The thing to keep in mind is GT/DE customers are different from Pure customers. They are going to have a hard time with people hemming and hawing over $9k for Dream Drive Pro, because they spent that and way more on their cars. They clearly see spending extra to get more as a no-brainer.
They also have their cars. So they can forget all the nitpicks every time they get behind the wheel.
Pure customers are by definition a bit more cost conscious. Which is fine. But if you don't want to spend extra money on features that aren't worth it to you, then just don't spend it. A GT customer isn't going to have trouble understanding that decision. But they absolutely will take issue with the constant complaining about it.
You're asking people who have already bought the more expensive thing to agree with you that you should get that expensive thing for free. Now, that's a tough sell.
This is perhaps a bit of an unfair generalization, but a good number of folks here seem to want Lucid to hand them all the features of DDPro just because. As if it makes no difference to Lucid's bottom line whatsoever to give away free hardware and software. Or they feel that because Lucid listed a feature or stat under Pure on the web site, that this means that stat automatically applies to ALL Pures, rather than just fully loaded ones. Tons of talk about what was "promised" going on, but a lot of these promises boil down to wishful thinking. (And a small dose of poor communication on Lucid's part, I will gladly admit.)
But other than a $300 deposit, you've given Lucid nothing at this point, so they don't owe you anything. Take your $300 back and move on if you like.
Lucid has put a value on their product. You don't have to agree with the value. But insisting they have to change their value proposition to make you happy just seems—well—silly to the many of us who have already had their cars delivered or soon will. We clearly disagree, or we would not have already spent the money you seem unwilling to spend.
We don't care that companies x, y, and z offer some version of those features or what they do or don't charge. We don't want to hear about your Honda or Toyota. Either you agree the Air is worth it, or you don't.
Lucid will see the results of these decisions and adjust their strategy accordingly. Someday they may create a version of the 360 cam that can work with the fewer cameras offered with non DDPro cars. They may offer a less robust version of Highway Assist that doesn't rely on LiDAR. But they haven't yet. So they can't offer that yet. Right now they are concentrating on making the best possible versions of these features for the customers who are paying extra for the Pro hardware. The benefits of those features will eventually begin to make their way down to lower trims, as they always do.
Meanwhile, it seems like a pretty simple choice. Buy or don't. We've had several members here who at the end of the day said "You know what, I'm going with the Ionic 5, or the Genesis EV60, or the i7." Or whatever other car they felt was better for them and their family. And no one here has ever taken issue with that.
Many of us Touring customers have lamented the lack of massage seats as an option on Touring. I think Lucid could make a good bit of extra money if they offered that. But you don't see entire threads here filled with Touring customers emphatically stating "EVEN MY VW RABBIT HAD MASSAGE SEATS! LUCID IS CRAZY NOT TO JUST GIVE THEM TO ME. HOW COULD A $100K CAR NOT HAVE MASSAGE SEATS!"
I could have upgraded to a GT for those massage seats. I chose not to. No rant necessary.
So while many of us here are understanding of some feeling of let down after the specs on the Pure were finally released, I think it's fair to say at a certain point, it's hard to remain empathetic when it's the same argument being made over and over again. Might be the first time you are making it, but believe me, it's not the first time we are hearing it.
People come here for lots of reasons. Listening to others rant and rave is definitely not at the top of my list. I've got Twitter for that.
