I hope this is the right place for this question. 10 Years ago I spent hours and hours on this forum. I ordered a signature MX in February 2011, received it in December 2015 almost 4 years later. (Sorry, my picture doesn’t work, I have the “MODEL X” plate for the state of Washington.). Attended a couple of launch parties in Freemont while waiting, I was the ultimate Tesla supporter. Now, 7 years later with 140K miles on the car, I have to make a decision about a new MX plaid. I ordered it awhile back and it is now ready for delivery.
I’ve tried every possible route I can think of to get a view and/or test drive of the new version. Not possible. I live in the Seattle area but happened to be on a road trip down the coast so I stopped today at the factory at Freemont. Nothing to even look at. No test drives. I asked if I would be able to test drive my car before final delivery, answer no. You can look at the outside but if you unlock the car, you have accepted delivery. (Seems crazy to me, here is a 150k diamond but you can’t look at it until you have paid for it?). Given all of the comments I am seeing about the new version, I’m more concerned than ever. It’s a 150K purchase and you can’t look at what you are buying? I get that I did that with the first one, it wasn’t even being made at that time but this is different. Had issues being a pioneer, some of which were never resolved, but I accepted that. The pioneers get the arrows.
My most important question that I’m hoping someone can answer is the interior road noise. It’s the single biggest negative I have about my car. I’ve spent extra money trying to soundproof doors, floors, etc but it hasn’t made much different. In my previous BMW X5, I could make phone calls on the car system and no one even knew I was driving. I have a small GMC Canyon pickup, (Diesel BTW), and it is quieter than my current MX. Seems ridiculous to me that a luxury car at that price sounds like you are driving a van.
Is there a previous MX owner that has purchased a new one that could give me their opinion on the difference in road noise? I understand from the specs that the new model has “noise cancelling” features. I assume that to be like Bose noise cancelling headsets but have no idea how effective that is in a vehicle. It seems like better insulation would be a simpler solution. My ultimate solution would be that someone in the Seattle area with a new one would let me take a ride with them.
Based upon my delivery window, I have a couple of weeks to make a final decision. Any information or help would be appreciated.