Originally Posted by fredlikes

I went through much of the same dillema when I bought my 11 2.0. I was coming from an Acura that was way reliable, and had a great voice commands for the year it was 06.

I took the plunge and got the 2.0T, I love the interior, I am a big tech person and do not like the interface, or voice commands of the mmi, though I end up using a small fraction of what it is capable of doing. My biggest complaints of the car as follows:
- voice command accuracy
- not being able to close trunk from fob
- manually entering addresses on the nav is tedious. my acura was touch screen is waaay easier
- the mmi does not do some of the things that some of the things that other nav systems today are doing. overall, when it works, it is fine, though i still can not figure out why i can give it the same command and sometimes it works and other times it will not.

Originally Posted by tridentnyc

Thanks Fred,

My big question to you then would be: Given everything you now know about the Q5, would you do it again?

Originally Posted by fredlikes

Well, I spent a lot of time looking at Ford Edge, Cadillac SRX(I think), various GM, the new BMX X3, the Acura, Volvo, Mercedes, and I liked the interior of the Q5 and the styling the best. The Edge does waaaaay more tech wise and so does the new X3, however, at the end of the day, I wanted to like the way it looked and be comfortable in it so I got the Q5.

With all that said, if I had to do it again I would just get an A4. I wanted it originally, though my fiance wanted the Q5, though I just do not think there is that much room in the back for me so I would go back and get the A4, which has the same mmi, seats, etc.

Originally Posted by tridentnyc

Fred,

That is EXACTLY the vehicles my wife and I looked at and EXACTLY the reason we ordered the Q5, it was basically down to the interior at the end of the day and comfort.

The only other serious contender, again due to interior fit and finish and comfort was the Lincoln MKX. The only thing really preventing me from dumping the Q5 in favor of the MKX is gas mileage, and even that is negotiable to me at this point as I drive just under 10k miles a year. The tech in the MKX is supposed to be amazing and it's a touch screen too, not digging the rotary **** enrty system on the Q5.

Thanks Fred.

Originally Posted by cprg2011

... but I have never enjoyed a new vehicle as much as this one. Had to say so.

Originally Posted by gat821

To the OP, the voice recognition is indeed a bit of hit and miss sometimes. I've found that speaking in a normal volume and cadence is better than speaking too loudly or slowly.