Why the hate?

[rcechinel]

Unless there is violence involved, I don't give a ...

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[Mach1E]

Other than mentions in threads like this, I've never seen any hate for the MME.

Try going to a car show and stand just far enough away so you can hear what people are saying, but not so close they realize it’s your car.

You’ll hear more “honest” opinions.

It’s kinda like a bad hair cut. Not many people will tell you they don’t like it to your face.

Now on the internet or behind your back……. You’ll hear what they really think!

This car is controversial, and that’s ok.

It could also depend on where you live. Are you closer to the “fake nice” coast or the “real mean” coast? ?

 

[Glen Boise]

Next time someone tells you it is not a "Mustang", tell them it is an "Adult Mustang". Something that older people can more easily get in the back seat. I am 70 so I can say this. Besides, it used to be common to have variations of the same car names. How many of you remember station wagon versions that used to be offered for most car names? (I regret forgetting to ask the Tesla owners. at the Earth Day car show, if they received admiring inquiries or other comments, when they parked their cars.)

 

[Davedough]

I was waiting to pick up my daughter from school yesterday and as the kids were being released, I overheard one kid saying "It looks like they copied a Tesla and dropped it a little bit" which I found odd because I don't think it really looks like a Tesla in the slightest, but hey... 8th graders. Then immediately it was followed up by a kid who came up to my window, gave me a thumbs up and said "I really like your car!"

 

[Chuck]

I truly don't understand the hate people have for the mach-e. There seems to be extreme sides of either loving it or hating it with most people being the latter. I've had people tell me it isn't a car, send me mean memes about it being the ugliest mustang ever made, etc. Why? It isn't our fault Ford decided to put a Mustang badge on it.

I haven't seen much hate and I live in car mecca USA, Southern California. Where are you seeing this?

 

[The Electric Duo]

In the past year, we've taken Blucifer to a few car shows, EV events, and of course charging stations. Mostly, the attention is overwhelmingly positive. I've learned that there are 3 types of haters: Not a Mustang, Tesla is better, and EVs suck.

For the Not a Mustang crowd, I've found that many of them have never even owned a Mustang. For many of those, I end the conversation by simply asking, "What Mustang do you have?" For the ones that are just trying to ask why it is a Mustang, I'll point out that 1) it has a lot of Mustang styling (including the special Grabber Blue), 2)it is quicker than many of the Mustangs ever built, adn 3) it got them a ton of free publicity. "Do you think everything from tech magazines to major news channels would give it as much attention if it were an electric Escape?"

For the Tesla is better, I just throw out all the stats: real world range comparisons, 0-60 times, etc. When they bring up FSD, that one is easy. That's a $12,000 beta. Even if I bought a Tesla, I wouldn't spend $12k on that. When they bring up the charging network, I tell them about our road trips and show them PlugShare for here in Colorado - way more CCS than Tesla SCs.

And for the EVs suck, sometimes you just gotta move on. But, for the ones that are open minded, I go through the list of myths they have. "They are worse for the environment." "You can't take a road trip." "The batteries die every 3 years." Etc.

 

[Chuck]

For the Not a Mustang crowd, I've found that many of them have never even owned a Mustang.

Ding, ding, ding. Winner, winner chicken dinner.

I had one person, ONE, in the year that I've owned my Mach E say, "it's not a Mustang." My response was, "This is my fifth Mustang, I've driven over a half a million miles in Mustangs. And, this one is the best. By far. It's not even close." He didn't respond, he just walked away.

 

[JCHLi]

It’s the internet, people love…… to hate everything!

Even the “anti-hate” people say some nasty things! Love, peace, acceptance………. Until someone disagrees with me!

Wouldn’t it be nice if we were able to prescribe “chill pills” to people?

WRONG!!!

Oops, that's my initial response to pretty much any opinion on the internet....

 

[Timelessblur]

I have only had one person in a year say something directly to me in person say they do not care for it by saying not a mustang.
I have heard someone right after I got my car talking with their friend about it is not a mustang and acted like it just wrong.

People just don't like change.

As for people who ask me my thoughts I have said I would love a mustang coupe but I can afford to have a pure toy car and I still have a family. I needed a car that I can put my daughter in the back seat and transport my 70lb dog. Plus still I need room to take stuff around to transport it. The Mach E fits that need plus fun to drive.

I always will admit that if it was not called a Mustang chances are I would of not paid any attention to it. It put it on my radar and I bought my car for on its own. The name just put it on my radar.

 

[ReelSweet]

This is what's out there "on-line"

For those that say.."it's not a mustang"....I ask ..."are you Ford Motor Company?" "Do you get to decide that?"

 

[Carsinmyblood]

My line:

You might not think it's a Mustang, but Ford got you to come look at it.

 

[heisnuts]

There can't be too much hate if Ford had to shut down reservations for the rest of the year because they can't make enough right now to fill demand.

 

[Magnamover]

I have had no negative comments on the Mach E. This is my 4th "Mustang". I had an 11 GT coupe with the manual and a Edlebrock supercharger that made 650hp. It felt no faster than stock because it would only spin the tires in gears 1-4. Next I had a 16 GT convertible with the 6 sp auto. Had some comments about it not being a real Mustang because it was an auto. It was faster than my previous because of the auto. I currently have an 18 GT convertible auto with magneride and active exhaust. I drove it yesterday and the Mach E today. The convertible feels annoying slow off the line and I miss the tech of the Mach E. So, I don't listen to the online critics because I know that an auto is better than a manual and a Mach E GT PE is better than all of them.

 

[Deleted member 9461]

MY neighbor has 3 fords, a truck, and two cars, his only thing was why did they have to call it a mustang? but, he borrowed to go to the drive in, and low and behold, most popular person there, he stated even a tesla owner came and talked to him, he's a younger hard worker, not into technology type, so most of his answers were, I borrowed it from my neighbor, it's a golf cart...it has a battery somewhere.

 

[v8318cid]

That's not a Maverick! (said no one ever?)

Oh, I did have someone ask me how much the battery had degraded over the last year the other day. I just smiled and said "not at all".

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