Looks great! And I'm not just saying that because it's very similar to the one in my garage right now.
Congratulations and enjoy the ride. Welcome to the future.
Congratulations and enjoy the ride. Welcome to the future.
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Hi all, I posted the following to another thread, where it was suggested I instead post my thoughts and photos here. So here goes.
Picked my X90D up a few days ago. Good experience overall- unlike any other previous car purchase I've made. Very low-key, stress free. Paperwork took about 5 minutes (had to wait about 20 minutes for them to put the paperwork in order).
Fit and finish overall exceeded my expectations, especially having read though some previous owners’ experiences.
A couple of minor issues:
My X has some very minor panel alignment issues, but not enough for me to have them addressed- I’d like not to risk any unnecessary cosmetic damage. I’ve seen alignment issues on colleagues’ MBs, Porsches, Audis, and Maseratis. No biggie. Also, I scoped out other X’s and S’s on the lot being prepped for pickup, and they too had minor alignment issues.
- A portion of the rubber seal that touches the top anterior surface of the right front passenger door sticks out by about 4 mm when the window is closed- kind of like a little appendix. I haven’t yet noticed significant wind noise, so I won’t complain about it.
- When the third row seats are folded, a segment of cloth tube is exposed (normal) behind both seats. Well, behind one of the seats, they neglected to place the cloth tube, so I have 2 wires (both of course housed in their respective sheaths) “exposed”. I showed this to the DS, and I’ll probably have it addressed at my 12,000 mile checkup.
Front windshield ghosting: it’s there for me, but isn’t at all an impediment to my driving. My wife doesn’t really notice it.
I had the salient points of the Delivery Checklist in the back of my mind, so I didn’t take my paper copy with me while doing the walk-through.
The product specialist was chill, patient, and recognized I already knew as much about the car and Tesla Corp. in general as the average Tesla employee, so he basically showed me a few key features and that was that.
The car is BEAUTIFUL. I mean, I am driving the Starship Enterprise. I’m driving a work of art. For my wife and I, coming from a blue collar, Toyota/Honda background, no other word describes our ownership sentiment except “blessed”. We’re truly, utterly blessed to have been able to afford this car, and we pray we’re able to make use of it in good health.
We got the MC White color, and it’s gorgeous. It’s got pop. This of course is subjective, but we absolutely love the color combo we chose.
I hadn’t test driven a “regular” 90D before driving ours, so I wasn’t sure what to expect in terms of driving experience in a non-P version. I have to say I was shocked by the power the 90D has. My wife and our toddler absolutely loved it every time I slammed the pedal to the metal. Acceleration is effortless. It’s as smooth as gliding a butterknife through soft butter.
The falcon wing doors draw crowds. I hadn’t expected random folks to stop to take photos of our ride- would have been nice had they sought permission first but- oh well.
About a half hour after having left the Service Center, it occurred to me to test my Tesla app out. I had remembered reading on the forum that the app hadn’t worked for some people. Lo and behold, my app logged me into the car, and I achieved another level of amazement. I had never had a car that I could communicate with in this manner- and the thought of it only getting better immediately promoted a nerdgasm.
I sincerely thank the active and supportive members of this forum. As nerdy as it sounds, I really feel I’m part of a special (not elite) group- a family of sorts- and for that and much more, my wife and I are truly thankful.
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Like you said, blessed is the exact word to sum it up. I like driving it so much I wonder if I should have even paid for EAP. However, we are happy to support Elon and Tesla in their mission for a sustainable future and am looking forward to the Model 3!
We picked up our Model X 60d about 2 weeks ago. I'm so excited about the car, I was going to write a post on here of the first reviews but your post really summed up what we're feeling. Our other cars are a Honda Accord and a Toyota Camry, so moving from those was seriously like driving a spaceship. Even with a 60d, the acceleration is amazing and our toddler loves it. Same minor issues you've quoted, I'll have them checked out but the car is so amazing I could care less.
Many people use the one he used and consider yours wrong.The expression is "I couldn't care less."
Those people are indisputably wrong. Only one makes any logical sense.Many people use the one he used and consider yours wrong.
With the heppa filter and automatic biohazard defense mode, especially in traffic.But I miss my X
@ohmman is most certainly correct, but the real issue here is that some peep's only post is a petty usage correction. Funny how one can be right only to look wrong.
Here are some "first impressions" of a Model X from a Model S owner who got one as a loaner while his car is in for routine annual service. Rather than start a separate thread, I thought I would post here.
The ride seemed a bit busy and was not as smooth as I had imagined. It has the air suspension (standard?) and 20 inch wheels. I had expected, perhaps unreasonably, that it would be a better ride than my Model S with coil suspension.
Here are some "first impressions" of a Model X from a Model S owner who got one as a loaner while his car is in for routine annual service. Rather than start a separate thread, I thought I would post here.
I got this Model X P90D as a loaner from the Dedham, MA service center. Notably, it is a Signature Model S according to the main screen. It has a 6 seat configuration. It has a California MFR plate, but has a Mass. inspection sticker. So my (wild?) guess is that it may have been a customer car and was either returned for some reason, or traded in, etc. It has roughly 12,000 miles on it.
I had never driven a Model X before I got this loaner today.
I have had the car for about 8 hours, and drove it roughly 80 miles in that time, on a mix of local roads and on Interstate highways. Because of traffic, I never had the opportunity to "launch" it, but it certainly felt responsive and powerful.
At first, I was a bit intimidated by the size of it. The Model S is a large car, but the X is larger yet and gives the impression of even greater size because of the greater height. But it only took a few minutes of driving to become acclimated and comfortable with maneuvering the car.
I like the fact that the driver sits higher in the X. It gave me a good seating position and a good view, especially with the larger side windows and the huge windshield. Sometimes in my Model S I feel as if the A pillars and the outside rear view mirrors block so much of the view that I run the risk of missing the sight of cars or pedestrians.
Although outward visibility is generally very good, the view directly to the rear is terrible. The rearview mirror is smaller than in the Model S, and the rear window seems to be more heavily tinted, so I could barely see anything out that window. Wearing sunglasses probably aggravated the dimness, but I wear them all the time in my S with no issues. The rear camera is very good, of course, and the outside rearview mirrors are adequate, so in fact i had no problem with rearward visibility. But if the camera lens were obscured by dirt, rain, or snow, the rear window might be more of a problem for seeing directly behind the car. (And I agree that the Model S is not great in this regard, either.)
The audio screen indicated it has Dolby sound, so I assume it has the Ultra High Fidelity Audio option. It definitively sounds better than my Model S (which has the standard audio), particularly in the bass range.
The driver's seat position was good, but the seat cushion was not as good as I expected. Seating is highly personal, though, and I tend to be "fussy" about seats. So readers may not want to place too much stock in my comment. In any case, it was not clear to me that the seat comfort was superior to my standard equipment Model S seat.
The cars seems a bit noisier than my Model S. The seemed to have a bit more "boominess" to it and suffered from wind noise at highway speeds. This might reflect the fact that it is likely an early production unit.
The ride seemed a bit busy and was not as smooth as I had imagined. It has the air suspension (standard?) and 20 inch wheels. I had expected, perhaps unreasonably, that it would be a better ride than my Model S with coil suspension.
One positive note about the rear seats. I had to bring my 99 year-old mother to an appointment. She has limited mobility (uses a walker, etc.) and has trouble getting into and out of any car, including my Model S. (She is barely 5 feet tall.) She seems to have particular trouble getting out of the S because it is so low, and because of the wide frame that separates the seat from the outside of the car. On the other hand I was worried that she would not be able to climb up into the Model X, which sits higher off the ground. So I set the Model X suspension to the Low position (it would not go into the Very Low position, not sure why). It looked to me as if she would have less trouble with the rear seats than with the front, so I had her sit in the back. (The higher bolsters on the front seats might have been an obstacle, but the rear seats are fairly flat.) As it happens, she was able to climb in and out of the Model X fairly easily. The rear seat seemed a tad closer to the outside of the car than the front seat, and also closer than in my Model S. I did not measure this, so it may be a small difference or a false impression. The FWD was obviously out of her way, and I could easily reach in to help her as needed. So that worked out pretty well.
But all of the above is minor, really. The one thing that I found to be truly objectionable was the large windshield. As attractive and impressive as it is, I found myself wishing the car had the optional sunshade for the upper portion. Today is a sunny winter day, so the sun was visible through the windshield for a good portion of the several hours I was in the car. Although I was wearing Polarized sunglasses, as I almost always do when driving, my eyes were quite irritated by the time I got home from a 2-hour drive. The visors are of essentially no benefit because they are so small -- they can only block the sun when it is in a narrow portion of the sky. The visors were also difficult to position to block sun through the driver's side window -- they are simply not large enough and can't be positioned very flexibly. (And yes, I did figure out how to open and unfold the visor extension.) So I loved the sense of openness, but I am not sure I could live with that huge glass area without more tinting or a sun shade.
One other thing, for whatever it is worth. I showed the car to my son, who has a Honda van for his family (wife, 2 kids, big dog). Although he liked the headroom and was impressed with the folding doors and motorized seats, he felt the seats in his Honda mini-van do a better job of meeting the need than the Model X seats. In particular, he can more easily fold and unfold his seats when he needs a different configuration, such as for hauling "stuff." I know this has been debated endlessly in other threads, but mention it here because of my son's observation. (It is also possible I did not show off the Model X seats to best advantage, because I have not yet mastered the rear seat controls.)
So, I did enjoy having the chance to try the Model X, and it is impressive in many ways. Some things are advantageous over my Model S, and some are not. For the moment, I think I am content with my S and won't rush out to order an X!
This is interesting. Thanks David. I have rented a 90D and a 75D both with 20" wheels and I thought the ride was pretty good. our P90D with the 22" wheels is quite harsh at times and the tires are a bit noisy on the highway. I've experienced this with other performance oriented cars with low profile wheel/tires so I thought for sure that moving to 20" wheels would provide the same ride quality I had experienced.
From your observations, could it be that the suspension in the "P" versions are stiffer to provide better handling (via software?).
Funny how everyone has different opinions on that... My MX has been in the body shop for a couple of weeks. I just had a MS P100D Ludicrous with the new glass roof for ten days, and needed more seating, so swapped that loaner for a MX P90D Ludicrous. My first thought on sitting back in the MX was how much I had missed the the huge windshield. It's so open and airy. And I live in sunny California. I also much prefer the general comfort, especially in the rear, of the MX. This said, the MS P100D Ludicrous was a blast to drive, too. I want both! ;-)The one thing that I found to be truly objectionable was the large windshield. As attractive and impressive as it is, I found myself wishing the car had the optional sunshade for the upper portion.