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I need to know HOW MANY waypoints specific brands & models of cars allow you to set for their guidance system (audio and video). For example, 2004 Lexus 330 allows a total of FIVE (5). Lexus calls them destinations. For example, how many waypoints or destinations, for GUIDANCE, does a 2004 Toyota Camry (with its factory option nav system) allow you to set? Only owners are going to be able to find this out. Please see if you can find out for any model and post here. I need year, brand, model number and then how many waypoints or destinations its system will GUIDE you to. Thanks.
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Replying to: swingerjay (Jun 21, 2004 11:23 am) My 2004 Honda Accord's built-in OEM voice-controlled navigation system can store up to 50 destinations for each of two users. That's a total of 100 destinations. The system is manufactured by Alpine, although their name doesn't appear on it. It uses NAVTEQ mapping software. Highly recommended.
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Replying to: blane (Jun 26, 2004 10:34 am) I have learned since I wrote that the latest system on Lexus autos has a different approach. Instead of setting intermediate towns, you are supposed to be able to preview the trip and make it take specific highways; also make it avoid certain highways. It will take me some time to check this out. Does anyone else have input from other built-in systems? |
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A newspaper reporter is looking for someone who bought a luxury car with lots of high-end gadgets and ended up either not programming most of it or having lots of problems getting it to work. Please respond to jfallon edmunds.com by Thursday, July 8, 2004 by 5 p.m. Eastern and be sure to include your daytime phone number and a few words about your vehicle and gadgets. Thanks! Jeannine Fallon PR Director Edmunds.com |
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A newspaper reporter is wondering if people are satisfied or dissatisfied with their vehicle navigation systems. Please send your brief comments and daytime contact info to jfallonedmunds.com no later than Wednesday, July 14, 2004. Thanks, Jeannine Fallon PR Director Edmunds.com |
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I purchased the Magellan 700 from Costco for 1099... I am going to be purchasing a new car in the next 3-4 months, and was completely shocked at how much extra it costs to add the nav system.. It is usually 2-3K more! But the real kicker is that the manufacturer packages nav so that you have to get a completly loaded vehicle in order to get the nav. That meant that the pretty loaded Murano that I was looking at out the door at just under 30K was going to cost me 35K!!! No thanks... In addition, you are stuck if the built in nav goes out on you... From other posts that I have read this usually costs anywhere from 1-3K to fix.. So, after doing my homework and scouring the messageboards I feel very comfident with my purchase.. Highlights of the Magellean: -10 gig hard drive built in. There is no need to upload maps.. You can travel anywhere in the US (and most of Canada) and never have to buy or load additional maps.. -WAAS technology. This ensures that you get as close as 9ft to your destination.. -Great voice system. The 700 has both female and male voice commands. In addition to the turn-by-turn voice commands, the 700 also gives a chime just as you approach your turn. -Magellan utilizes the same technology as the Hertz Neverlost units.. Read rave reviews about this system. -Auto re-route. A most for me in the DC area. -Utilizes the same mapping system as Lexus, BMW. -Price. For 1,099, I can enjoy the freedom of transfering this to other vehicles, or if I rent during a business trip. -Murphy's Law. Over the next 2-5 years this technology will be light years ahead of where it is today at half the cost. Do I really want to dump 2-3K into a built-in dealer system? For those of you looking, I highly encourage you to research the 700. I will post a follow-up after I have a few trips under my belt!!
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Replying to: dc_driver (Aug 14, 2004 5:01 pm)
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I am glad you are enjoying your Magellan, DC Driver. You said it Utilizes the same mapping system as Lexus, BMW. I believe it uses the same data. After trying to set the system for a Lexus, I have finally been able to set it for a cross-country jaunt with four destinations (waypoints). The Lexus manual is not written for American English speaking natives although it is in the English language. I have begun to unlock some of its secrets but am still a long way from mastering it. If I were to start over with a car purchase, I would ask if there are any car salesmen who had mastered such a system for a long, American trip and insist on getting them to show a demo. What might be a whole lot better than either your solution or mine is to spring for one of those pedestals to hold a laptop. The larger area displayed is a big advantage. The almost infinite angle at which it can be positioned is also. I have heard there is a wireless GPS antenna that can transmit through WiFi to a laptop. Yes, you have the $ for pedestal, $ for laptop, $ for software, and $ for gps antenna, but if you drive without any real help in navigating, it is worth it and you have a choice of any car. |
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Replying to: dc_driver (Aug 23, 2004 4:58 pm) Thanks for sharing your experience. Where did you install the Magellan in the car? How's the signal reception? Are you using any external antenna?
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It was not a Magellan, but a Lexus built-in system that I have been trying to learn. The car purchase was a necessary one and the need for a nav system was real also. I needed to have both in a short time and found this one in stock. I am happy about the car, but there is a difference between a routing program and a nav system -- even with GPS. Another problem a laptop with a routing program solves is that you can take it inside and practice all you want. If it is built-in it isn't always convenient or comfortable to try to practice it in the auto. Still another is that programs written for Windows conform to many conventions we are accustomed to and it is a lot easier for us to learn. Documentation for a Japanese-designed single-use computer is not very user friendly. Sorry my wording led you astray. |
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