sf wrote:

>> and the four handy 12-volt outlets.
>
> Holy cow! What would anyone need 4 for?

Cell phone charger, GPS charger, back seat portable DVD player, and
massaging seat cover!


> Is this the car that you don't need to use a key for or is that
> another one? You just keep the key in your pocket or purse. The car
> locks & unlocks doors and trunk, adjusts seat, mirrors etc from
> memory, the steering wheel moves automatically as you enter and exit
> and you push a button to start the car. It's amazing.

That's one of the options, yes. It's not standard, and our car doesn't have
that option. Still, all that bit about adjusting the seat, mirrors, and
steering wheel is programmed so that when my fob unlocks the car it adjusts
to my settings, and when Lin unlocks the car with her fob it adjusts to her
settings. There's also a switch in the door to select which set of
adjustments to use, in case Lin's using my key or vice versa. It just
doesn't automatically start the car at the touch of a button; I have to
manually insert the key. Oh, save me from the DRUDGERY! :-)


>> and the satellite radio.
>
> I'm ok without satellite radio. What I'm looking forward to is a
> bluetooth enabled car so I can just push a button to answer my cell
> phone and basically talk at the radio when I'm on a call.

Our car has that Bluetooth feature. Satellite radio is great on long trips;
you can drive from coast to coast without ever switching radio stations. If
you stay local, it's not that big a deal, unless all your local radio
stations suck. (Sunday morning in the Sacramento area, all the local radio
stations *do* suck.)

Bob