"iTs NoT a MuStAnG!"

[drivenfilms]

Went to my first big car meet with the Mach E, in fact it's one of the biggest Cars & Coffee events in the U.S...I've got to say, I've never owned a car that has gotten so much attention. That being said, a good amount of that attention was sadly, very negative. It's sad how much hate is shown to this car, especially from fellow Mustang owners.

How many of you have experienced this sort of hate on your Mach E?

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[Chuck]

I don't understand why people are annoyed at others being annoyed about the Mustang name.

 

[JohnnyForensic]

I don't understand why people are annoyed at others being annoyed about the Mustang name.

Because some people are just annoyed, and some people will squirt ketchup and mustard on them, or key them, or slash tires, all because of them thinking that their opinion on the name is greater than Ford's. (At least this is why I care.)

 

[drivenfilms]

It's not that I'm annoyed that they complain about the name. I couldn't care less, in fact if Ford decided to call it the Edsel, I'd still have bought it. (Ok, maybe not the Edsel...) The name itself doesn't matter to me.

I bought the Mach E over the Model Y because I trust Ford and I think that the Model Y looks like a turtle on wheels.

No one knew it was my car, since I was sitting at my company tent next to it where there were other show-worthy cars. The stuff I heard was pretty much unfiltered. I got a ton of "Holy shit that's ugly" and a few variations of "this guy must've voted for Biden" or "fuckin' liberal". Heck, both of those statements are completely false.

When a car begins to be attached to a political belief, especially one as hate and violence filled as what we've seen this past year, things get a little annoying.
This car seems to bring out the worst in the car community, that's for sure.

 

[ZuleMME]

Because some people feel that have a right to deny the trademark holder from putting that trademark on whatever they please because somehow they are special...

 

[jennq]

The best thing I heard in one review was that this is actually the way to "save" the Mustang from extinction since the writing is on the wall for ICEs. I hadn't really thought about it that way before

 

[JohnnyForensic]

It's not that I'm annoyed that they complain about the name. I couldn't care less, in fact if Ford decided to call it the Edsel, I'd still have bought it. (Ok, maybe not the Edsel...) The name itself doesn't matter to me.

I bought the Mach E over the Model Y because I trust Ford and I think that the Model Y looks like a turtle on wheels.

No one knew it was my car, since I was sitting at my company tent next to it where there were other show-worthy cars. The stuff I heard was pretty much unfiltered. I got a ton of "Holy shit that's ugly" and a few variations of "this guy must've voted for Biden" or "fuckin' liberal". Heck, both of those statements are completely false.

When a car begins to be attached to a political belief, especially one as hate and violence filled as what we've seen this past year, things get a little annoying.
This car seems to bring out the worst in the car community, that's for sure.

From the other side, I see the same concerns. I *am* a liberal, and I *did* vote for Biden, and absolutely none of that has to do with finally getting a (more) affordable, family sized, fully electric car that's got a good range and is fun to drive while also costing less to operate into the marketplace. We should ALL be celebrating that as far as I'm concerned.

 

[DYohn]

Some ass here in Arizona looked at my car as I was loading groceries into it and sneered, "Goddamn liberal." I just smiled and asked him how many miles per gallon he gets in his GMC pickup?

 

[drivenfilms]

I agree @JohnnyForensic -- I'm actually not liberal OR conservative but I actually care about what I leave behind for future generations. I also enjoy not having to pay $50+ for a tank of gas

 

[phidauex]

So far my experiences have all been positive. Got a few joking "four door mustang, what has the world come to?" comments from some guys in the workshop I share, but they were just messing around and really liked the design of the car after getting to look it over.

This weekend I parked near a group of other Mustangs and a few of the owners were outside when I was done shopping, they said I should have parked in the same row so we'd have all the generations in one row. I complimented their cars, and we had a good chat. I doubt we all had the same political beliefs but we had some good looking cars.

 

[drivenfilms]

So far my experiences have all been positive. Got a few joking "four door mustang, what has the world come to?" comments from some guys in the workshop I share, but they were just messing around and really liked the design of the car after getting to look it over.

This weekend I parked near a group of other Mustangs and a few of the owners were outside when I was done shopping, they said I should have parked in the same row so we'd have all the generations in one row. I complimented their cars, and we had a good chat. I doubt we all had the same political beliefs but we had some good looking cars.

To be fair, I did get a lot of positive comments. But like anything in life...the negative sticks out more than the positive.

 

[AzCoronaDog]

Sadly, the MME GT PE being the quickest production "Mustang" ever built will just add to the aggravation of the perpetually outraged crowd. The consolation prize will be ICE having the higher top speed, but I can do 0 - the speed limit (or so...) at every light.

I have always been a Chevy guy, having owned 3 generations of Camaro's and two generations of trucks. Even so, I never understood the animosity between the Camaro and Mustang people or Ford and Chevy truck people. I guess competition and tribalism are in our DNA.

I live in Scottsdale now, so Mustangs and Teslas are near the bottom of the food chain when half the cars I pass are in the 6 figure range! Pretty sure my "Mustang" is invisible to those people, so I have not heard any comments, good or bad. LOL

 

[AzCoronaDog]

Some ass here in Arizona looked at my car as I was loading groceries into it and sneered, "Goddamn liberal." I just smiled and asked him how many miles per gallon he gets in his GMC pickup?

That was you? Sorry man, I was just kidding... it was before my MME got delivered. LOL

My GMC truck gets 16mpg when I drive it, but the wife gets 19mpg. (The accelerator pedal seems to stick for me.) I do love my giant truck, but I am so glad we are not going to the gas station every week anymore!

 

[timbop]

I guess competition and tribalism are in our DNA.

Yes, they are. A veneer of civilization and rationalism makes us think we've evolved beyond that, but deep down we are all still cavemen.

 

[Chudsaviet]

Went to my first big car meet with the Mach E, in fact it's one of the biggest Cars & Coffee events in the U.S...I've got to say, I've never owned a car that has gotten so much attention. That being said, a good amount of that attention was sadly, very negative. It's sad how much hate is shown to this car, especially from fellow Mustang owners.

How many of you have experienced this sort of hate on your Mach E?

Some people say "Its not a mustang", but they don't mean anything bad
Here, in Washington state, I get a ton of positive attention, from ICE Mustang drivers, Tesla driver, and just from random people
To be honest, I bought the Mach-E not for the Mustang brand, brands does not mean much for me. I bought it because it's a very good EV SUV with a reasonable price tag.

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