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Drucifer
Active Member
Great write-up. I am considering the identical configuration, but deleting sub-zero (in North Carolina - not really needed) and adding premium package. Just curious if you feel like you are missing out on anything without premium package? Since it is kind of pricey and I might consider deleting it.
I work in Boulder and we just put an order in for a MX with delivery in July. Hopefully we'll have it by August
EV-lutioin
Active Member
Just wondering if you bought the Premium Upgrade Package? If not, did your X come with bioweapon defense mode.... some are reporting BDM installed even in non-PUP Model X's.
swesson
Member
The title is a quote from our 9 year old daughter after numerous people stopped and started taking photos.
We picked up for our car (vin 48XX) in Denver yesterday. Shout out to the whole Tesla crew who was so polite and welcoming. Our DS, Denton (who is superb), has kept us in the loop, since going into production and even remember when we test drove and placed our deposit with him 3 years ago.
The car is simply incredible. We're going from an ICE to a X, so it's really a stunning feeling, more than those upgrading from their S. I've been following the forums for since the Founder's editions went out. We put our reservation in about 3 years ago, so we have been waiting patiently since then. We've talk about switching to an S on a number of occasions but decided to continue to be patient. For those deciding between the S and X, I would say you can't go wrong with either car, but we personally are so happy we stuck with our decision. As early sig owners gave feedback on build quality and problems we got extremely worried but decided to give Tesla and Elon the benefit of the doubt. We placed our order in early Jan.
I feel Tesla has really ironed out the issues.
What really floors us about the car:
- We were worried about alignment of the FWD's; not an issue, they look great and alignment is spot on.
- We worried about the FWD and parking in our garage; not an issue as long as we back into our garage. FWD sense my motorcycle parked tightly besides the car and adjust appropriately. Actually it's amazing to watch. I'll have to post a video at one point.
- We didn't notice any glass distortion issues.
- The seals on the car all look great.
- The front doors function fantastically, with the exception of a continual clicking noise when on incline such as our driveway. I'll have to investigate if it's normal or will require a fix down the line.
As a whole, the car has packed itself nicely. I'm amazed at how well all the revolutionary features come together to make this car feel like an amazing SUV/CUV. If you're having second thoughts on the car, don't. I'm pretty sure you'll love the car as much as we do.
- Even in just a 90D, acceleration is incredible. When I think of how heavy the vehicle is, I'm floored with how quick it is. My wife has told me numerous times to stop it.
- Handling is so nice when at speed. The stability of a battery pack for this SUV/CUV really hands down better than anything we test drove in the SUV/CUV department.
- A touchscreen display really does revolutionize the experience. When we decided 3 years ago on the X, we also considered the Acura MDX. Our problem with it was, that it was way too busy with too many buttons and dials. Having such a clean looking and highly functional display is liberating.
- Auto pilot is just jaw dropping. Getting over letting the car drive itself is daunting, but after about 15 mins, I sat in awe. Being a tech guy, the engineering that went into it was truly impressive to me. It's also going to save me from speeding tickets as I'm much more willing to trail other cars while in AP.
- Plugging it in. Super liberating to stop visiting the gas station. We also installed solar panels so we feel great to help contribute to a solution.
- 1 pedal driving - wasn't sure I'd like this but I'm loving driving with the regen. Take a little getting use it, but it becomes entertaining on how well I can time the stopping distance.
- Finally the FWDs - they are amazing. It's an engineering feat that I just admire. We pay more attention to what we park under, but so far the doors have not let me down. The kids love the attention they get. People have been really nice and interested in the vehicle. The doors draw an emotional reaction from people of "Wow". This car wouldn't be the same with standard doors. Part of a car should be how it makes you feel, and the doors just scream sexy. It's a car that in 5 years, will still draw interest and remind me how special the car is to me. If you're more introverted or short on time, as long as you don't open the FWDs, it blends in enough that the most folks won't notice.
- 90D, midnight silver, 6 seat, tan leather, sub-zero, AP, non premium, non audio upgrade
Are you the one that just got the sig at the end of April?
We had the same debate. We decided that the Hepa filter and ventilated seats would have been nice, but didn't justify the price for us. We didn't feel strongly about the other features such as the auto presenting doors or additional LED lights. The built in charging adapter isn't there for us, but not a big deal as we have USB cables.
No free bio-defense. I'll have to bring my own gas mask to the next zombie apocalypse.
K-MTG
Sunshade Captain of TMC
ccutrer
Active Member
I told my wife that there has now been a report of a fixed spoiler. She immediately said that that's kind of important to her. I laughed and said "not $20k important."Yeah, I kinda want one too but may have missed the boat. Considering the P upgrade now. Ugh. What's another $20k, right?
It is kind of sad that it's lumped in the performance upgrade when obviously there is a desire for it, without wanting a P (for either financial or range reasons - both for me).
ccutrer
Active Member
The title is a quote from our 9 year old daughter after numerous people stopped and started taking photos.
We picked up for our car (vin 48XX) in Denver yesterday. Shout out to the whole Tesla crew who was so polite and welcoming. Our DS, Denton (who is superb), has kept us in the loop, since going into production and even remember when we test drove and placed our deposit with him 3 years ago.
The car is simply incredible. We're going from an ICE to a X, so it's really a stunning feeling, more than those upgrading from their S. I've been following the forums for since the Founder's editions went out. We put our reservation in about 3 years ago, so we have been waiting patiently since then. We've talk about switching to an S on a number of occasions but decided to continue to be patient. For those deciding between the S and X, I would say you can't go wrong with either car, but we personally are so happy we stuck with our decision. As early sig owners gave feedback on build quality and problems we got extremely worried but decided to give Tesla and Elon the benefit of the doubt. We placed our order in early Jan.
I feel Tesla has really ironed out the issues.
What really floors us about the car:
- We were worried about alignment of the FWD's; not an issue, they look great and alignment is spot on.
- We worried about the FWD and parking in our garage; not an issue as long as we back into our garage. FWD sense my motorcycle parked tightly besides the car and adjust appropriately. Actually it's amazing to watch. I'll have to post a video at one point.
- We didn't notice any glass distortion issues.
- The seals on the car all look great.
- The front doors function fantastically, with the exception of a continual clicking noise when on incline such as our driveway. I'll have to investigate if it's normal or will require a fix down the line.
As a whole, the car has packed itself nicely. I'm amazed at how well all the revolutionary features come together to make this car feel like an amazing SUV/CUV. If you're having second thoughts on the car, don't. I'm pretty sure you'll love the car as much as we do.
- Even in just a 90D, acceleration is incredible. When I think of how heavy the vehicle is, I'm floored with how quick it is. My wife has told me numerous times to stop it.
- Handling is so nice when at speed. The stability of a battery pack for this SUV/CUV really hands down better than anything we test drove in the SUV/CUV department.
- A touchscreen display really does revolutionize the experience. When we decided 3 years ago on the X, we also considered the Acura MDX. Our problem with it was, that it was way too busy with too many buttons and dials. Having such a clean looking and highly functional display is liberating.
- Auto pilot is just jaw dropping. Getting over letting the car drive itself is daunting, but after about 15 mins, I sat in awe. Being a tech guy, the engineering that went into it was truly impressive to me. It's also going to save me from speeding tickets as I'm much more willing to trail other cars while in AP.
- Plugging it in. Super liberating to stop visiting the gas station. We also installed solar panels so we feel great to help contribute to a solution.
- 1 pedal driving - wasn't sure I'd like this but I'm loving driving with the regen. Take a little getting use it, but it becomes entertaining on how well I can time the stopping distance.
- Finally the FWDs - they are amazing. It's an engineering feat that I just admire. We pay more attention to what we park under, but so far the doors have not let me down. The kids love the attention they get. People have been really nice and interested in the vehicle. The doors draw an emotional reaction from people of "Wow". This car wouldn't be the same with standard doors. Part of a car should be how it makes you feel, and the doors just scream sexy. It's a car that in 5 years, will still draw interest and remind me how special the car is to me. If you're more introverted or short on time, as long as you don't open the FWDs, it blends in enough that the most folks won't notice.
- 90D, midnight silver, 6 seat, tan leather, sub-zero, AP, non premium, non audio upgrade
Awesome story. My four year old daughter saw the wallpaper on my computer is the Model 3. I asked her "what is that?" She promptly replied "a Tesssla?" and giggled. "Are we getting one? One with the high doors?! That I can open myself?" I've got this girl trained!!! Now to keep her quiet - none of the family or neighbors know, and it'll be a surprise to them when we get it. EVERYONE knows I've wanted a Tesla since before the Roadster was out, and that I have a reservation for a 3. Works quite well for a cover story for why I've been sooooo obsessed with Tesla lately -- we actually reserved the X about 2 weeks after reserving the 3.
I taught my son how to show the difference between a regular car door opening and a Tesla FWD opening.
He swing his arm from front to back and parallel to the ground for the regular car and lifts his arm straight up from his side to show the Tesla door. He's 3 and he's VERY excited about the new car and it's HUGE battery!
He swing his arm from front to back and parallel to the ground for the regular car and lifts his arm straight up from his side to show the Tesla door. He's 3 and he's VERY excited about the new car and it's HUGE battery!
aesculus
Still Trying to Figure This All Out
Went and picked up our daughter at the airport yesterday. She was waiting at the curb so we pulled up, touched the trunk and right FWD buttons and opened the trunk/door. While doing this the security person looks up and stares at the car and starts to approach us. My daughter drops her bag in the back, climbs in the second row and I pressed both buttons once she said she was clear. The whole time this is going on the security person was just awestruck. She then gave us the big 'Thumbs up' as we were leaving and really wanted to make sure we saw her salute. The whole operation probably took less than 1 minute from pull up to pull away.
aesculus
Still Trying to Figure This All Out
This was reported by someone who talked to a service specialist as normal. It is rumor that the car is trying to recalibrate how forceful it should open/close. Will do this periodically, especially when it thinks the environment (ie slope) has changed or just as a calibration process periodically.
WABarb
Member
Congratulations. And thx so much for posting the pic. I have same colors midnight silver with tan interior and haven't seen a pic till you posted. Beautiful can't wait for mine.The title is a quote from our 9 year old daughter after numerous people stopped and started taking photos.
We picked up for our car (vin 48XX) in Denver yesterday. Shout out to the whole Tesla crew who was so polite and welcoming. Our DS, Denton (who is superb), has kept us in the loop, since going into production and even remember when we test drove and placed our deposit with him 3 years ago.
The car is simply incredible. We're going from an ICE to a X, so it's really a stunning feeling, more than those upgrading from their S. I've been following the forums for since the Founder's editions went out. We put our reservation in about 3 years ago, so we have been waiting patiently since then. We've talk about switching to an S on a number of occasions but decided to continue to be patient. For those deciding between the S and X, I would say you can't go wrong with either car, but we personally are so happy we stuck with our decision. As early sig owners gave feedback on build quality and problems we got extremely worried but decided to give Tesla and Elon the benefit of the doubt. We placed our order in early Jan.
I feel Tesla has really ironed out the issues.
What really floors us about the car:
- We were worried about alignment of the FWD's; not an issue, they look great and alignment is spot on.
- We worried about the FWD and parking in our garage; not an issue as long as we back into our garage. FWD sense my motorcycle parked tightly besides the car and adjust appropriately. Actually it's amazing to watch. I'll have to post a video at one point.
- We didn't notice any glass distortion issues.
- The seals on the car all look great.
- The front doors function fantastically, with the exception of a continual clicking noise when on incline such as our driveway. I'll have to investigate if it's normal or will require a fix down the line.
As a whole, the car has packed itself nicely. I'm amazed at how well all the revolutionary features come together to make this car feel like an amazing SUV/CUV. If you're having second thoughts on the car, don't. I'm pretty sure you'll love the car as much as we do.
- Even in just a 90D, acceleration is incredible. When I think of how heavy the vehicle is, I'm floored with how quick it is. My wife has told me numerous times to stop it.
- Handling is so nice when at speed. The stability of a battery pack for this SUV/CUV really hands down better than anything we test drove in the SUV/CUV department.
- A touchscreen display really does revolutionize the experience. When we decided 3 years ago on the X, we also considered the Acura MDX. Our problem with it was, that it was way too busy with too many buttons and dials. Having such a clean looking and highly functional display is liberating.
- Auto pilot is just jaw dropping. Getting over letting the car drive itself is daunting, but after about 15 mins, I sat in awe. Being a tech guy, the engineering that went into it was truly impressive to me. It's also going to save me from speeding tickets as I'm much more willing to trail other cars while in AP.
- Plugging it in. Super liberating to stop visiting the gas station. We also installed solar panels so we feel great to help contribute to a solution.
- 1 pedal driving - wasn't sure I'd like this but I'm loving driving with the regen. Take a little getting use it, but it becomes entertaining on how well I can time the stopping distance.
- Finally the FWDs - they are amazing. It's an engineering feat that I just admire. We pay more attention to what we park under, but so far the doors have not let me down. The kids love the attention they get. People have been really nice and interested in the vehicle. The doors draw an emotional reaction from people of "Wow". This car wouldn't be the same with standard doors. Part of a car should be how it makes you feel, and the doors just scream sexy. It's a car that in 5 years, will still draw interest and remind me how special the car is to me. If you're more introverted or short on time, as long as you don't open the FWDs, it blends in enough that the most folks won't notice.
- 90D, midnight silver, 6 seat, tan leather, sub-zero, AP, non premium, non audio upgrade
SCModelX
Member
My Xperience is very similar to OP's. Love my car.
Tint is great (and I was very concerned about too much sun).
I have P and premium. I highly doubt many would miss either of these for $24k (that is a lot of dough). Sure, it's fun to launch every so often but a huge expense. The presenting doors are cool, the LED etc. But I don't think the ownership experience would be much different (if noticeable, at all). Only get what you are super excited for, I say.
Lastly, I have heard that the spoiler difference is. P it adjusts to speed etc. Non P it goes up and down but not dynamically (how much is dynamic worth? Nor much!). Can't confirm, but what I heard
Tint is great (and I was very concerned about too much sun).
I have P and premium. I highly doubt many would miss either of these for $24k (that is a lot of dough). Sure, it's fun to launch every so often but a huge expense. The presenting doors are cool, the LED etc. But I don't think the ownership experience would be much different (if noticeable, at all). Only get what you are super excited for, I say.
Lastly, I have heard that the spoiler difference is. P it adjusts to speed etc. Non P it goes up and down but not dynamically (how much is dynamic worth? Nor much!). Can't confirm, but what I heard
Regarding spoilers there are only 2 types and only 1 has been seen in the wild.
Type 1 is the one that retracts when off, extends when on, and articulates slightly when going over 45 mph. This is the only one seen Every car delivered thus far. It is the one that is standard officially only on the Performance model of an X. However all Xs delivered thus far, performance or not, have this type.
Type 2 is a fixed spoiler, fixed at the same height as the extended Type 1. It does not articulate, move or retract. It was supposed to be the kind that is standard on all non-perfomance Xs. However no reports of these being.delivered yet. BUT there has been a report by @ssq that Xs with type 2 have been spotted at service centers on Xs about to be delivered. So all nonperformance Xs being made now may actually have this version go forward.
I stalked our service center today as I was under the impression that my 90D would arrive on Friday or early next week. Sadly my 90D is still in route to GA but I was able to see other 90D's presumably locked inside an empty service center with spoilers which were extended.
K-MTG
Sunshade Captain of TMC
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