What is the most you would pay for a Mach E

[ElectrifyME]

Had an ordered premium being delivered this week to dealer but they wanted 5k over msrp. I told them no thanks and ordered a CT5 saving me 12k compared to the adm price they were asking.

They weren’t honoring the ordered msrp? Ugh my big fear at the end of the day when this car ever gets here. $68k, minus a $8k special offer and no tax incentive is really hard to swallow. In the meantime I will have had to decide to cancel a $70k Tesla Y. And I could end up with no car if the dealer pulls a stunt. Perfect.

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[randomvoice]

I paid 68K for the GT I think and thought it is well worth the money. After the tax credit, it pops down the price to 60Kish which is a fair value in my opinion. Yeah I can get an ICE car but I think people don't really do and Apples to Apples when comparing these. Batteries are crazy expensive which is a cost that gets added on top of the ICE car components. None of the ICE SUVs in the same price range will have the same performance to efficiency ratio. I pay 12 cents for electricity and it is dirt cheap to run my Mach E GT even at full throttle compared to a BMW or other gas guzzlers of the same size.

Having said that, if the tax incentive goes away, anyone paying over msrp for these especially since the 2023 prices are up should just walk away and wait. If you bought my same spec GT and the tax incentive goes away in 2023, you're literally paying 12K more than what I paid for the same car. I really think that is absurd.

 

[voxel]

I bought loaded GTPE for $69K (price protected) this summer but didn't care for it. The track mode isn't ready for prime time and MagneRide is underwhelming. At $62K after the tax credit.. it's an okay deal. I would not pay 2023 prices unless they fixed some things.

I think the Premium AWD ER at the old $56K price is a FANTASTIC bargain for an EV. At $13K more... I don't think the MagneRide, nicer seats, spoked wheels, and extra acceleration are worth it.

To me, the absolute most I'd pay for a GTPE would be $65K after all rebates.

 

[itsthenewdc]

Despite some minor changes (at least in my eyes) and technically the vehicle being newer than my '21 Infinite Blue First Edition.. the cost of the vehicle is now ~$9k more and that's before a markup. That's like 15-20%. of an increase for virtually nothing better. I understand the cost of batteries have gone up, but you're paying a hefty premium for being "late to the game" to get a Mach-E now.

 

[moparguy]

At $80k out the door I am getting Tesla Model Y Performance.

 

[AKgrampy]

For me it will just depend on what other cars do cost wise. If all cars go up about the same I will remain interested; however, if the Mach price increases significantly with respect to its competitors then I will give them a serious look. My hope is there will be some lower cost quality vehicles released in the next few years. My fear is there will be less expensive batteries that do not operate as well in the cold. By that I mean issues other than the loss of range we all currently experience. My understanding is that the battery Ford is moving to has poorer cold weather performance.

 

[c max]

it depends on each person's situation.....I would not pay over $45000, and that would be tough without incentives......I was very lucky, just made the qualifications for getting the NJ incentive on my '21 Select SR RWD, $5000, no sales tax in NJ on EVs, saves $3000 approx. and of course the $7500 fed tax credit....overall a great deal.....I am retired and unfortunately will now have long term care costs to deal with, so maybe this is my last new car (75 yr old).....with the cost of EV's going up, I would probably go back to a plug-in......with the limited, local type driving that I do, I could use almost all battery......in my c max energi I would go months without using gas......

 

[Zer0t]

I used the large price increase on the GTPE for 23 to maximize the selling price of my 22. I got the MSRP that I paid for it and NJ has no sales tax. I re-used the registration for a small fee and basically lost the dealer doc fee. I did receive the 7500 tax credit because I bought with no intention to sell. That only changed when I found the HVBJB issue untenable. The car is great but I really don’t see how it’s worth 78,000 bucks. I paid just 80,490 for a loaded Lightning lariat.

however, as much as I like electric cars, if they continue to accelerate in price I’ll go back to ICE for my vehicle. I will probably continue to try and go EV for my wife. The prices all around are getting quite high. Tesla is starting to look cheap and they’ve gone up a ton.

 

[Hdscreens]

They, said they prolly have two other buyers ready to purchase and that Ford raised the price on Mach E by 10k so I would be lucky to just pay 5k over. Exact build for a 23’ is actually 5k more so if I really wanted the premium Mach e I would have ordered a 23’ from different dealer. One thing I despise is arguing over money so it was an easy decision to let them sell it to whoever else and take my business elsewhere.​

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They weren’t honoring the ordered msrp? Ugh my big fear at the end of the day when this car ever gets here. $68k, minus a $8k special offer and no tax incentive is really hard to swallow. In the meantime I will have had to decide to cancel a $70k Tesla Y. And I could end up with no car if the dealer pulls a stunt. Perfect.

 

[DennisD]

Seeing how car prices keep getting increase, what is the most you would pay for a GTPE before looking at something else? Ask another way, what's the most FORD can charge for a MME GTPE before you start looking elsewhere?

Now that the GTPE is approaching 80k out the door, its really getting hard to justify such a high price when there are tons of other options available.

Granted the EVs are more expensive than ICE, but 80k can get you into a base Porsche or nicely option BMW, Merc, Audi.

When I ordered my MME back in November of 21, I was on the fence of whether this was going to be an investment (buy and sell ASAP) or if I were going to keep it. I would say 50/50 on it.

Fast forward to a month ago when my Premium ER AWD came in, I figured (with tax credit) I was all in at around 52K.

While I was still on the fence, I started driving it and really liked it. Liked it enough to keep it.

From the time that I heard it was going to come in (around August), to the time I registered it, the used car market has dropped around 5 k. I don't see any relief of it coming back. My son in law has a Ram truck that has gone down around 5 k in the same amount of time.

I would (if I wanted a GT), wait just a few more months and you will be able to get a smokin' deal w/o the tax credit on a very nice used 22.

I have owned multiple Corvettes and I always thought a guy was crazy to purchase them new. If you wait, one can usually find a low mileage Vette for penny's on the dollar. I think the same will be true for the GT MME.

Buyers remorse will settle in here shortly on those that spent more than 10K ADM on any of them. It may make sense to buy one before Jan. 2023 (with the tax credit), but I think these new ones in 23 will be hard to move and the 22's will be snatched up at a bargain in comparison to yesterday's prices.

It is just a matter of time before someone is starting a thread on this forum talking about the "crazy times" that people were spending that much on a MME.

When the market is hot, sit and wait for it to cool if you don't need to purchase soon.

Just my 2 cents..........

 

[Cm12]

I wouldn’t pay more than about $5000 over whatever the Premium AWD ER costs. The extra acceleration just isn’t worth it, to me. In fact, I probably wouldn’t actually pay that either since the SR is sufficient for 95% of my driving and I have an ICE as backup. The extra 50 or so miles with the ER isn’t worth the extra $6000 (or whatever it is now, maybe $8,000?).

When I look at it from that perspective, for me personally, it becomes almost $20,000 more to get a GTPE than a SR AWD Premium just to get a faster 0-60 and 50 extra miles. The AWD SR is already really, really fast compared to any ICE competition in its price range, so the extra speed of the GTPE doesn’t really mean much to me. $20,000 would be enough to buy and build out a really nice off road 4x4 in addition to my Mach E, so if I had that kind of disposable income, I’d do that and still not buy the GTPE.

In short, practically speaking, the SR Premium AWD is too good to justify a GTPE IMO.

 

[Mrn]

$48,875.00 total before the tax incentive, not a penny more or less

 

[Guss-E 2021]

I wouldn't pay a penny more than I did, and am not at all sure I didn't pay too much already. I'm not mad, but $1,000 a month gets a bunch of different cars these days.

Right. I paid $58k for a 2022 Mach-E Premium AWD ER. The car is barely that ($8kish was just the battery upgrade). But I didn't get it to save money (at least not initially). I was sick of dealing with gasoline and needed to move from a sedan to something with a hatchback. The Model Y had no tax credit or Android Auto so I have a Mach-E. I very much like my car and enjoy driving again.

That being said, the $69,140 my dealer is now asking for the same car indicates to me drug usage was involved with the pricing.

 

[Vulnox]

I wouldn't pay for a GTPE after having the Premium unless the GTPE came down to sub-$50k. But even then the Premium would probably be around $38k... and again would have a hard time paying for a GTPE. I wanted a GTPE before we got the Premium because I thought the Mag ride was going to be something we always wished we had, but now that we have put miles on the Premium, and after taking it down a dirt road yesterday, I see no reason at all to pay the up charge on a GTPE, at least in terms of the value for the mag ride.

So for OPs question, probably not a good candidate. If it was a more general, what would I pay for the car we bought, I think what we paid is about the cap. I wouldn't pay '23 prices for almost any EV out there with their current limitations compared to an ICE or Plug-in hybrid. Our '22 Premium would be almost $19k more expensive in '23 due to price increase and loss of tax credit.

I love this car, which I should probably have started with. Ford nailed it and I have no issues with what we got. After A-Plan, rebate, tax credit, and what we got for selling our Focus Electric (for thousands more than we bought it for), this car will cost us around $42k (with taxes included). I think that is a great price.

If we had to wait for a '23, that came in 2023 anyway as it seems some '23 owners might get theirs before EoY, the car would cost us about $60k after just A-Plan and selling the Focus, and assuming no or minimal tax credit. It's a fantastic vehicle, just not a $60k vehicle. Especially given that after rebates and A-Plan, that is only a couple thousand less than our infinitely more capable in almost every metric 2021 F-150 PowerBoost, that aside from having more interior room, hauls more, tows more, has cooled seats and second row heated seats, and can function as a 7.2kW generator.

Again, not knocking the Mach-E AT ALL. I have been stealing the Mach-E every chance I get as I love driving it. It's just a conversation about value for money, and the new prices just don't make sense on that front. Heck, even if I tried to buy the '23 version of my F-150, it would cost about $8k more just in MSRP, and have fewer features than my '21 due to chip shortage feature removal. I wouldn't pay that either. Hoping these two vehicles last us until prices make sense again.

 

[Blue highway]

I see it a little differently. I look at the price relative to what else I can get. MME's have gone up a lot, but not as much as a lot of other things I'd consider. I still think the premium is the sweet spot in the range for value.

From what I'm seeing in supply chain, we are looking at another 10% year over year price increase this year for cars in general.

From Money magazine for perspective:

10 car brands with the biggest price hikes over the last year, according to Kelley Blue Book:​

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1. Tesla: 20.5%
   1. Porsche: 18.9%
   2. Honda: 18.4%
   3. Jeep: 16.6%
   4. Mitsubishi: 16.3%
   5. Acura: 15.6%
   6. Kia: 14.4%
   7. Infiniti: 13.7%
   8. Chrysler: 13.3%
   9. BMW: 13.1%

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