I cancelled my Lucid preorder today. I’ve never owned an EV before. I am not interesting enough to deserve to post this but I wanted to give my rationale just in case anybody else is struggling with similar thoughts.
I really love the sophisticated aesthetic of the Lucid. I loved the idea of being in “something different.” I have been mildly disappointed with the lack of transparency between the different Air trim levels and when the different trims will be produced. I get why they are vague right now, but it’s nonetheless irritating to me. I’ve been following the forum for some time and have enjoyed everybody’s banter and the insights provided.
1. Buying a $100K+ car from a non established manufacturer causes some anxiety in terms of what happens if the company folds in three years. How would that affect resale? Service? Etc.
2. There have been too many complaints in this Lucid forum about the car software thus far, which is fair since they’re new vehicles and a new platform, but I don’t exactly want to spend that much cash and essentially be a beta tester. Lack of features I view as fundamental became a bit of a point of discontent for me (sentry and dash cam).
3. There have been some issues with the hardware on first production models, in terms of some (not a huge percentage, but still) of the cars having total system failures. When that happens, the car is out of commission for weeks and it’s happened on multiple units since launch, even recently. I don’t want to be driving on the highway only to have the car suddenly stop responding - and that’s actually happened to a few people.
4. The government screwing with the federal tax credit, and the unknown surrounding what constitutes eligibility under the old rules. Yes I had a no refundable deposit. Oh well. Point is, that is more than likely $7500 I’m now losing on the transaction.
5. For reasons as outlined above, I am going to go with a gently used Tesla (12k miles) 2020 Model S Performance with FSD - I’ll let somebody else take the initial depreciation hit on the Tesla I’m getting and if Lucid is still around in 3 years I can revisit getting a Lucid then. I’m definitely questioning Tesla’s decision to rely solely on cameras for FSD and think DD Pro has the potential to be far superior to FSD.
I have to stress that the Lucid Air is a beautiful car and a company I am rooting for. I had to come to terms with the fact that I simply am not the right buyer for an Air at this stage of development. I’m still looking forward to following along here with everybody’s Lucid journey and to see all the cool stuff they come out with that I’ll be missing out on - for now!
I really love the sophisticated aesthetic of the Lucid. I loved the idea of being in “something different.” I have been mildly disappointed with the lack of transparency between the different Air trim levels and when the different trims will be produced. I get why they are vague right now, but it’s nonetheless irritating to me. I’ve been following the forum for some time and have enjoyed everybody’s banter and the insights provided.
1. Buying a $100K+ car from a non established manufacturer causes some anxiety in terms of what happens if the company folds in three years. How would that affect resale? Service? Etc.
2. There have been too many complaints in this Lucid forum about the car software thus far, which is fair since they’re new vehicles and a new platform, but I don’t exactly want to spend that much cash and essentially be a beta tester. Lack of features I view as fundamental became a bit of a point of discontent for me (sentry and dash cam).
3. There have been some issues with the hardware on first production models, in terms of some (not a huge percentage, but still) of the cars having total system failures. When that happens, the car is out of commission for weeks and it’s happened on multiple units since launch, even recently. I don’t want to be driving on the highway only to have the car suddenly stop responding - and that’s actually happened to a few people.
4. The government screwing with the federal tax credit, and the unknown surrounding what constitutes eligibility under the old rules. Yes I had a no refundable deposit. Oh well. Point is, that is more than likely $7500 I’m now losing on the transaction.
5. For reasons as outlined above, I am going to go with a gently used Tesla (12k miles) 2020 Model S Performance with FSD - I’ll let somebody else take the initial depreciation hit on the Tesla I’m getting and if Lucid is still around in 3 years I can revisit getting a Lucid then. I’m definitely questioning Tesla’s decision to rely solely on cameras for FSD and think DD Pro has the potential to be far superior to FSD.
I have to stress that the Lucid Air is a beautiful car and a company I am rooting for. I had to come to terms with the fact that I simply am not the right buyer for an Air at this stage of development. I’m still looking forward to following along here with everybody’s Lucid journey and to see all the cool stuff they come out with that I’ll be missing out on - for now!