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My salesman called yesterday to tell me that a bunch of special order Mavericks came in all at one time, so I went down to see them today. All were turbos, of course, and were special orders, so couldn't be driven and such. There was one Lariat and the rest, I think, were XLTs. Most of what I have to say here has already been discussed, but ...
First, I like it! Yes, it's compact, but I would not say small. It's probably larger than my early 90s Toyota extra cab and my 95 Ranger. I sat in one and it felt roomy and comfortable. The seats are a little higher than our CRV, which I like. I'm 5'6". (used to be 5' 8", but that's another story.) I was wondering, since I sit closer to the wheel than some, if the arm rest came far enough forward, so your arm was not resting on the hard plastic handle in front of the big bottle holder. It's fine, even with the seat forward, the arm rest was where I wanted it. I was also curious about the storage under the rear seat. I often take a day pack with me and would want to put it under the rear seat, out of view, when I'm not in the truck. I meant to take it with me but forgot. That said, the storage look bigger than I expected based on the photos I had seen. I'm pretty sure most day packs would fit, with the rear seat all the way down.
Somewhere on this forum someone asked about bed drainage. I don't know about some sort of dedicated drain attachment, but there are several drain holes in the bed just behind the cab and one on each side by the tailgate. Also, in the bed, I was wondering about the distance from the rear of the back 2x4/2x6 slot to the tailgate. Why? My wife and I keep several recycled cardboard boxes, and a half dozen cloth bags in the back of our CRV for grocery shopping. In the Maverick, since I plan on getting an after-market hard tri-fold cover, they would go in the back of the bed, behind the 2x4, where they would be easy to load and wouldn't slide around. The distance from the 2x4 to the tailgate is about 14 inches. Three boxes should fit across there nicely.
They had 6 Mavericks when I went to check them out. One black, one white, one Area 51 and three Cactus Grey. The Cactus grey, which is the color I chose, looks just a little darker in real life than in the photos I have seen. Yes there's just a hint of green, but very subtle. I still like it a lot. (Yes, I took my sunglasses off.) Area 51 is just a little too dark for me, for our New Mexico summers, but I gotta' say it looks good, too.
Yes, I've seen some. The Maverick really exists. it's not some sort of automotive legend or conspiracy.
First, I like it! Yes, it's compact, but I would not say small. It's probably larger than my early 90s Toyota extra cab and my 95 Ranger. I sat in one and it felt roomy and comfortable. The seats are a little higher than our CRV, which I like. I'm 5'6". (used to be 5' 8", but that's another story.) I was wondering, since I sit closer to the wheel than some, if the arm rest came far enough forward, so your arm was not resting on the hard plastic handle in front of the big bottle holder. It's fine, even with the seat forward, the arm rest was where I wanted it. I was also curious about the storage under the rear seat. I often take a day pack with me and would want to put it under the rear seat, out of view, when I'm not in the truck. I meant to take it with me but forgot. That said, the storage look bigger than I expected based on the photos I had seen. I'm pretty sure most day packs would fit, with the rear seat all the way down.
Somewhere on this forum someone asked about bed drainage. I don't know about some sort of dedicated drain attachment, but there are several drain holes in the bed just behind the cab and one on each side by the tailgate. Also, in the bed, I was wondering about the distance from the rear of the back 2x4/2x6 slot to the tailgate. Why? My wife and I keep several recycled cardboard boxes, and a half dozen cloth bags in the back of our CRV for grocery shopping. In the Maverick, since I plan on getting an after-market hard tri-fold cover, they would go in the back of the bed, behind the 2x4, where they would be easy to load and wouldn't slide around. The distance from the 2x4 to the tailgate is about 14 inches. Three boxes should fit across there nicely.
They had 6 Mavericks when I went to check them out. One black, one white, one Area 51 and three Cactus Grey. The Cactus grey, which is the color I chose, looks just a little darker in real life than in the photos I have seen. Yes there's just a hint of green, but very subtle. I still like it a lot. (Yes, I took my sunglasses off.) Area 51 is just a little too dark for me, for our New Mexico summers, but I gotta' say it looks good, too.
Yes, I've seen some. The Maverick really exists. it's not some sort of automotive legend or conspiracy.
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