First post here, be kind please. My wife and I (in our mid 60's) picked up our new Model Y LR a little over a week ago. We had it only 3 days until it went into the shop to get PPF and tint...and it is still there after 5 days (including the weekend). Can't wait to have it back! We have the Midnight Silver Metallic and elected to wrap it in Satin (matte) Stek PPF film, full car wrap. They have sent pics and it looks great. I also had them replace the chrome badging with matte black badging.
The car drives and provides all the comfort and capability we wanted. We had a referral, so along with the 30 days of free connectivity, we have 3 months free FSD. I still don't know if I need the FSD. So far, it seems a little lacking in completely safe operation when trying to come to a stop, turn a corner in traffic, and start back up, without being jerky and even a little erratic. As a basic autopilot, it seems more than great to me! I do want and hope the "navigate on autopilot" is a good feature to have. I'm willing to pay for that if it performs well. I'm even willing to pay for FSD, if it is fluid and able to protect me on city streets. We live in a rural community, 15 miles from a town of 17,500 population, and about 35 from a town of 150,000, and just beyond is the DFW area. Most of the driving will be within 35 miles of home, but we will certainly find ourselves down in the metroplex from time to time.
The big regret with this purchase, is a loss of being able to flat tow the car behind the motorhome. I have a truck that I can tow, but we traded the car for the Tesla, and it was both smaller and lighter than the truck. I am hoping in the near term, that Tesla and other EV manufacturers meet the demand of the RV community, and build the cars with a disconnect to the drive to enable flat towing. That is out of reach for now. And, I am already so spoiled, I wish I could just drive the Tesla from now on, love the autopilot and nav. Glad y'all are here, I will have more questions!
The only issues I have found on the car since delivery, is a piece of the black trim is scratched, I found the windshield washer fluid empty less than 48 hours after delivery and a little dried fluid on the garage floor. Is there anything on the screen that tells you it is low or empty? Also a tail light that isn't flushly mounted, the rear middle seatbelt is installed twisted, and the a/c and heat, are not very cold or hot. I know as far as climate goes, a heat pump is less cold and hot, maybe that is it. Tesla Service tis coming 21NOV23, so they may tell me that. I also haven't found a way to display the inside front camera. But that is more than likely operator error.
The car drives and provides all the comfort and capability we wanted. We had a referral, so along with the 30 days of free connectivity, we have 3 months free FSD. I still don't know if I need the FSD. So far, it seems a little lacking in completely safe operation when trying to come to a stop, turn a corner in traffic, and start back up, without being jerky and even a little erratic. As a basic autopilot, it seems more than great to me! I do want and hope the "navigate on autopilot" is a good feature to have. I'm willing to pay for that if it performs well. I'm even willing to pay for FSD, if it is fluid and able to protect me on city streets. We live in a rural community, 15 miles from a town of 17,500 population, and about 35 from a town of 150,000, and just beyond is the DFW area. Most of the driving will be within 35 miles of home, but we will certainly find ourselves down in the metroplex from time to time.
The big regret with this purchase, is a loss of being able to flat tow the car behind the motorhome. I have a truck that I can tow, but we traded the car for the Tesla, and it was both smaller and lighter than the truck. I am hoping in the near term, that Tesla and other EV manufacturers meet the demand of the RV community, and build the cars with a disconnect to the drive to enable flat towing. That is out of reach for now. And, I am already so spoiled, I wish I could just drive the Tesla from now on, love the autopilot and nav. Glad y'all are here, I will have more questions!
The only issues I have found on the car since delivery, is a piece of the black trim is scratched, I found the windshield washer fluid empty less than 48 hours after delivery and a little dried fluid on the garage floor. Is there anything on the screen that tells you it is low or empty? Also a tail light that isn't flushly mounted, the rear middle seatbelt is installed twisted, and the a/c and heat, are not very cold or hot. I know as far as climate goes, a heat pump is less cold and hot, maybe that is it. Tesla Service tis coming 21NOV23, so they may tell me that. I also haven't found a way to display the inside front camera. But that is more than likely operator error.
