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147 messages, Last post on Nov 23, 2009 at 4:55 PM
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http://pics.tdiclub.com/data/500/MY2010_change_points_US_-_2009-04-22.pdf It confirms of what I've just said. The POS VW iPod adapter is being replaced by the MDI with it's special iPod cable. I'm glad they made that decision since you now get full iPod integration. Non Nav owners can finally enjoy full iPod integration  .
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Replying to: miamicc (Mar 27, 2009 5:39 am) What are other people with the 2.0 T getting with their CCs? Please do respond. Thanks.
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Replying to: samik (May 07, 2009 12:51 pm)
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Replying to: ccowner (May 08, 2009 7:40 am) |
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I still can't seem to find any reliable meaning to the road noise statistics that Edmunds gives. They just did a full test of the VW CC and specifically cited "Road noise" as something that could stand for improvement on the car. So I look over at the specifications and see they measured 67.0 dB at 70mph cruise. I think to myself "That'ss not great, but not high... I'll look around to some other tests". So then I find the BMW 750i they've been driving for some time now. I've never seen them complain about noise, and I'd think if noise were at all noticeable in a flagship near 100k dollar luxo cruiser like that, they'd be complaining much more quickly than they would in the CC... and yet they measured 66.7 dB at 70mph... just 0.3 dB less than the CC, and made no mention of noise levels. Same with the ES350 which by most standards is a car people would probably expect to be quieter than a similarly or lesser priced VW, but it got a rating of 67.5 dB (0.5 higher). Dan Edmunds actually replied to an email I sent in to Edmunds asking about consistency in road noise measurements and gave a lot of great info. He stated some things I already figured like wind direction, temperature, track surface, etc can all make a difference. He also stated a couple things I hadn't thought of, like how one noise can be technically as loud or maybe even quieter than another noise, but be far more noticeable and irritating. To a decibel meter it doesn't matter, but to the human ear it stands out. So I guess it sounds like I'm answering my own qualm here, but I guess this just further enhances my case for the need for more thorough sound measurement testing... testing that's done in a more lab like environment and is broken down into frequency ranges to demonstrate noise that stands out more than others. Dan said they were working on something like this, so all I can say is... hurry up! 
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Replying to: threxx (May 12, 2009 6:44 am) |
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Replying to: threxx (May 12, 2009 6:44 am) Some would love the kind of road noise that a Chrysler 300C made, yet I disliked it... |
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Replying to: threxx (May 12, 2009 6:44 am) Why don't they? It's a lot easier and faster to paraphrase what somebody else has already wrote! I'm not suggesting plagarism but when you read some of these reviews it comes close.
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Replying to: m6user (May 16, 2009 5:46 am)
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Replying to: gregg_vw (May 17, 2009 4:46 pm)
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