Even better news!! I picked up the Ventana on Friday. It looks really good! After driving it the 6 hours home, I’ve got some initial observations. Remember, my only other experience was the canyon star gasser.
1) Wow is it quiet in the driver’s seat! I could actually listen to some talk radio and have a couple phone conversations over the Bluetooth system (DW checking in travel progress) without yelling!!
2) The engine brake experience is fantastic! I think I barely used the brake pedal the whole trip home.
3) Comfort drive is a pretty darned cool feature. Before I drove and experienced it, I kinda thought it was maybe some hype but man - it makes a difference!!
4) Road noise is almost zero, couldn’t feel the tar lines or expansion joints in the same jarring way as the canyon star (and the canyon star was modded with sumo springs, rear trac bar, safety plus safety steer, larger sway bars.
5) Zero porpoising. Which I found interesting given the comments on 2019 to 2021 Ventana models. Could be there isn’t enough weight in it yet and I’ve got some fun to look forward to!
6) The 360 degree camera system takes up the same screen real estate as the navigation system, so it’s a one or the other on the display thing.
7) Navigation system - time will tell. It did want to take me on a few questionable roads even though I had entered size and weight numbers. So, we’ll see.
8) Overall fit and finish is pretty good! It’s a pretty small punch list for when it goes in the spring for warranty service. A couple screws, one bent cupboard door lift. Nothing outrageous.
9) The headlights suck. No other way around it. The high beams work okay, but the low beams don’t do much more than make me visible to oncoming traffic. That’s easily remedied with some LED bulbs. I sense Santa may bring some for Christmas.
10) Lining up the fuel door for filling is a breeze!
11) I’m not getting a lot of body leaning when exiting parking lots - I’m imagining the tag axle is assisting there.
Overall, very impressed! Looking forward to knocking off some of the mods and suggestions people have made here
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