The Count's not so hot take (day 1 after R1S delivery)

[Count Orlok]

about 2,000 miles in and I still am pleased with the R1S. One subtle aspect of it that I appreciate is that it does not have much of a malodorous "new car" smell. Inhaling fewer VOC is probably good for my health.

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[Count Orlok]

L2: I'm waiting on quotes

a little tease:

Happy Anniversary from The Count!

 

[RexRemus]

two words: not bad...

the Count's not so hot take:

1. first thing you should do is disable the lane assist (it is very aggressive and misreads lane borders).
2. second thing to do: if you're not using the 3rd row put those seats down or else you're vision is blocked by the 3rd row headrests.
3. With aplomb and road 21s, it cut through 6 inches of snow on my unplowed drive as well as the 20 inch high county snow plow bank where the drive meets the road.
4. ride quality: soft and meandering on 4-lane roads 60-80 mph; nimble and responsive on curving country roads.
5. noise: no more wind noise than our GLS or F-150. The motor sounds will take getting used to but are not terrible. However, there is a lot more noise than any other vehicle I've owned coming from salt, slush, and road gravel into the wheel wells.
6. panel gaps: nothing too bad but not quite as tied down as I would expect for a "luxury" brand.
7. Chicago SC delivery team was amazing.

the Count's minor gripes:

• R1S rendering on the driver's screen is not the color of the vehicle.
• fixed headrest (1975 called and also suggests a bench front seat).
• L1 charging, holy hell... I assume it takes a while for the software to learn my house but in the first 55 minutes it lost 4 miles.

Also thought the Chicago SC delivery team was excellent, had a great experience. Welcome to the club, hope you continue to enjoy it - I charged on L1 for a few months until i could get a circuit install scheduled - it'll do the job, but I never had to do it in the outside/cold I suspect it's going to be a very slow process... Sooner you can get the L2 sorted the happier you will be

 

[LeftMySoulinNM]

about 2,000 miles in and I still am pleased with the R1S. One subtle aspect of it that I appreciate is that it does not have much of a malodorous "new car" smell. Inhaling fewer VOC is probably good for my health.

I found it strong for a few days but not bad at all. And ultimately I did enjoy and appreciate the fact that it smelled like a new car. My Tesla Model 3 never had much of a new car smell from day 1.

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