bonnie
I play a nice person on twitter.
I'm obviously in the minority here, but if they made NO changes to the interior I saw yesterday, I'd be thrilled.
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I'm obviously in the minority here, but if they made NO changes to the interior I saw yesterday, I'd be thrilled.
I guess I will stop posting to this thread to save my enthusiasm for the car. For me and I assume a lot of others, the interior of the car is just going to have to be a giant sized compromise. Fortunately most of us have more than one vehicle.
It appears Tesla has made enough of the faithful happy. It is a business after all. I think it is interesting however that many of the people who are most impressed with the "Opportunity Console" were also happy with the original options.
How often do you guys fold down seats? I do it maybe, uh, I could probably count the number of times on both hands in the last 8 years in my current car(s).
Bonnie, I guess I am puzzled. I do not know what I am "reading into", I am quite literal by nature. My message was not a response to your post, nor was it commentary on the people who do the like the interior.
My point was that the Opportunity gave Tesla a chance to make a different segment of reservation holders happy, but instead made the same segment happy again.
I think the added storage options may have made the people already happy with the interior even happier but it also seems to have helped with the people who thought the storage was simply unacceptable. Some people still aren't happy with it but that's just the way it goes. I'm sure Tesla will try and refine the interior over time.
I'm obviously in the minority here, but if they made NO changes to the interior I saw yesterday, I'd be thrilled.
IMO, the front storage area is a fail, unless there are other modular elements that have not been introduced as yet (I was under the impression that all prototype elements would be presented this weekend, but obviously, that's not the case). From the photos, the revised front 'console' area offers relatively little improvement over the beta. The cubbies are better than nothing, but that's not the criterion I'd use when judging the interior. There is no hidden storage space whatsoever, meaning that sun glasses, change, ID cars, keys, etc. will be visible upon entry to the car—a sloppy look for a premium car. I'm hoping that TM will provide at least one closed module that fits into the large space that currently contains anti-slip strips. It could be similar to the rear seat storage box, allowing the driver to place small items out of site. Even better would be a full replacement center console (for those who want one) that has two or more closed storage boxes and is integrated into the center dashboard space. The top cubbie could stay, but the rest would be replaced by the full console.
I think if Tesla has shown anything it's that they listen and at least attempt to address most concerns and usually do a decent job. Hopefully they are able to work on the interior in the future to make it more feature rich but I'm fairly happy with the way it is and the add-ons they are working on.
I agree with dsm and Larry. Tesla has tried (and continues to try) to address customer concerns in this area. We don't have information on pricing, so it's premature to worry about that too much yet. Remember, some of us said "we just want a good answer from the factory and are willing to pay reasonably for it"; we should be true to our word.That's exactly how I feel.
I'm hoping that they continue to work on new center console options that can be retrofitted as a replacement later.
It seems pretty clear that the non-essential interior features were the last thing on Tesla's long list of stuff to design (that's what happens when you build a car from the ground up -