I picked up my new 100D Model S on August 30th in Mount Kisco, NY. I left there and went straight to Myrtle Beach for a week of vacation. Stopped in Charlotte, NC to check out the Billy Graham museum on the way to Myrtle Beach. Drove back home to New Hampshire from Myrtle Beach just in time to miss Hurricane Florence. I thought I would put together a list of a few things I've observed that have surprised me in the first couple of weeks and 2k+ miles.
- First off, I absolutely love the car. The technology is second to none. If you're a technology freak like myself, you will love the car. It changes everything about driving, in a good way.
- The regen is amazing. I read all about it prior to getting my MS but its one of those things you have to experience and use for a while to really get a feel for its usefulness. It makes driving so easy. I live in NH and its pretty hilly. when I go down hills, I simply lift the accelerator just a little and I can maintain my speed vs. riding my brakes all the way down the hill like I do on my MB. It also makes stopping so much easier. You rarely need your brakes.
- The speed assist is great and works well. Sometimes it does seem a bit jerky and puts the brakes on pretty hard when it maybe doesn't need to. However, it's a great feature and very useful on more than just long trips.
- Autopilot is great and makes long trips so much easier to handle. The auto lane change is nice as well. You still need to pay attention but can relax a lot more as it does take away a lot of the driving tasks.
- Slacker is good, better than I thought it would be. It played great music all the way down to myrtle beach and back.
- Tunein is disappointing. It doesn't remember the podcasts I listen too so it's difficult to manage. The same podcasts are all available whether I've already listened to them or not. Maybe there is a way to fix this but haven't found it.
- I've had to reboot the MDU or the MCU has rebooted itself a few times. The first time it happened was a bit scary as I was on the highway cruising pretty fast. The screen was black so I had no idea how fast I was going until it came back up. It also didn't seem to record the mileage I drove while rebooting.
- The energy window is pretty cool but seems like more could be done. Maybe the next software update will do more.
- The garage door automatic opening/closing is a nice feature, very convenient.
- Waiting for software updates suck, just like waiting for new Apple IOS. However, its great knowing people are actually working to make my car more functional. Once I bought my MB, I know there will never be anything new added feature wise - they are working on the next year model. With Tesla, what I have today will only get better.
