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Ford Maverick

No. What I'm saying is that it isn't worth the hate being associated with by you or Mr. GMC lover.
 
Kornholio said:
No. What I'm saying is that it isn't worth the hate being associated with by you or Mr. GMC lover.
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I believe you are confusing hate with fact. My point was simply responding to and agreeing with other posts that suggested the use of a name associated with a legendary legacy has a lot to live up to. In the cases of the Mustang II and the Bronco II they fell embarrassingly short.
 
gixxerjeff said:
I'm a boomer too and most definitely not a Ford guy but like I said, the Grabber edition was a car I got very excited about.
https://www.motortrend.com/features/mdmp-0803-1972-ford-maverick-grabber/
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Shaggy said:
Maybe not from the factory, but it was offered with a 302, which has the second largest aftermarket support after the SBC.

The 70-72 Mavericks are actually one of my favorite cars. Shades of a Datsun Z-car in styling and with a 302, the sky is the limit in terms of building HP.
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Who cares what happens if you dump a ton of money into them? You could do the same for the most pedestrian Nova or Falcon or Dart or any of a long list of average cars. There is no mystique around Mavericks or Comets. They were just ordinary cars; not icons or game changers. And get your vision checked if you see and similarity to a 240Z beyond the number of doors and how many wheels it has. The 240Z is a brilliant design.

I've had a 240Z, some 60s Mustangs and a '73 Camaro. The Z was a better car in every way.

I'm full-on anti-boomer tonight. LOL.
 
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Simma dow now, old man. I said “shades of…” not that it was the same car. There are styling similarities there.

Falcons, Darts, and Novas are also cool cars.

I care what you can do when you put money into a car. No amount of money short of complete chassis redesign is going to make the new “Maverick”, a Dodge Neon, or a new gen Chevy Malibu/Impala cool.

The Twinpala on Hot Rod Garage is fuckin cool, but it took shoe horning a second LS engine into the trunk of the car to make it worthy of a second glance. Otherwise, it’s Hot Rod Garbage.
 
I just can't judge cars by how they might work as big dollar project toys decades later. I have to view them by how they worked as daily drivers for people who depended on them for transportation and, hopefully, provide a little fun for an enthusiast. The fact is if you had to live with these cars in cold, snowy winters or humid, storm-filled summers and dump money into regular repairs because of the shitty build quality in the '70s, you probably wouldn't view them the same way.

Be careful with that nostalgia distortion lens.
 
Map8 said:
I just can't judge cars by how they might work as big dollar project toys decades later. I have to view them by how they worked as daily drivers for people who depended on them for transportation and, hopefully, provide a little fun for an enthusiast. The fact is if you had to live with these cars in cold, snowy winters or humid, storm-filled summers and dump money into regular repairs because of the shitty build quality in the '70s, you probably wouldn't view them the same way.

Be careful with that nostalgia distortion lens.
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I was born in the 80’s. Cars from the 60’s and 70’s have no personal significance to me, but I still like them a lot. I didn’t even grow up in a gear head household. I do have a personal connection to the Fox Body Mustang. I’ve owned three of them and I’m always looking for another.

For anyone buying these cars in 2021, they are for fun or collecting. The number of people daily driving a 50yo car is probably WELL under 1% of the driving population.

If I ever hit the lottery or inherit a fortune from an unknown relative, I’m buying a 1970 Maverick and hacking out the shock towers to stuff a flat plane Voodoo Coyote with a 6-speed in it just to spite you.

:laughing
 
Map8 said:
I just can't judge cars by how they might work as big dollar project toys decades later. I have to view them by how they worked as daily drivers for people who depended on them for transportation and, hopefully, provide a little fun for an enthusiast. The fact is if you had to live with these cars in cold, snowy winters or humid, storm-filled summers and dump money into regular repairs because of the shitty build quality in the '70s, you probably wouldn't view them the same way.

Be careful with that nostalgia distortion lens.
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The Nostalgia distortion is very strong in this thread.

Take anyone with no prior bias on either car, put them in an old Maverick, even the best one as it came out of the factory, then put them in the cheapest, stripped out version of the new Maverick, and I'd bet every single one will prefer the new one. Same goes with the Mach E Mustang vs even the best, most tricked out from the factory Gen 1 Mustang. Same goes with any new car vs the 60's or 70's versions.
 
I'm a big fan of the Mach-E. Its one of the few EV that can compete well with our local auto maker. I realize that it gets old Mustang fans upset. Ford probably could have branded Mach-E differently. I like the styling and I dont like the styling of many modern cars.

Ford makes a hybrid truck? Why not add a plug and make it a PHEV? Best of both worlds. I hardly use any gas with my Chevy Volt.
 
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literally just call it Mach-E

Keep the name Mustang away from it.
 
mikev said:
literally just call it Mach-E

Keep the name Mustang away from it.
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This is the perfect solution only it makes too much sense.
But what was this thread originally about before the plug-in car with the confusing name took over?
Oh yeah,...Honda called. They want their Ridgeline back.
 
What's in a name? A rose by any other would smell just as sweet.

When I saw 'Maverick' the image that popped into my head was that pathetic, vinyl topped, anemic six cylinder turd with ashtrays and an A.M. radio.

A new truck called a Maverick? Deal breaker for me.
 
I had a '71 Riviera that I really enjoyed. It could have been called a Buick UltraMoist Spuddigger for all I cared. Whatever any nostalgia-ridden gearhead thinks of the name the Mustang Mach E is selling like hotcakes.

Personally, I've driven and/or ridden in too many crudely engineered, poor build quality "classic" Mustangs, Camaros, and Chargers to associate anything positive simply from their names. They were all pretty much garbage right on the showroom floor.

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mikev said:
literally just call it Mach-E

Keep the name Mustang away from it.
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Yep. I like the Mach-E from my distant observation thus far but not the Mustang name part….

The Maverick doesn’t interest me, if it fit a motorcycle in the bed? Maybe.
 
Shaggy said:
If I ever hit the lottery or inherit a fortune from an unknown relative, I’m buying a 1970 Maverick and hacking out the shock towers to stuff a flat plane Voodoo Coyote with a 6-speed in it just to spite you.

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Sure. Spite me by not building up the 302 which you said was the best thing about the old Mavericks. :laughing



Back on topic. I think the Maverick truck is a great vehicle. I'd consider one whenever I replace my Outback or Frontier. Ford knows how to make money on trucks and CUVs so this should be a success for the blue oval.
 
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