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1723 messages, Last post on Nov 19, 2009 at 9:51 AM
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Dotti- For roughly the same $$ you can get a brand new aftermarket system. Maybe that would be wiser? Mark |
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It is a losing battle. If you spend $2000 to fix it, you will never recover the money and other things will go wrong with the car over time. If you install an aftermarket navigation system in an RL, future buyers will complain. Better off dumping the car and getting a new one with warranty. The new TL has a great new navigation system with more features than that RL. You could also look at the Acura MDX and Lexus RX330. Those are great for real estate agents to tote clients around in. |
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| Does anyone out there know if you can buy a navigation system and add it to a car. I wanted a navigation system but did not have the extra $2,000. I wonder if you can buy one, i.e. buying DVD system from Best Buy and installing it to a car, in order to save money and upgrade if necessary. Any suggestions, who to contact? Can you buy a system and attach it to your car, and maybe if carry it with you are walking. Thanks. | |
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You can get an in-dash nav system aftermarket. Aiwa makes one and I believe so does Kenwood, and I'm sure there are more. Check out Crutchfield or your local electronics store. as far as one that you can take with you, read the rest of the messages on this board. |
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| Also Garmin http://www.garmin.com/ They have several that are very nice. | |
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I too am trying to decide between Garmin's Street PilotIII and the Magellan 500 but have not seen any comparisons on the net. I am very familiar with and like the GPS which Hertz uses. I understand these are Magellan 750-based systems which I think is the next model higher to the 500. Costco sells the Magellan for $899 and the Garmin for $699 so unless there are people who can share their experiences with both of them, I guess one way to go is try both of them using Costco's liberal return policy and return one. |
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| I did some further research on the Web and it seems that these two units are market positioned against each other. The recently released Roadmate 500 has gotten mostly rave reviews from 11 consumers posting at Amazon. Detailed specs and comparisons of the two units can be found at http://www.autonav2000.com. I am inclined to order and test the Roadmate first because of its superior graphics and display, better audio prompts (similar to the Hertz Neverlost system), and because it is WAAS enabled. WAAS allows the GPS sensor to pinpoint location to within 9 feet as opposed to the 30 feet accuracy in none WAAS enabled systems. Hope this helps others considering aftermarket NAV systems cheaper than the $2000 built-in NAVs offered as car options. | |
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I am the first person to think of this. One thing manufacturers should add to future built-in nav systems is a heads up display that can project, at the very least, information about the the next turn on to the windshield. I can have an arrow pointing which way to turn, the name of the street and the distance ahead (if not a complete mirror of all the info on the main screen). |
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A couple of good sites for info on portable GPS systems are: http://gpsexplorer.com and http://gpsinformation.net/ Both give reviews; gpsinformation gives links to several vendors. Mark |
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| Would anyone know how I can determine what makes/models offer Navigation Systems? Ideally, I'd like to find a tool that would allow me to check the options I want then provide a list of cars that offer those options. Thanks. | |
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