Anyway, are there any parents of small children who can share their experiences with car seats in the 2010 model? And since one of us often rides next to the baby... what about rear seat leg room?

Thank you.

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Peter

We tested our current infant car seat which will be replaced soon. When installed behind the passenger seat, I thought the front passenger had about as much room as in our X3. My wife thought there was more room in the X3. I also thought the back seat passenger behind the driver had enough room to be comfortable (I'm 5' 9") but definitely not as much legroom as the X3.

The EX35 wasn't on the radar initially, but I'm glad we checked it out. There's something about that car...

Also there is tremendous value that can't be ignored. Similarly equipped (and priced) Q5 or XC60 will be about $200 more per month on a lease. They're placing the residuals around 45-47% (depending on trim/term), about 10% lower than Infiniti. Infiniti seems to be very aggressive with their pricing compared to the other car makers.... as far as my dealer experiences go.

We haven't finalized our choice, waiting to see what March programs will be like.

There's actually two things that contribute to rear seat comfort. one of course the space, but the second one is how the car overall drives. My mother has a ML550 and i HATE sitting in the 2nd row...drives me nuts. But then when i sit in my dad's GL it's totally fine!

so if you have an infant or ONE teenage child i think it should be fine.

The Q5 unless you order in advance is usually equipped with the premium plus pkg, and that will run you about 41k. with MSRP @ 43/44. because they are selling like hot cakes the negotiability of the Q5 is horrendous, and although the 2010 EX35 models have been selling well, in genera they are alot more flexible.

i'm sorry but the Volvo CUV's dont even compare, the drive was horrible, and ur only option is to go with the T6 verison which ....i hated.

In terms of cargo area, to be fair if you have an infant or child they are gonna be in a carseat. Which means you could have half the 2nd row down for more space if you needed it. But i havent really found the trunk to be lacking in space. It certainly fits two golf bags and a cooler very well. so i assume it fits a stroller too.

The only thing that i may kinda .... iono, comment on in terms of picking between the Q5 and the EX35....this isn't so much of an ACTUAL safety issue compared to just personal FEELING of saftey, but the fact is, the ATTESA AWD sytem for the EX35 is good, but i dont really think its better than teh Quattro system from Audi. I drove my mother's new S5 and it was amazing....i mean not spead wise but the quattro system...it's so..."reinforcing" compared to the EX35's i-AWD which for me has done a great job in the snow that we've gotten in NY the past few months.

OTHER than that tidbit, everything else in the 2010 version of the EX outshines the Q5. Originally i felt that the exterior stance of the Q5 was so much better than the EX35, but almost every other house now has a Q5 in my neighborhood and the look is getting old. I still only see the same 5-6 EX35's around my neighborhood and in my work parking lot. i can easily count 10 Q5's on the same road of my house... lol