Any early adopters with buyer remorse?

[timbop]

It is as though the car rocks from front to back as I drive over bumps in the road and it becomes like a constant rocking sensation while driving along the highway. I do love the car a lot, but there is room for an improved level of driving comfort in my experience.

Yeah, it isn't the smoothest ride out there, but it's my fourth mustang so I have no qualms whatsoever about the ride. It rides smoother than any of my previous three, but I also turned off the 1 pedal drive after a few weeks and find the ride better as a conventional 2 pedal experience. For your "bounciness" you might need to adjust your speed a little faster or slower to avoid the harmonics of the seams in the highway.

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[SnBGC]

I got what I wanted, which was a larger EV with reasonable range that could easily transport 4 grown adults and plenty of cargo space (front and back). I have had the car for about 18 days and have over 1900 miles so I am clearly finding the vehicle more useful for my needs compared to my previous BEV.

I regret getting the First Edition. A base Premium would have been just as good for me and $10,800 less.

It also really bothers me that I only get one fob and that one doesnt have remote start. Something that I use frequently. It also bothers me that I can't manage my car's settings remotely via a website but have to suffer with an app that is constantly refreshing to the point where it is practically useless and drains my cell battery by lunchtime.

For $60k.....I expected more, which I only have myself to blame because I signed on the dotted line. Nobody forced me to buy this car....it was my choice so I will own it and make the best of it. For $49k......I think I would be much more satisfied with the trade-offs I made getting this car vs my previous BEV.

If I had to do it again... .still would buy a MME.....just a different spec. It would be Premium RWD with standard range battery. That version would make me happier I believe.

 

[louibluey]

MME GB FE is my first experience with 346 hp in a car (other than aircraft, first NAVY trainer was 550 shaft hp). I really like the way the AWD MME does not burn rubber, but just bites into the pavement and darts off. It is probably just traction control or similar, but I like it, a lot. Plus no detectable torque steer, I hated that in Bolt.

 

[Ma9573]

No regrets for me with the car whatsoever. In hindsight if I'd known so many people were going to cancel orders I wouldn't have reserved one and just kept an eye out for cancellations, which is how I got my car a couple months earlier than my 9/23 reservation. Now my original dealer is giving me the run around about my deposit, so it's looking like I'll just lose the $500 ?, but I'm not giving up yet, not by a long shot lol. VW on the other hand credited me the deposit I put on an ID4 First Edition within 24 hours, and it was all done through the main VW website.

 

[buffasnow]

Now my original dealer is giving me the run around about my deposit, so it's looking like I'll just lose the $500 ?, but I'm not giving up yet, not by a long shot lol. VW on the other hand credited me the deposit I put on an ID4 First Edition within 24 hours, and it was all done through the main VW website.

If you did not sign anything saying the deposit was nonrefundable and the dealer continues to be recalcitrant, you might look into having your credit card company reverse the charge. Can't hurt to try.

 

[JimmyL]

A bit, honestly.

The jiggly ride is the biggest one, followed by the light steering and slippery tires, but there have been some glitches with SYNC, and the buzziness of the speedometer screen are also detracting from my enjoyment.

I'm still enjoying it, just absolutely not 100% enjoyment, until I can remedy the ride, and Ford can remedy the screen buzzes, and the SYNC and FordPass issues.

There's a part of me that wishes I'd had a chance to drive the car first. I probably would have passed until the GT was available, or waited to assess other vehicles like the ID.4.

Not many here mentioned a jiggly ride. It kind of explains why some feel motion sickness during a drive. I will be taking a test drive soon. Not sure what to expect on Florida's roads.

 

[Mirak]

Zero regrets. I have a few little frustrations but overall my grabber blue FE is a joy to drive and it sure turns heads.

The issues:
- side mirrors don’t auto-fold
- lift gate sensor is inconsistent
- some software settings (interior motion sensor - off) refuse to be retained
- pony puddle lamps continue to be a mystery as to when they’ll come on
- PAAK half-baked at best
- Ford Plug & Charge didn’t work for me
- driver screen buzz

I’ll be taking the car in for service for the first two issues. The next four will likely be ironed out with software updates. I doubt the screen buzz will ever be fixed but I can’t even hear it unless I’m in park with no other ambient noise.

So none of this really affects my day-to-day enjoyment of the car. I’m absolutely glad to be driving Sonic now as opposed to waiting 6mos for some of this to be fixed.

Oh and I have no regrets going with the FE. I already wanted the extended range AWD, and I really love the grabber blue color, matching interior stitching, and red brake calipers. The thing looks AMAZING. I basically paid about 5% more for that stuff and Id do it again.

 

[rplinpa]

No regrets, but I agree with the frustration. My dealer is clueless.

I feel like if I want answer to things I either forget about it or turn to this forum for answers. I don't know if it is the dealer or Ford to blame here, but I suspect some of each.

The dealer didn't bother to bone up on all the new technology and Ford didn't follow up to make sure the Dealer was up to speed. Worse for me is I am not a tech guy and the screen is not intuitive to me.

I can not figure out, for instance, how to turn on the radio when my phone seems to be connected. I push the Mustang icon in the upper left and see no setting for the radio. I push my photo in the upper middle and see no radio. I'm like, seriously, this $60K toy doesn't have an easy way to turn on the radio? That is one of a million questions I have my dealer would be useless for.

But, I love the car and am glad I got the FE. If I hadn't done that, however, and knew what I know now about dealer ignorance, I would have waited for the 2022.

 

[JerseyMike]

Absolutely love this car! Got a thumbs up from a Tesla driver yesterday

 

[SnBGC]

No regrets, but I agree with the frustration. My dealer is clueless.

I feel like if I want answer to things I either forget about it or turn to this forum for answers. I don't know if it is the dealer or Ford to blame here, but I suspect some of each.

The dealer didn't bother to bone up on all the new technology and Ford didn't follow up to make sure the Dealer was up to speed. Worse for me is I am not a tech guy and the screen is not intuitive to me.

I can not figure out, for instance, how to turn on the radio when my phone seems to be connected. I push the Mustang icon in the upper left and see no setting for the radio. I push my photo in the upper middle and see no radio. I'm like, seriously, this $60K toy doesn't have an easy way to turn on the radio? That is one of a million questions I have my dealer would be useless for.

But, I love the car and am glad I got the FE. If I hadn't done that, however, and knew what I know now about dealer ignorance, I would have waited for the 2022.

Try touching the center of the volume knob. That should turn on the radio.

 

[prdude]

None yet. We’ve been nothing but super impressed. Haven’t had any issues except PAAK being a little slow to recognize. Certainly no deal breaker. So impressed we’re doubling down and buying one for me too.

I've had similar experiences with PAAK. It does always function in the end. But it is sometimes slow to recognize and behaves erratically at times

 

[prdude]

No. I’m loving the car, as painful as the wait and delays were. As a matter of fact I’m starting to regret not purchasing outright (I went Ford Options). Though now it will be easier to go GT in three years (though financially stupid). ?

I‘ve had zero issues with my car,

I could also see myself jumping to the GT, after my Ford Options balloon comes due in three years ....... Cyber Orange = hubba hubba

 

[jdsimard2012]

White Premium AWD Extended Battery - no regrets, love it!

 

[AllenXS]

More in terms of where the market is heading. Could be totally wrong but in five to ten years the car works well be starting to look different. Maybe a bit optimistic. At least with the mach-e in going to have fun in the meantime.

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