Cliche alert: 'a few fatal flaws' in a car that is 'well built overall': are we all driving a fabulous deathtrap?? ?
That's a bit of a hyperbole. I'm not aware of accidents related to the HVBJB let alone deaths.
Yes this is true. I saw a few bad ones at first but if you look at when they posted these videos, its usually over a year or 2. If you look at the videos posted within a few months looking at the post HVBJB issues the reviews start to change a lot! The few reviews that clinched it for me talked a lot about how much they loved the car, the drive, the smart driving features and the superior build quality over the Y (that most of the reviewers owned btw) and that the cons were the public charging issue with CCS stations (not an issue for me) and the missing of some nice to have features that the Tesla software excels at, not to mention the dumb design of the Frunk release lol. Again not an issue for me because where I live EVERYONE bought a Tesla or 2 over the past couple of years and when I ask them how many times they use all the "bells and whistles" the Tesla has, all of them admitted they only do so when "showing off" which falls off greatly once EVERY ONE you know already owns a Tesla and you've had it a few months LOL. Honestly after about 500 miles a car become ALL about the drive and the feeling you get when you step in and out of it. And for that the MME has so much more plus curb appeal than the boring design of Teslas.
Exactly what I did this month. Bought my MME on Friday. LOVING it.
2021GTPE 13000 miles and no problem. Best car I have ever had. I traded in a BMW X6 that was also a great car.
whatever problems it may have had in the past my friend they no longer exist. At least not in our 2023 Machi GT. The only complaint we have had with fit and finish was. The detail guy forgot to put edge stripping on the passengers door. Oh darn, that took a five minute fix.
I’ve been wondering the same thing. I love my Mach-E. I’ve had it a year and a half with over 16,000 miles and not one problem. Only minor glitches. I think most of the YouTube videos are people paid by Tesla to make any other EV look bad. I think it’s a great car and worth the money!
My opinion is that it's generational and ego based. Most YouTuber's are younger while most forum members here are older. The older crowd isn't going to be as harsh towards the technology. My dad, as an example, doesn't want anything digital and would have nothing to compare the MME against. The younger crowd is more likely to compare the vehicle technologically with its peers. The MachE technologically is on the crappy end of the spectrum, the charge curve compared to other comparable vehicles is terrible, the mobile app compared to its peers is lacking and the list goes on (excluding the HVBJB issues, which are major in of itself).
The warranty only helps if you can get the car repaired in a timely fashion. Our junction box failed catastrophically (left us stranded without warning) a few months ago, and it took just shy of two months for the only dealership in town to get around to fixing it. They were kind enough to provide us with a rental after a couple of weeks, but that doesn’t seem to be the norm. Relying on the warranty is fine if you have the flexibility and/or resources to deal with being without the car for upwards of a month, but Consumer Reports can’t base its reliability ratings on the assumption that everyone can absorb that cost and inconvenience without difficulty.
