We test drove the Mach-E at Fully charged live, it was ok, a nice enough car. It had one big drawback, it was "Tesla" money for a Ford, so we ordered a Model 3 LR.Ford recalls Mustang Mach-E over risk of glass roof falling off after mocking Tesla for same issue
Ford has issued a recall of 5,000 Mustang Mach-E electric SUVs in Canada over a risk of the glass roof and windshield potentially coming loose and falling off. Ironically, the automaker mocked Tesla for the same problem just a year ago. Last year, Darren Palmer, the head of development for Ford...electrek.co
People in glass roofs shouldn't throw stones either
How do you compare the running cost (insurance, efficiency, software subscription) between the two cars?
Didn't worry about it, try telling ford you dont ever want to service the car, unless you feel there is an issue, but you want them to stand by their 3yr / 8 yr Car and battery warranty. Good luck. Tesla is WAYYYY more efficient than the Mach-E, especially 2021 models in winter as they now have a heat pump as standard. The only software subscription i can think of with Tesla is "Premium Connectivity" which is only £9.99 pcm. Unless you want to rent FSD when they do that, which Ford does not even do. Insurance no idea, but is not something i would worry about living in a nice area and being over 50.
What is that supposed to mean? You want a Stainless Steel car like the Delorean DMC or Tesla CyberTruck?
You either get the reference or you don't.
From an old Simpsons episode, i still don't get how it applies to cars.
The fscking roof falls off.
Lol, the utter irony. Most people already think this of Tesla because they are luxury car prices for sub-standard build quality and dealership support.
Tesla's image is an upmarket "aspirational" brand , and having one on the drive is a bigger draw and statement than a BMW or Merc, and better tech and VFM too. All the 2021 Chinese model 3's i have seen in the last six months are all top notch. No doubt Berlin made cars will be even better (if possible). For sure the USA made cars have had issues, but are also better these days.
I tested and priced a bunch of EVs recently and still found Tesla was way overpriced comapred to BMW, Merc and Audi but still not up to the same quality. I was surprised that the Mach-E was also coming in more expensive than an equivalent Aud Q4 Sportback but the Mach-E interior was actually overall pretty decent, if not quite up the the Q4 quality. When I priced the Model 3 LR I laughed at how much the lease was and priced an E-Tron GT for a laugh and it was actually a few quid cheaper on a monthly lease. I could easily afford either but a saloon car is not practical for my needs. Having said that if someone sat an E-Tron GT and a Tesla Model 3 in front of me and said pick one. The Tesla wouldn't even get a second glance.
Yeah, so many factors and variable that can drastically skew results. I think all of us as EV drivers have seen a 20% difference in range depending on what seems like trivial things. Driving a bit more spirited, temperature, headwind, raining etc.
An Audi Q4 is wayyy slower and has way less range than a TM3 LR , TM3 SR+ is a fairer comparison.
