New member. Taking my chances.

[noobzilla]

Honestly, given all you have said and market conditions, I truly believe you should get a less expensive car.

I do have a Pure reserved too in case things went a little south. I've been checking cheaper ICE cars up to $40k as well for backup. I test drove what I thought I would upgrade to but didn't like it.

I'm not really saving for anything else for the future besides occasional travel. Won't have kids so doesn't matter if I die rich or poor. I don't really believe in saving for retirement either for some age I likely won't reach. Rather enjoy now while healthy. But yes, practically and financially you're right I should get a cheaper car. I'm mostly fomo'ing on the glass roof haha

 

[Bunnylebowski]

Meh, markets go up and down but more up than down. It’s better to regret something you have done than to regret something you haven’t done. I doubt when you reach retirement age you’re gonna say “man I wish I hadn’t got that Lucid and saved $40k so that I could spend it on bills”.

 

[Bunnylebowski]

I do have a Pure reserved too in case things went a little south. I've been checking cheaper ICE cars up to $40k as well for backup. I test drove what I thought I would upgrade to but didn't like it.

I'm not really saving for anything else for the future besides occasional travel. Won't have kids so doesn't matter if I die rich or poor. I don't really believe in saving for retirement either for some age I likely won't reach. Rather enjoy now while healthy. But yes, practically and financially you're right I should get a cheaper car. I'm mostly fomo'ing on the glass roof haha

Here’s another consideration. The Mercedes EQE which is a direct competitor to the Pure has 300 miles of range and 288hp and according to Car and Driver takes 9.8 seconds to go from 60-100mph which in my opinion is more important than 0-60 cuz this is how you get around problem areas on the highway, by accelerating past them. The Lucid is WAY quicker. The EQE also has less space, not very good handling, weird brakes, is just as ugly as the EQS and has overly complex infotainment. As far as I can tell in the $80-110k price segment Lucid is the only good choice if you like to drive.

 

[Bus Driver]

UPDATE:
Received job offer. I'd be able to afford an Air !

Congratulations to you! I’m really happy that all has turned out well. The icing on the cake is your taking possession your Air in a few short months for now. I know you’re going to love it!

 

[Rogue]

I agree with Bowski. Regretting a decision made is much easier to live with than regretting a decision not made. Fire off on that you want. I jumped from a Touring to a Grand Touring with the same thoughts and announced price increase.

Savings is just a way to watch your hard earned money depreciate, excluding an emergency fund. The stock market and housing market have not been in a position I felt it worth to toss money into, so we realigned to spend on something to enjoy versus a possible investment in unfavorable conditions.

Best of luck to you.

 

[Coltonw011]

I’m of the same mind as you @noobzilla. I own my own company, and jumped into the housing market in 2020 (2.625% interest thankfully), and followed that up with the purchase of an Air. I was 29 when I bought my house and 30 when I took delivery of my GT. I believe in having fun while I’m here, now I’m not all stupid. I have 2 years worth of reserve money if something bad were to happen to my business, and can liquidate other assets relatively quickly for further cushion. I have a brother a year older than me who is slaving for retirement by 40 (not likely with current conditions and his industry), so we are opposites there when it comes to money. If you can afford the car, have some emergency money, you won’t regret your purchase.

 

[Ampere]

I agree with all the posts in this thread. I'm past 70 and the Pure will be my first major indulgence. I never had a "midlife crisis." No red sports car! So I tell my friends I'm just having my midlife crisis 30 years late by buying a Lucid. I've always owned plain vanilla cars, except for my first car, a Mazda RX-2 with the Wankel engine. As new technology, it suffered many of the problems today's early EVs suffer. It sure was fun to drive. I figure the Pure will be my last car. I plan to keep the 2017 Honda Accord hybrid as a backup. (It goes in next week for its 100,000-mile service, which includes about a dozen things unnecessary with an EV.) I have adequate savings and even after providing for my partner, I refuse to take money to the grave. The Lucid is the first EV that truly enticed/excited me and reading this forum daily just raises my anticipation. At my age, I can't wait to own the car, since every month counts, unlike for the younger participants of this forum. I wish I could afford a Grand Touring (or even Touring), but the Pure with all options except DD Pro, stretches my budget. As I said in an earlier post, I'm content to wait for the Pure, but I just wish Lucid was a bit more forthcoming about estimated production/delivery dates.

 

[Babyrocko1908]

Here’s another consideration. The Mercedes EQE which is a direct competitor to the Pure has 300 miles of range and 288hp and according to Car and Driver takes 9.8 seconds to go from 60-100mph which in my opinion is more important than 0-60 cuz this is how you get around problem areas on the highway, by accelerating past them. The Lucid is WAY quicker. The EQE also has less space, not very good handling, weird brakes, is just as ugly as the EQS and has overly complex infotainment. As far as I can tell in the $80-110k price segment Lucid is the only good choice if you like to drive.

I was reading, and reading, looking for you to say it's ugly too and then there it was! I almost had to chime in on how hideous both the EQS and EQE are. HIDEOUS!!!

 

[joec]

I agree with all the posts in this thread. I'm past 70 and the Pure will be my first major indulgence. I never had a "midlife crisis." No red sports car! So I tell my friends I'm just having my midlife crisis 30 years late by buying a Lucid. I've always owned plain vanilla cars, except for my first car, a Mazda RX-2 with the Wankel engine. As new technology, it suffered many of the problems today's early EVs suffer. It sure was fun to drive. I figure the Pure will be my last car. I plan to keep the 2017 Honda Accord hybrid as a backup. (It goes in next week for its 100,000-mile service, which includes about a dozen things unnecessary with an EV.) I have adequate savings and even after providing for my partner, I refuse to take money to the grave. The Lucid is the first EV that truly enticed/excited me and reading this forum daily just raises my anticipation. At my age, I can't wait to own the car, since every month counts, unlike for the younger participants of this forum. I wish I could afford a Grand Touring (or even Touring), but the Pure with all options except DD Pro, stretches my budget. As I said in an earlier post, I'm content to wait for the Pure, but I just wish Lucid was a bit more forthcoming about estimated production/delivery dates.

I’m willing to bet they’re going to start finalizing Pure orders in another few weeks. So you might not be waiting that much longer.

 

[joec]

I was reading, and reading, looking for you to say it's ugly too and then there it was! I almost had to chime in on how hideous both the EQS and EQE are. HIDEOUS!!!

I will say, I saw the EQS in person on a trip to Germany this summer, and it wasn’t as ugly as the pics make it look. Still not my cup of tea, but in black, in person, it’s merely unpleasant looking. Comes across as a fairly bland modern luxury sedan.

 

[Bunnylebowski]

I was reading, and reading, looking for you to say it's ugly too and then there it was! I almost had to chime in on how hideous both the EQS and EQE are. HIDEOUS!!!

Haha car and driver said it had a dumpling aesthetic.

 

[noobzilla]

@bunnylebowski car size wise, how's the switch to the Lucid? Do you feel like you're eating your whole lane or coming very close to hitting things? Has DDP prevented you from very likely hits?

 

[Bunnylebowski]

@bunnylebowski car size wise, how's the switch to the Lucid? Do you feel like you're eating your whole lane or coming very close to hitting things? Has DDP prevented you from very likely hits?

The car feels bigger than my wife’s Subaru Impreza or my prior AMG A class, but not SUV or Cadillac big. DDP as I understand it does not yet avoid side collisions, so if you’re using highway assist and some lifted Ram or 18 wheeler or tow trailer is sliding into your lane well that’s up to you to adjust and avoid it, as DDPro keeps you mostly centered in the lane no matter what. Tesla FSD does detect other cars to your sides but I’m not sure what it does with that information. Mercedes MBUX did save me from two collisions which was very impressive, I was merging into the center lane from the right lane, while someone I couldn’t see was merging from the left lane to the center beside me, and the Mercedes jerked the wheel back into my lane and saved me the collision. It was aggressive but saved me, so there are certainly some things about MB’s ADAS tech that are better than Lucid at this stage, but for pure highway assist the Lucid is much more graceful than the Mercedes in keeping you in the lane and corners at highway speeds etc.

 

[Halodde]

Interesting read. Thanks for posting all of this. I drive a cx-5 rn and am moving to a touring. I drive for work over 20k/yr. So my savings will be even greater than what you estimated for yourself. I, too, have been questioning if I should reasonably spend this much on a car since I've never spent over 45k. But my determining factor is that I'm not getting any younger. I'm getting it now. Absolute worst case scenario is that I realize that I can't/don't want to afford it and sell it. Best case scenario is that I love it enough to justify it and don't second guess my decision afterwards. Chances are that with the amount of time I spend on the road, I'm not going to look back after I get it. Especially with Lucid making continual improvements OTA like XM and eventually DDP, Android Auto and plenty of things I couldn't even dream of right now. Best of luck with your decision!

 

[noobzilla]

@bunnylebowski Ah crap, sorry I confused you with @borski who has the mazda3 but the info you gave me is very helpful! I had been mentally practicing driving a much wider car and have a feeling I may want the DDP. I have very good habit checking for other cars when switching land but I'm definitely not comfortable estimating space on the right side. Sometimes driving in the city I had to partly cross over the other lane to avoid large trucks or poorly parked/unloading cars.

 

[noobzilla]

@borski car size wise, how's the switch to the Lucid from mazda3? Do you feel like you're eating your whole lane or coming very close to hitting things? Has DDP prevented you from very likely hits?

 

[borski]

@borski car size wise, how's the switch to the Lucid from mazda3? Do you feel like you're eating your whole lane or coming very close to hitting things? Has DDP prevented you from very likely hits?

It is much bigger than my Mazda3, and I normally like smaller, more nimble cars. That was probably my biggest concern.

The weird thing is it *drives* like a really small, nimble car. I don’t feel it taking up the whole lane like a large SUV.

The only real things I find I had to get used to were the turning radius (it isn’t bad by any means, but my Mazda3’s radius was much tighter, largely because it was a smaller car) and being careful parking it in my garage. With the Mazda3, I could basically park that thing 3 feet away from my walls (okay I’m exaggerating a bit) and still be fine closing the garage door. With the Lucid I ensure it’s within 12-15inches of the back wall and it’s no problem.

Size wise it feels almost exactly as if I’d had a Mazda6. They’re roughly the same size.

 

[EVCar]

The only real things I find I had to get used to were the turning radius (it isn’t bad by any means, but my Mazda3’s radius was much tighter, largely because it was a smaller car)

The EQS may strike a chord with you on this point.

 

[ikonos]

Those who drove much less expensive cars before this car, how/where have you been parking when you go to work/shopping? Do you park far to make sure there are plenty of empty parking spots next to you? Do you worry about it when you have to be away for 8 hours while its parked in a mall/strip mall/work parking lot? Any parking anxiety?

 

[ikonos]

Interesting read. Thanks for posting all of this. I drive a cx-5 rn and am moving to a touring. I drive for work over 20k/yr. So my savings will be even greater than what you estimated for yourself. I, too, have been questioning if I should reasonably spend this much on a car since I've never spent over 45k. But my determining factor is that I'm not getting any younger. I'm getting it now. Absolute worst case scenario is that I realize that I can't/don't want to afford it and sell it. Best case scenario is that I love it enough to justify it and don't second guess my decision afterwards. Chances are that with the amount of time I spend on the road, I'm not going to look back after I get it. Especially with Lucid making continual improvements OTA like XM and eventually DDP, Android Auto and plenty of things I couldn't even dream of right now. Best of luck with your decision!

Interestingly I am going through the same thing now. Trying to decide between Pure/AT or even AGT. My wife and kids are saying get whatever I want , but I am struggling to convince myself to splurge 60k more for AGT over Pure.