Ford Maverick Horrible Buying Experience - Questions Answered & Vehicle Walk Around
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For those just looking to hear my response to common questions on the last video, please jump to @4:00 minutes in.
Huntley Ford is what I can find for south of Woodstock and west of Elgin.
You are correct. I found the review
@@MaverickVR402 same here
My uncle ordered his Maverick from there. Waited months for it to be ready, the day he went to pick it up, he got there and found out they sold his ordered hybrid. They gave him an XLT for the price of the XL from their oopsie. Though I'm going to be working with Golf Mill... Hopefully better.
Needs to be a car buying moratorium in this country for an extended period of time!
Something needs to change, that is for sure!
Great trucklet. I can believe you had that kind of experience. Every Ford dealer treated me poorly.
Though I would have called them out by name, I totally understand your situation and agree the dealership would have made much more profit selling your truck to another buyer. I'm glad you ended up with the truck you ordered. It's a very sharp truck, and I like the color with the black rims. One of my issues with almost all car manufacturers nowadays is the cheap plastic interior materials they use. They mostly all do this. Enjoy your truck and keep us posted on how it's doing.
I really like the blue and orange combo on the interior!
Thanks for the walk-around. Your Maverick is exactly like the one I have on order, without the FX4 package. I wanted to keep the Eco and Sports modes.
Happy to provide some info! I heard those modes can be added through FordScan so I'll be giving it a shot.
You're my literal doppelganger, dude. It's crazy
Truck looks great. I work for a Ford Dealership and I am so sorry to hear you had to go through that. We would have price protected you and you can use outside financing. I don't think they can force you to use their financing. At the end of the day you got a great truck and you never have to go there again. Message me if you ever need anything! I am also in Illinois an hour south of Chicago.
Thanks! Wish I would have gone to a different dealer lol.
I've bought two cars from Gordie Boucher Ford in Janesville and had great experiences. Bought one from DeLong Ford in Dwight, IL which was awesome for a little town dealer. All in the last 3 years. Also handled everything via email on both dealers and negotiated pricing. No need to sit in the hot seat. 30 min pickup times.
What ever happened with the CC chargeback? Having dealt with many from both sides, the dealer will most likely win if they pursue it since the 12 months was in the contract vs the buyer "claiming" they stated something else.
I wanted to order one but the dealership had 5k markup out the box. I can get a Tacoma for that money dude.
Feel your pain. Nice purchase, congratulations.
You can get a huge, full-size, heavy 2023 Ford F-150 and it can achieve Up to 18 city / 25 highway. There's no excuse for a small, light "car-truck" to get anything less than 30 MPG combined at all times. It's sickening. It's 2023, guys. MPG achievements need to be WAY better than they currently are. I drive a 2002 Chevy Prizm (base model, wish I had the LSi) and so far, I've gotten 32.7 MPG as my largest number. If I were getting a Maverick, which I'd like to because they're cool, I'd want the hybrid. 40 MPG city!
Great review. Quite in depths and honest. Thumbs up for sure 👍
Unfortunately, No A/C vents for the rear passengers.
Nice colour. I don't know why they did the Ford badges in that colour. Looks like ebay special stuff.
HUNTLEY FORD HUNLEY ILLINOIS
Isn't the official color Fighter Jet Gray? We're having our 2014 Mustang GT convertible painted Fighter Jet Gray. I may buy a truck like this after they've proved to be reliable. If I see them with 180k miles and up, I'll buy one used.
What is the name of the dealer that you bought it from ?
Im in Illinois
It is a dealer west of Elgin and south of Woodstock.
wow, you really "think" it costs $20,000 cause you keep saying it. What did you pay for your Truck including Delivery fee?
South of Woodstock IL , West of Elgin :) !
Are you going to tune it?
I can't say that I won't, lol.
The Tremor is a bad joke. Unibody AWD is not for off roading.
Its not for rock crawling or any serious flexing but it actually handled moderate off-roading really well
what does the Dumpster comment mean????????
I'm calling the Ford garbage. lol
I think it was Huntley Ford. I had a horrible experience there personally. Two guys followed me to my vehicle as if they were trying to start a fist fight because I walked out on them. They called 5 times and texted 7 times telling me we were close to a deal, and when I got there, the sales guy didn’t even have the information I gave them over the phone. Worst dealership I have ever set foot in. My advice is Stay away!
Sounds like an oddly similar dealer.
I have Lariat Luxury FX4 4K tow on order with still no build date. I thought they removed the spray in bed liner from lux package do to “supply chain” issues? Was yours sprayed at factory or did you get it done after market?
Maybe they wanted to piss you off on purpose so you walk and they could sell it to someone else for 10k over MSRP.
Exactly what they were trying to do.
From your experience and the internets it seems your state/country is lacking effective consumer protection laws.
1. Preventing manufacturers and their dealers from coercing or forcing customers who are financing their purchase to use a specific finance company. Customers should be free to choose finance from a company of their choice.
2. Preventing manufacturers and their dealers from charging over and then some, published/advertised "sticker" prices where it does not involve extra goods or services supplied by the manufacturer or their dealers.
If vehicles become popular or are a runaway success and manufacturers can't cope with supply, then that is a problem for the manufacturer. It should not be passed onto the customer by way of excessive extra charges and fees to weed out the desperate customer from others.
In Australia what you bought is called a dual cab ute (utility vehicle).
I wish you many enjoyable miles of driving and hauling.
Cheers...Mike (another one)
These things are going to age like milk. The undercarriage is made out of unprotected sheet metal, including the suspension components. They skipped the undercoating and you're left with raw steel sheet metal suspension that's gonna rust faster than heck. If they had gone with cast aluminum suspension arms and such it wouldn't be so bad... but it is clear they cut corners everywhere. That interior screams I'm made of the cheapest junk available too.
Just a troll with nothing else to do
Maybe someone other than the op can post the name of the stealership here in the comments section.
YOU TALKED A LOT HOW MUCH DID
YOU PAY FOR YOUR MAV.
Baloney again, the Hyundai Santa Cruz DOES ACTUALLY EXIST. It is competitively priced with the truck you are showing here.
I don't care for the look of those, similarly optioned they are more expensive, and they have a slew of issues on their own.
You got fleeced bro. Ford quality just isn't there. 5 or 6 recalls on this truck model that isn't even 2 years old
All the recalls are minor and they're also all for the hybrid so they have nothing to do with his truck.
@@nodak81 Id say the hybrid is the more reliable engine option even. The 2.5 is legendary for it's durability.
I wouldn't even by a turbo from Honda...much less Ford
The interior sucks blls. The white is ugly and the blue is horrible
Unsubbed!
I ordered one, waited a year and still got screwed by Honolulu Ford. They wanted 10k over the ordered price. The truck was now in the Tacoma price range. I passed on this overpriced, “basic” truck.
Talk to an attorney. I believe the dealer will have a hard time explaining to a judge how holding the Maverick hostage, even though it was was built specifically for you under your DL#, then unilaterally after your order deciding you owed another $10k is not a form of extortion.
@@fordmaverickmaniac i thought about it and should have followed through. Picked up a Tesla instead lol
There's no way they could win a defamation case against you if all your information is factual, and they would have to pay your court cost. I wouldn't care if they sued me it would even more of a bonus to spank the hell out them legally.
@Too Many Hobbies You can still ask an attorney what to do. Dealers get away with fraud when no one questions them. Then that empowers them to do it to the next buyer. Maybe the dealer will have to pay you the difference between msrp on the Mav and what you paid for the T. They will not want a court case to set precedence others can use against them.
I learned years ago not to walk out of the dealer without the deal in writing. If they won’t give you one, then go to a dealer that will.
Report this dealership to the FTC for investigation. Dealers hate this, because the FTC will go through their records and punish them!
Going to have to do this.
Ford is already enacting very strict restrictions on dealerships, and has even revoked dealership status from a few across the country, mostly because of how they handled the F-150 Lightning.
Huntley Ford
More like Cuntley Ford.
I went through a similar buying situation as you did. Mine was with a Toyota dealership southwest of Chicago. I called the state's attorney's office. Once they found out I did that they gave me my money back. Money for VIN etching that was never on the car. So if you're still having trouble with that dealership there's an option for you.
That is a great idea! I will have to give that a try. Thank you.
@@FocusedGarage kwame Raoul is the office that I called. He's the Illinois attorney general.
if a dealer does this to a customer you can call ford directly,
this bullshit pisses me off to no end and i commend you for not smashing the salesman head into his own desk. these
criminal lying dealers need to be put out of business immediately!
There not hard to get in Michigan. Over 70 available right now many below MSRP, also some Hybrids are available. Just counted 20 in Lansing and 22 in Detroit. Some $2K below MSRP.
You should put it out there that it was Huntley Ford that did this to you. They should be lambasted all over the place just like any other dealer that pulls these little stunts. They can't go bankrupt fast enough.
What did the dealer do? Missed it
My experience with Ford wasn’t very good. They even went far as showing me a Origami during negotiations by a sales person. Now I took that as pandering to a Asian person which I am.
I was so mad what his real intentions were when he showed me the origami . Anyway I just walked out after that. He was asking is there something wrong and I just simply told him I no longer was interested in buying from this dealer.
Why would u want to buy a Ford in the first place??
What a POS - Good on you for walking out.
the fact you paid 40k for a fwd "truck" made in mexico makes me laugh bro. I just got a 2018 Ram 1500 4x4 hemi made in Detroit for 15k..... keep throwing away your money zoomer. lol
Excellent explanation, sir. Clear and concise - without being scripted. Well reasoned as well. Real nice truck overall, but the one thing it needs (if you ever want to transport lumber, or something long) is a back window opening. You could turn around and sell the truck and lose no money - if you did not like it. It was a very good decision not "to walk". Nice dumpster prop doubling as an apt metaphor.😀
Thanks for checking out the video and my bleak sense of humor, haha. It is crazy, I could see this for a profit right now if I wanted.
People hate on this truck because it's small and doesn't have a V8. Remember when trucks this size were normal? Nissan pickup, Toyota pickup, Mazda pickup etc....
We don't hate it for those reasons, we hate it because it's like a Ridgeline and not a truck but a unibody economy car with a truck bed bolts and on top of it. Yours is based on the Escape, not to mention one of the most recalled and unreliable cars for that made in last 10 years. You're a victim of hype and without social media there would be no Maverick hype. Kicked in the face by recalls and a victim of horrible dealer practices and lemons like you still line up to buy one. Wasn't the lightning in the Maverick lesson enough. Any idiot that pre-orders and set them self out for this nonsense deserve what they get
Well the only things people praise mavericks for is the mpg. And maybe being a ford because ford dealers and quality are usually both are super subpar. This is a great vehicle for the flower hauling nerd tho haha. Cant really bash them when they get over 30mpg but I, like many, doubt these things will last over 100-130k miles without butt loads of recalls and issues.
@@imcrux6583 best to get a Tacoma if you care to keep it
If people don’t like the Maverick, then there’s plenty of other trucks for them to buy.
@@dave3657 it's not a truck oh, it's a very unreliable Ford Escape with a square body in a mini bed
looks nice, my wife has a escape titanium 2.0 ecoboost w/ 45 k and I have a 17 explorer sport 3.5 twin turbo ecoboost w/ 74k.. keys to not have ecoboost issues change your oil every
4 to 5k TOPS
Change your PTU fluid every 40k
rotate tires every other oil change
👍
P
Crazy how they conditioned us to lower our expectations for a “20,000” car even tho the newer cars now adays use more plastic and are more expensive 😂
One advantage of living in CA. Business's can't sue consumers for bad reviews online and social media.
Quote of the day, "You have to level set your expectations...its not going to have the build quality of a Bugatti or a dumpster". LOL
File a complaint with the FTC and the manufacturer. What they did was illegal. Both the FTC and Ford are cracking down on these cooked dealership. The FTC is paying special attention to this type of thing and is actively prosecuting these dealership.
Just bought an Xl AWD off dealers lot $750.00 under MSRP took about 4 hours but I am ok with that and got the truck immediately .
Very nice!
My co worker ordered an 2023 Maverick XL Hybrid 10 months ago and he finally got it. It was $500 for an online order and he paid exactly what they told him. MSRP was $24K, plus tax and license here in CA, and paid $27,100 out the door. No dealer mark ups. He’s happy with it.
wait, they charged $500 to make the order online? It should be cheaper since fewer people and resources are involved but guess they think missing the chance to put a buyer in the pressure cooker for extended warranties/financing ripoffs is worth $500 to them. F em.
BINGO... West of Elgin and South of Woodstock; sounds to be very near "Huntley" - lol
I located an Ecoboost Lariat at sticker. Super happy with it so far. If you keep in mind how cheap it is, it’s an excellent value.
With the right expectations, this is a great vehicle!
I had an aunt that went to Canada, watched her Buick being built as it came down the production line, paid cash and drove the car past 200,000 miles before she quit driving in her 80's. If Aunt Ruth could do it then you can too. Avoid the "stealerships".
Literally everyone would if they could
If you are buying new, dealerships are unavoidable except if you are buying a Tesla.
You can do the same thing now but all of the Buick factories are in China! 😂
Ford went woke with EV's, probably gonna go broke. I was told I would have to wait 7 months just to get into the next order window, then who knows how long to wait. Telling a custom that wants to buy one of your trucks no chance for maybe a year isn't the way to keep customers you've had for decades now. Ford is failing.
Why always blame Mexico about Ford quality problems. I have owned several Ford vehicles built here and have misalignment panels too, or big gaps between doors in one side and too narrow on the other side. Even bolts not tighten. So no blame Mexico. Blame your decision on buying Fords.
Shoulda waited. The car market is about to implode. The days of paying even MSRP will be over. It’ll go back to the usual rebates.
You are very well spoken. Clear and concise. Your videos are informative and well worth our time spent watching them Thank You.
Thanks for checking it out!
This car is going to depreciate fast unlike better vehicles. You really got hosed on what will be a shetbox. You should have walked. It’s not a f-150.
I paint cars for a living, the difference in color between the bumper and the fender in cactus grey has to do with it being plastic vs metal.
Why would they call it an FX4 if it only has AWD???
That is the cheapest looking upholstery I've seen since the early 1980's. All that hard plastic is going to start to squeak in about 3 years.
Reminds me of the ‘quality’ of my 1978 Ford Mustang II…
Maybe you can link the dealer you bought the vehicle from.
Luxury package without remote start on a key fob. What a joke Ford is.
I have the tremor and averaging 22mpg. A little disappointing.
I think I found your dealership review. Definitely need to review my flash drive 😅.
You have the Tremor Maverick? That's disappointing, I was thinking of getting one of those instead of a Tremor Ranger but if you get that low of gas mileage might as well get the Ranger
That's really surprising.
I have a Colorado ZR2 (V6 version) and it consistently gets 23mpg on the highway. And the ZR2 variant isn't known for the best mileage.
My Ranger Tremor is averaging 23.1 hand calculated in mixed city/highway driving. You may have something going on.
Tremor is a cool buy for sure!
It is Appropriate that he Filmed this next to a Dumpster ?
It's a modified Ford Escape chassis with a turbo = total junk
Very appropriate.
Trucklet
Absolutely.
Your reluctance to name the Illinois dealership is disconcerting. Truth is an “ absolute” defense in any defamation action, libel ( written) or slander ( oral). If what you’re saying is true and I believe it is, then there’s no way they could win a defamation action against you.
Alex is offering to pay your defense lawyer. Take him up on it!
@@henrynlouisville1 If what he says is true, and I do believe him, why would he even need a defense lawyer as Truth is an absolute defense in any defamation action.
@@alexnutcasio936 Because dealers will waste your time by taking you to court and they have more money and time to battle it out in the legal system that I do. I left multiple written reviews all over the internet.
He clearly doesnt want the headache
All their positive reviews are so obviously fake. They need to be reported to ford. This is why all car buying should be online set price straight to consumer.
Hmm... doesn't look like a Pinto with a trunk.
Buy trucks made in USA only
Yoo👉😎that's a nice truck. Good job 👏 for standing your ground.
In canada we only get the awd model
Why the fx4 package when the 4k tow comes with a hitch anyway? Just curious. Im waiting on my 23 XLT.
The FX4 package is just the 2k hitch. The 4k gives you the additional coolers and an additional wiring harness for trailers. I wanted the FX4 for the skid plates and wheels haha.
@@FocusedGarage ah gotcha. I thought about the fx4 option, but will never use it. Only thing I would want in the tow hooks. My 7x14 trailer has the 7 plug harness too. Great review!!
Thanks for sharing your experience. Did your Maverick come with any factory undercoating? I heard the undercarriage and sub frames rusts really quickly.
No undercoat. My channel has a video uploaded a few months ago showing how I sprayed under body protection using Fluid Film.
No undercoating but I will be spraying underneath with Fluid Film as well!
Went to a local Ford Dealership in the Corpus Christi Texas area and they wanted $31k for a Maverick AWD XLT BUT A MARKUP OF $11K. Ford Dealership was NOT FORD AUTONATION.
NOT A BUYER AT $42K. Don't be desperate.
That is probably why the original order buyer backed out of the buy.
Turbo charged Ford engines just don't hold up. Look for a little smoke to be getting past the rings when you get into it a little bit by 100k miles. You should have taken advantage of the huge Tesla price decreases & IRA $7,500 rebate...or simply waited for the STAINLESS STEEL CyberTruck, which would have turned out to be the last truck of your lifetime.
It won't last 200k miles. I have a 2006 ford explorer with a 4.6 with 175k miles that will outlast the Mexican built ecoboost. Sorry to say there is no quality in Ford.
I really looked forward to getting a Maverick. I missed out on the ordering, due to health issues I didn't know would be resolved. Once I was past that, I started looking for trucks delivered to local dealers. I found three at a local dealership, and went to test drive one. Fell in love immediately. And then they told me what they wanted for it. Double the price had I ordered it direct from Ford. I would have cost less buying from Carmax.
Now I own a 2022 Chevy Colorado, and I'm not looking back.
Lol dealer could have, how many trucks were on that dealers lot? It was full.of trucks. Gm and dodge same thing. How about the Toyota dealer 5 trucks all sold at sticker price.
Sorry you had such a poor buying experience. The dealership should be called out by name, but a little reading into your video allowed me to find the dealer's name and your dealerrater review pretty easily. I don't live in Illinois but if I did I would never consider buying a vehicle from these guys.
I understand it's based on a $21k platform regarding build quality but a base Corolla wouldn't have the gaps and paint mismatch. Or even a Kia Sportage...
I bought a 2023 maverick xlt awd had my truck for 3 weeks now so far I love it goes great in the rain and a very smooth ride
I just want go to Illinois. I am purchasing my 1st F350 or 450 out of state next year. Thanks for looking out for us.
In short supply with high demand, the dealer will almost always win. "It is what it is" per this video creator.
Well what did you pay for it out the door under 40,000 I have a 2016 Ford edge so far never had a problem with it
Are you going to put corsa extreme mufflers on it? If so, I got a guy. 😂
I custom order one and I'm being charged 50k for. The base model with no extras
That’s a pickup. Not a truck. An f350 is a pickup. Not a truck.
Does the bronco sport suspension parts fit
What was the price out the door?
Waiting 16 months
Good luck with the EcoBurst. Would love to get a hybrid model but live in the North and would want AWD.
I prefer calling it an EcoBoom. haha
A lot of unneeded time carrying around 4wd when good winter tires will do the job fine.
What’s your actual MPG? Can you get a key for remote start? I’m not going to pay a subscription for an option I paid for when I bought it.
The Ford Pass remote start app is entirely free. Adding remote start to the FOB is $250.
About 1200 miles in and have been averaging around 25--26 MPG.
How do Ford Dealerships get away with dishonest dealings with their customers?
Because people still buy from them, just like this video. The dealers will stop the nonsense when people stop giving them money. I know he had his reasons but at the end of the day, they made a sale.
@@MichaelLawrencem3 - Ford could sell a million of these small trucks. But they make it as difficult as possible.
@@matthewj2492 of course, but they don't want to cut the Ranger or F150 sales so they won't make more or make it easier to buy. I helped my Father try to buy a base hybrid Maverick when they came out, he was going to buy a used truck but the base model entry price of $20k was too tempting. 7 dealers over 4 months and he finally gave up. I was stunned that people were willing to pay over sticker, much less $10k over for a base XL lol. Idiots. Very few people "have" to urgently buy a new car, if everyone just walked when dealers pulled this crap, they would QUICKLY stop. I had 2 good buying experiences at a dealerships, with about 50 bad experiences when trying to buy 3 cars. Can't see myself ever stepping foot in another.
@@MichaelLawrencem3 Wow, this is my same experience, my son went with me all over North Jersey for a base XL hybrid, could not find one. When we did the 22K price quickly went to 27, and with tax tags and fees we were over 30k! My mechanic said instead of 22k on a Ford find a used Ridgeline or Tacoma for 22k, went with a 2018 Ridgeline and its great. The Ford CEO just came out and said we have to learn to love small cars again! Hey, I tried to work with you guys, but you went out of your way to rip me off or have me wait 12 months to order one!
I think that longterm a Honda Ridgeline would have been a better choice, but cool little truck. I hope that it serves you well!
Would calling Ford customer service in a situation like this have possibly helped? Would they be able to intervene/mediate at the time or even help you get some relief from an unethical dealer after the fact?
Nope. If they could they would long ago.
I called Ford and they said they would reach out to the dealer but there is essentially nothing they can do.
Ok just got my Maverick hybrid I guess I’m one of the lucky ones my dealer in Florida from the get go they told me 2,000 over Msrp . Agreed as long as the sales manager sighned the purchase order at the end they gave me a military discount for 500. I’ve been saving for this since I’m two years from retirement. I waited till it was shipped went to the dealer and paid for the truck in full and had them put paid in full on the order mine is a XLT after my extras taxes tag and delivery fee I paid 32,250 and I’m happy because I’ve been hearing horror stories man. This is why I believe a lot of dealers are going to close