daemonic3
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I want to start this by saying OF COURSE this is anecdotal based on my first 4 weeks of ownership, but it seems like the pure bad luck of this is statistically astronomical so I wanted to poll other owners.... Has your Mach E had an unusually high number of pebbles hit the windshield compared to other vehicles you've owned?
In the past 20 years I've had 3 windshield chips that needed repair. A Ford Escape in early 2000's, a Toyota Avalon around 2010, and another Ford Escape around 2015. I started commuting weekly to the bay area (260 miles round trip) around 2016 and have used a Ford Escape and 2 different F150's. I've had no windshield chips on any of those. In fact, I cannot even remember hearing a pebble hit the windshield! Maybe they have but I do not remember it happening.
I've used the Mach E twice now to go to the bay area. In 2 round trips, I have had THREE pebbles hit the windshield, all 3 at random times on interstates and not related to each other. The first 2 I panicked but could not find any chips. The third one was MUCH louder and I had the sinking feeling it was a biggie and sure enough I have a dime sized star fracture.
As if it wasn't aggravating enough, my wife somehow thinks it was my fault I chipped her windshield. *sigh* Anyway the odds of this happening 3 times on 2 trips versus none in previous 5 years makes me wonder if the aerodynamics just make the Mach E susceptible and asking for other experiences. Granted I have not driven a sedan-like crossover like this in many years, so it could just be the general style of car as well.
In the past 20 years I've had 3 windshield chips that needed repair. A Ford Escape in early 2000's, a Toyota Avalon around 2010, and another Ford Escape around 2015. I started commuting weekly to the bay area (260 miles round trip) around 2016 and have used a Ford Escape and 2 different F150's. I've had no windshield chips on any of those. In fact, I cannot even remember hearing a pebble hit the windshield! Maybe they have but I do not remember it happening.
I've used the Mach E twice now to go to the bay area. In 2 round trips, I have had THREE pebbles hit the windshield, all 3 at random times on interstates and not related to each other. The first 2 I panicked but could not find any chips. The third one was MUCH louder and I had the sinking feeling it was a biggie and sure enough I have a dime sized star fracture.
As if it wasn't aggravating enough, my wife somehow thinks it was my fault I chipped her windshield. *sigh* Anyway the odds of this happening 3 times on 2 trips versus none in previous 5 years makes me wonder if the aerodynamics just make the Mach E susceptible and asking for other experiences. Granted I have not driven a sedan-like crossover like this in many years, so it could just be the general style of car as well.
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