The problem is.. there is no contract just a nebulous "suggested price" (no out the door price) and neither party signs anything in these online orders. The dealer submits a purchase order with the config you built on the website to Ford or VW. Essentially they are taking the risk because they will be stuck with the car if you don't buy it. In this market, they can find another buyer easily thought. The dealer is free to tack on add-ons like tint, 3 year extended warranties, $899 dealers fee (they do this in Florida), doc fees, prep fees (hello random $300 for nothing).
If you hop on the Ford Bronco forums, you'll see many tales where the customer ordered a Bronco from a dealer and when they showed up to pick it up, the dealer wanted an extra $20k+. There's one story where the customer ordered a First Edition and got a call ahead of time requiring an extra $25k. A take it or leave it kind of thing. He was mulling it over and while he was at the dealer the next day to make his final decision, someone was out test driving "his" Bronco. They sold it out from under the original customer before he gave them a final yes or no.
I have heard these stories too on Ford Mach-E forums, and believe this is why Ford shows the ADM on the online order agreement once the dealer submits the order (listed as “Dealer Selling Price”). Customers are informed in advance that they will be charged ADM, and the customers who are surprised often never looked at that line or even talked to the dealer before the car arrives. Conversely, there are plenty of dealers who do not charge ADM for an online order, though this should be arranged in advance before the online order is placed. There may be a few isolated incidents of customers having their online order changed out from under them just before delivery with undisclosed ADM added, but I believe this is rare or reports would be much more widespread. But strange stuff does happen from time to time.
Well, when a car can go from 0-60 in 3.5 seconds, 5 seconds of flat out acceleration will get you into reckless driving territory. So I think the limitation you are referencing will not be a limitation for most drivers. Plus, there are other reasons for buying the Ford. But if that’s your most important criteria for choosing a car, have at it. I think we’re getting off topic though…
Very happy with Sub-5 second accelleration on my Model Y. I‘m not obsessed with it, but I live on a busy highway and need to turn left into traffic to get into town so being able to get up to speed quickly is good. It is also quite nice for passing on hills.
I understand why some see that as a limit. It is. However its not a realm a majority of purchasers will ever get into. If you decide to race a Mach-E GT and you're holding the accelerator more than 5sec in your MYP, you're likely going WAY over the speed limit. Even worse on the highway.
if you actually pay attention and learn how to use mirrors and look for any obstacles and surroundings, you don't need any of those features to safely park or get out of parking spot or parallel park.
99.99% cars on the roads today have oversized mirrors including all Tesla cars. You cannot/should not try to see the entire car and surrounding with the mirrors which is simply not possible or designed for it. Rear visibility is no issue since the back up camera is mandatory for 2018 and newer cars in the U.S.
I agree with the cross-traffic alert. I have that in my prius and its amazing. Its just a nice added layer.
