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Originally Posted by HPsauce
I will finally get a good drive of a Tesla in about 3 weeks time
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Done and dusted; interesting.
Driveability, roadholding etc. excellent. It felt very natural and I liked it with maximum regenerative braking.
Interior trim, fittings and other ergonomic issues - not so sure. And I've decided I really don't like the massive screen as the route to almost every control.
And a couple of specifics that Stephen (tintin) can maybe answer:
1. Seat memory. This didn't seem to be linkable to the key, you had to get in and select a user on the display. Given that SWMBO would leave the car with the seat such that I can't actually enter at all this is a BIG problem for us.
(Both our cars have seat memory that adjusts as you open the drivers door, corresponding to the key used to unlock)
2. Adaptive cruise on "give and take" roads. This seemed to be all or nothing with Autopilot, so on anything other than a motorway (or similar) with lane markings you don't get the benefit of setting a speed and slowing automatically if you catch up another vehicle.
And two additional annoyances:
A. Minor thing on cruise control. It seemed to "set" to the speed limit, whatever it is, rather than your current speed. Bit odd, but maybe you get used to it? Or can it be customised in settings?
B. Real PITA - no grab handles! With 4 up (SWMBO and a friend of mine plus Tesla man) passengers were thrown around a lot on the country roads we tested on.
And yes, I did take a turn in the back, where I found headroom quite limited and the higher than normal floor resulted in an uncomfortable seating position and nowhere to stretch your feet, though there's lots of kneeroom. I'm six foot but the SWMBO and my friend are both a lot shorter so didn't notice.
Also no centre armrest which the others noticed, probably highlighted by the lack of grab handles.
As we got back in the D2 my friend said "They could take some lessons on interior finishes by looking at this!".
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2003 D2 FL S8. Irish Green Pearl/Beige. Solar sunroof, auto-dim mirrors, electric rear seat functions and extended leather. Ski hatch retrofit. Aftermarket reversing camera. DVB-T and XCarlink now removed as redundant.
2016 Volvo V40 T5 Cross Country (4WD) with ALL the toys including adaptive cruise etc. etc. Osmium Grey with Blonde/Charcoal leather interior. Polestar performance "optimisation".
(Even rarer than a D2 S8!) Oh, and a brand new engine at just under 30,000 miles on the factory one!
Finally: gone, but not forgotten.....
1998 D2 PF S8. Agate Grey/Platinum. Every option (I think) except electric rear seats, Tiptronic steering wheel, ski hatch, towbar & dimming door mirrors.
e.g. Cruise control, NavPlus/TV, Bose, GSM, Xenons, Solar roof, Parking sensors, Alcantara/leather everywhere of course.
(internal dimming mirror added later)
1998 (very early) Ford Focus 1.8 Zetec; ABS/TCS, Heated screen/mirrors, Aircon. Added Auto-dim mirror, Leather seats, Trip computer, Cruise control, OEM Ford SatNav with CD changer.
And before that a lot of Rover 800s, a few oddities, a lovely Triumph Dolomite 1850HL with Overdrive and way back in my schooldays an Austin Seven aka Mini 850!
