Well It has been a couple of days since I traded my 2015 CX-5 GT in favor or an older Lexus RX350 (2013)...so far pretty painless sans a couple of "small" CONVENIENCE ITEMS!
1st annoyance is that I find myself walking away from the Lexus, waiting for the reassuring locking beep that the CX-5 made(boom05). The Lexus will not lock itself with its KeyFob in your pocket, until you physically press a smallish detente in the Lexus' door handle or press the locking button on the KeyFob...Hrump..After day 3 of disbelief, I have surrendered!
Navigation and Voice Recognition revisited! After a couple of years getting used to the Funky Mazda Nav and its equally weird Voice recognition, I am now greeted by equally strange events with the Lexus RX250 Navigation!
The 1st being every time you start the Lexus up, with the Radio left in the on position, You are greeted by the same ole on screen disclaimer that the CX-5 had..No biggy but just sayin... EVERY STARTUP!!!
Even though the automated voice in the Lexus' VR system is either identical to the one in the Mazda (or very closely related...LOL). Now for rules that make no sense. The CX-5 will not permit changes to the Nav (except via the poor quality VR) to protect the parties that be from lawsuits...The Lexus' NAV will permit certain voice commands as well as the rather decent VR that the Lexus permits...My conclusion is that my departed 2011 Hyundai Tuscon VR has them BOTH BEAT..LOL (but you can keep that Tuscon!(nailbyt) I remember the 215 TSB on the CX-5 where they had to correct the Entertainment system from starting up in the same spot ...(similar but not the same)
Now I wonder how long it will take before I go to my garage expecting to find the familiar shadowy Dark Grey CX-5, but now seeing the unfamiliar Maroon Lexus RX-250! PLUS upon getting into the Lexus, having it "wrap" its Robot like settings around me all by itself with no adjustments needed ..LoL...Me likes the memory function too!
More reflections to follow.(moon)
1st annoyance is that I find myself walking away from the Lexus, waiting for the reassuring locking beep that the CX-5 made(boom05). The Lexus will not lock itself with its KeyFob in your pocket, until you physically press a smallish detente in the Lexus' door handle or press the locking button on the KeyFob...Hrump..After day 3 of disbelief, I have surrendered!
Navigation and Voice Recognition revisited! After a couple of years getting used to the Funky Mazda Nav and its equally weird Voice recognition, I am now greeted by equally strange events with the Lexus RX250 Navigation!
The 1st being every time you start the Lexus up, with the Radio left in the on position, You are greeted by the same ole on screen disclaimer that the CX-5 had..No biggy but just sayin... EVERY STARTUP!!!
Even though the automated voice in the Lexus' VR system is either identical to the one in the Mazda (or very closely related...LOL). Now for rules that make no sense. The CX-5 will not permit changes to the Nav (except via the poor quality VR) to protect the parties that be from lawsuits...The Lexus' NAV will permit certain voice commands as well as the rather decent VR that the Lexus permits...My conclusion is that my departed 2011 Hyundai Tuscon VR has them BOTH BEAT..LOL (but you can keep that Tuscon!(nailbyt) I remember the 215 TSB on the CX-5 where they had to correct the Entertainment system from starting up in the same spot ...(similar but not the same)
Now I wonder how long it will take before I go to my garage expecting to find the familiar shadowy Dark Grey CX-5, but now seeing the unfamiliar Maroon Lexus RX-250! PLUS upon getting into the Lexus, having it "wrap" its Robot like settings around me all by itself with no adjustments needed ..LoL...Me likes the memory function too!
More reflections to follow.(moon)
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