Thread for people who haven't gotten their Mach-E's yet to be grumpy in

[EELinneman]

I do. After two years I peel it off and it looks brand new. So much more satisfying than peeling it off and it looking the same.

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[jddrews]

I do. After two years I peel it off and it looks brand new. So much more satisfying than peeling it off and it looking the same.

I’m in the same camp.

 

[secretvampire]

Meh, I don’t think that is something to be grumpy about.

I do. After two years I peel it off and it looks brand new. So much more satisfying than peeling it off and it looking the same.

I should have qualified, when people leave them on and they get super yellowed and ragged and dirty and look far worse then just taking them off.

 

[jddrews]

I should have qualified, when people leave them on and they get super yellowed and ragged and dirty and look far worse then just taking them off.

That’s a problem, yes.

 

[phil]

Side note, has anyone ever known one of those people that leaves the plastic film on their electronics / appliances / whatever as "protection?" It's absolutely maddening.

For twelve years, I never noticed the film covering all the interior wood trim in my 300ZX. At that point, I should have just left it alone. Took a whole bottle of Goo Gone to clean up the mess.

 

[EELinneman]

That’s a problem, yes.

And, they make it hard to read the flashing 12:00 on the 1992 VCR!

 

[Sam2084]

Nice! Are you going to get these to keep the seats in your MME looking spring-time fresh?
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I would never. Im all about factory fresh.

 

[EELinneman]

Another reason I'm grumpy. We had solar installed almost 3 weeks ago. Our crappy local utility - IREA - also known as Intermountain Flash and Flicker may take 8 weeks or more to get a netmeter to install. F*&(*(*ing chip shortage hits me again. Car should arrive between 11/5 and 11/16 according to the Ford Ouiji board. Installed an EVSE in May this year in anticipation of using Uncle Sol to charge my car. Foiled again. At least for now.

 

[jddrews]

More maddening is when someone peels it off "for". THAT WAS MINE TO ENJOY

Oh that's sacrilege. Even if you wait a month or two like I do, you treat it like a ritual.

 

[mwsno]

Is ford tracking broken? Or it just mine because of delays? My car no longer populates.

https://shop.ford.com/vehicleordertracking

 

[jddrews]

On the subject of grumpiness... Today is the 6 month anniversary of my MME order. I went in knowing it was going to be a slog. I mean, even though my dealer guy told me I'd probably get delivery in June (A-HAHAHAHAH!!!!), I knew better. When I received the 6 week chip delay letter I shrugged because it already felt like the delay was baked in. No big deal. Production dates finally start showing up, built dates, shipping dates... it all created little shots of exhilaration. My production date got pushed back a week, but grumpy? Eh, whatevs. So far so good with everything and I'm anticipating delivery in about 3 weeks. That's even ahead of Ford's ETA. We'll see. Most of my anxiety is due to the ambiguity with Ford Options from month to month. It's pretty critical for my purchase plans. Really though, any grumpiness I have is directed toward my electrician who still needs to install the 14-50 plug outside, but he's doing it on the side and it's saving me lots of money. How could I complain? (He already upgraded my service to 200amps and installed a brand new panel.)

I know this journey isn't over and my car might get stuck in KC for a month for all I know. Again, we'll see. But a shout-out to the true purveyors of gump on this thread, HuntingPudel, Linneman, JeffMachE, Scoops, Snoops, Davedough, our dear OP and everyone else, is in order. Over the last 6 months I've languished in your stories, carried empathy through your trials and cheered your little victories. And now we're seeing deliveries. It's a glorious sight.

I've considered myself one of the lucky ones.

Just some thoughts on a Saturday morning. Now it's time to sip coffee and read the owners manual.

 

[Fat Mach]

Side note, has anyone ever known one of those people that leaves the plastic film on their electronics / appliances / whatever as "protection?" It's absolutely maddening.

Yes, I've been known to leave it on for the life of the product. ?

 

[veronicablack]

Is ford tracking broken? Or it just mine because of delays? My car no longer populates.

https://shop.ford.com/vehicleordertracking

It's currently "working" for me (and by that I mean it populates but with no new info since Oct 4). But it's definitely at times not populated for me. I called Ford Marketing a day or two ago when it kept giving me a 404 for my window sticker. I asked about it and the guy on the phone basically said their site is flaky and their IT people are working on it.

 

[HuntingPudel]

I should have qualified, when people leave them on and they get super yellowed and ragged and dirty and look far worse then just taking them off.

OK, when they get yellowed, that is something to be grumpy about. Dave, don't get your bat out. ?

 

[Jeremy]

Another reason I'm grumpy. We had solar installed almost 3 weeks ago. Our crappy local utility - IREA - also known as Intermountain Flash and Flicker may take 8 weeks or more to get a netmeter to install. F*&(*(*ing chip shortage hits me again. Car should arrive between 11/5 and 11/16 according to the Ford Ouiji board. Installed an EVSE in May this year in anticipation of using Uncle Sol to charge my car. Foiled again. At least for now.

My solar project was just cancelled this week due to lack of supply and installation workers. I'm super annoyed.

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