I used to drive with my right hand at the 12 o'clock position also. Having read a number of times how your arm gets broken against your face in a collision from the airbags, I learned not to do it although once in a while I'll catch myself from time to time and I move it.I've had mine 5 days and 150 miles now. Here's what I have found:
It looks great without screaming Hey Look At Me!!!
The ride is very trucky but I have not yet lowered my tire pressure from the 41 as delivered. On the highway, it smooths out nicely.
I was worried about the noise but I've had it up to 80 and it was very quiet. Some wind noise from the mirrors but little road noise. I removed the cross bars from the roof immediately and I'm sure that helped.
The handling has not been an issue. Yes it leans but it holds well and does not feel ungainly. And my other car is a BMW.
The size is not an issue at all. I had it on the narrow, one way streets of downtown Annapolis and felt very comfortable, even with the big mirrors. The boxy shape, and especially the hood, make it very easy to judge the right side of the car.
I'm generally willing to give the nanny features a chance. I've left them all on but usually giving only visual, not auditory feedback. The 2 exceptions are the rear cross traffic alert, which I love and left on audible, and the driver monitoring, which I hate and turned off completely. It's a great concept and would probably be useful on a long trip, but it is poorly designed. It comes on too fast and I tend to put my hand at the 12 o'clock position when driving around town, and that triggers it instantly. I'm pretty comfortable with technology but it takes a long time to truly understand all these features and set them up the way you want them. I would agree that there is a bit of sensory overload going on.
Love the Head Up Display.
I wish all the settings could be done through the big screen rather than the little MID on the dash. All the abbreviations and acronyms don't help people understand what they're doing.
The AC rocks. It's been 90s and humid here and my LC is black, but I'm comfortable. Had to turn the fan down - it was freezing us out.
I suppose the chill box is nice but I would rather it be optional. I'd rather have a big storage bin because in cabin storage is not great. The two compartments under the back floor are very nice though.
Had I been driving like that last week when I totaled my Tacoma, that surely would've happened at my 90 mph impact. I might only have half an arm or a valley through the center of my face or forehead. Just a thought.
On the HUD settings, it just said on or off so I called my sales guy and he told me you had to hold the hold button down for a few seconds to get the menu to move location on the windshield and to brighten or dim it. There was no indication in the menu to do that.
I have a low speed shimmy in my LC. I'm up to 145 miles. My tires were 30 and 31 air pressure and I put it up to 35 although it's recommended 33. (Nito Tires) Not much improvement at all. Taking it into service Wednesday morning.