If I read your posts correctly you both suggest and want to "wait and see":
How does that square with buying the MME and keeping the MME for 8 to 10 years or as other have posted for 200,000 miles?
Assuming there is a competitive lease for the MME, isn't it far more logical to lease and if the MME does not hold up, you are out in three years, or if the MME does hold up just buy it at the end of the lease.
I agree with you: this is a brand new model, Ford has had 10 recalls on their last new model the Explorer, and there will be growing pains and corrections along the way - and no one knows if they will be minor or major.
Food for thought!
I’m still buying one regardless. If no lease is available, i will just finance.
I have had good luck for the last 16 years with Ford, with minimal recalls. And the few recalls that happened were addressed when I went in for scheduled maintenance.
I expect my experience here will be the same. Having seen multiple units, I have no doubt build quality out of the gate will be good. Of course, there may be some unforeseen issue down the line.
Yes the launch of the 2020 Explorer was a debacle, forcing Ford to delay delivery to customers while it fixed assembly issues.
On the other hand: Ford’s tight production controls have identified and limited 8 of the 10 recalls to specific production runs. One of these recalls is only for 17 vehicles, others identified for a specific day or week.
The two big recalls stem from parts purchased from a third-party supplier, and extend across other Ford models. A defective rear-view camera, and a recliner mechanism not built to spec. These two affect over 600k vehicles each.
This is where the extensive dealership/ service centers come in to play. They can address these recalls in short order.
If Tesla had a recall affecting all its 500k units produced this year, it would cripple their support network. This is a big reason Tesla gives so much push-back when potential recalls come up.
Besides quality concerns, this is another major factor in why I chose the MMe over the MY. To me, quality and the ability to get my car easily repaired greatly outweighs the Tesla supercharger network.