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#25 of 1753 buying a navigation system, after you have the car by ahaymd Jan 07, 2004 (5:04 pm)
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.
#26 of 1753 ahaymd by qbrozen Jan 08, 2004 (4:38 am)
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.
#27 of 1753 after market Nav. by pathstar1 Jan 08, 2004 (1:42 pm)
Also Garmin http://www.garmin.com/ They have several that are very nice.
#28 of 1753 cxxviii by sledsfo Jan 16, 2004 (8:30 pm)
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.
#29 of 1753 Magellan Roadmate 500 vs Garmin 2610 by sledsfo Jan 17, 2004 (8:44 am)
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.
#30 of 1753 Heads Up Display by s852 Jan 17, 2004 (9:52 pm)
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).
#31 of 1753 by bat1161 Jan 20, 2004 (8:26 am)
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
#32 of 1753 What new cars offer Navigaion Systems? by berry22192 Jan 21, 2004 (8:31 am)
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.
#33 of 1753 berry22192 by nv32 Jan 25, 2004 (3:23 pm)
I, for one don't know of any tool like that, and it sure would be useful. Edmunds.com could do it I bet.   As far as navigation systems specifically, I think that virtually every maker has at least one model that has navigation as an option.   Better to ask, I think, which is the better navigation system[s]. This seems to be the consensus from what I and JP Powers have picked up: Alpine, Xanavi and Denso are evidently the best brands. Alpine is used by Acura and probably Honda, and maybe some others. Xanavi, so far as I know, is used only in Nissan and Infinity. Denso is used in Lexus and probably Toyota, and maybe others.   Some of the features that you might want to look for, they say, are: voice (will it give verbal directions, and can you give it voice commands?), the so-called bird's eye view together with (but only one at a time) the regular flat map view, touch-screen rather than joystick, and number of points of interest included in the system (which seem to range up to about 10 million for the best systems).   Another thing is whether Navitech, who makes the actual maps for all systems I've heard, has finally mapped the smaller cities and towns in the U.S., not to mention Canada.   There are updated DVDs that you can buy, about once a year I think, which reflect the additional mapping done if you're not satisfied with the DVD that comes with the car.   Hope this helps.
#34 of 1753 Which cars offers which NAV system..... by sledsfo Jan 26, 2004 (8:56 pm)
I think you might find the answers to your questions at the following links:   -which cars offers which NAV systems:   http://www.autonav2000.com/Compare/OEM-sys-vendorlist.pdf   -what features come with which NAV systems:    http://www.autonav2000.com/Compare/Compare2.htm   Good luck!

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