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I have mine, having taken delivery at the end of August and it was ordered at the beginning of the same. Not a previous owner and did not reserve. Recently comp
by Shivetya 8y ago
I have mine, having taken delivery at the end of August and it was ordered at the beginning of the same. Not a previous owner and did not reserve. Recently completed a 1600+ mile round trip with it.
As a car it is very competent, fun to drive, and well designed inside and out. As an EV, Tesla cars are in a league of their own. Build quality was very good, I do have three areas that are not as tight as I want but I will take it to the local service shop and let them tell me my options.
Are EVs ready for prime time? If your primary usage is local then yes. Even on our trip we needed three stops and the time charging plus to and from added over two hours each way. That can take a "tolerable" nine hour drive and push it into "well....". Plus the planning required to insure adequate range at your destination where you might be anchored to the nearest SC. (120v is desperation, 240/20a is minimum realistic and that is still but 12/15 miles ranged added per hour!)
While they will continue to add features over the life time of the car it does lack some simple quality of life attributes that I have had in cars more than a decade ago. From the mundane as to real bluetooth audio controls with playlist support and maximum audio startup to the required blind spot monitoring which apparently they will never put in the mirrors where it needs to be. Traffic aware cruise control works very well, auto steer at my current software level is good for 95% of the highway travel we had. Though cruise control's default speed is the posted limit and that can be damn annoying when that is lowered by weather or even construction - you cannot stop it - it will only assume your current speed if lower than what the maps say if there is a car in front of you or your going faster.
Still great news to hear, I like mine. Was a great step up from the Chevy Volt which sold me on EV driving. It isn't for everyone but give it ten years and it might be the default choice.
- Joky 8y agoDid you miss that you can scroll the right button on the wheel to adjust the cruise set speed? Or did I misunderstand your issue?
- EADGBE 8y agoNo maximum startup volume? That's honestly pitiful, Tesla. An absolutely necessary feature. (no sarcasm)
- fourpointfive 8y agoI've never driven a car with that feature. I tend to lower my volume while driving in quieter parts and parking anyway.
- r00fus 8y agoWhy?
- EADGBE 8y agoI’ve found that I naturally reached for the volume knob on older cars which didn’t have this very software-enabled feature. It’s something that I didn’t notice nearly how much I used it until I enabled it and found myself grabbing the volume at startup and turning it down to 0.
- Sohcahtoa82 8y ago> From the mundane as to real bluetooth audio controls with playlist support and maximum audio startup Could you elaborate on this? My BRZ's stereo doesn't have playlist support, just your typical next/prev track, pause, and volume. And what is "maximum audio startup"?
- skellera 8y agoThe max volume of the radio when you start the car. Prevents it from being too loud if you were listening to it loud in the last ride.