WXman
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An interesting thought....
So it looks like a Fathom with AWD, ER battery, and one or two options is probably going to land somewhere between $35k and $40k MSRP. We've already seen a dealer post here that they will sell at MSRP. Perhaps in the coming months we'll find dealers willing to sell at invoice. So, figure a nice Fathom somewhere in the $30k's.
Another option is to pick up a lightly used Mach-E. Since the Fathom likely won't have much towing capacity or cargo bed capacity (we do not know yet, Ford hasn't released these details, we're assuming based upon what we do know about the platform) it's not going to really be useful as a full blown pickup truck. Most people are going to use this as a commuter vehicle. So, a guy could just as well pick up a lightly used Mach-E. I'm seeing examples for sale locally with 25k to 50k miles on them for $25k to $35k. Some are even Ford EV Certified with warranties.
The advantage to the Mach-E is that it's a more powerful vehicle, with driveline components that likely are higher quality (hence their price), and a more traditional build that will cost less to insure. When Ford built those first two EVs in their lineup they made sure to build them robust because they knew EV adoption was going to be a tough row to hoe anyhow, and they didn't want reliability issues to be a thorn.
The advantage to the Fathom is it'll have a fresh factory warranty and the newest Ford tech built in.
As I sit here and wait for Fathom info to arrive, this comparison is becoming more and more intriguing. I had a Lightning and those were pretty reliable. Owners of Mach-E cars over the last 5 years have reported stellar reliability. Hmmm.....
So it looks like a Fathom with AWD, ER battery, and one or two options is probably going to land somewhere between $35k and $40k MSRP. We've already seen a dealer post here that they will sell at MSRP. Perhaps in the coming months we'll find dealers willing to sell at invoice. So, figure a nice Fathom somewhere in the $30k's.
Another option is to pick up a lightly used Mach-E. Since the Fathom likely won't have much towing capacity or cargo bed capacity (we do not know yet, Ford hasn't released these details, we're assuming based upon what we do know about the platform) it's not going to really be useful as a full blown pickup truck. Most people are going to use this as a commuter vehicle. So, a guy could just as well pick up a lightly used Mach-E. I'm seeing examples for sale locally with 25k to 50k miles on them for $25k to $35k. Some are even Ford EV Certified with warranties.
The advantage to the Mach-E is that it's a more powerful vehicle, with driveline components that likely are higher quality (hence their price), and a more traditional build that will cost less to insure. When Ford built those first two EVs in their lineup they made sure to build them robust because they knew EV adoption was going to be a tough row to hoe anyhow, and they didn't want reliability issues to be a thorn.
The advantage to the Fathom is it'll have a fresh factory warranty and the newest Ford tech built in.
As I sit here and wait for Fathom info to arrive, this comparison is becoming more and more intriguing. I had a Lightning and those were pretty reliable. Owners of Mach-E cars over the last 5 years have reported stellar reliability. Hmmm.....
