My wife would like to upgrade Tessie (see sig) to Enhanced Autopilot. We do a lot of freeway driving (we live in a rural area), and she wants EAP so that the car will change lanes when the turn signal is depressed.
Happy wife, happy life, so I want to justify the $6,000 expense. My rationalizations so far:
1. It's safer to have the car change lanes automatically
2. The upgrade will add value to the car when we sell it (True? Guess as to how much??).
Other considerations:
a. She understands that putting on the directional signal makes it easier for the steering wheel turn to break out of AP, and that she can double tap to put it back into AP as she gets to the new lane.
b. EAP won't stop for stop signs, which is a safety issue when going from one car to the other. Hasn't been a problem yet.
c. I don't use autopark on Nick because I can do it faster, but if autopark with Teslavision ever comes back, she could possibly use it (but I doubt she will. She's never used it with Nick).
d. She will never use Summon.
Thoughts?
Happy wife, happy life, so I want to justify the $6,000 expense. My rationalizations so far:
1. It's safer to have the car change lanes automatically
2. The upgrade will add value to the car when we sell it (True? Guess as to how much??).
Other considerations:
a. She understands that putting on the directional signal makes it easier for the steering wheel turn to break out of AP, and that she can double tap to put it back into AP as she gets to the new lane.
b. EAP won't stop for stop signs, which is a safety issue when going from one car to the other. Hasn't been a problem yet.
c. I don't use autopark on Nick because I can do it faster, but if autopark with Teslavision ever comes back, she could possibly use it (but I doubt she will. She's never used it with Nick).
d. She will never use Summon.
Thoughts?