Biggest problem with (almost all) of the cars from this cursed auto time period was the emissions equipment-mountains of vacuum lines everywhere, stupid add-ons like AIR pumps, lean burn carburetors, and gutless HP ratings. The Maverick was a serviceable, fairly slow, pretty boring miniature midsize RWD car that wasn't as good as a Nova, and comparable to a Dart or Valiant, and not really any different from a host of other Ford cars like the Granada, Fairmont, Torino, etc. from this era. Imagine if this was a Mustang, Camaro, or 'Vette, even from this era-this car would be well into the six digits.