1,5 years and 20k parsing

Breezing through hundreds of commutes, there are a few conclusions that can be made. Some of the early seen good features, now seem like non qualities. I already knew it can not be perfect. But how imperfect is it?

Standing on an excellent structure of a vehicle 1,5 years after the purchase, I started noticing some details that really annoy. 

Besides having an excellent interior, there are some buttons that don’t match with the overall design and quality. The Multimedia on-screen touch display lacks resolution and connectivity like wi-fi. Interior lights should be LED but are uncomprehensive halogen lamps. More worrying issues are the so famous parasitic noises, that seem to come from seat belts touching on side panels and also passenger airbag and door.

The chassis has good behavior but it’s not correctly followed by the suspension. I guess the weight of the vehicle makes the simple engineered shocks and partnering accessories look like not enough. The car get’s tough on irregular pavement, but not sufficient tough on dynamic and curvy roads. Also have heard some strange noises coming from right front wheel.

The exterior looks are good. Not so good is seeing that rear plate and front headlights are not LED. Nowadays this shouldn’t be an option. That would dramatically change the full aesthetics. The 17′ wheels are acceptable and the Dunlop tires sufficient.  Post pillar-B tinted windows are a must have and useful.

Can’t really understand why user cannot configure auto locking doors when car starts to move. This should be a default option. That’s a tremendous functionality to have on urban use, regarding to safety.

The overall impressions are still great, but… it could be better.

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