Ostrichsak
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If the goal of your post is to try to place Ford above Tesla, I would advise not mentioning the app capability & user experience. Tesla is on a completely different level from everyone else in this regard.No one on here should feel ashamed or have to make excuses about walking on such a large purchase if they feel the value doesn’t meet their expectations. However I think based off your reasoning you will probably look back and appreciate the lightning more once GM /ram and Tesla trucks come out. Ford and Rivian are the only companies that have actually produced a truck so to think GM or Tesla is going to come out with something cheaper I think you are just trying to justify your reasoning without any real data. Just go on Tesla website right now. try to find the cheapest new car right now. Then look at what they are selling a S or X with 350 range at sub 4 second 0-60 and you will be looking at a vehicle over $100k and that’s without FSD. So to think they will sell a Tesla truck for $50k is out of the question and if they could only sell a handful of model 3’s before Covid at $35k because Musk said he would- they quickly raised prices never were able to do so even close ever again.
I was very much like you in regards vs value but I bit the bullet and bought my truck anyway and really glad I did. This is my first EV and I think Ford did a great job and compared to Tesla I think it’s a great bang for the buck. Of course Ford may have some hiccups with first gen platform but by the time Tesla / GM come out with their first year trucks and deal with those same hiccups / ford will be going on 3rd year of production next fall. In closing your taking other companies “word” they will start their trucks off cheaper then ford without even starting production so I think Ford / Rivian deserve the benefit of the doubt what it cost to make an EV truck these days .
GM EVs will probably have to charge you $30 a month since their version of the Fordapp is run by on star. If I want to remote start my Yukon I have to be subscribed to OnStar. Not with fordapp.
We complain about ford service but I hear Tesla is even worse .
Get some hands-on time with that Tesla app and what all you can do, how intuitive it is and how quickly and accurately it responds to inputs. It's incredible. It's also 100% free and always has been. Just like the cars, they update the app regularly and are constantly adding features.
I still laugh at people talking about paying a monthly service fee to "remote start" their vehicle and it's a far inferior version to what Tesla does for free. Tesla is the gold standard for vehicle software/user interface/experience and the competition is in the dark age, comparatively speaking.
They (legacy manufacturers) are all super proud of their "advancements" but that's only possible if you act like Tesla doesn't exist like so many have managed to do over the years.
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