I know it is a late but after driving a 2011 RRS for 6 years I wanted to give my first impressions of my 2017 RRS-Diesel
Really happy about the Diesel except for local prices. Retail supply is up in my area but the price should never be as high as it is. But hey, the Northeast is expensive for everything.
I ended up finding a truck with the TFT screens. Just plain cool. I just wish the navigation screen would show the satellite images on the driver dash like it does on the center dash. It has nice detail.
Pros
Diesel
Seats are comfortable but still trying to find that perfect position if there is one.
Off-Road height is possible for 40mph. I usually hit the up button when I am close to the office without thinking about it. Depending on traffic I might not have to hit it ever as the truck would never lower
Interesting that the auto start/stop would not activate for the first 100 miles on the odometer. 3 days in a row the truck would not shut down at the same traffic light. The 4th day with 104 miles the engine shut off.
Auto high beams. Nice. They actually work better than I am use to.
Still learning all the connectivity stuff. Do I need to add my sim card to my AT&T account. It seems that my truck is getting internet but I haven't had anyone in the truck to use it consistently yet to see if it was just me using it while stationary and still picking up a signal or if I was also connected to a local hot spot. Road trip this weekend so we'll see how it goes.
Cons
The dealer that originally bought this truck didn't get the heated windscreen. I might miss it but I am guessing I would only use it 5 times a year.
I haven't been on too many shopping trips but I still think that I am going to miss the split tailgate where I need to drive with the rear window open. It is one of the reasons that I didn't upgrade to a 2013 truck back then.
Meh
Daytime headlights. In less than 1 month of driving I can see that the sensor is very sensitive and the lights (all) are actually on when they should be rather than me having to turn them on when I know they should be on. Still can't remind dummies that they haven't turned their lights on though.
I had a 5 year opticoat put on 2 days after picking it up. The paint looks like the color was painted on the underside of glass.
I have to get use to shifting again though. It seems backwards from my 2011. Shift up is down a gear and back is up a gear. I swear it was the other way on my last one.
I like all the info displayed for fuel economy et al. My dad borrowed my truck one night and when I got in wow does he have a lead foot. lol
1 little cool feature that I would like to add. Is it possible to add the door armrest storage compartments that the Autobiography has?
And in typical fashion I probably forgot some other stuff that I thought was cool that I should write about. Oh well.
Really happy about the Diesel except for local prices. Retail supply is up in my area but the price should never be as high as it is. But hey, the Northeast is expensive for everything.
I ended up finding a truck with the TFT screens. Just plain cool. I just wish the navigation screen would show the satellite images on the driver dash like it does on the center dash. It has nice detail.
Pros
Diesel
Seats are comfortable but still trying to find that perfect position if there is one.
Off-Road height is possible for 40mph. I usually hit the up button when I am close to the office without thinking about it. Depending on traffic I might not have to hit it ever as the truck would never lower
Interesting that the auto start/stop would not activate for the first 100 miles on the odometer. 3 days in a row the truck would not shut down at the same traffic light. The 4th day with 104 miles the engine shut off.
Auto high beams. Nice. They actually work better than I am use to.
Still learning all the connectivity stuff. Do I need to add my sim card to my AT&T account. It seems that my truck is getting internet but I haven't had anyone in the truck to use it consistently yet to see if it was just me using it while stationary and still picking up a signal or if I was also connected to a local hot spot. Road trip this weekend so we'll see how it goes.
Cons
The dealer that originally bought this truck didn't get the heated windscreen. I might miss it but I am guessing I would only use it 5 times a year.
I haven't been on too many shopping trips but I still think that I am going to miss the split tailgate where I need to drive with the rear window open. It is one of the reasons that I didn't upgrade to a 2013 truck back then.
Meh
Daytime headlights. In less than 1 month of driving I can see that the sensor is very sensitive and the lights (all) are actually on when they should be rather than me having to turn them on when I know they should be on. Still can't remind dummies that they haven't turned their lights on though.
I had a 5 year opticoat put on 2 days after picking it up. The paint looks like the color was painted on the underside of glass.
I have to get use to shifting again though. It seems backwards from my 2011. Shift up is down a gear and back is up a gear. I swear it was the other way on my last one.
I like all the info displayed for fuel economy et al. My dad borrowed my truck one night and when I got in wow does he have a lead foot. lol
1 little cool feature that I would like to add. Is it possible to add the door armrest storage compartments that the Autobiography has?
And in typical fashion I probably forgot some other stuff that I thought was cool that I should write about. Oh well.
