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Replying to: nxs138 (Mar 26, 2007 6:12 pm) Especially today when I watched a women basically actlike a peeping tom trying to check out the Acadia. |
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Replying to: metmdx (Mar 26, 2007 5:36 pm) There are 5 Buick dealers here in Boise (metro population about 400,000). I haven't seen a single Enclave or Acadia, but I don't get out that much. 
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Replying to: budi (Mar 26, 2007 10:19 am) And you won't understand until you try it. You would like it if you did. And it's ridiculous and a little shallow to indict everyone who has it as a poser. Class envy at it's best. |
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Replying to: markcincinnati (Mar 26, 2007 4:22 am) Even were the car 10% lower in price (as tempting as this car would be at $40K), no bluetooth, well, not on the list Sure built-in bluetooth is nice and I wish these cars had it, but a pretty minor issue. I also usually use the phone through most of my 45-min commute talking to clients. Since I wasn't going to replace my 2000 Denali yet just to get built-in bluetooth, I just shopped around for a high-quality bluetooth headset (granted in took me 6 tries to get one with great sound in both directions). If your phone and headset don't do voice-activated dialing yet, I am sure your next one will. My phone doesn't even come out of my purse while I just hit a button on my earpiece to make voice-activated calls or hangup. While I have used the speaker-type system when talking to On-Star, in some ways I prefer the earpiece which isn't interfered with by passengers making a little noise, and I can still listen to the radio while I am on hold. Choosing a car for bluetooth capability is about like choosing it for available colors; a pretty minor issue in the great scheme of things (also consider with things like bluetooth and Nav, the technology will probably improve a lot before you trade your car, or your next device might not be compatible with your car) so sometimes you are going to be sorry you spent the money on it anyway). |
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Has anyone heard the 5.1 Bose surround sound audio system offered on the entertainment package? Is there a big sound quality difference between the 5.1 surround and the Bose advanced 10 speaker system when listening to compact discs? Is the 5.1 system's impact soley for DVDs? Why can't Buick allow us to purchase both the navigation system and the six disc in dash CD changer? If you want the nav. system you can only listen to one disc at a time or at least that is my understanding. Any comments are appreciated as we are considering an order for the Enclave. Thank you |
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Replying to: nvbanker (Mar 26, 2007 7:46 pm) There is nothing about BT that is "cool" -- it is a safety feature for those who use their phones while in their cars for business purposes. For those who really don't need to use a phone in a car it is also a safety feature but it further adds convenience to the mix of its attributes. As to a BT unit that never needs charging -- well what does it operate on, solar power? The Acadia has a really cool feature (also all but invisible), the heads up display. Never having driven a car with it for any length of time, I didn't know what to expect. After an hour in the Acadia, I see it too as another subtle safety feature. I could keep my eyes "looking where they should." This technology, cool as it may be, is not about being a shot big or otherwise, it is another nod to safety IMHO. The Acadia needs BT -- at its price point and option availability it needs auto wipers too. I'd be willing to bet if this is GMC's "version 1," that we are likely to see this vehicle have quite a few "cool" features and content items added in the very near future. Bi-xenons will surely be added, for instance; ditto rear camera and the list will grow and grow. They've got a winner on their hands with this one. 
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Replying to: markcincinnati (Mar 27, 2007 4:00 am) I second that. I bought my 03 GM car because my wife made me; my 93 ran just fine. The option packages included HUD which I felt was insignificant. However it is neat to use and increases safety.
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Replying to: nvbanker (Mar 26, 2007 7:46 pm)
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Replying to: budi (Mar 27, 2007 12:07 pm) I crack myself up. 
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