I don’t drive a lot, occasional weekday and mostly weekend driving. I don’t have an indoor or covered area to park. What would you recommend in terms of charging? Would I be ok to charge it Sunday for example and not drive it until the following Saturday?
Not a problem to let it sit all week, but you would want to probably turn off sentry mode and potentially cabin overheat protection to reduce battery drain. Sentry mode uses something like 0.5 - 1 mph, they claim. Not noticeable if you charge every day, but could be problematic if the car sits for a long period with no charge. It will automatically shut off at 20% to keep you from getting stranded though. You can set sentry to auto-disable at home or favorite locations so you don't even have to think about it.
It seems the Wall Connector is recommended. Are there any members who opted out of one? What has been your experience without it?
I have only the mobile charger that came with the car, a $40, 240v (14-50) adapter, and the 120v (5-15) adapter it came with. A Wall charger would be a total waste of money for us and I would never buy one. I would buy a spare mobile charger over a wall connector. I drive 40-100+ miles a day, more on weekends, and it charges so fast with the mobile (14-50) at 32a it's a non-issue. Any faster is completely unnecessary for my usage and I wouldn't even notice it. I set it to max charge to 80% unless I am going on a trip. It's always back to "full" within a few hours of plugging in. The biggest benefit of the mobile connector is you can take it with you on trips. We used it at our vacation rental for a week (120v) 5-15. There were no other usable chargers nearby. Worked great to replenish the 15-25 miles a day we were driving. If you need to mount a charger permanently "outside" in the elements, then you should get the wall connector though. (I know they stopped giving away the mobile connector with new purchases) but I would still only buy that one, personally. We would have been screwed on our vacation without our mobile charger. A better route planner showed a Tesla destination charger at a restaurant 10 miles away so I planned to use it, but they were always ICEd (idiots parked there with their gas cars) and unusable when we tried to use them. The nearest supercharger was a 90-mile roundtrip away. The mobile charger plugging in daily overnight to a 120v outlet saved our vacation without interruption.
I’m planning a two week vacation next year. What would you recommend in terms of charging?
I only use the Tesla nav in car now. It is incredibly accurate for longer trips, especially with the new updates and roundtrip functions added. If you are not near any superchargers, then check A Better Route Planner. See above reply for mobile charger info. I would definitely get one from Tesla ($200). Plus any adapter you may want for faster charging at campgrounds, 240v outlets etc.. I just jumped in the car the other day and did a 6-hour roundtrip. Entered the destination in the Tesla nav while pulling out of the driveway and went with zero planning. I changed what supercharger I wanted to stop at for a better restaurant option while en route, but that's it. It is super easy and very reliable.
The stock setup for the MYP is not ideal and would like another tire. Having a mix of low profile (or as close as possible) and all season would be preferred. Any suggestions here?
Our MYP came with the Michelin all seasons. Works fine for us. Certainly wouldn't spend any money to change it until they wear out. We have been on a 1700-mile road trip and another 500-mile road trip with no issues. Drive it at least 40 miles a day normally. Tire wear isn't even noticeable, mostly daily driven on the freeways and in chill mode around town.
Is there a recommended retractable sunshade solution for the roof?
I thought I would need this but don't. It has been 100-110* for weeks in Texas with full sun. My car is totally fine. It's never felt hot on our head, kids in car seats daily. Non-issue. The dark tint and UV coating do their job.
Does the MYP have ventilated seats?
No. AC and pre-conditioning the cabin 1-2 minutes before you drive works great though. Have black seats and never felt hot in the car. The car will cool 20-30 degrees in about a minute. Hitting the fan button on the app while walking to the car in a parking lot is sufficient time to cool it for us with 100* cabin temps. You can see this in real-time on your phone app. The automatic 105* cabin overheat function keeps the temps reasonable so it cools the rest of the way really fast. I LOVE this feature in 100-110 Texas heat, especially loading little kids or infants into the car. It is NEVER too hot inside.
Does the Tow hitch come with a cover or is that aftermarket?
Comes with the factory cover. Looks the same with or without the hitch from the outside.