[s-cars] Q7 ramblings

[Andrew Duane]

I havent seen the Q7 system, but I looked at the iDrive in the BMW X5.
What were they thinking? Instead of a couple of decent switches to
manage things, you have to navigate a menu system with a joystick/wheel.

Thanks, but I'll keep the dashboard the way it was intended to be!

/Andrew
 

> -----Original Message-----
> From: quattro-bounces at audifans.com
[mailto:quattro-bounces at audifans.com]
> On Behalf Of Lee Levitt
> Sent: Thursday, March 01, 2007 11:11 AM
> To: Ez Veedub; lee at wheelman.com; s-car-list at phoenix.audifans.com;
> quattro at audifans.com
> Subject: RE: [s-cars] Q7 ramblings
> 
> Maybe a bit, but after 4 days in the Q7 I am still not sure how to
> change functions or make things happen. And I'm a pretty cleve
> fellow.
> 
> The problem is that I'm thinking about the Q5 or Q7 for my wife.
> And she is somewhat technically challenged. She would find the MMI
> immensely frustrating on an ongoing basis.
> 
> That and the poor visibility to the right side and rear may be
> deal breakers. In fact I was afraid to change lanes from a stop
> due to the convex right side mirror. I simply could not tell what
> lanes cars were in or how far away they were.
> 
> Lee
> 
> 
> 
> On Wed Feb 28 20:32:18 PST 2007, Ez Veedub <ezveedub at hotmail.com>
> wrote:
> 
> > 10 minutes to turn down HVAC. Sounds a bit exaggerated. MMI takes
> > some getting used to, but I believe its a lot better than iDrive.
> > Once you get to know the panel, and you go back a regular car,
> > you find its a lot harder in a regular car. Its some what like a
> > keyboard. Once you know where all the buttons and functions, you
> > usually don't have to look anymore or reach all over the dash try
> > to adjust different controls.
> > Ezveedub
> >
> >> From: Lee Levitt <lee at wheelman.com>
> >> Reply-To: lee at wheelman.com
> >> To: s-car-list at www.audifans.com, quattro at audifans.com
> >> Subject: [s-cars] Q7 ramblings
> >> Date: Wed, 28 Feb 2007 18:15:36 -0800 (PST)
> >>
> >> Picked up a Q7 on Monday. Nice car, er truck. Took me 10 minutes
> >> to figure out how to switch the radio on and another 10 to turn
> >> down the HVAC. The MMI is not particularly intuitive...
> >>
> >> Anyway, it drives very nicely. Quite solid, nice motor, lotsa
> >> power. Suspension is just stiff enough, the 2 part moonroof is
> >> huge.
> >>
> >> Very comfortable overall.
> >>
> >> Funny thing -- as I'm picking it up, who walks up but Peter
> >> Schultz. We're both out in SFO for work and getting cars from the
> >> same place.
> >>
> >> Too bad I have to turn it in tomorrow before I fly home...
> >>
> >> It's just big enough that I will seriously look at the Q5 before
> >> I
> >> replace the wife's car. Hope they both come with TDI motors.
> >> Weird
> >> that the A5 won't. Audi could make a real statement with a nice
> >> TDI motor in that car...
> >>
> >> Lee
> >> 2007 Audi Q7 (Hertz version)
> >> '99 A6 quattro avant
> >> '97 A6 quattro avant
> >> '96 A6 quattro avant
> >
> >
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