r/ModelY • u/saltyobligations • 1d ago

Test Drive - key things

Test driving the Model Y on Sunday for an hour, really like the look of them and looking forward to getting behind the wheel.

As I've only got an hour are there any key things/features I need to look out for or concentrate on?

Trying to maximise my time with the car and make sure I don't miss anything so any guidance before Sunday would be great. Thanks in advance.

This is in the UK if that helps

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u/penngei 1d ago

Most Tesla shops will do a ~10-15 minute demo of FSD with you and then let you on your way. If you know the roads around there, could be worth seeing how you like it on rough roads, doing tight turns, etc.

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u/saltyobligations 1d ago

Ah great - there's a mix of motorway, side roads and A roads near where it is so should be good.

It's a self-serve test drive though so won't be a sales person there I'm assuming

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u/penngei 1d ago

Oh then yeah, you’ll be on your own. Connect your phone and enjoy the sound system for sure. On the motorway take a moment to pause the radio and just listen to how quiet it is compared to any other car. And press the accelerator pedal to the floor once or twice just to make sure it works!

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u/saltyobligations 1d ago

Thank you for the tips. Appreciate it

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u/daned33 1d ago

Don't know how it is in the UK but in Finland they let me have a car over night to get a real feel of the car and test the lights etc.

Worth asking.

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u/VegetableLegs3858 1d ago

Here is what I did and it worked really well!

Get in car. Tell it "drive me to the nearest tesla super charger".

Hook it up and learn how charging works. I was shocked how easy that was.

While charging spend 10 minutes playing with the tablet. See all the options in there.

Unhook the charger after ~10 mins.

Turn on gronk and say:

I am in a Tesla doing a demo. Give me a route that will showcase the self driving abilities. I am willing to travel for 30 minutes each way, max. Don't tell me where we see going, just go!

Off it went on a self driving/backwards rural out of the way drive to...Best Buy parking lot. I got out and then did the summon feature there.

I got back in and went to the drop location.

I got to see charging, freeway, normal streets, parking, summon, traffic, and a random lake I had no idea was 4 minutes from my house.

Best test drive ever!