Not the point, never even tried to make that point.
Jesus, why does every argument have to be so bi-lateral these days? One thing being good does not mean all other things are bad. That's what I hate about trying to make a point with anyone these days, especially on the internet. I'm not in any way calling the Model Y bad, okay? The Model Y has more positives than the Mustang, IMO. But the Mustang doesn't seem like some also ran, half baked compliance car made to sell F-450's.
Just because you love / own Tesla doesn't mean you're not allowed to think the Mustang Mach E is a good car....
So after you posted about eighty times on this one thread, I think you got so wrapped up in your own “me against the world” perspective that you missed that most of us liked the Ford, but just had problems with it. I, for one, gave specific criticisms of the car (gasp!) and was slammed for it.
Then, as someone who has owned Teslas since 2015 and supports the company (gasp!), and it’s mission, I was slammed as a “Kool Aid” drinker ON A TESLA FORUM. Oh, the irony!
If anything, I’m the one who should be frustrated, but I’m used to it.
Look, we all love when other options appear. Good on Ford for that. My specific reservations about the physical car are in my previous post. But I also worry about Ford the company, and how that would affect the ownership experience. Praising Ford for making the Mach-E is like praising a massive, 100 year-old mining company for starting a corporate office recycling program. It rings a little hollow.
The Ford deserves a lot of skepticism. It was clearly their limited, test response to the pressure of the EV push. They have never made any significant EVs before. They have never made interfaces like the MEs before. They have never done over the air software updates before, and the production of the car will be extremely limited. They are testing the waters, and MME owners are the guinea pigs.
Ford’s software development resources are murky and questionable, their history of non-truck build quality is spotty, they are known as a ponderous, slow to adapt, conservative company, and their corporate history of reliance on government bailouts makes them seem timid to really committing to retooling their lineup as they claim.
Changing your trucks from gas/diesel to battery is not retooling, it is changing industries. It is change on a massive scale, and there will be a lot of push back by the cronies and stockholders who have no vision beyond the next earnings call.
Buying a MME is fraught with uncertainty. The vehicle may tick the right boxes, but it’s like Apple and Android, it’s what’s inside that counts to you as a consumer.
But yes, I am happy to see them in the world, and can’t wait to go drive one.