Hello everyone, I'm new to the forum but have been reading it daily since I found out we had a reservation (it was supposed to be a surprise but I unintentionally blew my husband's cover). I've learned a great deal from all the posts and thought I'd add my two cents. Before though, I apologize in advance if my writing is not very clear, especially when describing things, but English is my second language
We took delivery of our White MX 90D, ultra white seats on April 21st and so far we've mostly had/noticed minor issues. I'm dropping the car off at the SC on Thursday (05/05) and hopefully we'll get most of our issues taken care of. First there's a couple of things we noticed and documented when taking delivery:
- The FWD on the passenger's side is not aligned (the driver's side it) and the gap is quite noticeable. I'm hoping they can fix that. Fortunately both doors have been working well (knock on wood)
- The rubber strips that sits on the glass was a bit wonky and I'm sure that's what's causing it. Later on we noticed a very loud, rubbing (like when you use a squeegee on a dry surface) noise closing driver's window when wet. The sound was very loud the first time I did this but it is not too bad now.
- Ding on the silver trim on the passenger's door (the SC has ordered the part already)
And here's the list I've already sent the SC:
- Loud noise closing driver's window when wet. The sound was very loud the first time I did this but it is not too bad now. I believe this may be caused by the 'faulty' rubber strip (see above)
- Scuff on headrest of left third row seat ( the lady at the SC told me they will see what they can do about it but the guys at the detail place assured me they can buff all scratches off before applying the Xpel)
- The brake makes a bad sound when you apply it going down a hill at (I live in Redmond and there are plenty of those around here)
- Cabin noise: the noise level in the cabin is quite noticeable especially when driving over 40mph. It is mostly road noise but at freeway speeds there's also a bit of wind noise. The wind noise is not too bad but the road noise is very loud and I'm hoping they can fix that because I expected my X to sound smoother than my Prius. I noticed the plastic trim that divides the main window and the little bit of window on both the driver's and passenger's side has a rubber strip underneath and those are not flush with the window. If I push those in while driving the wind noise lessens considerably. If that's the problem hopefully that will fix the noise issue.
- The horn was not working but the latest update seems to have fixed that.
- Gaps between middle seat and side seats in second row are not the same. On the right side there's barely any room between the seats, I cannot even put my finger between them, while the gap on the other side is at least 1/2 an inch. My concern is that the side that's tight causes the seats to rub against each other and I don't know how this will affect the upholstery in the long run.
- Shoddy rubber trim front doors and driver's window. I don't think this is causing any problem with the driving experience but it is really an eye sore and it makes the car look cheap. Maybe it is just me since I'm quite OCD but I'll try to post pictures later to see what you think.
- Big gap lower part both FWD. The bottom of the doors is sticking out.
- Second row not allowing access to 3rd row when front seat set to my profile settings. I'm 5'7" and I like my seat to be high. I'm assuming this is the problem since the second row seat won't have much room to tilt forward but, shouldn't the mechanism make the necessary changes to allow access to the third row and then restore the driver's profile? This is quite an inconvenience because I have to remember to either use the passenger's side FWD (sometimes not possible) or change the profile settings to my husband's before accessing and then restoring them back to my settings.
- Road and wind noise: The rubber seals in the driver and passenger windows are not flush and seem loose.
- Back wheels plastic trim not flush. There's a small gap and maybe I mind just because I'm a perfectionist :/ We'll see what the SC says.
Addressing ModelXBoy's questions specifically:
1. Front driver and passenger door latch and functions - No issues
2. FWD latch and functions - No issues
3. Seals around the car - See above
4. Paint quality around the car - Only a couple of minor details that can be seen only if inspecting the car very closely and carefully.
5. Wind noises or road noises if any - See above
6. Ghost vision if any - We noticed this once and it was a bit weird but haven't noticed it ever since.
7. Plastic panel lining - I'm sorry to say I'm not sure what this is.
8. Wheel alignment - No issues
Somebody mentioned the sunshade and I wanted to let you know the guy that walked us through the car at delivery told us there was a sunshade in the works and that we were going to receive it at no extra cost when it was done.
So that's the 'bad' let me now mention the good
The car looks stunning in person! Everybody that's been in the car has commented on how big and roomy it is. Even people sitting in the third row (not very tall people though) were very pleased with the experience. I have to car seats in the second row and an adult fits quite comfortably between them. The acceleration is phenomenal (and I don't even have a P) When I step on the gas she takes off like mad, the kids call it "Airplane mode" I can foresee getting in a lot of trouble with the police in the future for many times I've found myself getting to 80mph in a matter of seconds and not even noticing it. I love the adaptive cruise control and use it daily. Been playing with the Autopilot but I'm still a bit hesitant to trust is too much. It is quite 'creepy' to have the car drive itself.
I hope this helps.
