What is a Maverick?
When we were younger we discovered, what we believed at the time, the best bargain in the auto market. Having limited financial resources and the need to get where we needed to go on a regular basis, the Maverick was the perfect car for us. We discovered that we could pick up a used Maverick in the $200-$300.00 price range. Hard to believe for a car that started on the coldest WI winter morning, seemed to run forever, and was incredibly easy to work on. Being young, we were able to look beyond the Maverick’s flaws. It was not a particularly stylish car and it was prone to rust out. It also would stall out at intersections and the steering was very loose and prone to front end problems. With the enthusiasm of youth we could deal with these inconveniences. We discovered that for a small amount of money one could buy several gallons of plastic body filler called Bondo and make the Maverick look somewhat solid. The belief in something solid was dispelled one morning when we discovered that at some point in the early morning hours, someone had hit the “Bondo enhanced” Maverick in the parking lot where we had left it. When we went to claim the car in the morning there was considerably more Maverick on the asphalt than on the frame of the car.
Now that we are older and wiser we have learned the importance of substance. While the concept of the “Maverick” was appealing once, we have learned that now we make our choices less by emotion, and more by a careful analysis of quality and substance.
Yes, sometimes a Maverick is just that-something divergent, but not necessarily the best possible choice.
Picture of Ford Maverick
Source originally posted to Flickr as Ford Maverick
Date 2008-11-22 12:12:35
Author dave_7
