Planning on moving to a ‘25 Maverick when ordering opens up late July (I think?). Word from a family member that works at Ford is an AWD version of the hybrid will be made available. So rather than pulling the trigger on a ‘24, I’ll hang tight - at least until the end of July.
Really great to...
Despite the fact I’ll be moving on from my ‘21 Ranger for (hopefully) greener pastures in the near-ish future, I
100% intend to stay an active member of this forum. Why? The people. I realize I don’t contribute nearly as much as others, but there is such an incredible pool of knowledge and life...
Turned in the Mav earlier today which ended up finding a new home that afternoon. The whole drive back to the dealer I was going back and forth if this was something I wanted to move forward with. The smooth ride, great mileage, alignment towards my needs, all were reasons I am now very much in...
I was cruising AutoTrader on Saturday morning and came across a ‘24 Maverick XLT Hybrid with 12 miles on the odometer at a local-ish dealer. Before I bought my Ranger, I was very much in the market for a SUV/truck-like hybrid, but pulled the trigger on the Ranger instead.
Anyways, the dealer...
My local dealer has a handful of 5Gs, including a ‘21 Tremor with 33k miles for $35k. Or, you can pay $58k for a 6G Raptor. Even a new XL will set you back $40k. Guess the advantage goes to folks trading in right now.
Just…wild…
Similarly configured to what I have today is about 5-6k over sticker in 2021. Though, I bought mine used - so the difference is closer to 10k. Hard to say if this is ‘expensive’ or not, because well - everything is more expensive. Typing this response probably cost me $1 vs pennies at some point. ?
In short - no. If you bought a truck, or any ICE vehicle with the intention of towing and were expecting publicized fuel economy figures , you’ve been had.
Gas is expensive, and it 100% is ‘pay to play.’ Driving with a light foot yields 25mpg on a good day —-with a tailwind ——at low altitude.
I'm with ya, and it's why a '23 Ridgeline will probably be my next vehicle when I trade in my Ranger in the near future. It's more than capable enough for me. Plus it's incredibly practical and comfortable (for me). And if I ever wanted to get into rock crawling or extreme off roading, I would...
My wife's '17 Escape (1.5L EcoBoost) had a similar issue and the dealer's 'remedy' was the same - top off the expansion tank. That was until catastrophic engine failure on the way home from work that required a short block replacement. Worst part: if it were under 84k miles when it happened, it...
Carmax is offering $28.6k for my ‘21 XLT with 22k miles. That’s down $3k in about two months. I’m hoping for $28-30 when I trade it in the next 2-3 months.
It truly is frustrating that service experiences at dealerships (Ford or otherwise) are wildly inconsistent from one location to the next. It's also why even though there's a Ford dealer less than five minutes from my house, I drive 30 minutes to another because of the consistently high-quality...
Mine ('21 w/20k miles) does this at 55mph. This is after Ford performed a new-ish TSB that included replacing the driveshaft. I've honestly grown tired of Ford dealers telling me 'nothing is wrong.' Have they not ridden in any other vehicles in their life? As a result of this and overall meh...
The extra few dollars you’ll get for any mods (if anything at all) isn’t worth the time it would take to remove them. Dealers give zero F——-s about that, they care more about overall condition as they’re more likely to sell it at auction.
I picked up my ‘21 Ranger a few months ago with 18k miles. From day one it had a low speed (under 30mph) shudder, almost like driving over a rumble strip. After reading the incredible volume of transmission related threads and how replacing the EGR valve seems fix everything, I decided to have...