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My P85D delivery (and more?) story
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Aha, I wrongly assumed you had ordered rhe car. It gets available on My Tesla when you've ordered the car.
I've only had a limited amount of time in the old seats, but I think the new ones are a significant upgrade indeed. I suspect that if you are patient that they will offer the seats on a wider array of models, but who really knows with Tesla?
Thanks for the kind words and yes, the trip was a pain in the butt, but it was all worth it in the end. A 2-3 hour road trip is really about as long as I prefer to be in a car anyhow, so it worked out just fine. There was no traffic at all, which is why I chose to get delivery in NC over Maryland. I do find that the new headrests significantly reduce the visibility from the rear window, which wasn't all that great to begin with anyhow. I think that the blind spot detection/active steering accident avoidance is a critical feature for Tesla in part because of this. Even with correctly (to me) adjusted side mirrors, the Tesla is a difficult car for blind spots. I'm avoiding the problem on the highway by leaving the rear camera view on most of the time, which does a pretty good job of identifying the people who love to lurk on your rear quarter panel. If it wasn't for that feature and the coming blind spot advances, I'd be unhappy. I seriously didn't want to order a Model S until I knew it was coming and the new seats really make the problem worse.
3) It looks to me like it was brushed in. It looks pretty cool. I should have got a picture before I loaded the trunk with stuff and pressed it back somewhat.
6) I did find one somewhere, but it didn't look to have been updated for the P85D specifically.
7) I did! I think they look really good. I wish the P85D came with the metal plates on the frunk/trunk too.
The seats actually compare suprisingly well to the 911 or BMW M3 seats, I think. They aren't quite as aggressively bolstered and accommodate a wider range of body types, but still do a pretty good of keeping you planted under lateral G forces. I think they leaned a bit in the comfort direction as compared to my 911, but I think they are quite well done. I felt more comfortable at the end of a 3 hour drive than I would in the Porsche, for sure. I'm like 6'4" 220#, so your mileage may obviously vary.
I believe so. If you can point me to a good detailed image of the old adjustments, I'd be happy to confirm that. I find the inflatable lumbar support to be fairly useless, but I almost never like those so it may be a personal issue.
Apparently not! I was searching for them to stash my charging network cards and couldn't find any.
Thanks for the kind words. I'm fairly convinced that Elon's tweet has to be accurate and that they will improve range and it doesn't seem to be as bad as I feared. I'd have liked the heated steering wheel, but c'est la vie.
Indeed. Right above a very jagged energy graph
Heh. I think I've got it up around 900 Wh/mile. Its a really fun car.
Zarwin
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If you are on a very light slope, the 1 second hill hold will not kick in and the car will roll back. In fact it *seems* to vary from car to car, at least in my sample size of 2. My car needs a fairly steep slope for the 1 second hill hold to kick in, but the loaner I got while mine was in service seemed to kick in on much lighter slopes. Doesn't bother me at all as I've gotten used to how mine works and I only care about it on steep slopes.
Edit: Also, I have creep turned off
Shawn Snider
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Sorry if I missed it, but did you get the Premium Interior Package? Is it really nice/worth the $$$?
Thumper
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Nice write-up Lets Go. Do you think the ranger would have been quite as eager to drive the fob to you if he wasn't driving a new P85D himself?
Thanks. Looks good. I ordered one with black seat and white headliner.
It will take another 6 months for delivery. Hope there is no delay. Can't wait.
My sense is that the main problem with the back seats in terms of comfort is that they're set too low with respect to the floor; for anyone taller than about 5-foot-nothing, the result is that their knees are higher than their hips and there's almost no thigh support. There's not much TM can do to fix it because of the height constraints imposed by the battery pack under the floor and the sloping roofline. I'm interested to see if the NG rear seats have a deeper bucket shape, to improve thigh support, as well as better bolstering.
3s-a-charm
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Little off topic... sorry... but a guy in Calgary has a few amazing AMC AMX cars - one a prototype show-car and the other a super-stock (if I recall). See this link about half way down the page: Chestermere 2010
Well, I think the new seat is a clear improvement over the old seat, but it is still far far behind the front seats. It isn't actually very difficult to get in and out of, the seat is much less bolstered than the fronts. I actually think that the front seats might develop wear problems because the bolster on the bottom cushion is so pronounced that people are going to rub it every time they get in or out and without meticulous care of the leather, I predict a lot of severely worn seats on that outer edge. Its almost impossible not to slide over it.
Ugh... do the seats look like they were made in somebody's basement or is it just me? I am afraid this kind of craftsmanship may drive me out of my mind. Bah!
Are these really made by Recaro or is Tesla assembling them onsite? This is just bad... :scared:
Are these really made by Recaro or is Tesla assembling them onsite? This is just bad... :scared:
My friends and I were just discussing that. How many Teslas would you guess are in town? I know at least six.
I'm 6'4" and my knees are probably at a 30 degree angle above my hips in the back. I actually can only sit fully upright in the middle seat or my head hits the glass roof. Legroom is adequate so that I could fit if I slouch, but its tight. I think anyone over 6 foot would have a similar experience.
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The other bolster in the rear is similar, it was just hidden by the belt in my pic. I also note that the horizontal seams in the headrest insets aren't lined up and the center one isn't even perfectly level. The interior is clearly not as well put together as you would expect in a typical car in this price range, for sure, but I went in with that expectation. One of the trim pieces in the back of the armrest stack wasn't popped in tight and the design of the door panel is pretty poor from an ergonomic perspective and in terms of storage. But I bought it knowing that.
Shawn Snider
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