Tumblin Tumbleweed
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- Mar 16, 2015
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UPDATE #2: CONSUPDATE: When you're right, you're right. So, I haven't had enough time with it to fine tune my 'experience' with thespaceshipautomobile (READ: I refuse to create a 'profile' to drive a fucking car. C'mon man), but so far so good.
1. It hauls so much more ass than I expected for a grocery getter. From a standstill, you can stomp the pedal and it usually rockets off still in EV mode. Regular engine kicks in at a certain rev, and you're at 60 in a little over 8 seconds. Impressive.
2. 42.1 MPG average thus far! Even more impressive.
3. When you're right, you're right. Nice, quiet country roads are my backyard. I believe this vehicle currently fixes your power line challenge with a forward facing radar. BUT, when lane control assist almost put me into a concrete barrier because it wanted to fight me in a construction zone, I elected to turn that shit OFF.
4. It looks exactly like a catfish. I mean exactly. Or, maybe an electric shaver. Yeah, it looks exactly like an electric shaver. I just need to remember in the sea of parking lots filled with electric shavers, mine's red.
5. Super comfortable. Pretty happy with it.
1. The all digital touchscreen dash has it's drawbacks. My truck has a touchscreen too, but it also has a redundant set of physical buttons/knobs/switches right next to the screen, so I hardly ever have a need to touch it. This doesn't have that, so the screen is going to become filthy. (Because I'm filthy) The later model of this vehicle right before the model facelift had exactly the redundancy controls I described above. Eliminated for the '23 year. Sad.
2. The radar control in this vehicle can just fuck right off. It is literally attached to the windscreen. You get a chip in your windshield? Gotta replace the radar too (2k), because it's fucking literally attached to the windscreen. It's also a visual obstruction, because it sits just behind the rear view mirror, pretty much obstructing everything in the top center of the windshield. Remember, I turned the functionality of this piece OFF.
3. I stand by the 'cell phone on four wheels' sentiment. Too fucking many things to interact with, too intrusive, and none of it aids in driving.