Puddles
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I’m seeing in my mind a cheap soft/self closing drawer slide, which is a real pleasure to use for pennies per use. Surely something similar could be devised for our car doors?
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What pleases you and annoys you most about your 3?
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I’m seeing in my mind a cheap soft/self closing drawer slide, which is a real pleasure to use for pennies per use. Surely something similar could be devised for our car doors?
I’m not seeing any issue whatsoever with the central console finish. It feels like you’d need to be placing a bunch of keys on there to be experiencing scratches. If you do not have anything rolling around on there during trips it will be fine. You don’t really need to touch it that much I am finding and the cup holders have an edge sufficient.for you to not be touching the console top itself.
It's not scratches that worry me, the smallest mark (fingerprint, smudge etc.) is really obvious on a shiny surface. I have bought a cheaper cover which arrived today - will have to see how it looks when I apply...
AlternateFlux
Former Vendor
Not going to lie, this is my thinking too.
I did buy a vinyl kit for it but have resisted putting it on because just light touching and handling of the edge has kept mine pretty print-free for several days now.
dst87
Member
That’s interesting. I already pre-emptively purchased the vinyl so it was ready to be applied before we even got the car. I’ve had piano black in previous cars and I find it to be a dust, fingerprint, and scratch magnet.
Sure enough, after about 30 minutes of having the Model 3, the little flecks of dust were driving me mad, and I don’t know how you open the phone charger compartment without touching it fairly firmly.
What pleases me most:
Absolutely effortless driving experience!
Annoy would be a strong word, but I wish I could have the energy charts and map at the same time, just a half height chart would work. The Model S has more screen and in portrait to make this easier, but I don't see why you couldn't have a little energy chart, there's no reason it needs to be huge.
Absolutely effortless driving experience!
Annoy would be a strong word, but I wish I could have the energy charts and map at the same time, just a half height chart would work. The Model S has more screen and in portrait to make this easier, but I don't see why you couldn't have a little energy chart, there's no reason it needs to be huge.
Got mine yesterday.
I'm coming from a LandRover Discovery (comparable price). The Tesla really is in a different league, albeit with fewer seats. I'd be very worried if I was JLR. I also appreciated the complete lack of hassle and upselling during the vehicle handover (again, compared with LandRover). Although they were a day late, it was otherwise a very pleasant and professional experience.
Almost everything is an improvement on other cars I've been in. The responsiveness, the smoothness, the seats, the music system, the GPS, the air-con, the boot-space (given size of car).
It's not perfect though. I can see myself abandoning the AutoPiliot once the novelty wears off. It just isn't good enough yet. Also, and less forgivably, the auto high-beams just don't seem to work properly at all. I was driving in pitch black country lanes, and it kept auto-switching them off for no reason. Also, one department where another manufacturer is way ahead of Tesla is Toyota with their birds-eye-view parking system. Nowhere near as good in the Tesla.
I'm coming from a LandRover Discovery (comparable price). The Tesla really is in a different league, albeit with fewer seats. I'd be very worried if I was JLR. I also appreciated the complete lack of hassle and upselling during the vehicle handover (again, compared with LandRover). Although they were a day late, it was otherwise a very pleasant and professional experience.
Almost everything is an improvement on other cars I've been in. The responsiveness, the smoothness, the seats, the music system, the GPS, the air-con, the boot-space (given size of car).
It's not perfect though. I can see myself abandoning the AutoPiliot once the novelty wears off. It just isn't good enough yet. Also, and less forgivably, the auto high-beams just don't seem to work properly at all. I was driving in pitch black country lanes, and it kept auto-switching them off for no reason. Also, one department where another manufacturer is way ahead of Tesla is Toyota with their birds-eye-view parking system. Nowhere near as good in the Tesla.
Best things..
AP is way better than I was expecting. Takes the effort away completely.
Reversing camera is wide angle and clear. Also you get a distance to objects in the display (although only in inches being an american car).
Range means I can just go anywhere and not think about it.
Bad things..
Tyre noise noticeably higher than my leaf. That's probably fixable with quieter tyres.
The satnav voice doesn't match the routing (telling me to go left when the route is clearly right, for example, or telling me the wrong roundabout exit). Got lost a few times before I learned to ignore it.
Only a 4m charging cable supplied, which won't even reach to the front of the car so can't charge at home until I get a longer one.
AP is way better than I was expecting. Takes the effort away completely.
Reversing camera is wide angle and clear. Also you get a distance to objects in the display (although only in inches being an american car).
Range means I can just go anywhere and not think about it.
Bad things..
Tyre noise noticeably higher than my leaf. That's probably fixable with quieter tyres.
The satnav voice doesn't match the routing (telling me to go left when the route is clearly right, for example, or telling me the wrong roundabout exit). Got lost a few times before I learned to ignore it.
Only a 4m charging cable supplied, which won't even reach to the front of the car so can't charge at home until I get a longer one.
I think it can be in cm, but it's an all or nothing metric vs non-metric, so you'd have km and kmph, which is obviously no good in the UK.
As a young-ish person in the UK, I'd also love to be able to use the (to be fair, horrifying) combo of cm and miles.
I've had the SR+ two days now. VIN 440*** No fog light (plastic blanks in stead (fair enough). Fantastic car very happy with my choice.
Like
* Acceleration
* Headlights
* Sound quality
Dislike
* Turning circle
* Closing a dirty Frunk
* Dim interior boot/trunk lighting
* Metal clunk sound when supercharging
* Phantom braking (VW basic adaptive cruise control is arguably better)
* Paint coverage in door jams.
Would be good if:
* Send/receive txt messages
* Watch movies on the screen while the car is stationary
* Program a destination using the phone
* Speed camera notifications
* Could see live cameras from the phone App
* Playback facility for teslacam
Like
* Acceleration
* Headlights
* Sound quality
Dislike
* Turning circle
* Closing a dirty Frunk
* Dim interior boot/trunk lighting
* Metal clunk sound when supercharging
* Phantom braking (VW basic adaptive cruise control is arguably better)
* Paint coverage in door jams.
Would be good if:
* Send/receive txt messages
* Watch movies on the screen while the car is stationary
* Program a destination using the phone
* Speed camera notifications
* Could see live cameras from the phone App
* Playback facility for teslacam
MrBadger
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