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Since picking up the car I have found myself looking for any excuse to get out and drive it, from giving friends the test drive and tesla grin experience to even volunteering to go shopping just to get out and drive. During this time I have noticed a few things that I really like and a few niggles that make me think they could have tried harder.
So an addition to the day one brain dump, here is dump No 2.
The Good
1. Range anxiety has gone, last saturday I did 4 local trips around 20 miles each plus a long trip out to an outlet mall about 65 miles each way, getting home with about 70 miles left and not once did I worry about range, or should I really be running the AC, or even can I spare the power to show Audi driver who is stalking me what this car can do
2. The auto present handles are fantastic you just walk up get in and drive, and then put it in park and walk away, have to admit it took a few days of not looking over my shoulder to see it had locked itself
3. The tesla app is great, can locate the car on a map for you and even tell you the speed if its moving, helps relieve any valet anxiety if you leave the car for someone to park
4. I don't charge every day, quite often going 2-3 days before plugging in, the pressure has been removed to make sure its always fully charged
5. Superchargers are awesome, however we need more in the UK
The Bad
6. My miles per KWh is getting worse, in the leaf I would cruise at 60 with the AC off, now I cruise at 70ish with AC on and rather than gentle acceleration I love to rocket away, so I need to work on that
7. The space between the driver and passenger is just wasted, it needs a center console, not only somewhere for me to rest my knee against but some storage for things you want to leave in the car. The two cup holders are ok but I find them awkward to reach to get a drink while driving.
8.The glove compartment is tiny, given its the only storage in the cabin that is out of sight it could do with being a little bigger
9. No Sunglasses storage either, how hard would it be to put an overhead bin in.
10. Parking in some carparks is a challenge with small bays( e.g. anywhere in Cambridge) , however I tend to park a bit further away from the store entrance where there are lots of free bays so not an issue
11.Charging at 30 amps takes a while, there is a charge start timer but no stop timer like in the leaf, a few times I have run over the end of the E7 period into peak rate and would have preferred to stop as I did not really need the full range that day.
12. Voice commands are a little limited right now, I would like to be able to select apps on the touchscreen without having to reach over and press buttons, the touch screen is not that distracting but takes a while to really learn where the button your looking for is going to be
13.Spare wheel, the car should come with a spare wheel, its not like there is not enough storage space in the frunk/froot which I have never put anything in.
The Ugly
14. There is no ugly its a beautiful car, a few niggles but drop dead gorgeous
So an addition to the day one brain dump, here is dump No 2.
The Good
1. Range anxiety has gone, last saturday I did 4 local trips around 20 miles each plus a long trip out to an outlet mall about 65 miles each way, getting home with about 70 miles left and not once did I worry about range, or should I really be running the AC, or even can I spare the power to show Audi driver who is stalking me what this car can do
2. The auto present handles are fantastic you just walk up get in and drive, and then put it in park and walk away, have to admit it took a few days of not looking over my shoulder to see it had locked itself
3. The tesla app is great, can locate the car on a map for you and even tell you the speed if its moving, helps relieve any valet anxiety if you leave the car for someone to park
4. I don't charge every day, quite often going 2-3 days before plugging in, the pressure has been removed to make sure its always fully charged
5. Superchargers are awesome, however we need more in the UK
The Bad
6. My miles per KWh is getting worse, in the leaf I would cruise at 60 with the AC off, now I cruise at 70ish with AC on and rather than gentle acceleration I love to rocket away, so I need to work on that
7. The space between the driver and passenger is just wasted, it needs a center console, not only somewhere for me to rest my knee against but some storage for things you want to leave in the car. The two cup holders are ok but I find them awkward to reach to get a drink while driving.
8.The glove compartment is tiny, given its the only storage in the cabin that is out of sight it could do with being a little bigger
9. No Sunglasses storage either, how hard would it be to put an overhead bin in.
10. Parking in some carparks is a challenge with small bays( e.g. anywhere in Cambridge) , however I tend to park a bit further away from the store entrance where there are lots of free bays so not an issue
11.Charging at 30 amps takes a while, there is a charge start timer but no stop timer like in the leaf, a few times I have run over the end of the E7 period into peak rate and would have preferred to stop as I did not really need the full range that day.
12. Voice commands are a little limited right now, I would like to be able to select apps on the touchscreen without having to reach over and press buttons, the touch screen is not that distracting but takes a while to really learn where the button your looking for is going to be
13.Spare wheel, the car should come with a spare wheel, its not like there is not enough storage space in the frunk/froot which I have never put anything in.
The Ugly
14. There is no ugly its a beautiful car, a few niggles but drop dead gorgeous
