Before it got dirty

[Trevor]

 

[shberry]

How did you get red brake calipers? Is that a First Edition?

 

[Trevor]

How did you get red brake calipers? Is that a First Edition?

Yes, First Edition.
Found one on the Ford site and dived on it. Was a cancelled order, so in stock.
Reckon I got lucky, looking at the current delivery times.
When I did my test drive, the dealer told me to buy one immediately, as there was going to be some long waits if I didn't. Guess he wasn't wrong.

 

[shberry]

Yes, First Edition.
Found one on the Ford site and dived on it. Was a cancelled order, so in stock.
Reckon I got lucky, looking at the current delivery times.
When I did my test drive, the dealer told me to buy one immediately, as there was going to be some long waits if I didn't. Guess he wasn't wrong.

How close to MSRP did you get?

 

[TheVirtualTim]

Interesting that you have an 'AWD' badge on the back. North American cars don't have that. -- we just have the "4" in the Mach-E badge on the door if it's AWD. (I wonder how Ford decides these things.)

 

[macchiaz-o]

I love that tilt up garage door, @Trevor. I never see those here and they just look really cool as they open or close.

Looks like you've mounted the mobile EVSE to an outside wall. I'm not sure about the specs in Europe but I think here it's not recommended to leave it outside all the time. I suppose it's probably fine if it's shaded from most rain and if the plug to the wall socket is protected from the elements.

 

[Trevor]

How close to MSRP did you get?

I paid MSRP. As we get fleeced on initial prices, I've not heard of dealers trying to sell above MSRP and if they had tried this with me, I'f have walked away. The purchase all went through the Ford site, so not sure if they had much opportunity.

 

[Trevor]

I love that tilt up garage door, @Trevor. I never see those here and they just look really cool as they open or close.

Looks like you've mounted the mobile EVSE to an outside wall. I'm not sure about the specs in Europe but I think here it's not recommended to leave it outside all the time. I suppose it's probably fine if it's shaded from most rain and if the plug to the wall socket is protected from the elements.

The garage door closing leaves about 2cm spare at the front, if I touch my buffer sponge at the rear. Not a lot of space and nothing else in there!

I initially had the bracket there and was going to hang it there below an external plug, but when I tried it, it tripped the fuse on the circuit board. Now I have an external charger there and have relegated the Ford unit to the boot.

 

[RickMachE]

The garage door closing leaves about 2cm spare at the front, if I touch my buffer sponge at the rear. Not a lot of space and nothing else in there!

I initially had the bracket there and was going to hang it there below an external plug, but when I tried it, it tripped the fuse on the circuit board. Now I have an external charger there and have relegated the Ford unit to the boot.

Gotta love "buffer sponge".

That is a tight fit. We also have an F-150, and with the bumper touching the wall, I have about 2 inches (5cm) of space.

The next place we buy better have a 25' deep garage...

 

[agdad]

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