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Switched My Order Today from a Pure to a Grand Touring

Blue Lectroid said:
Sadly, they also changed the Money Factor such that those who lease will benefit very little…it my case the additional $5000 Air Credit actually increased the monthly payment, but reduced the residual. Net, Net, if I buyout the lease at the end I save $600 total…
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You may want to check the lease rates again. It seems like they lowered it.
 

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borski said:
Happy new year! :)
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Thanks! Pickup scheduled for 2:00pm 12/15.

Incidentally, thus far everything has gone incredibly smoothly. Great communication from Inside Sales Studio Associate Jacques Fidella and all paperwork and process steps have been on time and as promised. Fingers crossed that this continues and in comparison to my last "electronic car purchase" of my Tesla M3P back in 2018? Night and day! Real, kind genuinely interested humans that make me feel like I am having a luxury experience thus far and it is greatly appreciated.
 
Blue Lectroid said:
Thanks! Pickup scheduled for 2:00pm 12/15.

Incidentally, thus far everything has gone incredibly smoothly. Great communication from Inside Sales Studio Associate Jacques Fidella and all paperwork and process steps have been on time and as promised. Fingers crossed that this continues and in comparison to my last "electronic car purchase" of my Tesla M3P back in 2018? Night and day! Real, kind genuinely interested humans that make me feel like I am having a luxury experience thus far and it is greatly appreciated.
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One week to go. Congratulations!
 
Blue Lectroid said:
My car is in KOP and ready for pickup anytime after 12/11! Working on logistics so I can schedule pickup! Likely 12/15 or 12/16. Psyched!!!
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I'm about 15 min. from KoP. Would say I'd meet you there to help you enjoy the moment, but my car has been in the shop since July. I didn't bother renting a temp. car as I figured fixing this:
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...could be fixed in a day. I was going to put a piece of duck tape ( same color as Cosmic Silver ) on it, but wife insisted I take it in.
... 5 months and counting. Still no word. I've missed 5 months of free EA charging too, and two? three? updates. I have no idea what they are doing...I worry about

Dec. 15 2PM. I'll see if the wife will lend me her car for the day. Be nice to meet you.
Ah just checked our calendar: Quaker Meeting for Business that day. I'll be at 4th and Arch Sts. meeting all day.
 
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Cosmo Cruz said:
I'm about 15 min. from KoP. Would say I'd meet you there to help you enjoy the moment, but my car has been in the shop since July. I didn't bother renting a temp. car as I figured fixing this:
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...could be fixed in a day. I was going to put a piece of duck tape ( same color as Cosmic Silver ) on it, but wife insisted I take it in.
... 5 months and counting. Still no word. I've missed 5 months of free EA charging too, and two? three? updates. I have no idea what they are doing...I worry about



Dec. 15 2PM. I'll see if the wife will lend me her car for the day. Be nice to meet you.
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You’re saying they have told you anything in 5 months? Have you, uh, tried calling the service center?
 
borski said:
You’re saying they have told you anything in 5 months? Have you, uh, tried calling the service center?
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Don't want to hijack this thread. KoP service sent me to a Main Line exotic body shop: Ferraris, Lambos, McLarens, that kind of kit. I've called several times and visited twice. "The managers are in a meeting." is all I have been able to get from them. I'm getting a hint that they are arguing with Liberty Mutual, who sent me a check for $2000. I understand the shop has it up to $32,000 and still counting, based on what I see on the Liberty Mutual website (which sucks). I called last week and was told by the receptionist, "They are working on it." It's not Lucid's fault as far as I know. Duck tape would have been fine. I really, really, miss my car. That's why I've been stalking Dream Editions all over the web. We are getting used to being a one car family... when we met neither of us had a car. We were both public transport, living in Philly...rent a car for weekend trips, or take the train to the airport. I went EV when we moved to the 'burbs because:

" Be the change you want to see in the world. "

I'd love to meet Blue Lectroid and see his Fathom Blue GT. Some day.
 
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Cosmo Cruz said:
Don't want to hijack this thread. KoP service sent me to a Main Line exotic body shop: Ferraris, Lambos, McLarens, that kind of kit. I've called several times and visited twice. "The managers are in a meeting." is all I have been able to get from them. I'm getting a hint that they are arguing with Liberty Mutual, who sent me a check for $2000. I understand the shop has it up to $32,000 and still counting, based on what I see on the Liberty Mutual website (which sucks). I called last week and was told by the receptionist, "They are working on it." It's not Lucid's fault as far as I know. Duck tape would have been fine. I really, really, miss my car. That's why I've been stalking Dream Editions all over the web. We are getting used to being a one car family... when we met neither of us had a car. We were both public transport, living in Philly...rent a car for weekend trips, or take the train to the airport. I went EV when we moved to the 'burbs because:

" Be the change you want to see in the world. "

I'd love to meet Blue Lectroid and see his Fathom Blue GT. Some day.
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Switch your insurance carrier to PURE. They handled my accident 2 years ago without a quibble with the body shop charges plus allowed me a rental car up to $15,000 while my car was being worked on.
 
Cosmo Cruz said:
Don't want to hijack this thread. KoP service sent me to a Main Line exotic body shop: Ferraris, Lambos, McLarens, that kind of kit. I've called several times and visited twice. "The managers are in a meeting." is all I have been able to get from them. I'm getting a hint that they are arguing with Liberty Mutual, who sent me a check for $2000. I understand the shop has it up to $32,000 and still counting, based on what I see on the Liberty Mutual website (which sucks). I called last week and was told by the receptionist, "They are working on it." It's not Lucid's fault as far as I know. Duck tape would have been fine. I really, really, miss my car. That's why I've been stalking Dream Editions all over the web. We are getting used to being a one car family... when we met neither of us had a car. We were both public transport, living in Philly...rent a car for weekend trips, or take the train to the airport. I went EV when we moved to the 'burbs because:

" Be the change you want to see in the world. "

I'd love to meet Blue Lectroid and see his Fathom Blue GT. Some day.
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Ahhhhhh the body shop sucks. Got it. Not KoP.

Yeah. I had a very annoying and frustrating time with a body shop here too with my DE, after a fender bender.
 
WildRide47 said:
Switch your insurance carrier to PURE. They handled my accident 2 years ago without a quibble with the body shop charges plus allowed me a rental car up to $15,000 while my car was being worked on.
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Can confirm, this was precisely my experience. I didn’t love the body shop, but I love PURE.
 
I will be posting a detailed new thread in the next day or two with pics, BUT start to finish, this was THE BEST car buying experience I have ever had along with my new AGT being the best all around car I have ever driven. Lots more to come, but shout outs to Robert (KOP), Jacques (Lucid Inside Sales), Alexxa (Short Hills Studio) AND the entire Lucid team who designed and worked on this insanely great car!!
 
Cosmo Cruz said:
Don't want to hijack this thread. KoP service sent me to a Main Line exotic body shop: Ferraris, Lambos, McLarens, that kind of kit. I've called several times and visited twice. "The managers are in a meeting." is all I have been able to get from them. I'm getting a hint that they are arguing with Liberty Mutual, who sent me a check for $2000. I understand the shop has it up to $32,000 and still counting, based on what I see on the Liberty Mutual website (which sucks). I called last week and was told by the receptionist, "They are working on it." It's not Lucid's fault as far as I know. Duck tape would have been fine. I really, really, miss my car. That's why I've been stalking Dream Editions all over the web. We are getting used to being a one car family... when we met neither of us had a car. We were both public transport, living in Philly...rent a car for weekend trips, or take the train to the airport. I went EV when we moved to the 'burbs because:

" Be the change you want to see in the world. "

I'd love to meet Blue Lectroid and see his Fathom Blue GT. Some day.
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That body shop wouldn't happen to be Karosserie, would it? I brought my car to them a year ago and when I couldn't get a return phone call In 3 weeks I went & took it back. Then owner lied his balls off with the promises he made to me when I first brought it in. I wouldn't go near those guys for love nor money.
 
Blue Lectroid said:
I am actually shocked by today's turn of events. Back on 11/6/24 I test drove the Pure and the Touring at the Short Hills, NJ Studio. I significantly preferred the driving feel and handling of the Pure to the Touring. And whenever you can spend less money on a car and like it more? Well, that's a very good thing! I detailed the "why" behind that in another thread, but long story short, that evening I ordered a Pure in Fathom Blue with all of the options including Santa Cruz Leather. I was thrilled that I would get to drive the most efficient car ever built. I settled in for the 2-5 month wait for Lucid to build my car.

Well, as many of us do, I have been constantly reading this Forum and came across an available 2022 Grand Touring that was spec'd with all of the options I wanted for my car, but was obviously a GT (and Red, a color I also loved). I reached out to the owner (a Forum Member) who was just fantastic and I got to thinking, why not test drive a GT on the off chance that I like it enough to buy a used GT and save myself a boatload of money? I assumed that it was probably going to be a waste of time since I preferred the ride of the Pure to the Touring and I imagined that I would like the GT even less (even more weight to get tossed about). So, I braved Black Friday Traffic Hell and the 45 minutes it took to find a parking spot and test drove a 2025 Grand Touring and also test drove the Pure again.

Boy am I glad that I did!

I drove the GT first and really expected to not like it, in which case I would be done for the day and go home content to wait out my new car build. WOW was I wrong. This thing just felt incredibly drivable and hugely planted on the road. It is (at least as of this writing), the single finest all around driving car I have ever sat in. True, when I pushed hard through a set of downhill S-curves the weight of the additional batteries and additional motor in the front end made it very clear that this is a sports SEDAN, not a flat out performance car, BUT since I never blaze through S-curves with tires screeching these days, it probably makes a heckuva lot more sense to care about he the car drives the way it will be driven 99% of the time!

Going back to the Pure, the front end DID feel lighter and the steering a tad more responsive, BUT, other than that I preferred everything else about the GT. Gulp. Was I really prepared to spend another nearly $40k for it though? The one thing I really did NOT prefer about the GT (other than the price!) was the floor of the back seat. It definitely is less comfortable than the backseat of either the Pure or the Touring. However, I will be sitting there almost never and when my wife and I road trip, I am the only driver (she does not drive on the highway), so those massage seats sure are an added plus!

In the end, the incredible power of the GT, rock solid road feel and elimination of the (to me) rather intrusive front motor whine due to revised engine mounts along with the ability to get 512 miles of range had me driving back to the studio to find that there was ONE 2025 GT in the entire country available with the specs I'd want (still at the factory in Arizona):

Fathom Blue
Santa Cruz Leather
Dream Drive Pro
Surround Sound Pro
Platinum with Aluminum Roof
19" Range Wheels

I immediately placed a deposit on it and, rather unbelievably (to me even), I find myself at this moment with an assigned VIN for a 2025 Grand Touring with an expected delivery within the next two weeks. I am awaiting the finalization of Lease paperwork (the $7500 credit was too good to pass up!) and then off to the races we go!
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Congratulations you made a great choice!!
 
Blue Lectroid said:
I am actually shocked by today's turn of events. Back on 11/6/24 I test drove the Pure and the Touring at the Short Hills, NJ Studio. I significantly preferred the driving feel and handling of the Pure to the Touring. And whenever you can spend less money on a car and like it more? Well, that's a very good thing! I detailed the "why" behind that in another thread, but long story short, that evening I ordered a Pure in Fathom Blue with all of the options including Santa Cruz Leather. I was thrilled that I would get to drive the most efficient car ever built. I settled in for the 2-5 month wait for Lucid to build my car.

Well, as many of us do, I have been constantly reading this Forum and came across an available 2022 Grand Touring that was spec'd with all of the options I wanted for my car, but was obviously a GT (and Red, a color I also loved). I reached out to the owner (a Forum Member) who was just fantastic and I got to thinking, why not test drive a GT on the off chance that I like it enough to buy a used GT and save myself a boatload of money? I assumed that it was probably going to be a waste of time since I preferred the ride of the Pure to the Touring and I imagined that I would like the GT even less (even more weight to get tossed about). So, I braved Black Friday Traffic Hell and the 45 minutes it took to find a parking spot and test drove a 2025 Grand Touring and also test drove the Pure again.

Boy am I glad that I did!

I drove the GT first and really expected to not like it, in which case I would be done for the day and go home content to wait out my new car build. WOW was I wrong. This thing just felt incredibly drivable and hugely planted on the road. It is (at least as of this writing), the single finest all around driving car I have ever sat in. True, when I pushed hard through a set of downhill S-curves the weight of the additional batteries and additional motor in the front end made it very clear that this is a sports SEDAN, not a flat out performance car, BUT since I never blaze through S-curves with tires screeching these days, it probably makes a heckuva lot more sense to care about he the car drives the way it will be driven 99% of the time!

Going back to the Pure, the front end DID feel lighter and the steering a tad more responsive, BUT, other than that I preferred everything else about the GT. Gulp. Was I really prepared to spend another nearly $40k for it though? The one thing I really did NOT prefer about the GT (other than the price!) was the floor of the back seat. It definitely is less comfortable than the backseat of either the Pure or the Touring. However, I will be sitting there almost never and when my wife and I road trip, I am the only driver (she does not drive on the highway), so those massage seats sure are an added plus!

In the end, the incredible power of the GT, rock solid road feel and elimination of the (to me) rather intrusive front motor whine due to revised engine mounts along with the ability to get 512 miles of range had me driving back to the studio to find that there was ONE 2025 GT in the entire country available with the specs I'd want (still at the factory in Arizona):

Fathom Blue
Santa Cruz Leather
Dream Drive Pro
Surround Sound Pro
Platinum with Aluminum Roof
19" Range Wheels

I immediately placed a deposit on it and, rather unbelievably (to me even), I find myself at this moment with an assigned VIN for a 2025 Grand Touring with an expected delivery within the next two weeks. I am awaiting the finalization of Lease paperwork (the $7500 credit was too good to pass up!) and then off to the races we go!
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I've had my 2025 GT for about a week now and the funny things is I traded in my Tesla Model S for it and I have no regrets.
 
Mos said:
Congratulations you made a great choice!!
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Thanks. I am absolutely in LOVE with my '25AGT. I will say, now that I have driven a '22AGT for 650 miles as a loaner when my car needed to have a trim piece replaced (we discovered it was defective upon delivery and the service experience was great), my '25's is significantly more efficient and well put together than the '22 was. That said, if I never drove my '25 and only experienced the '22? I still think I'd classify it as the best overall sedan I've ever experienced. The '25 takes it up another notch IME.
 
GKThorn said:
I've had my 2025 GT for about a week now and the funny things is I traded in my Tesla Model S for it and I have no regrets.
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Good for you. A couple of years ago I looked into trading my Tesla M3P in for a Model S Plaid and I actually preferred the M3P to the S. The S had amazing straight line oomph, but I really did not like anything else about its driving dynamics and I sat tight. Glad I did as I find the '25AGT to be a head a shoulders better car than the S Plaid -- unless you want maximum acceleration, which I don't care about.

Enjoy your new car!!!
 
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