

On her final test drive, she told the salesman and myself that she Ridgeline rode better and had a lot more usable load capability than either SUV and bought it. She's been a happy camper with it ever since. Only took 39 years for her to listen to my advice. Of course, a Ridgeline may not be the vehicle anyone else wants but, for my wife's needs, it's perfect.

Now, if I could only get her to use mom's recipe for chili...…………

Rams

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rogergarrison AUG 02, 02:07 PM

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Originally posted by MidEngineManiac:

The only mini pickup I really remember was the little dodge thing (omni? ) from the 80s. My brother had one for a bit. He was always borrowing my f100.



The Omni/Horizon was a small car. With a factory turbo 4 cyl, it was one of the fastest production cars of the day (GLH, meaning goes like hell}. I dont remember them offering a pickup version. I think you may be thinking of a Rampage which sort of looked similar.

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Jake_Dragon AUG 02, 04:06 PM

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Originally posted by cvxjet:

My first car was a gold Mercury Comet GT(Ford Maverick by another name).....Great car- basically a shortened Mustang Chassis with 3-400 lbs less weight...Set mine up for handling- Although my 302 2 barrel/Auto beat a 1968 327/manual Camaro in drag race....

Later, I bought a Gold 2004 Ford Escape.......Which was sold in Europe as the Ford.........Maverick!


So I have owned TWO Gold Ford Mavericks by other names.......




Would love to find a 71/72 in good shape.
1971- '75 Ford Maverick Grabber

Upgrade parts would be pretty easy to get and it would be a cool car to drive around in and watch people scratch their heads.

As for the new Truck, well a small wheel base truck would be nice I wont be buying anything new. Ever.
Don't get me wrong my 07 Mustang is a great car but I didn't buy it new and let someone else weed out the bad ones.
Fiero_Adam SEP 13, 11:59 PM
So, has anyone bought one of these? I know they're impossible to find. If you can find one, they're 10 grand over sticker price, even used!
ls3mach SEP 14, 10:18 AM

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Originally posted by Fiero_Adam:

So, has anyone bought one of these? I know they're impossible to find. If you can find one, they're 10 grand over sticker price, even used!



I like them. I see a few around OKC. I doubt I drop any coin to buy new. Especially with it going for over MSRP. I have a paid off super duty and a car that gets superior similar gas mileage, so I am probably not even their target audience. I would ditch the car for one of these though.

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maryjane SEP 14, 10:39 AM
Not hard to find here, but yes, way over the MSRP price.

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