Great write up. I was curious what to expect when I took it for a trip. Come November I'll be taking a trip to the Alps. I don't have the built in Nav but I have my own navi anyways so no loss there. As far as the Sirius goes I was a little concerned about the 1 year deal since I live in Europe and can't access that feature here, though I don't really use the radio much as is. What kind of sucks is not having the ACC which would be amazing on the Autobahn, but oh well.