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AutoPilot Nostradamus
So my biggest regret was not just waiting a tad bit longer. I ordered my S85 in August of 2014, got it super fast in September of 2014 and ended up with one of the cars that just missed out on Autpilot by a few days. Loved the car but felt that Autopilot hardware was a big part of the future updatability of the car. So traded the car in November and am now waiting on an 85D.
The only other regret I had was in getting the cloth headliner in the first car. I never realized that the car would come with a tan headliner even though I'd bought the grey interior (I should have noticed this but didn't). Both of the demo cars we drove had tan interiors so I didn't notice it. But when we got the S85 and I was driving home I noticed how out of place the tan headliner fit with the grey and black of the rest of the car (got grey leather seats). Fixed that on the 85D by ordering the black headliner.
Obviously neither time did I buy a P. I just don't see the need for that sort of performance here in the states and it's not like the S85 or 85D have poor performance. Both are much better than the Lexus GS I was driving before. That's not about money either by the time I'm done with trading this vehicle I could have bought a P85 back in September.
Got 19" base wheels. I do think the cyclone style wheels look nicer but they seem expensive to me and I don't think it matters that much.
Got the base audio, I mostly listen to talk radio so I don't see a lot of benefit from an improved sound system. Though I must admit, slacker encouraged me to listen to more music that I normally would. But I still didn't really regret the base audio. The biggest complaint about the audio was weak FM reception, but that's not something improved by the audio system.
If the upgraded lighting had stayed a separate package I probably would have ordered it on the 85D. But there's no way I was going to pay for the premium interior package since I don't think the normal interior materials are that bad. As it is with a base vehicle there's effectively no lighting in the trunk (only a light on the hatch which might as well not be there). However, I've seen lots of people post about adding lighting there. Same thing is true with the frunk, but we weren't really using it so I don't think it's as big of a problem. But I figure this is something that a modification can be done fairly easily to improve.
I'm not super excited about the taller headrests in the rear seats on the newer vehicles. Rarely will have people in the backseat so I'd rather have the rear visibility, but that can be solved by just leaving the rear seats folded down most of the time.
The only other regret I had was in getting the cloth headliner in the first car. I never realized that the car would come with a tan headliner even though I'd bought the grey interior (I should have noticed this but didn't). Both of the demo cars we drove had tan interiors so I didn't notice it. But when we got the S85 and I was driving home I noticed how out of place the tan headliner fit with the grey and black of the rest of the car (got grey leather seats). Fixed that on the 85D by ordering the black headliner.
Obviously neither time did I buy a P. I just don't see the need for that sort of performance here in the states and it's not like the S85 or 85D have poor performance. Both are much better than the Lexus GS I was driving before. That's not about money either by the time I'm done with trading this vehicle I could have bought a P85 back in September.
Got 19" base wheels. I do think the cyclone style wheels look nicer but they seem expensive to me and I don't think it matters that much.
Got the base audio, I mostly listen to talk radio so I don't see a lot of benefit from an improved sound system. Though I must admit, slacker encouraged me to listen to more music that I normally would. But I still didn't really regret the base audio. The biggest complaint about the audio was weak FM reception, but that's not something improved by the audio system.
If the upgraded lighting had stayed a separate package I probably would have ordered it on the 85D. But there's no way I was going to pay for the premium interior package since I don't think the normal interior materials are that bad. As it is with a base vehicle there's effectively no lighting in the trunk (only a light on the hatch which might as well not be there). However, I've seen lots of people post about adding lighting there. Same thing is true with the frunk, but we weren't really using it so I don't think it's as big of a problem. But I figure this is something that a modification can be done fairly easily to improve.
I'm not super excited about the taller headrests in the rear seats on the newer vehicles. Rarely will have people in the backseat so I'd rather have the rear visibility, but that can be solved by just leaving the rear seats folded down most of the time.
and I'm very happy with my non-D 85.
