I recently moved internationally and had to sell my beloved model 3. We are downsizing to a single car and thinking an X might be better than another 3 for our family. I have a test drive scheduled for next week as I have never actually driven one (just the S and the 3). I am looking for a 100D/LR with 6 or 7 seats and 20" wheels.
I have been reading about the shudder problems and I am wondering how prevalent it is.Will it be easy to reproduce if the car has the problem? Should I pass on any car that has it (we are going to be about an hour's drive from the nearest SC)?
Is there any other way to check the MCU version besides Tesla tap (and excluding cars from before March 2018)? I don't think I will be considering any MCU1 cars.
Is the 3rd row the same in all versions (with a 3rd row and MCU2)? I plan to keep them folded most of the time for cargo or moving my large, elderly dogs around.
Are there any other common issues that should be a hard pass from me when I am looking to buy?
I have heard that X software updates tend to lag on the X. Is this true/still the case?
Was it previously possible to get the carbon fiber trim on non-P models? I am not a fan of the wood, or white seats and I prefer the 20" wheels.
Anyone that has experience with the cars, is there anything that the 3 has that I might miss on the X? Driving the S I missed the motorized charging port (not a huge deal, but I kept forgetting to close it on my loaner). The control stalks behind the wheel seemed to be in strange places for me (i'm sure I'll get used to it). I love the simple wheel interface on the 3 steering wheel. I also hated that the seat position (for me) basically had the back of the seat to the rear of the b pillar.
I have been reading about the shudder problems and I am wondering how prevalent it is.Will it be easy to reproduce if the car has the problem? Should I pass on any car that has it (we are going to be about an hour's drive from the nearest SC)?
Is there any other way to check the MCU version besides Tesla tap (and excluding cars from before March 2018)? I don't think I will be considering any MCU1 cars.
Is the 3rd row the same in all versions (with a 3rd row and MCU2)? I plan to keep them folded most of the time for cargo or moving my large, elderly dogs around.
Are there any other common issues that should be a hard pass from me when I am looking to buy?
I have heard that X software updates tend to lag on the X. Is this true/still the case?
Was it previously possible to get the carbon fiber trim on non-P models? I am not a fan of the wood, or white seats and I prefer the 20" wheels.
Anyone that has experience with the cars, is there anything that the 3 has that I might miss on the X? Driving the S I missed the motorized charging port (not a huge deal, but I kept forgetting to close it on my loaner). The control stalks behind the wheel seemed to be in strange places for me (i'm sure I'll get used to it). I love the simple wheel interface on the 3 steering wheel. I also hated that the seat position (for me) basically had the back of the seat to the rear of the b pillar.