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Hi All,
I'm looking to get either the Mach-E California Edition or Model Y long range. With each having 300 mi range, it's hard to decide which I would want. Here are my thoughts to the advantages of both right now:
Mach-E
I'm looking to get either the Mach-E California Edition or Model Y long range. With each having 300 mi range, it's hard to decide which I would want. Here are my thoughts to the advantages of both right now:
Mach-E
- Price with tax credit is about $3k less than Model-Y
- There's a Ford dealer in my town (though the Tesla dealer is only 45 minutes away)
- There seems to be a lot of anti-Tesla sentiment out there, though not sure if that's overblown with sentry mode being able to post more videos
- Repairs will probably be quicker and cheaper
- They are established as THE electric car manufacturer. Though they had some growing pains, I think I would trust an electric car from Tesla with 10+ years vs Ford's first serious electric entry
- Supercharging network: both speed of charging and availability. I don't plan on taking a lot of road trips, but I don't want the stress of driving with my family to find EA chargers broken and run out of juice
- OA updates, not sure if Ford has the same plans as Tesla with all of the added features. This one may be a tie.
- Dealer experience. Again, not sure Ford's plan but I've heard the Tesla buying experience is amazing. I've heard the stories of dealer major markups for the Niro EV and Kona EV. We'll see whether or not Ford follows suit.