White interior cleans easily with warm. soapy water, or just plain water. My daughter has had her white-interior Model X for 6 years, four boys now 6 to 13, no problems with cleaning it, ever. Looks new. Of course, none of us drives naked, though I did live in SoCal for a while.
My MYP has no misalignment as far as the doors go, and they just close by themselves when I let go from about 18" of opening. As soon as the doors pass the last door check points (I think MY/MYPs have 3 door check positions), they just close with its own weight and momentum. No extra effort is needed.
Really? Then something is definitely wrong with mine. Short of a strong push or pull, it doesn’t latch properly. Maybe some lubricant and usage will grease it up?
You’re totally right, with the doors open, looking at the edges and the metal stamping, it looks like cheap sheet metal. I think they did this for weight savings but this should not be on a luxury car. I hate to keep bringing it up but my BMW 328i has these doors that feel solid and has a great mechanical CLUNK to it. Kinda like a well-oiled rifle assembly. The Tesla door closing sounds like a clang.I think you have the same experience of anyone actually looking at their car. There are going to be issues, they're not going to fix it right then. You can't even leave it there. They have been getting better though...
The frunk is pretty weird and thin feeling....as are the doors...you get used to them though and they feel normal. Essentially if you touch the sides of the doors near the edge, you notice very quickly how thin they feel...and it feels pretty cheap...
The door not closing means they're misaligned...they can fix this pretty easily but I'm with you, you shouldn't have to.
Navigation takes a bit of getting used to, you can change views but it will never be like Google maps on your phone or Carplay. It is fine though..it provides lane selections and turn directions.
The otterbox and white interior is on you. I like the white too..but longer term I didn't think this would work out...
I considered the Commuter case but I love the Defender. It’s saved my hide so many times. I just don’t love it when I’m trying to induction charge or trying to fit it into the DJI drone controller. Requires removing from case.
It’s hard to walk away at that point. You’ve paid the full price. Arranged the insurance. Let the Uber go.
Sorry, the first video search on YouTube brought his up. I shoulda done a search on these forums.
This is good to know. Like most people, haven't decided white or black on our next one. I really love the look of white. Even the black seats get dirty and need to be cleaned.
It's possible that your particular car does have issues, but from the sum total of your original post and this post, it really seems like you just have a bad case of buyers remorse. It really reads like you just wanted the BMW, but couldn't / wouldn't buy it. Your solutions at this point are:
My kids are 6 and 3 and tons of spills and all sorts of bio hazard stuff attack my white seats, but they are very easy to clean with minimal effort. just use wet rag/microfiber towel.
im a baby wipe guy. after coating the seats, i just get a baby wipe and wipe it off easy peasy
Yeah, this is highly recommended. I rented a P3D on Turo recently and it was really a lot of fun. Also nice to see the little tweaks from the past couple of years.
This isn’t really a luxury car. Also, it’s not apples to apples comparing to ICE vehicles. Those cars don’t worry as much about weight because they can just burn more gas. Range is king in the EV world.
I agree it isn't really a luxury car. You're paying for tech and the advanced battery tech. My doors also required more force to close, but I think it's as combination of the seals and eventually my muscle memory just learned to provide more force. In my Sienna which is traditional framed windows, I just let go of the door and provide zero additional force and it closes just fine.
