I took delivery on 6/27 (Thu), drove the car to Portland OR (from Seattle area) on Friday and came back on Saturday. Now, it's been about a week and half and I have 980 miles on the car.
Drive to Portland was bit nerve racking since it was the 1st time we drove the car and I was not sure 100% if we'd make it ok (though we knew we should on numbers and posting from others). Over all, I do love the car and is a very fine car. Being v1 (v2, if you count roadster), I think some of issues are understandable and acceptable.
My prior car is 2011 Audi A6 and here's how I feel comparing 2 cars..
A/C:
I feel that MS A/C is like on or off during auto mode. It's either full blast (noisy) or low/maintain mode. I think A6 does A/C better while in auto mode.
Radio:
I have a mixed feeling about this. While A6 is no where near perfect and has a lot of buttons to push, I can change radio stations, switch FM/AM/Sat/USB/SD without looking at any screen or controls (I know where/what to push). I could also change radio stations, preset or not, from steering control as well (how do I do that in MS? I can change XM/FM/AM band but how do I channels via steering control?) I do like clean design of MS but I feel that I have to look and push right buttons to find what I need.
Nav/GPS:
MS wins hands down. I like how I can search much easier with MS with a bigger screen.
Road Noise:
Ok, MS does not have engine noise. but A6 is not that noisy and overall, A6 is very well insolated car. I think it's a toss between MS and A6. In some cases, A6 is quieter (but I have quiet tire there while MS has default Goodyear 19 inch).
Rear Arm rest/cup holder:
I think it's a design philosophy of MS but I wish it had rear arm rest and/or cup holder for rear passenger. not a deal breaker but it will make a life easier when you have a child in rear.
Phone/Bluetooth:
I have a Windows Phone 8 (Lumia 920). Voice call, BT music stream all works ok with one problem. It does not inform me of incoming SMS/Text message. If I have stereo set to stream from phone via BT, it does what it should. It tells me that I have a message and give me a option to read it. If I am on radio, for example, I have no indication that I have incoming text at all. Phone would buz (vibrate) but I can't hear that while music is playing loud. Incoming phone calls are fine. it does what it should. I am not sure if this is a car thing or WP8 thing.
Driving in general:
Aside from instant torque of MS, I think they are very similar in many ways. I did not get air & 21 (got 19 inch with standard suspension) & I actually do like how it handles on not so nice streets in my area with MS.
Over all, I love the car, like the space (interior and f/trunk) and performance. I love the fact that I don't need to pay for gas (I average 4-500$ per month). I'll see how much I ended up paying for electricity but I'd bet it would be cheaper than gas. I'm hoping that Phone/BT issues would be addressed by software on either Tesla or Microsoft in further. I don't think there's much Tesla can do for radio reception now. But I hope that they would improve those issues, along with others, in future cars.
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Drive to Portland was bit nerve racking since it was the 1st time we drove the car and I was not sure 100% if we'd make it ok (though we knew we should on numbers and posting from others). Over all, I do love the car and is a very fine car. Being v1 (v2, if you count roadster), I think some of issues are understandable and acceptable.
My prior car is 2011 Audi A6 and here's how I feel comparing 2 cars..
A/C:
I feel that MS A/C is like on or off during auto mode. It's either full blast (noisy) or low/maintain mode. I think A6 does A/C better while in auto mode.
Radio:
XM:
I think MS has XM and A6 has Sirius. Yes they are the same company but I believe they still have different hardware. A6 has a way better reception and somewhat better sound quality.
FM:
It's about even with A6, though reception is a bit weaker than A6.
AM:
A6 is better in reception.
UI/control:I think MS has XM and A6 has Sirius. Yes they are the same company but I believe they still have different hardware. A6 has a way better reception and somewhat better sound quality.
FM:
It's about even with A6, though reception is a bit weaker than A6.
AM:
A6 is better in reception.
I have a mixed feeling about this. While A6 is no where near perfect and has a lot of buttons to push, I can change radio stations, switch FM/AM/Sat/USB/SD without looking at any screen or controls (I know where/what to push). I could also change radio stations, preset or not, from steering control as well (how do I do that in MS? I can change XM/FM/AM band but how do I channels via steering control?) I do like clean design of MS but I feel that I have to look and push right buttons to find what I need.
Nav/GPS:
MS wins hands down. I like how I can search much easier with MS with a bigger screen.
Road Noise:
Ok, MS does not have engine noise. but A6 is not that noisy and overall, A6 is very well insolated car. I think it's a toss between MS and A6. In some cases, A6 is quieter (but I have quiet tire there while MS has default Goodyear 19 inch).
Rear Arm rest/cup holder:
I think it's a design philosophy of MS but I wish it had rear arm rest and/or cup holder for rear passenger. not a deal breaker but it will make a life easier when you have a child in rear.
Phone/Bluetooth:
I have a Windows Phone 8 (Lumia 920). Voice call, BT music stream all works ok with one problem. It does not inform me of incoming SMS/Text message. If I have stereo set to stream from phone via BT, it does what it should. It tells me that I have a message and give me a option to read it. If I am on radio, for example, I have no indication that I have incoming text at all. Phone would buz (vibrate) but I can't hear that while music is playing loud. Incoming phone calls are fine. it does what it should. I am not sure if this is a car thing or WP8 thing.
Driving in general:
Aside from instant torque of MS, I think they are very similar in many ways. I did not get air & 21 (got 19 inch with standard suspension) & I actually do like how it handles on not so nice streets in my area with MS.
Over all, I love the car, like the space (interior and f/trunk) and performance. I love the fact that I don't need to pay for gas (I average 4-500$ per month). I'll see how much I ended up paying for electricity but I'd bet it would be cheaper than gas. I'm hoping that Phone/BT issues would be addressed by software on either Tesla or Microsoft in further. I don't think there's much Tesla can do for radio reception now. But I hope that they would improve those issues, along with others, in future cars.
tokuro