Monday night around dinner time there was really no line, but mostly a trickle of people coming through.
Impressions coming from a classic MS:
- I found the back seat quite roomy compared to my S. Lots of head room.
- Gone are the MS "points" poking into the door openings from the interior sculpture - the points that invariably get worn through over time on the front/back on S, particularly on the non-leather doors.
- The front is tighter than the S but the seat seems to travel back farther. On long trips with the classic S, I take advantage of the lack of a center console for repositioning, leg stretching, and general manspreading. Not possible on the 3 with a prominent center tunnel/console - your legs stay front and center. YMMV, but I would probably be uncomfortable after about an hour on a road trip in the 3 (just my personal issue).
- Not much of a frunk, but we all knew that.
- While I did not fiddle much with the display, I was told by the Tesla minder in the right seat that there was (currently) no browser. Goodbye Waze for Tesla. Maybe the Elon announcement pending puts Waze into the nav?
- My spouse considers the flip up door handles a disappointment - apparently she likes the self-presenting MS handles (news to me).
- The ventless vents controlled by UI seem to work pretty well.
- The ultra-spartan interior is going to be a controversial point for some I suspect (given the range of the price the 3 will span). But the same debate re Tesla interiors has been going since the MS shipped.
- I agree with the upthread comment, they will probably sell a lot of these with the base configurations. I'm guessing the upper end M3 buyers may just jump up to the MS. Purely a guess. The MS sitting next to the 3 was still the stunner in my opinion.
I'll still wait to configure until I can drive one. I wonder how long I'll have to wait to drive an optioned-up M3? I'd guess I might be able to order one before I can actually test drive one the way they're getting delivered to the rabid fan base. Even still, it's bizarre to see pictures of people queueing up to look at a car they can't test drive (or probably buy) for a long time unless they've had a reservation for a long time.
PS - they need a priority boarding line, like the air carriers, for existing Tesla customers and early reservation holders I'd happily take only 5 minutes instead of 10 for a look, and probably don't need the full sales pitch.
Impressions coming from a classic MS:
- I found the back seat quite roomy compared to my S. Lots of head room.
- Gone are the MS "points" poking into the door openings from the interior sculpture - the points that invariably get worn through over time on the front/back on S, particularly on the non-leather doors.
- The front is tighter than the S but the seat seems to travel back farther. On long trips with the classic S, I take advantage of the lack of a center console for repositioning, leg stretching, and general manspreading. Not possible on the 3 with a prominent center tunnel/console - your legs stay front and center. YMMV, but I would probably be uncomfortable after about an hour on a road trip in the 3 (just my personal issue).
- Not much of a frunk, but we all knew that.
- While I did not fiddle much with the display, I was told by the Tesla minder in the right seat that there was (currently) no browser. Goodbye Waze for Tesla. Maybe the Elon announcement pending puts Waze into the nav?
- My spouse considers the flip up door handles a disappointment - apparently she likes the self-presenting MS handles (news to me).
- The ventless vents controlled by UI seem to work pretty well.
- The ultra-spartan interior is going to be a controversial point for some I suspect (given the range of the price the 3 will span). But the same debate re Tesla interiors has been going since the MS shipped.
- I agree with the upthread comment, they will probably sell a lot of these with the base configurations. I'm guessing the upper end M3 buyers may just jump up to the MS. Purely a guess. The MS sitting next to the 3 was still the stunner in my opinion.
I'll still wait to configure until I can drive one. I wonder how long I'll have to wait to drive an optioned-up M3? I'd guess I might be able to order one before I can actually test drive one the way they're getting delivered to the rabid fan base. Even still, it's bizarre to see pictures of people queueing up to look at a car they can't test drive (or probably buy) for a long time unless they've had a reservation for a long time.
PS - they need a priority boarding line, like the air carriers, for existing Tesla customers and early reservation holders I'd happily take only 5 minutes instead of 10 for a look, and probably don't need the full sales pitch.
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