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#5 of 9 Re: Cant Decide between the new X5 or Cayenne...Help! [tmhw1] by kpeters Aug 03, 2007 (6:14 pm)
Replying to: tmhw1 (Aug 03, 2007 12:17 pm) hey there, i really like it! at first wasnt sure about the interior lay out but now I like it! the only thing I dont like is the drivers seat as its contoured so when I sit it feels a little uncomfortable but im sure i will get used to it. i typically like the flater type seats. I love all the details on the porsche such as the metal! Very nice! I LOVE the sports mode that is sooooo nice and really pretty fast!!
#6 of 9 Re: Cayenne iPod by pcarrunner Sep 01, 2007 (10:42 am)
Replying to: tmhw1 (Aug 03, 2007 12:17 pm) Hi, tmhw1, thanks for the info. Did you end up getting the Mobridge iPod integration yet?   Actually I had the Dension GW500 in a previous car and tossed it. Kept crashing or locking up the system all the time. That was about 9 mos. ago, and I hear they are better now, but I'm not willing to even try that again. And your statement about Nav-TV seem correct. Buddy had one in his Cayenne and even worse experience than mine with Dension GW. His (our) dealer was even threatening to void his warranty if he didn't remove it.   I do business in Australia and Singapore and got a chance to try the Mobridge in a dealer demo Cayenne. The Porsche PCM itself is a bit clunky by design but the mObridge kit did a good job of dealing with the interface difficulties, I thought and was responsive to controls, unlike the others. And unlike the others, it doesn't crash. The dealer said they'd worked with those guys directly working out any potential issues.   It's interesting, too, I saw there that customers there typically pay well over $100K just for base trim Porsche, so there really is no tolerance for bad quality.   So I can't wait to buy a kit here. I heard a shop by the name of Audiophonics (sp? have not found their website or listing) down here in So Cal might carry them (hoping) so I may go by there (if I can find them) and bug them a bit to get a move on it.   BTW, my wife mostly drives the Cayenne but I try to steal it from her as often as possible and we take it on trips. I really like the vehicle, so nice, in most ways better than Q7, I believe. X5 is also great, but only with V8 and then it gets almost as expensive as Cayenne. New 6cyl X5 is a dog. Maybe if/when BMW put the turbo-6 in it (US model), then I would consider. Replies to this message: tmhw1 (Sep 05, 2007 7:29 am) tpatt (Oct 04, 2007 4:37 pm)
#7 of 9 Re: Cayenne iPod [pcarrunner] by tmhw1 Sep 05, 2007 (7:29 am)
Replying to: pcarrunner (Sep 01, 2007 10:42 am) Just got it last Friday and took it out to a road trip without reading the manual. Overall the UI is OK and can use some improvments, I guess it is the problem with the PCM, I think Mobridge and some other vendors have to make use of the existing PCM UI.   However, it crash on me once, not sure whether it was iPod's problem or Mobridge. I can see the content of the iPod and goto the track I wanted but it won't play. Resetting the Mobridge by unpluging the power didn't help. Unpluged the iPod and it won't play the track neither. Reset the iPod then everything works fine. I never had that problem with my iPod, but again I've never put it in the truck of the car, it is hard-drive based and vibration might be the problem. Need to talk to Mobridge and figure that out. Will let you know more my after I another week or 2 of using it.
#8 of 9 Re: Cayenne iPod [pcarrunner] by tpatt Oct 04, 2007 (4:37 pm)
Replying to: pcarrunner (Sep 01, 2007 10:42 am) I also just got a Cayenne S. I love the car but i want an IPod hook too. Do you have the web site for MoBridge, I can't seem to find them so I can check out the IPod intergration?? All the shops around here are telling to put in the Nav-Tv kit. Also does anyone know how to take off the trim around the radio so that I can get to the screws? I can get the bottom of the trim off but when I get to the top around the heat controls it won't pop off? Thanks

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