60sFordGuy
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- First Name
- Bob
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- Jan 18, 2022
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- Tucson, Arizona
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- 63.5 Galaxie XL 427, 64 Falcon Sprint, 66 Mustang
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- retired USAF officer
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I'm an old new guy, 75 years old, and not very smart when it comes to computers. My wife and I, in addition to the four 1960s classic Fords we own, had owned a 2017 Chevy Bolt for the last four years and were quite happy with it overall as we spent $0.00 on its propulsion during those four years. We have solar panels on our roof which produce more electricity than the two of us can use and we only drove it locally so all charging was done at home. Then came the little problem of a few Bolts catching fire, safety recalls, recommendations from GM not to park in its garage, etc., etc. GM promised brand new battery packs with 8 year, 100,000 mile warranties, but little in the way of real action came our way. So, having read Car and Driver's rave review of the Mach E, culminating in a 2021 EV of the Year award, we went to our Ford dealer on July 21st and ordered one, while at the same time writing to GM and enquiring about selling our Bolt back to them as its resale value took a huge hit - "repurchasing" is what GM calls it. I have purchased several new cars in my life, and my experience regarding the MME is the strangest - notwithstanding the Coronavirus epidemic. Here I might mention that I worked at my local dealer, Jack Loftus Ford in Hinsdale, Illinois for three months in the Spring of 1964 at exactly the time when the original Mustang broke cover. I was a "lot boy" whose job was to wash the used cars, push a broom in the maintenance area, and drive customer"s home. When the 1964.5 (marketed as a 1965) Mustang arrived, there were never enough cars to meet demand. Customers were encouraged
to order cars equipped the way they wanted. If I can read my DuPont 1964 Automotive Colors book correctly, there were 27 (!!!) exterior colors for the Mustang buyer to choose from, and 12 interior colors. The dealer always kept at least one "demonstrator" car on hand for customers to see and drive. To begin with, Mustangs were built only at the Dearborn plant, but demand was so great that plants at Metuchen, New Jersey and San Jose, California soon added Mustangs to their build mix. After the initial surge, special order cars might be expected to arrive at dealers in 6 weeks. So now, 58 years later, GM has repurchased our Bolt from us and it's been seven months since we ordered our MME, and we can't get much information about when we will ever see it. We haven't driven one, haven't even seen one except fleetingly on the road - a total of four. Now that we have found your forum, we hope to get some real time honest information. Thanks.
to order cars equipped the way they wanted. If I can read my DuPont 1964 Automotive Colors book correctly, there were 27 (!!!) exterior colors for the Mustang buyer to choose from, and 12 interior colors. The dealer always kept at least one "demonstrator" car on hand for customers to see and drive. To begin with, Mustangs were built only at the Dearborn plant, but demand was so great that plants at Metuchen, New Jersey and San Jose, California soon added Mustangs to their build mix. After the initial surge, special order cars might be expected to arrive at dealers in 6 weeks. So now, 58 years later, GM has repurchased our Bolt from us and it's been seven months since we ordered our MME, and we can't get much information about when we will ever see it. We haven't driven one, haven't even seen one except fleetingly on the road - a total of four. Now that we have found your forum, we hope to get some real time honest information. Thanks.
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