Tru's thoughts on the Mach-E from second driving experience

[AndyS_OSU]

I’m not sure where @trutolife27 is from, but as a native Oklahoman and transplant Texan, his accent is making me feel right at home.

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[Kamuelaflyer]

I’m not sure where @trutolife27 is from, but as a native Oklahoman and transplant Texan, his accent is making me feel right at home.

I spent a lifetime flying between coasts snd everywhere in between and my first thought was “Fort Worth Center!”

 

[AndyS_OSU]

I spent a lifetime flying between coasts snd everywhere in between and my first thought was “Fort Worth Center!”

As a resident of Fort Worth I can vouch for this.

 

[Mopey]

Mine comes off a barge. You’d have to deal with some big longshoremen.

Mine, too. At least they have to be offloaded first since they are on top.

 

[trutolife27]

Saturday will have a First edition mache to check out. Should be fun to see all it has to offer.

 

[trutolife27]

You will see the hood with the mache compared to the model y. Really go sit in a 2020 mustang and lookout. Yes, the mache sits up higher, but you get kinda an idea of what it looks like from inside.

I tell you this the more I drive it the more I'm wanting to sit lower than I thought. I like to sit up, but it just feels so good when I adjusted it to the lowest hieght.

 

[trutolife27]

So we stopped and talked to the guy driving the tesla. He liked it. Things he pointed out. Looks better on the outside than any tesla and he thinks the interior looks better than the model y which he has also.

Still likes tesla because of the speed. Said he is a speed freak and if the mache was faster then he would really go look at one right now. But he said he is waiting to check out a mache gt when it comes out. He told me about his screen and how is waiting to get it replaced. Said he was not happy with Elon's latest comments about things lasting. He called Elon the great retractor. Promises too much and then backs off.

He kept asking me about when the BEV ford F-150 will come out because he will be getting one of those, he does not like the look of the cyber truck. Overall was a nice guy and he left me saying if EA charging can catch up and work then it will be a whole new ball game.

 

[SnBGC]

I am starting to think I should have waited for the GT. That is available without the glass roof......correct?

If the sun is already a problem and it is still wintertime then that doesnt bode well for us here in AZ.

 

[trutolife27]

I am starting to think I should have waited for the GT. That is available without the glass roof......correct?

If the sun is already a problem and it is still wintertime then that doesnt bode well for us here in AZ.

it's more from the front window and side window. The roof was fine. Have to tint the side windows for sure.

 

[timbop]

He called Elon the great retractor.

 

[Kamuelaflyer]

it's more from the front window and side window. The roof was fine. Have to tint the side windows for sure.

I’ll have the side windows tinted for sure. Presuming I actually get a car someday.

 

[JellyBelly]

@trutolife27 - thanks for the videos and details . ?

 

[SnBGC]

it's more from the front window and side window. The roof was fine. Have to tint the side windows for sure.

Was it just glare or did you feel a lot of heat coming through as well? I think the order guide said something about a special UV coating on the front door glass and windshield? I will try and see if I can find that again.

But okay. Tinting isnt the end if the world. I have to tint everything out here anyway so not a big deal. Just mainly worried about that glass roof. I guess worst case is I make a interior cover or screen for summertime...

 

[trutolife27]

Was it just glare or did you feel a lot of heat coming through as well? I think the order guide said something about a special UV coating on the front door glass and windshield? I will try and see if I can find that again.

But okay. Tinting isnt the end if the world. I have to tint everything out here anyway so not a big deal. Just mainly worried about that glass roof. I guess worst case is I make a interior cover or screen for summertime...

The roof was nice and cool. The side windows just the way the mache is sitting needs to be tinting
Or the window visors put on. I felt alot of rays from the side windows

 

[ARK]

So we stopped and talked to the guy driving the tesla. He liked it. Things he pointed out. Looks better on the outside than any tesla and he thinks the interior looks better than the model y which he has also.

Still likes tesla because of the speed. Said he is a speed freak and if the mache was faster then he would really go look at one right now. But he said he is waiting to check out a mache gt when it comes out. He told me about his screen and how is waiting to get it replaced. Said he was not happy with Elon's latest comments about things lasting. He called Elon the great retractor. Promises too much and then backs off.

He kept asking me about when the BEV ford F-150 will come out because he will be getting one of those, he does not like the look of the cyber truck. Overall was a nice guy and he left me saying if EA charging can catch up and work then it will be a whole new ball game.

Thanks for these videos, the Rapid Red is looking great.

I read something sort of crazy about the Model Y yesterday. Apparently some owners are experiencing substantial ear pain while driving, and people aren’t sure if something in the car is giving off a barely perceptible noise (infrasound), if it’s the hatch shaking while driving causing percussion, hallucination (psychosomatic), or something else.

Not sure if this link from the Tesla Motors Club will work, but the discussion is wild. If the link doesn’t work, it’s the top hit if you Google ‘Model Y ear pain’.

In the off-chance this is something BEVs are susceptible to (that TMC discussion has people talking how their Model S’s and E-Trons do the same thing), I definitely will be on the look out when testing the MME, but glad so far that neither you nor anyone else has mentioned any sort of similar thing as those unlucky MY owners who are experiencing ear pain while driving their cars.

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