Posting this pic just because I miss it. 2003 2.3L (Mazda engine) 5speed (Mazda trans). About as Mazda as you got with this model. 

Yes and no. We are in a 2023 replacement vehicle for our 2021 collateral swap due to the battery recall. GM gave us the $12,000 difference in price, cash, but our lease buy out price is the same as it was for the 2021 $43,000 Bolt, not the 2023 $31,000 Bolt that we received. 

I’d say $235 a month for a $43k car with no money down is pretty financially responsible. 

Drove one of these down the Mississippi delta and it had a bad CV axle. 7 hours of sounding like I was hugging onto a small planes engine. Worst car ever. Rental agency insisted that I pull over when they heard it over the phone. 

Too true. I purchased a 1990 Trans Am GTA with a 1994 LT1 from a Corvette when I was still in high school and into college (2005-2006). No speedometer and a few crazy bugs but that T/A was a blast.

Between this and removing CarPlay, GM has lost a household. 

My wife and I are on our 4th Bolt EV (two due to buy backs), and she is dreading turning this lease in next April. Everything from the Mach E to the Model 3 are all $40k+ vehicles and while we can afford it, buying a vehicle over $30-35k is just outside of our goal to be financially reasonable. We also had a Fiat 500e…

Don’t bother without the Outlander PHEV drivetrain

Oh man! When he says “as well as the LS400 and Q45" and that tester slams the Buicks door. What a laugh. 

Ooof. That’s gonna be a no thanks for me. Ruins the entire point of the vehicle.

Ended up just buying a euro Focus ST steering wheel for my Maverick. I’ll dream the dream:-)

Trying to think of something of value I can add to this but what comes to mind: booooohoooo

Statistically aren’t all the loud colors the least sold? 

I’d rather drive my Maverick than a Focus/Fiesta. I believe they are catering to what the customers demanded. I would love to see some nice Lincoln sedans, but let’s be real, I’m not buying one. 

Research and ordering ahead. Ended up with Fords 0.9% financing too! 

Was just showing my wife the new Ranger and Tacoma and she commented I like your Maverick better at $21k. Something about having a vehicle that does everything you need it to and nothing you don’t. 

Just spent 22k on a Maverick with the 2.0 Ecoboost. 

I can top that in my ecoboost Maverick. 

This was a 2021 lease during the Costco rebate era. 

Your headline photo is in the circle encompassing the Sawgrass Mills Mall in Broward County. I’m sure every driver in that photo has a story, but at the end of the day they dipped their foot in to test the waters, and it was not safe. Thanks for the sacrifice, it helps me park correctly and get in and out of Home…