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Re:Ford to Impose Non-Negotiable Pricing on EV Sales as Part... by ajross on Monday March 07, 2022 @11:30PM (#30596468)
Everyone is different, I guess. I loved the experience. Placed the order, got an email, set up the bank transfer, they called me exactly one time to confirm the delivery time, then dropped off the car. I spent less time[1] buying my Model Y than I have on some products from Amazon.

The opinion and memery about this brand is just unbelievable. Cars are big and complicated devices and selling them is equally complicated, and I'm sure there are people who have bad experience buying them, as is basically inevitable. But the overwhelming majority of owners think it's great.

[1] If you don't count the incessant, obsessive checking to see what the current delivery estimate is, of course.

Re:Ford to Impose Non-Negotiable Pricing on EV Sales as Part... by adfgadfgaery on Monday March 07, 2022 @11:53PM (#30596575)
>But the overwhelming majority of owners think it's great.

I don't care at all what the overwhelming majority of owners think. Maybe 95% of customers are happy to have saved a few hours in a dealership, but when the 5% are without a car for six months that's pretty cold comfort.

The problems I am discussing are very serious. It is not enough for them to be uncommon; they must be unheard of.

Re:Ford to Impose Non-Negotiable Pricing on EV Sales as Part... by givemeethekeys on Tuesday March 08, 2022 @12:36AM (#30596785)
Compare that to the competition: - No one I know likes going to the dealership.. so that's close to a 100% dissatisfaction rate for a dealership experience, compared to 5% for Tesla.
Re:Ford to Impose Non-Negotiable Pricing on EV Sales as Part... by adfgadfgaery on Tuesday March 08, 2022 @01:30AM (#30597049)
No one I know likes wearing a seatbelt.