Had my collection from Stains this morning at 10AM.
They were very efficient in getting the keys and in about 2 minutes I was out searching for the car (after popping to the loo, which luckily they have in the little cabin thing...)
I pulled the car out to give it an inspection, and it wasn't the cleanest. Body work was fine but dust/dirt marks on the roof and around the wheel arches. There are also some marks on the lining of the frunk storage bin, will check if they come off tomorrow. I was also a bit confused by the boot only opening to about eye height (almost knocked myself out on it) but you can adjust it my pushing then hold the button to set the new max opening height.
(is that screw meant to be poking through there? Same on the other side)
(watch your head!)
Car had 6 miles on the clock and 49% battery. I spent a while setting everything up (enabling AP, cameras, bluetooth, addresses, messages etc) and then set off on the 50 odd miles home via the M25 and M40. Worth noting that joining the M25 from the collection site is around some very odd roundabouts, not ideal when you are trying to get used to a new car and satnav lol). Auto pilot calibrated quote quickly and I was then able to use it for the majority of the way home, no issues other than forgetting to tug the wheel and getting locked out until the next trip. Auto wipers seemed on par with our old X5, needed to tap the button in fine rain and generally a bit slow, I did find the wipers dumped quite a lot water from the drivers side onto the passengers side, perhaps only notable when washing them?
I found that I use put my phone in the charger and use Siri to play music without any issue, I could also see the screen for Apple Maps (which has much better lane guidance) without any issues. Couldn't help smirking at the acceleration once I got onto some quiet stretches of A road, so much fun!
Popped out with the wife and little one after lunch but she insisted on driving both ways. We're both used to the one peddle driving now, feels so natural, but I keep forget every now and again and jerk forward when I pull my foot off (guess that will come with time).
Later got to drive again taking the older two to a class, and got some help plugging in afterwards by the worlds most excited 6yo:
For those with 3 kids, I was able to get two high back boosters and a normal booster across the back easily, I think if you had narrow boosters you could get three in, but would need some cheap seatbelt extenders to make them easier to clip in. We have a multimac from the old car, but not sure it's worth installing it we can get away without it. FYI if you have a booster in the front you need to have the car stopped with you foot on the break to disable the passenger airbag. If anyone is interested or wants photos with seats in, let me know!
Now I'm just waiting for the wife to get back from a PTA meeting so I can take it out in the dark and get used to the headlights
They were very efficient in getting the keys and in about 2 minutes I was out searching for the car (after popping to the loo, which luckily they have in the little cabin thing...)
I pulled the car out to give it an inspection, and it wasn't the cleanest. Body work was fine but dust/dirt marks on the roof and around the wheel arches. There are also some marks on the lining of the frunk storage bin, will check if they come off tomorrow. I was also a bit confused by the boot only opening to about eye height (almost knocked myself out on it) but you can adjust it my pushing then hold the button to set the new max opening height.
(is that screw meant to be poking through there? Same on the other side)
(watch your head!)
Car had 6 miles on the clock and 49% battery. I spent a while setting everything up (enabling AP, cameras, bluetooth, addresses, messages etc) and then set off on the 50 odd miles home via the M25 and M40. Worth noting that joining the M25 from the collection site is around some very odd roundabouts, not ideal when you are trying to get used to a new car and satnav lol). Auto pilot calibrated quote quickly and I was then able to use it for the majority of the way home, no issues other than forgetting to tug the wheel and getting locked out until the next trip. Auto wipers seemed on par with our old X5, needed to tap the button in fine rain and generally a bit slow, I did find the wipers dumped quite a lot water from the drivers side onto the passengers side, perhaps only notable when washing them?
I found that I use put my phone in the charger and use Siri to play music without any issue, I could also see the screen for Apple Maps (which has much better lane guidance) without any issues. Couldn't help smirking at the acceleration once I got onto some quiet stretches of A road, so much fun!
Popped out with the wife and little one after lunch but she insisted on driving both ways. We're both used to the one peddle driving now, feels so natural, but I keep forget every now and again and jerk forward when I pull my foot off (guess that will come with time).
Later got to drive again taking the older two to a class, and got some help plugging in afterwards by the worlds most excited 6yo:
For those with 3 kids, I was able to get two high back boosters and a normal booster across the back easily, I think if you had narrow boosters you could get three in, but would need some cheap seatbelt extenders to make them easier to clip in. We have a multimac from the old car, but not sure it's worth installing it we can get away without it. FYI if you have a booster in the front you need to have the car stopped with you foot on the break to disable the passenger airbag. If anyone is interested or wants photos with seats in, let me know!
Now I'm just waiting for the wife to get back from a PTA meeting so I can take it out in the dark and get used to the headlights
