Firstly, I placed a deposit for the Lucid back in 2019 and am presently waiting for my GT. I have been following the threads on this website for a while. I came across a concern about using the toll transponder on the windshield and so I expressed this issue with my contact person at Lucid. He sent the following attached photo explaining that they now have carved out a spot on the windshield to allow placement of the transponder. I thought this was a quick and nice solution.
Secondly, I am truly confuse by most of the banter regarding issues, mainly software ones. Everyone seems to make a comparison to Tesla and suggest that because Tesla has had issues, it is OK for Lucid to have problems. Not sure why Lucid, especially after all the buildup by Rawlinson, gets a free pass on problems for their car that is well over $100K. The car should be pretty close to perfect and to tolerate less is baffling. It is almost as if people are trying to justify paying a fortune for a car that is very imperfect. As if repeating over and over again how good it is erases all the issues or problems.
So as I get closer to getting my GT, my worries grow and I am more likely to throw in the towel and get a Mercedes EQS. At least I have a better idea about what I'm getting and the service available.
Don't misunderstand me, I want this car to be everything it was billed to be and I want to be happy with it. But when I hear of cheap plastic door handles on the inside, not being able to open the doors with the remote, how a lot of user interface options are not quite up to speed or activated yet, I have to be concerned. I don't worry much about the mileage and in no way expect it to be what is proposed to be. I realize that it will probably be close which is acceptable to me. That is simply to be expected.
Perhaps if I was a techie billionaire I wouldn't fret over all of this but unfortunately I am not.
Secondly, I am truly confuse by most of the banter regarding issues, mainly software ones. Everyone seems to make a comparison to Tesla and suggest that because Tesla has had issues, it is OK for Lucid to have problems. Not sure why Lucid, especially after all the buildup by Rawlinson, gets a free pass on problems for their car that is well over $100K. The car should be pretty close to perfect and to tolerate less is baffling. It is almost as if people are trying to justify paying a fortune for a car that is very imperfect. As if repeating over and over again how good it is erases all the issues or problems.
So as I get closer to getting my GT, my worries grow and I am more likely to throw in the towel and get a Mercedes EQS. At least I have a better idea about what I'm getting and the service available.
Don't misunderstand me, I want this car to be everything it was billed to be and I want to be happy with it. But when I hear of cheap plastic door handles on the inside, not being able to open the doors with the remote, how a lot of user interface options are not quite up to speed or activated yet, I have to be concerned. I don't worry much about the mileage and in no way expect it to be what is proposed to be. I realize that it will probably be close which is acceptable to me. That is simply to be expected.
Perhaps if I was a techie billionaire I wouldn't fret over all of this but unfortunately I am not.