Any opinions on the Yeti MTe T3 build?

I'm getting close to pulling the trigger on the MTe and would love to hear of other's experience on the bike, good or bad--power, noise, feel, whatever. Thanks.

I have a c2 MTE no issues runs really quiet, the tq motor makes it feel a lot like a normal bike you still feel like your putting effort in. Much more manovable than my full powered bikes. I can get around 5000ft climbing in full power with the 580wh battery.
Build quality is really good and the sixfinty is probably one of the best suspension platforms ive ridden. The only negatives is the pricetag and the attitude of people who dont ride a yeti making the usual dentist jokes, all while riding their santa cruzs or sworks with a similar pricetag.

I aquired a large T3 build for approximately 50% of retail, with a view of selling the bits I didn’t want (forks, shock, wheels, brakes & dropper) to use the bits I already had & preferred anyway. By the time I’ve cleared the parts on, it really won’t owe me much.

I have a full fat, long travel, shuttle machine, with a Bosch Gen 5 motor which is actually reasonably light (22kg) so I wanted to see if I could get one of these around 18kg with a reliable build for something a bit shorter in size, and travel to be a bit more fun to ride every day, also with the view of it replacing my mid travel pedal bike, as I’ve reached a point now where unless it’s my Spesh Epic, I’m not interested in slogging a pedal bike around, to ride trails.

I have had some questionable experiences with Yeti in the past with their warranties & the general reliability of their bikes (both have been rubbish) so I realise I’m opening myself up to a potential world of pain here, now involving electrics too

First ride today & I actually wanted to not like it, because of my past issues, but it was annoyingly good, like really good.

This is my first experience of a mid power bike from my old Kenevo SL, which was just miserable, and it is surprisingly good, even compared to a full power bike. In terms of noise, the new Bosch is very quiet when going down trails now, and this is on a par. Where it wins however is noise when pedalling up - super quiet & pedalling over the top of the motor mod way down a trail is actually a nice experience. It also seems to get impressive range.

Current build is 18.4kg, there was quite a few spots to save weight & I have a set of XX T-Type cranks spare I will put on & that will get it a bit closer.

The 6finity suspension actually feels decent, not as good as a high pivot bike, but possibly the best of a non HP bike I’ve ridden in recent times.

Annoyingly impressed.

Bringing this thread up from the dead! So much talk about full fat e-bikes on this platform and looking to get more user feedback on this sweet machine.

Looking to pull the trigger on an XL C2 build and want to swap the fork for a Factory 36 or possibly a 38. My question: do I need an e-tuned fork or can a run a regular 36/38?