memcm_expert
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- Randall
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All,
As I noted on another thread, I received a second email on my order from back in Oct. 2020. Their was a new order ID and the date was one day later than my original order date. So I started doing some investigating and thanks to Mark Levine, VP of Communications from Ford, I determined that I only had one order and the correct one was the first email I received about it.
So, while he was checking on that for me, I asked him if he could give me a guesstimate on when my Mach E would be built. Well, the news wasn't want I wanted to hear but it is what it is.
First, I do not have a production date. My order date is 10-4-2020.
Second, Mike's best guess is that it would be built in late April or early May. That means delivery at the earliest would be Mid June or Early July. Again, that is the earliest. More than likely, it would be early July to early August when you take into consideration how long it will sit at the factory and shipping it to the Pacific Northwest. Not to mention that Covid-19 has affected production in Mexico by 50% with Ford, according to the Mexican Government, being affected the most.
Since we are down to one car right now, I just don't think I can wait that long for delivery. So, I am starting to explore other options. While I would love to have a BEV, (I had an BMW i3 before and really enjoyed it) I'm now looking at the Volvo XC40 Recharge and some PHEV's that will give me the tax credit I want and need. I won't even look at a Tesla, JD Powers shows them at 259 problems per 100 vehicles. No thanks, I'll pass on that. I wish I could wait for a Lucid but that's not going to happen, either.
So, the search begins with limited options with what I want. Maybe I'll just get a used truck to do some things around the house until I can get the Mach E. Time will tell.
As I noted on another thread, I received a second email on my order from back in Oct. 2020. Their was a new order ID and the date was one day later than my original order date. So I started doing some investigating and thanks to Mark Levine, VP of Communications from Ford, I determined that I only had one order and the correct one was the first email I received about it.
So, while he was checking on that for me, I asked him if he could give me a guesstimate on when my Mach E would be built. Well, the news wasn't want I wanted to hear but it is what it is.
First, I do not have a production date. My order date is 10-4-2020.
Second, Mike's best guess is that it would be built in late April or early May. That means delivery at the earliest would be Mid June or Early July. Again, that is the earliest. More than likely, it would be early July to early August when you take into consideration how long it will sit at the factory and shipping it to the Pacific Northwest. Not to mention that Covid-19 has affected production in Mexico by 50% with Ford, according to the Mexican Government, being affected the most.
Since we are down to one car right now, I just don't think I can wait that long for delivery. So, I am starting to explore other options. While I would love to have a BEV, (I had an BMW i3 before and really enjoyed it) I'm now looking at the Volvo XC40 Recharge and some PHEV's that will give me the tax credit I want and need. I won't even look at a Tesla, JD Powers shows them at 259 problems per 100 vehicles. No thanks, I'll pass on that. I wish I could wait for a Lucid but that's not going to happen, either.
So, the search begins with limited options with what I want. Maybe I'll just get a used truck to do some things around the house until I can get the Mach E. Time will tell.
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