Picked up AGT at Scottsdale service center this afternoon. Was helpful to have delivery checklist provided on this site. Must admit I did not go over it as minutely as might have been possible. Will take closer look in the morning at my leisure in my driveway. That said, I did not find any flaws in the vehicle in my inspection.
First thoughts:
1. Vehicle drives very nicely. Some challenges in figuring how some things work as I drove home. Example - during service center orientation, the rear window sun shade was raised. Driving home, I found that it obstructed vision somewhat. At a stop I thought I would lower. Took a while to figure out how to accomplish. That was my problem. But what was irritating was that the online (app) user manual does not seem to have a search function. Or am I missing something?
2. Trip home was in early rush hour traffic, so I was limited in on the interstate, but the acceleration was impressive. Did find that in the one stop I made that I was doing 30 mph in a parking lot. And as I was at a stop light, I got a honk and a thumbs up from an adjacent vehicle.
3. Delivery was handled by a person other than my delivery advisor. Very pleasant, and very cordial. But about 30 minutes into the process something prompted me to ask him how long he had been part of the Lucid team. Was disheartened when he indicated it was just over three weeks. As we worked up to me driving off the lot, I asked about my delivery advisor, who came out for a hand shake and wished me good luck. The gentleman handling delivery was able to answer all my questions, but two of them required consultation with others.
4. I needed a lift to get to Scottsdale (irksome since I live 45 miles from Scottsdale and less than 5 miles from the factory in Casa Grande). Lucid did arrange transportation via Lyft, which worked well. Lyft showed up about 10 minutes early and got me to Scottsdale about 25 minutes before my appointment. In spite of early arrival, the delivery process began immediately.
5. As I suspected/feared, the Santa Cruz interior is visually appealing but the carpet will definitely be an upkeep challenge. Have ordered a set of floor mats in the Graphite color (they thought they had a set in stock, but their computer was not correct on that count).
6. Homelink setup with my garage door opener went well.
7. Connected to my recently installed Lucid Home Charging Station upon arrival in my garage. Would not have done it (battery was still at 78%) but I wanted to verify operation. It worked well and will hopefully continue to do so in the future. Have to hope that Lucid will provide insight regarding the bi-directional function sometime in 2023.
8. Was somewhat intrigued that in spite of the admonitions in the delivery instructions, I was not asked for drivers license or insurance ID card.
All in all, it was not a perfect delivery, but definitely not a strike out.
More to follow, as I put some miles on the car!
First thoughts:
1. Vehicle drives very nicely. Some challenges in figuring how some things work as I drove home. Example - during service center orientation, the rear window sun shade was raised. Driving home, I found that it obstructed vision somewhat. At a stop I thought I would lower. Took a while to figure out how to accomplish. That was my problem. But what was irritating was that the online (app) user manual does not seem to have a search function. Or am I missing something?
2. Trip home was in early rush hour traffic, so I was limited in on the interstate, but the acceleration was impressive. Did find that in the one stop I made that I was doing 30 mph in a parking lot. And as I was at a stop light, I got a honk and a thumbs up from an adjacent vehicle.
3. Delivery was handled by a person other than my delivery advisor. Very pleasant, and very cordial. But about 30 minutes into the process something prompted me to ask him how long he had been part of the Lucid team. Was disheartened when he indicated it was just over three weeks. As we worked up to me driving off the lot, I asked about my delivery advisor, who came out for a hand shake and wished me good luck. The gentleman handling delivery was able to answer all my questions, but two of them required consultation with others.
4. I needed a lift to get to Scottsdale (irksome since I live 45 miles from Scottsdale and less than 5 miles from the factory in Casa Grande). Lucid did arrange transportation via Lyft, which worked well. Lyft showed up about 10 minutes early and got me to Scottsdale about 25 minutes before my appointment. In spite of early arrival, the delivery process began immediately.
5. As I suspected/feared, the Santa Cruz interior is visually appealing but the carpet will definitely be an upkeep challenge. Have ordered a set of floor mats in the Graphite color (they thought they had a set in stock, but their computer was not correct on that count).
6. Homelink setup with my garage door opener went well.
7. Connected to my recently installed Lucid Home Charging Station upon arrival in my garage. Would not have done it (battery was still at 78%) but I wanted to verify operation. It worked well and will hopefully continue to do so in the future. Have to hope that Lucid will provide insight regarding the bi-directional function sometime in 2023.
8. Was somewhat intrigued that in spite of the admonitions in the delivery instructions, I was not asked for drivers license or insurance ID card.
All in all, it was not a perfect delivery, but definitely not a strike out.
More to follow, as I put some miles on the car!
. Software still needs work and has been improving at a good pace by OTA.
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