My Travels With Marlin (GB FE)

[ChasingCoral]

Marlin? Wrap the side mirrors yellow and its Dory...

He's not named for Dory, not Bruce the shark, not their friend, a clownfish named Marlin. A real marlin:

It's not the fastest fish in the sea but it's close!

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[agoldman]

These quick user/owner reviews of our forum members, are much more to the point and, at least for me, way more helpful than all the other so called reviewers combined. Kudos to us!

 

[ChasingCoral]

A quick update on what did an did not update in the trackers.

Today Vehicle Visibility and the Ford public status sites showed my car as delivered and ready for purchase:

As of yesterday morning, VV still showed my train car having arrived in Wilmington, DE but not unloaded.
Palsapp never updated to show pickup or delivery from the Wilmington yard.

The journey:
Reserved: 17 Nov 2019 #5541
Ordered: 27 Jun 2019
Produced: 22 Dec 2020
Shipped: 31 Dec 2020
Arrived by train in Kansas City, MO: 13 Jan 2021
Arrived by train in Wilmington, DE: 15 Jan 2021
Arrived by truck, Kansas Speedway: 23 Jan 2021
Back to KC, MO rail yard: 25 Jan 2021
Shipped from KC: 27 Jan 2021
Arrived agin in Wilmington, DE: 5 Feb 2021
Delivery to dealer: 9 Feb 2021

 

[Jimmy2]

That is one sweet grabber blue Marlin. Enjoyed reading your write up; it made me feel like I was right there with you. But then reality hit me. I'm in the other Wilmington (NC) and I' still waiting.
The coolest thing though: Your 0-60 time was better than advertised. I assume that was at full charge on level road?






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[Davedough]

Day 0: Tuesday 9 February

Vehicle Visibility hadn't showed any changes since Marlin, my Grabber Blue First Edition, arrived in Wilmington, DE on the 5th. This morning, my dealer, Narh, at Koons Silver Spring Ford/Lincoln called this morning to tell me the car had just been unloaded. I asked him if they could prep it so I could come by this afternoon to check it out and squeeze in a quick photo session and test drive.

Unfortunately, I had to rush home for a meeting at 5:00 and another at 7:00. We'll pick Marlin up tomorrow afternoon.

They hadn't finished cleanup, etc. but I talked them into letting me get a few shots in the sunshine since we'll have gray skies and snow coming for the next several days. I also talked them into me taking Marlin it for a test drive. Picture 1 is my new avatar shot with Marlin in the sun.

One little oddity. After we did the quick paperwork for me to do the test drive, I walked back to the car and pressed the button to open the door. It didn't open. I tried a few times, then pressed the unlock button on the fob and the door opened when I pressed the button -- odd. I wonder if some of the irregular opening with PAAK might be happening with fobs, too?

First up was trying to activate Marlin in Ford Pass. I did the phone part, responded on the Sync screen, but it didn't fully activate until after I got home. I successfully paired my iPhone with the Sync -- that was easy. After setting mirrors and position it was time for a quick quick spin.

Quick quick spin? Not a typo. I didn't have long and made the best of it. The Mach E is fast.

The picture below is my very unofficial, self-timed 0-60. I'll believe Ford's stats!

After lots of driving with traffic then jackrabbiting ahead, I held 50 mph around a pair of 35 mph ramps and was pushing my limits more than the car's.

60-90 was effortless. I broke 80 repeatedly without trying as I hopped around and passed commuters heading north out of town. Really glad I had slowed down during that section coming back to the dealership when I passed the cop who was sitting at the side of the road! I do like having Waze up on the big screen using Apple Car Play

The seats could use more bolster when hitting curves hard but they'll be fine for 99% of driving. They are really comfy, though! Ford just needs to put more appropriate seats in the GT.

I understand the comments folks made about motion sickness. I went straight into testing Marlin in Unbridled One-Pedal-Drive and hitting it hard. After a fast set of twisties I think I left my stomach in a mailbox I went past. It came back quickly, though.

The B&O sound system is great and I was pumped when I hit a section I had planned to drive hard just as Kanye's Power came on. Having Spotify native in Apple Car Play was great, too. I tossed the Forum's collaborative Mach E playlist (Unbridled) in for background music. I mixed up the drive between stereo and Propulsion Sounds on, Propulsion Sounds only, and no artificial sounds. It was actually pretty cool to hear the whine of the electric motors as the OPD accelerated and decelerated.

Sorry, I can't answer lots more questions -- yet. I will be driving a lot more Friday and Saturday.

We're supposed to get some snow starting tomorrow night. Hopefully I can find a snowy, unplowed lot Thursday morning for some snowy donut traction testing!

Coming attractions: Road trip to Florida commences in 2-1/2 weeks!

I'll close with a pic of Marlin alone:

Congrats Mark! I’m so happy for you. Nice write up. I rarely make it to the Maryland side of town but maybe I’ll see you on the road in that beauty in the future

 

[Earth]

Sweet Mary-Jane, I'm excited after reading yer 1st impressions!

 

[timbop]

here ya go

 

[ChasingCoral]

That is one sweet grabber blue Marlin. Enjoyed reading your write up; it made me feel like I was right there with you. But then reality hit me. I'm in the other Wilmington (NC) and I' still waiting.
The coolest thing though: Your 0-60 time was better than advertised. I assume that was at full charge on level road?

0-60 was done at 90% charge with a bit of downhill and hand timed with the stopwatch on my iPhone. I'll run a better one with a gps app after I get the car.

 

[ClaudeMach-E]

My dealer Hudson Ford had no idea what the $100 incentive was and are "looking into it." They also forgot on the first purchase agreement to add in the $500 from when I ordered it. They even offered me a job to be their MME salesperson. I knew more about it than they did. Worst of all, I couldn't take it home tonight because it has to be at 100% charge. It's plugged into a regular 120volt at the dealership!!

Doesn't MME dealer wheren't suppose to be EV certified and have at least one L2 EVSE?

 

[SyNRG]

The picture below is my very unofficial, self-timed 0-60. I'll believe Ford's stats!

? ? ? ? - love it!!!
Congrats and enjoy the new ride dear sir, well deserved. So when is the first road trip?

 

[hybrid2bev]

Doesn't MME dealer wheren't suppose to be EV certified and have at least one L2 EVSE?

EV certified dealers are supposed to have at least 2 L2 chargers. One for service and one for sales.

 

[John_C]

Day 0: Tuesday 9 February

Vehicle Visibility hadn't showed any changes since Marlin, my Grabber Blue First Edition, arrived in Wilmington, DE on the 5th. This morning, my dealer, Narh, at Koons Silver Spring Ford/Lincoln called this morning to tell me the car had just been unloaded. I asked him if they could prep it so I could come by this afternoon to check it out and squeeze in a quick photo session and test drive.

Unfortunately, I had to rush home for a meeting at 5:00 and another at 7:00. We'll pick Marlin up tomorrow afternoon.

They hadn't finished cleanup, etc. but I talked them into letting me get a few shots in the sunshine since we'll have gray skies and snow coming for the next several days. I also talked them into me taking Marlin it for a test drive. Picture 1 is my new avatar shot with Marlin in the sun.

One little oddity. After we did the quick paperwork for me to do the test drive, I walked back to the car and pressed the button to open the door. It didn't open. I tried a few times, then pressed the unlock button on the fob and the door opened when I pressed the button -- odd. I wonder if some of the irregular opening with PAAK might be happening with fobs, too?

First up was trying to activate Marlin in Ford Pass. I did the phone part, responded on the Sync screen, but it didn't fully activate until after I got home. I successfully paired my iPhone with the Sync -- that was easy. After setting mirrors and position it was time for a quick quick spin.

Quick quick spin? Not a typo. I didn't have long and made the best of it. The Mach E is fast.

The picture below is my very unofficial, self-timed 0-60. I'll believe Ford's stats!

After lots of driving with traffic then jackrabbiting ahead, I held 50 mph around a pair of 35 mph ramps and was pushing my limits more than the car's.

60-90 was effortless. I broke 80 repeatedly without trying as I hopped around and passed commuters heading north out of town. Really glad I had slowed down during that section coming back to the dealership when I passed the cop who was sitting at the side of the road! I do like having Waze up on the big screen using Apple Car Play

The seats could use more bolster when hitting curves hard but they'll be fine for 99% of driving. They are really comfy, though! Ford just needs to put more appropriate seats in the GT.

I understand the comments folks made about motion sickness. I went straight into testing Marlin in Unbridled One-Pedal-Drive and hitting it hard. After a fast set of twisties I think I left my stomach in a mailbox I went past. It came back quickly, though.

The B&O sound system is great and I was pumped when I hit a section I had planned to drive hard just as Kanye's Power came on. Having Spotify native in Apple Car Play was great, too. I tossed the Forum's collaborative Mach E playlist (Unbridled) in for background music. I mixed up the drive between stereo and Propulsion Sounds on, Propulsion Sounds only, and no artificial sounds. It was actually pretty cool to hear the whine of the electric motors as the OPD accelerated and decelerated.

Sorry, I can't answer lots more questions -- yet. I will be driving a lot more Friday and Saturday.

We're supposed to get some snow starting tomorrow night. Hopefully I can find a snowy, unplowed lot Thursday morning for some snowy donut traction testing!

Coming attractions: Road trip to Florida commences in 2-1/2 weeks!

I'll close with a pic of Marlin alone:

Fantastic! Congratulations! Mine arrives in 2 weeks and I can't wait.

Such good news about the B&O sound system. We had about 20 seconds of a test in the demo day at my local Ford dealer back in December. Looking forward to cranking it up!

 

[EVmodeler]

Congrats!

Any relation?

 

[zhackwyatt]

Day 0: Tuesday 9 February

Vehicle Visibility hadn't showed any changes since Marlin, my Grabber Blue First Edition, arrived in Wilmington, DE on the 5th. This morning, my dealer, Narh, at Koons Silver Spring Ford/Lincoln called this morning to tell me the car had just been unloaded. I asked him if they could prep it so I could come by this afternoon to check it out and squeeze in a quick photo session and test drive.

Unfortunately, I had to rush home for a meeting at 5:00 and another at 7:00. We'll pick Marlin up tomorrow afternoon.

They hadn't finished cleanup, etc. but I talked them into letting me get a few shots in the sunshine since we'll have gray skies and snow coming for the next several days. I also talked them into me taking Marlin it for a test drive. Picture 1 is my new avatar shot with Marlin in the sun.

One little oddity. After we did the quick paperwork for me to do the test drive, I walked back to the car and pressed the button to open the door. It didn't open. I tried a few times, then pressed the unlock button on the fob and the door opened when I pressed the button -- odd. I wonder if some of the irregular opening with PAAK might be happening with fobs, too?

First up was trying to activate Marlin in Ford Pass. I did the phone part, responded on the Sync screen, but it didn't fully activate until after I got home. I successfully paired my iPhone with the Sync -- that was easy. After setting mirrors and position it was time for a quick quick spin.

Quick quick spin? Not a typo. I didn't have long and made the best of it. The Mach E is fast.

The picture below is my very unofficial, self-timed 0-60. I'll believe Ford's stats!

After lots of driving with traffic then jackrabbiting ahead, I held 50 mph around a pair of 35 mph ramps and was pushing my limits more than the car's.

60-90 was effortless. I broke 80 repeatedly without trying as I hopped around and passed commuters heading north out of town. Really glad I had slowed down during that section coming back to the dealership when I passed the cop who was sitting at the side of the road! I do like having Waze up on the big screen using Apple Car Play

The seats could use more bolster when hitting curves hard but they'll be fine for 99% of driving. They are really comfy, though! Ford just needs to put more appropriate seats in the GT.

I understand the comments folks made about motion sickness. I went straight into testing Marlin in Unbridled One-Pedal-Drive and hitting it hard. After a fast set of twisties I think I left my stomach in a mailbox I went past. It came back quickly, though.

The B&O sound system is great and I was pumped when I hit a section I had planned to drive hard just as Kanye's Power came on. Having Spotify native in Apple Car Play was great, too. I tossed the Forum's collaborative Mach E playlist (Unbridled) in for background music. I mixed up the drive between stereo and Propulsion Sounds on, Propulsion Sounds only, and no artificial sounds. It was actually pretty cool to hear the whine of the electric motors as the OPD accelerated and decelerated.

Sorry, I can't answer lots more questions -- yet. I will be driving a lot more Friday and Saturday.

We're supposed to get some snow starting tomorrow night. Hopefully I can find a snowy, unplowed lot Thursday morning for some snowy donut traction testing!

Coming attractions: Road trip to Florida commences in 2-1/2 weeks!

I'll close with a pic of Marlin alone:

I was going to ask if you got any looks or thumbs up from other drivers, but it sounds like you were going too fast for them to see you, lol.

 

[Gimme_my_MME]

I'd say the lack of replies from him is a very good sign. Means he's out enjoying it and driving around

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