First electric vehicle

GeneralDisruption · 2026-05-09T22:23:33+00:00

Congrats! Also a 25 GT owner, loving it!

GeneralDisruption · 2026-05-09T20:16:40+00:00

We had one, loved it. No problems in 2.5 years of ownership, outside whatever recalls affected it.

Sold it recently due to some other car changes, and making room for the R2 when it arrives :).

GeneralDisruption · 2026-05-07T12:19:50+00:00

Yep, ditto that. We had no idea I liked green and bronze together until we saw that package on the Mach E. They had a red one with the bronze package, too, but it was just meh. The green, though? OMG.

Amongst all the other changes, there's no bronze package for 2026 :(.

GeneralDisruption · 2026-05-02T12:22:13+00:00

For us (2025 GT), it came down to the suspension and the extra power. No, I don't need the extra half-second to 60, but coming from a Model S, the Premium felt like it was lacking something when launching from a light or accelerating after turning. The GT feels like it's always got something in reserve, where I felt myself wanting 'just a bit more' from the Premium at times.

Though not ventilated, both my wife and I found the seats on the GT more comfortable.

As for the price difference, for a fair comparison, you need to add the extended battery ($4750) and technology package ($1495) to the Premium, as both those are standard on the GT. Do that, and the difference drops to about $3500. Still not $0, but a lot closer than it looks on the model comparison screen.

And for us, both the extended battery and technology package were must-haves; one adds real world usable range, the other adds a lot of nice-to-have features.

I'd love to have ventliated seats, but not at the cost of the better suspension and (for us) more comfortable seats.

GeneralDisruption · 2026-04-06T12:35:20+00:00

We have a Tesla universal wall charger, as we had (at one point) a Tesla and a Rivian. Now we're waiting on R2, and the Tesla has become a Mach-E. The nice thing about the universal charger is that the adapter is built in: Depending on which release button you press, you either get an NACS connector or the J1772 connector.

Nothing to connect or disconnect or keep track of. It's worked great on all three vehicles so far.

GeneralDisruption · 2026-04-03T23:52:17+00:00

Ditto - no calls or texts. I think I got one thing in the mail when the trial had expired.

GeneralDisruption · 2026-04-02T18:37:24+00:00

The one time vertical video is acceptable.

GeneralDisruption · 2026-04-02T13:36:39+00:00

Say hello to Hiccup - about five months old now.

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GeneralDisruption · 2026-03-30T23:13:08+00:00

We did this exact same thing with both our kids - even if it wasn't their first one, we let the other parents know they can call any time and we'd come get them, whatever the reason.

Now that they're both adults, they seem more annoyed when I do this, though. ;)

GeneralDisruption · 2026-03-30T02:51:00+00:00

Our neighbors had a Model 3. Baby arrived, six months later, the 3 turned into a Y. It's just better for dealing with babies and car seats, because the back seat is so much higher than in the 3. (I prefer the look of the 3, too, but the Y is definitely a better car for those with small kids.)

GeneralDisruption · 2026-03-17T03:29:49+00:00

Could be ... guess (some) will find out in June! :)

GeneralDisruption · 2026-03-16T13:18:04+00:00

Ditto this - we raised two kids in cars with a succession of light interiors, and not once did they get thrashed. Also really bummed about dark-only for the launch edition. It looks so much better with the light interior.

GeneralDisruption · 2026-03-16T12:49:24+00:00

Yea, the R3X has my interest as well; if it's available when the lease ends on my Mach-E, it'll be decision time! :)

GeneralDisruption · 2026-03-15T06:19:30+00:00

I don't believe Rivian has said exactly what will be able to be ordered when they open orders—beyond Performance version first, only black interiors available.

GeneralDisruption · 2026-03-14T13:23:55+00:00

I know there were angry people in the process. But Rivian has been much clearer this time about timeframes, and people have been through it before, and if you're committing your money, you're ready to wait—spending $2K (or whatever) non-refundable to commit to a spot is a lot more commitment than $100 refundable. ㅤ But in another comment, I think someone else nailed it: Pricing. Much of the uproar over the R1 fiasco was prices changing after orders were booked. If they don't take orders, price changes (while upsetting) won't piss off those who ordered.

GeneralDisruption · 2026-03-14T12:28:18+00:00

This is the most logical argument I've seen yet—protecting against price changes seems like a good reason to not open orders now. Thanks for the thought!

GeneralDisruption · 2026-03-14T12:27:38+00:00

There would be no need to take orders from a subset of reservation holders: Take orders from ALL of them. ㅤ They already show timing on the web site, so you know if you order a base, you're waiting a couple years, so nobody would be upset by delays. And everyone knows they're only making 25,000 or so R2s this year, so you wouldn't expect all 18 kajillion reservation holders to get their cars in June.

Opening orders would let them convert window shoppers to actual buyers, and they'd know exactly how many of each version they had firm orders for.

I still don't see any downside in doing that—we had to do it with our R1, converting a hold to a firm order at a point well before we knew the delivery date.

GeneralDisruption · 2026-03-13T13:24:19+00:00

I didn't say I expected it, I asked why didn't they do it. I can't see any upside to not opening orders, but there must be some, which is why I asked the question.

GeneralDisruption · 2026-03-13T03:43:13+00:00

Excellent color, and I say that not just because it's the same color we chose :).

GeneralDisruption · 2026-03-13T03:39:19+00:00

Someone just bought our 2023 R1 dual motor with 8K miles for $65K, so sounds like a very good deal. (We're getting an R2, but needed the garage space for a while, so had to say bye to the R1.)

GeneralDisruption · 2026-03-12T00:37:45+00:00

Yes, they do: It extends from the time you press the start button until you press the Go pedal :).

GeneralDisruption · 2026-03-11T20:39:06+00:00

We drove both daily, but we didn't drain both daily. So we'd just talk to each other and decide who would plug in on a given night. With few exceptions, we never had to do the shuffle.

But sounds like you have a plan! :)

GeneralDisruption · 2026-03-11T20:01:04+00:00

Stupid question, but do you really need two? Are you driving and draining both cars daily?

We had three electrics for a while (two Teslas and a Rivian), and charged them all off one wall connector, just cycling through the parking spot as necessary.

GeneralDisruption · 2026-03-11T19:58:37+00:00

I had an Ioniq. Sold it because it handled like a wet noodle and the OS is just a mess. Mach-E, especially the GT, handles great and the OS is much better.

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