Nice writeup Domenick.
Can you list some issues that you think that are important enough?
The following is a compilation of observations not in my published review, that I posted on a different forum.
While it's relatively fresh in my mind, I should probably mention a couple things about its ergonomics.
As I mention in the piece, the front seat was quite comfortable for me. It was adjustable in every direction. Add to that, the steering tilted and telescoped, making it pretty easily to achieve the "perfect position." Plenty of head and leg room up front. The armrest was right where it should be and soft. Forward visibility was great. Rearward visibility is slightly hampered by the high deck, but being tall, it wasn't an issue.
The rear seats were a less coddling, of course. The center seat position, which is often more firm than the two rear positions, was acceptable, though. It had a glass roof, and as I remark in the piece under the photo of my ugly mug, there was plenty of headroom.
Now, I've heard people mention the floor in the rear being higher than normal, and that's probably true, but I only came to mind because I had read that comment. It seemed quite tolerable to me.
One thing I didn't like was the egress from the front. Though I would probably adjust quickly if I owned one, the door sills are a little high. Ingress, I thought, was better than the Model S, and way better than the Chevy Sonic I rented last summer.
The problems I had personally stemmed from not knowing the controls, and some controls working differently than in other cars I've driven. As I mentioned in the post, I couldn't figure out the windshield wipers on the fly. It wasn't raining too hard, so I just kept pushing the button on the end of the turn signal. (and while I do like the screen, I think all wiper functions should be controlled by a switch, or maybe even have the end of the turn signal stalk twist for various speeds.)
Also, turn signals. Say you're turning left, usually one just pushes down on the stalk and it stays until the wheel straightens and (hopefully) it turns itself off. In the 3 a push down (or up) gives you 3 blinks and stops. I ended up just holding it down until I wanted it to stop, though I'm not certain that was really working. I was too busy looking around to look down to see if the signal indicator was flashing.
Also, as I mentioned in the piece, the self parking mode wasn't great at detecting spots wider than a single car. I didn't try to parallel park, and I wonder how that would work. This is something I imagine will be improved via software, maybe by leaning on the cameras along with the ultrasonic sensors.
Though it wasn't a problem for me, I did use the autopilot. I knew how to turn that on. It seemed to work fine. One interesting thing -- it knew the speed limit there is 45 mph and had a little 45 mpg speed limit sign on the screen. I was doing 48 mph, but when I tapped the sign, the car slowed down to the limit. I thought that was pretty cool.
What I was really curious about regarding autopilot was the effort needed to tell the car I wanted control. I know there's a simple way of turning it off, but I gave the wheel a good tug to the left to do it. I was surprised at the amount of resistance it had. Auto pilot is stronk! I really wish I had more time to play with it.
Oh! Just remembered another issue. After Supercharging, the cost given by the car and on his account were different, and from what I understand, this is an ongoing issue with this car (and possibly all of them). The car told him the charge was $8.71, while the website said $9.10.
By the way, according to the car, at least, Supercharging in Tallahassee is $0.14/kWh. I believe the rate at my house is $0.10522 per kWh, plus monthly $7.59 for single phase, $26.56 for three phase.
