Test drove a Mach-E GT the other day...

[STW]

Well—Ford badged THIS a Mustang

...

hahaha so true. At first I thought it was '74 land yacht Mercury Cougar that had been through the dryer cycle.

Has the Jeep name been misused this much? more? Less? "Jeep" and "Wrangler" are at least as valuable as "mustang" and "corvette". Maybe will see those names go wide too.

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[2nd 392]

hahaha so true. At first I thought it was '74 land yacht Mercury Cougar that had been through the dryer cycle.

Has the Jeep name been misused this much? more? Less? "Jeep" and "Wrangler" are at least as valuable as "mustang" and "corvette". Maybe will see those names go wide too.

Jeep- Absolutely, little POS Fiats, Wrangler, not yet.

 

[2nd 392]

Don't be alarmed. That sound you hear is just Shelby rolling over in his grave...

The poor guy first got to see the abomination of his name and the Cobra badge.

 

[Kyanche]

Has the Jeep name been misused this much? more? Less? "Jeep" and "Wrangler" are at least as valuable as "mustang" and "corvette". Maybe will see those names go wide too.

Of course. Compass, Patriot, Liberty, Renegade, the modern day Cherokee...

But Willys Overland did it back in the 40s too lol. They slapped the Jeep grille on a whole bunch of shit. My favorite are Jeepsters (think Jeep turned Ford Thunderbird) and my more recent discovery - the Jeep Fleet Vans:

http://davidsclassiccars.com/jeep/73746-1961-jeep-fj3-fleet-van-step-van.html

It's like a miniature GM New Look bus. Lmao.

TBH, Sometimes I think Jeep goes too far. Like, the little Jeep on the windshield is cute, but all the 1941 and 7-slot grille easter eggs kinda make it feel tacky sometimes.

 

[Creeker]

Granted, the mid-70's Mustangs were not the best Mustangs and they basically started as a Pinto. But at least you get get a V-8, manual transmission, only available in a 2-Door, and you could get T-Tops.

By today's standards, not a very fast car. But back in the day, it was one of the faster cars one could buy and with the oil crunch happening, shaving off 900 Lbs helped the MPGs.

This Mach-e thing is nothing that resembles the heritage of a proper Mustang.

 

[2nd 392]

Of course. Compass, Patriot, Liberty, Renegade, the modern day Cherokee...

But Willys Overland did it back in the 40s too lol. They slapped the Jeep grille on a whole bunch of shit. My favorite are Jeepsters (think Jeep turned Ford Thunderbird) and my more recent discovery - the Jeep Fleet Vans:

http://davidsclassiccars.com/jeep/73746-1961-jeep-fj3-fleet-van-step-van.html

Two of my fathers friends (brothers) had Jeepsters, one stock, the other had wagon 4WD but a couple inches higher than a wagon, Chevy V8, dark maroon and black, all nicely done. A beauty, A keeper I would like to have.

 

[Opus]

Of course. Compass, Patriot, Liberty, Renegade, the modern day Cherokee...

But Willys Overland did it back in the 40s too lol. They slapped the Jeep grille on a whole bunch of shit. My favorite are Jeepsters (think Jeep turned Ford Thunderbird) and my more recent discovery - the Jeep Fleet Vans:

http://davidsclassiccars.com/jeep/73746-1961-jeep-fj3-fleet-van-step-van.html

It's like a miniature GM New Look bus. Lmao.

TBH, Sometimes I think Jeep goes too far. Like, the little Jeep on the windshield is cute, but all the 1941 and 7-slot grille easter eggs kinda make it feel tacky sometimes.

That little fleet van is cool as hell. Sure you'd need a winch on each side to right it every time you went around a sharp turn, but...

 

[Kyanche]

That little fleet van is cool as hell. Sure you'd need a winch on each side to right it every time you went around a sharp turn, but...

Yep! I don't disagree. Then again, the current LLVs the mail uses aren't that great at handling either, apparently.

Still, they abused the heck out of the Jeep name back then, too :D

 

[No IFS]

I’m signing up for one of the new dodge E muscle cars, the Banshee. It’s coming in Mojito! green and supposedly super fast.

 

[pablo_max3045]

From what I read the Tesla has more range and the charging is easier and better integrated.

But the Mach-E looks SO MUCH BETTER!

While I can not speak from experience in the US, I understand the situation is similar to here in Europe.
If you have your own wall box and only use the car to commute, it does not really matter what EV you buy. Anything will be sufficient. Keep in mind that over hear, everything uses the same CCS2 charger plug, even Tesla. I know people like that Sandy Monroe youtube guy whine like a little bitch that "it's too big" and "everyone should be forced to use the Tesla plug" since apparently he has never used a gas pump, which is significantly larger... but I digress.
Anyhow, if you want to use an EV as your only car and plan to actually take trips, I would never even considering anything but a Tesla.
There are more compelling EVs. Nicer looking, better build quality, better materials and so on. But the Tesla charging network is just so much better than everything else available that it just doesnt make sense to get something else at the moment.

 

[pablo_max3045]

Of course. Compass, Patriot, Liberty, Renegade, the modern day Cherokee...

But Willys Overland did it back in the 40s too lol. They slapped the Jeep grille on a whole bunch of shit. My favorite are Jeepsters (think Jeep turned Ford Thunderbird) and my more recent discovery - the Jeep Fleet Vans:

http://davidsclassiccars.com/jeep/73746-1961-jeep-fj3-fleet-van-step-van.html

It's like a miniature GM New Look bus. Lmao.

TBH, Sometimes I think Jeep goes too far. Like, the little Jeep on the windshield is cute, but all the 1941 and 7-slot grille easter eggs kinda make it feel tacky sometimes.

Well, Jeep has never exactly been a byword for quality.
Having said that, I actually had a new compass as a rental. I hate to say it, but it was fantastic to drive. I could also fit way more luggage in there than my 4dr Rubicon.
It was also significantly better driving in the snow than my Wrangler. Pity it's so damned ugly.

 

[dragoneggs]

Love all the ’hacks’ opining here. How many of you have been intimate with the design and manufacture of any main stream road vehicle understanding all of the constraints?

Take your freedoms (and cherish them) to do your best to improve upon engineered platforms that are far beyond your meager means. I’m looking forward to criticizing them. I’m not looking at my watch… my calendar.

Thus the beauty of aftermarket.

 

[Tyler-98-W68]

You should go drive a 4xe

 

[Industrialwrench]

Yuk. I don’t care how fast it is. The Mach E is the worst looking mustang ever. Should not be called one.

 

[Whaler27]

I just can't get past the name Mustang on a SUV type thing. I wish they would have called it something else.

… like “Molten”

…or “Meltdown”.

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