AWDriftEV
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- Tesla Model 3 (20) , Tesla Model Y (21)
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Keep in mind that RWD vs. AWD is fundamentally a different VIN code. So it's not possible to "change" an existing order ... only to cancel and re-order a different vehicle configuration. This is also true of Tesla (the motor configuration is part of the VIN).
Of course Tesla cannot build and deliver a car in two days... when you go the Tesla route you're getting a car that was already manufactured and happens to match what you want. This is completely different with the Mach-E because cars being delivered right now are all pre-orders that were put in a year before the cars were built.
If you do a "Search Inventory" at Ford.com you can find Mach-E's on dealer lots that are available to buy -- typically retail orders where the buyer backed out. But it is a way to get a car quickly.
This is correct.
I think the challenge I have is that if you make a mistake on your tesla order the stores can assist. In fact the minute you place your order you get a text from a matched representative to ensure that you chosen the right configuration. Luckily the unit that I ordered from them had been built the previous week so I didnt have to wait the 2-7 weeks that the site stated, but I did when I ordered my model 3 in January of 2020 and I changed my order at that time from the RWD to the AWD LR with no issue.
The biggest issues that I have with tesla are related to the service center experience, but in my opinion it is one of the only places that they have a deficit.
I want Ford to not just survive, but to also win the volume for the US market I just think they have to figure out who to work within the constraints of the rules of the existing market...unlike tesla. and that is a detriment.
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