Maybe if they didn’t make the Mustang a goddamned SUV it wouldn’t torch itself trying to haul its fat ass around
this post was submitted on 20 Oct 2023
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Car manufacturers love the SUV/crossover format for EVs because they find it easier to fit the batteries in with the higher clearance.
There's a reason why they're all going for it, despite middling enthusiasm from buyers.
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This is hilarious. They obviously didn’t realize their target audience was drivers who don’t know how to handle a muscle car 😂
The newer mustangs are not muscle cars. They are suvs pretending to be muscle cars
All the bulk of an SUV without the ease of getting in and out.
Mustang just got a dad body
I have no idea why they called this entirely different car a mustang.
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How do you fuck up your battery design by under-specing high voltage connections in an EV of all things?
JFC, Ford, can you try to sabotage the EV conversion more?
"Well you see, making those conductors undersized saved us $1 per unit, which allowed us to get the lower bid, and increase shareholder value at the time. Now, of course, is a different financial quarter and what we did before doesn't matter."
I guarantee there's a spreadsheet at Ford that does the math on whether saving that $1 per unit is worth it considering the chance of a recall. Looks like their gamble didn't pay off.
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So Ford didn't know their mustang owners tend to drive a bit recklessly? The analogies here are plentiful. Smith & Wesson knowing their weapons are used in crimes... McDonald's knowing their food will turn you fat...
If the gas pedal goes down X-inches, a mustang drive will press the pedal down X-inches +1
"Stick shift is better because when you push all three pedals to the floor, the car sounds real fast!"
- Mustang Drivers, probably
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I was just driving around my city to make some extra cash on uber, and there is too many mach e owners here who spin the tires from stop and around corners, accelerate to 90s on the bridges even the ones that go up vertically and curves, which takes a lot of power and tire grip to do. These men and women are worse than bmw, porsche or sports car owners.
Why would they? It's not a Mustang. It's a hatchback EV with extra ground clearance to pretend it's an SUV.
Over 70% of buyers are first time Ford customers. There isn't much of any overlap in buyers between an actual Mustang and the Mach E.
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I tried to get my wife to pick a Mach E over the Ioniq 5 and failed. The Ioniq 5 has its issues but now I'm getting like we dodged a bullet.
Buying a new model year of a new car has always been a massive risk. The risk of recall maintenance is pretty high.
My preference is 3-5 years old but my wife really REALLY wanted this car and it was the right price. She loves it.
FYI, when driving the Ioniq 5 in one-pedal mode, the brake lights don't come on until the car is almost at a complete stop.
Supposedly the latest software update fixes that but we haven't done the patch yet.
God damn it, it’s 2023 and basic functions of cars don’t work because of SOFTWARE bugs. I wanna cry.
Couldn't charge our Ioniq 5 at home for a little over a month until they updated the software. And now it charges just slower, sucks. But my wife doesn't drive that far so it's working for us.
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Hyundai slaps ford these days. The ionic is a better car in every area.
Aw, I was looking into the Ioniq 5 and decided to just wait and spend my extra cash on a different green thing (Hvac). It looks so... Interesting, was it worth the price tag?
I was feeling like I was getting strong armed into Tesla because of fed tax credit, too; hoping the choices open up a bit more...
My wife loves it, and you know happy wife and all. I like my car better but I'm not an SUV person.
Any big issues aside from the whole 12v battery dying thing?
I haven’t encountered that and they have a recall out for it so you can go get it fixed for free at your service center.
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The flaw does not exist in models 2022 and newer. Older models are getting fixed. From the pictures, the unit is directly attached to the battery right in the front. It should be trivial for mechanics to get to.
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This is Elon's fault and is why you shouldn't buy a Tesla.
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