I signed up in December '21 to buy a Lucid Touring. I have been looking forward to becoming a Lucid owner. But I just chose to cancel my reservation and purchase another vehicle. Here are my reasons why:
- I had hoped that by year's end, a 2022 Touring would be delivered to me. As of last week, my delivery associate was unable to confirm a 2022 delivery. Even if I were to accept DD Pro as an (unwanted for me) add-on, there were no guarantees on a 2022 delivery. Vehicle production, while improving, still appears slow. I watched many 'bear' flyovers to try to calm my fears but alas, my Touring was most probably not coming through this year.
- Because my car would be delivered in 2023, I would lose the $7500 tax credit. Furthermore, I did not expect to buy DD Pro and spend another $9,000 to get highway assist features. When Lucid announced DD, I was told that DD basic would have lane assist and TACC. I am not ready for full self driving but lane assist is great on our long highway cruises and I want it on my car as well. So next year, my planned Touring would cost me an additional $16,000 over my original cost projection even if I held on to my "old" pricing.
- After seeing the S/W issues posted on this site and by driver/ reviewer videos, I was hoping for faster S/W issue resolution. I will agree that these are S/W fixable issues. But to me, the rollout of improvements looks painfully slow for such a currently small fleet of vehicles. This gives me pause.
- A few years ago I retired from the world of IT and have since driven our certified-pre-owned 2103 Tesla Model S to all 4 corners of North America. In fact, I found that car so comfy I made long drives a regular feature of our vacations, something we had not done for years. The Tesla supercharging infrastructure is simply fantastic. And while the appeal of free fast charging at EA looks great on paper, the reviews of EA are in and they are not ready for prime time. While I remain hopeful that EA and the other DC fast networks will improve over time, they do not appear ready to currently support long drives without angst.
- Not long after I reserved my Lucid, I reserved a LR Tesla Model S as backup and locked in Tesla's "old" pricing. As a Tesla owner, I am well aware of Tesla's strengths, weaknesses and company changes over the years. But after a long wait, I chose delivery of a new 2022 Model S LR over waiting any longer. While the Model S is no longer the new kid on the block, it is still a wonderful vehicle and will take me through the next few years. Perhaps as Lucid matures, I will revisit a Lucid purchase decision down the road.
- I want to say thank you to the prolific posters and owners here on this forum. Lucid has some fantastic technology and I hope that your cars perform even beyond the great expectations that we all have of Lucid. Even though I will not be an initial owner, I am rooting for the Lucid team to succeed.
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