Mach-E: Ford Mustang Inspired EV
Separate names with a comma. Thanks for the sanity check. I have owned 3 cars in my life, a 2000 Accord, 2003 GX 470, and 2007 Tundra. None gave me any reliability issues, so I did not use dealers much. The Lexus experience was top notch when I did use them. My main concern with Tesla is that they seem extra arrogant. Ford knows it will take work to bring in folks cross shopping Tesla, so they must offer a better customer experience. Tesla seems to have the attitude of take it or leave it, we can find other folks and could care less about me. I admit I say this having not having many dealings with Tesla. Though, the lack of ANY info on my delivery does give me pause. If I had to pick a gripe with Tesla it would be the general inability to drive the exact car you are buying beforehand. Sure you can "reject" on delivery, but that is minimally annoying and sometimes a huge hassle.
SELL YOUR EXISTING CAR thinking you would be getting yours the next week. Having a warranty is nice, but all new cars have that. Mustang safety rating is 2-3 stars can Ford left it's Mustang horrible safety rating. Mustang safety rating is 2-3 stars can Ford left it's Mustang horrible safety rating. Thanks for pointing out. I have two little ones, so this matters a lot to me and know the model 3 is tops in safety. If I had to pick a gripe with Tesla it would be the general inability to drive the exact car you are buying beforehand. Sure you can "reject" on delivery, but that is minimally annoying and sometimes a huge hassle. SELL YOUR EXISTING CAR thinking you would be getting yours the next week. Having a warranty is nice, but all new cars have that. Tesla San Francisco had all the 3 option cars to test drive.
BMW never has all their vehicle types available to test drive. Tesla San Francisco had all the 3 option cars to test drive. BMW never has all their vehicle types available to test drive. To be clear, I'm talking about the exact car you are buying (not a demonstrator with the same options). Just because, as an example, the demonstrator's paint is flawless that doesn't mean the car you get will be (and vice versa). I agree that it is nice to at least test drive a car with the same options, but even that can be challenging (as it is with most car makers). As an example there, back when I bought my Model S they had coil and air suspensions and cars with 19" rims vs. 21". I am very sensitive to the ride quality / sport handling balance of a car. It was a chore finding Teslas that had different combinations of these. Tesla still has the first mover advantage, and also has raving fans.
They will see that this new Ford is pretty much copying the success of Tesla. New car pretty much checks all the boxes that Tesla innovated. Lithium Ion batteries. large center touch screen display, multiple battery size/range/performance options, single/dual motors, stylish, fast and good handling, skate board battery placement. First movers dont always survive. Lots of historical examples out there. Tesla is going to have to work extra hard to keep up, which includes fixing the horrendous customer service situation. As soon as folks have a choice they are going to choose other cars. OTA updates are not all that great since they can downgrade your car and to maintain your warranty you HAVE to update. Ask all the classic Model S owners how they feel about OTA updates today. Electrify America and EVGo are very quickly expanding their CCS 150kW network enough that I would be perfectly comfortable relying on it for my few road trips.
