Thank you for the info!! My kids will be thrilled. It was a toss up between the 2015 Rogue SL and the CX-5. The factors that made me decide on the CX-5 were: The Rogue does not offer any type of remote starter, the CX-5 does; the Rogue's windows do not roll down completely, now I am assured that the CX-5 does; and a nit pick is that the Rogue's gas cap is on the passenger side, the CX-5 on the drivers side; the Rogue doesn't have HD radio, the CX-5 does; the Rogue traffic nav goes thru XM subscription, the CX-5 free HD traffic. All win-win for the CX-5. The reasons for considering the Rogue are it has rear heat vents in the arm rest, doesn't have 19" tires, big panoramic sun roof, has a subwoofer, and so so soft comfortable seats.
As to the remote starter, be aware that you will have a totally separate (additional) keyfob for the remote start. And then, when you actually use it, the engine will shut off when the door is opened. So if you start it, the engine will warm up but will then need to be restarted if you actually want to drive off.
I do appreciate the gas cap being on the driver's side. Same with my old Tribute. I find it silly that some people have to walk all the way around the car, and was actually thinking the other day how if, in an emergency, I needed to jump in the car quickly and leave, I'd be hindered by just having to go around to the other side! Zombie apocalypse type thoughts, I guess. But, I also suppose that some cars *have* to be built with the cap on the passenger side, otherwise we'd all be in line behind each other for the one side of the gas pump we could use!
I also heard recently that the new infotainment doesn't integrate the live traffic in with the navigation. I don't have the tech package, so no nav for me (I just use my iPhone's Google Maps, which I find superior to basically everything else), so this may be something you want to look into. I don't really know anything about the new infotainment but can safely say that I am satisfied with mine (the older, "hated" infotainment). It syncs perfectly with my iPhone 6 over Bluetooth and I never have any playback issues (resumes playback from where I left off). I don't try and read text messages through the infotainment so never experienced that issue either.
I rarely have passengers in the back seat (other than my dog) so don't really need rear vents of any kind. I would have preferred the 19" wheels but not enough to upgrade from the Touring to the Grand Touring.
The seats, for me at least, are plenty comfortable. I've taken several 3-4 hour trips at this point in my CX-5 and never had any issues other than what I'm always used to (existing back problems) and the lumbar support is a lot better than what was in my old Tribute. So I'm happy with that. But, there have been a few recent threads where the seats were unbearably uncomfortable for a few customers, so just make sure to give it a good sitting before you purchase!
