First 9 Miles Driving Home From Dealer: Regrets? First Impressions: Things I Dislike, Not Sure What To Like.

[Crissa]

Yes, I know that the use Lightning before USB-C existed, but USB Mini and USB Micro existed and worked on all the other phones.
A USB-C or micro or mini can all be equally as water resistant as a Lightning.

Okay, so... You don't, apparently, know.

No, a USB micro or mini cannot be as water resistant as a Lightning connector because a Lightning connector is a sealed unit.

Mini had its own problems, primarily that the springs were in the jack instead of the plug. Micro has them in the plug and is and was, otherwise, a terrible design that is just a pain to plug in blind.

USB-C now has some sealed versions of the spec, but they're just not as good as Lightning. But Lightning did have a power limitation - and no reason, with USB-C 'nearly' as good and a regulated requirement in the EU, to be invested in another version of it to carry higher power loads.

-Crissa

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[CyberKnight]

Countless people are going from no Tesla to Cybertruck. Everyone will adjust fast I’m sure.

I would be one of those people. After half a week, I almost wrecked my Mercedes moving it because it feels like there is something wrong with the steering after spending 4 days driving my CT and the steer by wire. First Tesla for me although I have rented a few on business trips to check them out over the past few years. It didn’t take too long to get used to one pedal driving. Overall, the CT has exceeded my expectations.

 

[nubbin77]

I just got my AWD 30 minutes ago. Here is my 5 mile review...
Well, let's just say I am not too good with one pedal driving yet LOL. My first Tesla. I was a little herky jerky. I only had 15 feet to "practice" then right onto a busy road. Had to get used to everything really quick.

Not the most comfortable (nervous) ride back to work. I felt like a teenager learning to drive again, and I have been driving a silverado for over a decade.

Oh and I got my first horn beep and finger!

 

[Gaximus]

I hope I'll fall in love with it later.

I'm from Benz and I've used gas and hybrid vehicles, this is the first time with electric one.

Things I dislike:

- Gas pedal: it startled me when first time I released the gas pedal to put my foot on the brake. It brakes immediately when I removed my foot off the gas for re-gen. I know I can adjust it later but still I just want to put my foot on brake when slowing down or braking. There's a thread a member hit the light pole when turning I guess because of this.

- My aging eyes, just a few more years to retire, don't like the screen no matter the brightness. I need glasses to see that screen but not for driving. So I put my glasses down on the center console and use it to see what's going on behind me with that little rectangle screen of the rear camera, or read what data on it.

- Arrows of the turning signals: I prefer the levers better.

- Side mirrors: small with weird shapes.

- My iPhone's battery is draining faster.

- Road noises: I hope it might get better because of new tires. The ODO was only 14 miles when I picked up yesterday.

- Too much attentions from people.

Things I like:

- Not sure what. Probably the tough body and glasses: the reason I put down $100 deposit in Nov, 2019. I hate to see the first scratch, dent, ding, ... on the new car's paint.

Turn off the one pedal diving by setting, regeneration to low, and you’ll get your coasting back. One pedal driving can be dangerous especially on ice. You’ll still get all the same regen when you slowdown using the brake pedal. Also turn on creep mode so it’ll start move forward when taking your foot off the brake, just like a gas car. So much better. The other things you’ll get used to

 

[Woodrick]

Turn off the one pedal diving by setting, regeneration to low, and you’ll get your coasting back. One pedal driving can be dangerous especially on ice. You’ll still get all the same regen when you slowdown using the brake pedal. Also turn on creep mode so it’ll start move forward when taking your foot off the brake, just like a gas car. So much better. The other things you’ll get used to

I didn't think that you could do this anymore.

But even if you can, don't.
Don't turn on creep mode either, leave in on hold. And BTW straight shifts don't start moving.

Spend the hour or two to get used to one pedal driving and then the week to master it and you'll wonder why cars do it the other way. It is so much easier to drive with.

And no, not a problem on ice, with just a little practice, you easily learn how to modulate the pedal to provide forward, none, and braking pressure. I can easily coast down the road.


BUT, the number one reason not to turn it off, it's a serious impact on your range.!

 

[AlmostHuman]

I hope I'll fall in love with it later.

I'm from Benz and I've used gas and hybrid vehicles, this is the first time with electric one.

Things I dislike:

- Gas pedal: it startled me when first time I released the gas pedal to put my foot on the brake. It brakes immediately when I removed my foot off the gas for re-gen. I know I can adjust it later but still I just want to put my foot on brake when slowing down or braking. There's a thread a member hit the light pole when turning I guess because of this.

- My aging eyes, just a few more years to retire, don't like the screen no matter the brightness. I need glasses to see that screen but not for driving. So I put my glasses down on the center console and use it to see what's going on behind me with that little rectangle screen of the rear camera, or read what data on it.

- Arrows of the turning signals: I prefer the levers better.

- Side mirrors: small with weird shapes.

- My iPhone's battery is draining faster.

- Road noises: I hope it might get better because of new tires. The ODO was only 14 miles when I picked up yesterday.

- Too much attentions from people.

Things I like:

- Not sure what. Probably the tough body and glasses: the reason I put down $100 deposit in Nov, 2019. I hate to see the first scratch, dent, ding, ... on the new car's paint.

Thoughts now that you have had it for a while?

 

[Stuck4ger]

That's a pain. Worse than a clutch. You're always on, so it's exhausting.
-Crissa

Ok. I’ll go against common sense and will try to correct you — Tesla regenerative braking is only like a clutch if you’re a driver that constantly slips the clutch ( and I doubt you are). And it’s certainly not worse than a clutch. I hated a manual transmission for LA start-stop freeway driving and one-pedal Tesla driving is a 1,000 times better. Adaptive cruise with lane keep is 10,000 times better and FSD is a million times better. (Yes, those numbers are exact ?)

 

[Ward L]

I’ve had my FSCT for 3.5 months and generally love that is an EV and that it is a Tesla. As you see, my other car is a 6 year old M3. The CT one-pedal driving is different than it is on my M3. The M3 has a little more “coast” when stopping. The CT stops/starts too abruptly making it a little harder to slowly pull ahead, like when parking. You can’t adjust the regen in the CT.

I get far away more smiles and positive hand waves with the CT than negative. Only 3 fingers total and one was from a group of 10 year old boys. Maybe 5 of the boys energetically waving and one little finger. I’m happy with the energy consumption which is equivalent to about 40 MPG given the local cost of electricity and gasoline. Your mileage will vary!

The stupid little things I don’t like include: The window control switches are too far back on the arm rest. Most manufacturers put the switch about where your finger tips would normally rest when driving. On the CT, you have to move your arm back and look to find the switches. The rear view mirror is terrible. How are you supposed to ID a cop car behind you? Sure, they need the camera to be wide angle for FSD, but they also need to zoom in for the mirror view on the screen. As many things Tesla can do with software, I’m sure they can zoom. It seems out of proportion of importance to make your speed indication so large, taking up so much screen and preventing the rear view mirror to be larger. Others have pointed out how you lose the rear view when you turn on the turn signal. Wonder if that is even legal? It must be legal because no one ever dreamed a manufacturer would design something so stupid? My iPhone gets hot when charging it, but I still charge it in the slot with no apparent problems. I normally charge my iPhone at night the same way and it does not get hot. I am looking for aftermarket storage options as I want more places to put glasses and other stuff as I drive along. The large front window really taxes my ability to clean glass. I feel like I’ve finished my arobics and stretch class after cleaning that sucker. I have all the tools, but wondering how long before I die falling off the step stool. I should try a longer stick, but it is hard to get enough downward pressure to clean the glass at the end of the stick. I’m not sure I even know how to turn on the defrost/defog properly to clear the inside glass in the morning. Don’t ask me to read the manual! Teslas are suppoed to be intuitive! The CT in general, is a challenge to keep clean. It is big, sharp edges that cut, and no paint. I’m sure I would be better off with a wrap, but don’t want to do that now. Speaking of the sharp edges, yikes! Couldn’t they have rolled the edges a little? I’m sure that would have cost a small fortune. I’m fine with the turn signals, but I still tend to look down at them before pressing them. A small distraction I don’t need. I like the CT auto cancel after changing lanes.

Here is the biggie for me. My M3 shows on the screen, the inches away from an object outside the vehicle. I don’t think it beeps, which is fine, but it does display a large “STOP” just before impact. The CT just shows you the camera view. No indications of how close you are to the tricky light pole. You can kinda see what is going on back there but I would prefer something more exact. We say that will all come with FSD, but old negative me, CT FSD could be years away. And even then, who knows what proximity indications the CT will have then?

My “office” is right next to my garage. In the evening sometimes the CT relays make a clunk sound, causing the dog to go off barking like aliens have just landed. I am finding the need to turn off my phone bluetooth, to stop waking the CT when I am close to it. I’m in and out of my garage through the day and don’t like waking up the truck every time I walk by.

I do like the squircle, starting with the cool name. The 4 wheel steering is really fantastic. The vehicle drives like a dream and it is super comfortable. The downside is getting back into the M3 and missing the CT ride and steering. Getting back to happy it is an EV, I have become super sensitive to exaust fumes. It is hard to understand how we have driven ICE vehicles for so long when they stink so much and that stink is slowly killing us, wheter it be the CO2 warming the Earth or the other pollutants giving us respiratory problems, or worse. The last time I filled up my old F-150, I was shocked at the stench of gasoline fumes at the station. I hope I live long enough to see what clear skies look like over our big cities after the EV revolution. There, I feel better now….

 

[Gaximus]

I didn't think that you could do this anymore.

But even if you can, don't.
Don't turn on creep mode either, leave in on hold. And BTW straight shifts don't start moving.

Spend the hour or two to get used to one pedal driving and then the week to master it and you'll wonder why cars do it the other way. It is so much easier to drive with.

And no, not a problem on ice, with just a little practice, you easily learn how to modulate the pedal to provide forward, none, and braking pressure. I can easily coast down the road.


BUT, the number one reason not to turn it off, it's a serious impact on your range.!

This does not impact range. At all, because when I need to slow down I use the brake pedal, and that uses Regel.
you also can’t rest your foot without using cruise control, you also can’t hover(when you don’t need to brake, but something is happening that might require braking, so you hover over the brake pedal, just in case. Giving much better response time if needed). And human reaction will always be to remove foot from pedal if an animal runs out in front of you, and if your on ice, your sliding. It’s not like moving your foot to 25% or whatever is going to be instant reaction.

 

[Fodderof4]

Picked up my Cyberbeast about 3 hours ago.

the only word I keep using is INSANE!

Power. Comfort. Turning radius. Sound system. Cooled seats.

INSANE!

 

[Crissa]

I hated a manual transmission for LA start-stop freeway driving and one-pedal Tesla driving is a 1,000 times better. Adaptive cruise with lane keep is 10,000 times better and FSD is a million times better. (Yes, those numbers are exact ?)

Yes. I would never argue that!

If it weren't for Autopilot and FSD, I would never consider Tesla's driving profile at all.

I use the brake pedal, and that uses Regel.

I can find no Tesla documentation that indicates they used blended braking. All the regen I know of is on the accelerator.

Also turn on creep mode so it’ll start move forward when taking your foot off the brake, just like a gas car.

Nooo that's just dangerous x-x

-Crissa

 

[Woodrick]

This does not impact range. At all, because when I need to slow down I use the brake pedal, and that uses Regel.
you also can’t rest your foot without using cruise control, you also can’t hover(when you don’t need to brake, but something is happening that might require braking, so you hover over the brake pedal, just in case. Giving much better response time if needed). And human reaction will always be to remove foot from pedal if an animal runs out in front of you, and if your on ice, your sliding. It’s not like moving your foot to 25% or whatever is going to be instant reaction.

I think that you need to go back to the learning board.

Brakes do not use regen.

A little hint is on the Energy screen is the number of miles that you would have saved if you didn't use the brakes.

You human reaction story is a little flawed. If you want to go there, then you forget that the human reaction is NOT to take the foot off the accelerator, it's to hit the brakes!
But the simple act of taking your foot off the accelerator, if you are on ice, is still enough to break the traction.
But let me one-up you on that. Tesla's traction control is, I dare say, the best on the market.
There was a video from a few year ago of a gentleman, flooring his Model 3 in the snow. He floored it and the car extremely slowly started moving. You could see the micro-movements that the traction control was doing. If the car feels a loss of traction, it's going to work to get it back.

But you've got an ICE brain that needs to relax and give into the force. After driving with regen, you'll find out how easy and natural it actually is. It's much more like a joystick and becomes really natural with a little experience.

 

[nubbin77]

I now have 150 miles under my belt. I am generally used to the one pedal driving now. This is definitely a fun vehicle. The attention is unbelievable. As of right now the only real complaint I have is rear view camera. I am going to try to install a 3rd party rear view mirror.

 

[MyFirstElectricTesla]

I hope I'll fall in love with it later.

I'm from Benz and I've used gas and hybrid vehicles, this is the first time with electric one.

Things I dislike:

- Gas pedal: it startled me when first time I released the gas pedal to put my foot on the brake. It brakes immediately when I removed my foot off the gas for re-gen. I know I can adjust it later but still I just want to put my foot on brake when slowing down or braking. There's a thread a member hit the light pole when turning I guess because of this.

- My aging eyes, just a few more years to retire, don't like the screen no matter the brightness. I need glasses to see that screen but not for driving. So I put my glasses down on the center console and use it to see what's going on behind me with that little rectangle screen of the rear camera, or read what data on it.

- Arrows of the turning signals: I prefer the levers better.

- Side mirrors: small with weird shapes.

- My iPhone's battery is draining faster.

- Road noises: I hope it might get better because of new tires. The ODO was only 14 miles when I picked up yesterday.

- Too much attentions from people.

Things I like:

- Not sure what. Probably the tough body and glasses: the reason I put down $100 deposit in Nov, 2019. I hate to see the first scratch, dent, ding, ... on the new car's paint.

Thoughts now that you have had it for a while?

It's been more than two months and I like it more just not "love" yet.

- Accelerator pedal: OK with one foot driving now but still putting my foot on the brake at stop.

- Same: Eyes are not getting better when getting old every second for everyone.

- Still prefer chalks for signals.

- Same: I use side mirrors more than screen (hint: eyes).

- Still draining my iPhone faster. Just turning off Bluetooth and Tesla app when not needed.

- Road noises from tires are getting better after first 1,000 miles and balance and rotation from Costco. I know AT tires are not like All Seasons.

- Living here in Orange County SoCal CTs are now everywhere so it's a relieved.

Like:

- Same bullet proof body and glass. I just saw on TV a Benz with dozen of bullets on doors and windows that killed driver in LA.



Updates:

Dislike:

- What the hell happened to my windshield broke in two pieces?

- No memory for where I park in "Extract" Mode. I have manually do it every time.

- Rivet (not done yet) if can't avoid it.


Like:

- No fingerprints when using a membership subscription at a No brush, No rails, pressured, touchless tunnel self serve car wash. I use the package "The Works" with everything on it.

- Look like I save a little on "gas". It would be more if I don't drive in "Off Road" "High" settings. But driving a $100K truck I'm not supposed to worry about saving "gas", right? So I will just keep driving "Off Road" "High", I love high clearance vehicle.

 

[Gaximus]

I think that you need to go back to the learning board.

Brakes do not use regen.

Your right. Brakes do not regen but the brake pedal does. The brake pedal will use regen until the stopping force is greater than what is needed to slow down. Same as one pedal driving. You can easily see this by driving and pressing the brake pedal to slow down, and watch the energy graph and start producing energy. The way the car brakes and regens has nothing to do with which pedal you use to slow down.

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