Pickup Trucks

[Relax]

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I love it and would be very happy if it shows up on our market. Unfortunately I don't think it'll meet all the specs / price levels because we know how things go.

The Maverick started out as a 'cheap and affordable' truck...in it's first year of release. Each year Ford kept cranking the price little by little and the 'cheap and affordable' part of it disappeared.

I bought my used 2023 for 36k. The car specced the same way today would be about 45k or so + + + . Add the new hybrid options and all of a sudden that cheap and affordable truck becomes 50k or so.

Now...if you want bare bare bones you're looking at 37k or so for the lowest trim, not including tax and delivery. That's not 'cheap and affordable' to the masses.

But...people are paying for it. And have shown that the price doesn't really matter. The Maverick was a grand slam for Ford and they couldn't keep up with deliveries with people waiting up to 14-15 months for a specific spec truck from the order books.

I remember back in the old days when the base price of the C8 Corvette was only $68k CAD. Now they start at $91k.

 

[Hardwrkr13]

I remember back in the old days when the base price of the C8 Corvette was only $68k CAD. Now they start at $91k.

True but every dealer was adding $20k+ surcharge on their allotment so everyone who got one was paying over $100k and had a 1+ year wait time. That's why every used one you see now is still the cost of a new one because the sellers are so underwater on them. Now you could negotiate a new one on the lot for well under $90k.
In comparison a '20 F150 Lariat was $60k then as well though ($85k now).

 

[mimico_polak]

True but every dealer was adding $20k+ surcharge on their allotment so everyone who got one was paying over $100k. That's why every used one you see now is still the cost of a new one because the sellers are so underwater on them.
In comparison a '20 F150 Lariat was $60k then as well though ($85k now).

Zero sympathy. Dumb enough to pay the premiums? You deserve it.

 

[Hardwrkr13]

Zero sympathy. Dumb enough to pay the premiums? You deserve it.

For that model, and on a car you're going to drive, for sure. Sometimes it works out but you've got to be selective (C7 ZR1 knowing it's a one year and final year as well as any Ford GT40 those guys have all worked out nicely).

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