jya*
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I will go far as to say that I like the falcon doors because of their utility getting kids in and out of car seats. It's pretty much a killer feature for that reason. It helps with a) not hitting their head on the roof, b) being able to stand over them to buckle them in rather than an awkward reach-over, c) when street parking, having the door out of the way of traffic (e.g. bicyclists), d) when garage parking, sometimes being able to open the door at all. Using summon is sort of a last resort, because you want to minimize the number of actions needed once your kids are out of the safety of their car seats. Particularly actions that involve a moving vehicle.I'm not sure where this notion comes from...I LOVE the falcon wing doors on my Model X! And these were a big reason why I chose the X over competing SUVs. I think the FWDs are an essential element of the uniqueness of the X. I haven't had any problems at all with them. In fact, quite the opposite...I marvel at the engineering behind them every time I see them operate...perfectly. To each his/her own I guess but I for one love my FWDs!