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I’d jump at an invitation to Normal. Now whether my Mustang Mach-E would get me there is a whole ‘nuther question.

I’m cursed with ownership of an MME. It actually lives at the dealer’s service department but they let me use it for a few days every once in awhile. Admittedly most of my problems are caused or at least aggravated by the dealer. Nonetheless the car is a bug infested POS. It’s gone as soon as I...

I had an interesting discussion after the snow mess in DC a couple weeks ago. This ICE driver was convinced an EV would be at much worse risk of fuel exhaustion in that sort of situation. I pointed out that, in a pinch, I could get electrons from any electric outlet and there are a lot more of...

I’m exactly where you are but I regret deciding my MME was the answer. On the bright side, they’ve had several months to iron out the kinks.

In the case I describe, a software issue combined with a cheap, inadequate 12v battery.

For all the reasons you mention, I’m not really concerned about fuel exhaustion. Past life experiences put avoiding that very high in my priority list (Airline Transport Pilot, Multi-Engine Land). Those same experiences leave me with a penchant for planning my response to problems well before...

With my Mach-E the biggest problems relate to the 12V battery. It is allegedly kept charged by the HVB but sometimes that fails. That can leave you unable to enter the vehicle let alone reboot without an external power source. It’s current 8 day visit to the service department is about...

Who’d a thought they could build a car around a TRS80?

I sure can’t say that about my Mach-E. It’s probably the least reliable vehicle I’ve ever owned. Of course it’s less mechanical problems and more software. After 25+ years in IT I know a botched software development project when I see one.

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I’m driving a Ford Mustang Mach—E now. It’s been in the shop for over a week having recalls done. I’m very close to the threshold for the state lemon law. Can’t say the Ford dealer network has been much help. That’s why I’ve recently sold an F-450, a Ranger and ordered a Rivian. I get regular...

Not sure where this thread is headed. I asked a simple, hypothetical question trying to understand how a startup like Rivian handled such things. Let’s not make this into a bigger deal than it is.

Though never a vehicle, I’ve transported cargo across international borders. That could involve some red tape if it’s being hauled on a truck rather than driven.

Been there, done that but with a legacy brand vehicle and an established dealer network. Rivian is going to arrange a multi-hundred mile tow to a repair facility? That would be great. Do you really think I can rely on that?

What can I expect from them? Tow home? Tow to a Rivian facility? Local help? I’m just trying to game this out in my head before it happens.

Say I find myself sitting on the roadside with a dead Rivian. My home and the nearest Rivian facility are hundreds of miles away. Now what?

If they don’t spend it one way they’ll find another. I just want my free stuff and lots of it. I’m old enough that I’ll never get the bill.

Ditto

I often share that concern. When that happens I look back on how lousy my local service experience has been and the concern passes.

Relax! As a long time market investor I learned through painful experience that what happens in a day, week or even month is nothing to get excited about. Unless you have a solid reason to believe the circumstances that caused you to buy in the first place have fundamentally changed, it’s all...