Before you even turn the key, sit in the driver’s seat for a minute. Adjust the seat, the mirrors, the steering wheel. Does it feel like a spaceship cockpit, or like your favorite armchair? This is your space. Fiddle with the buttons, the knobs, the infotainment screen. Is it intuitive, or does it feel like you need a PhD in app design? That’s a huge clue.
Now, peek at the back seat. Will you actually fit a friend back there without giving them a chiropractor bill? And the trunk—can it swallow a week’s worth of groceries, or just a single bag of chips? Little things matter.
