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I am in the market for a portable GPS system and I have my eye on the brand new Garmin Nuvi 880. In addition to text-to-speech, it has voice recognition, traffic monitoring and blue tooth. Reviewers are saying this is the best portable GPS system on the market right now but it is pricey at $999 compared to the $349 Magellan Maestro 4250 that does essentially the same thing with AAA Tour book included. My wife has OnStar in her automobile and I just love the way everything is so integrated especially when the stereo is muted so you can hear the directions loud and clear on your car speakers rather than on the built-in speakers on the GPS units. Hands-free phone, XM radio, MP3 and OnStar turn-by-turn directions all work together so seamlessly. I know it is perhaps difficult to find a portable GPS that works with your stereo but I am not sure if the Garmin 880 or any other system can do that. So my question is: Are there any voice interface accessories, other than the FM transmitter, that can be used to integrate the sound system with the GPS?
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Replying to: bwia (Jun 29, 2008 2:14 pm) Any portable GPS like TomTom, Nuvi and the likes are not perfect either. If you want to see these devices fail miserably, try to find your way out of the Sumner Tunnel or Callahan Tunnel in Boston City, MA, (especially if you are heading to Logan International) assuming you don’t know your way around. All of these tiny devices go dead under the Lincoln and Holland tunnels in New York City as well; a weak point where the Avalon’s system excels. Again my point is, nothing is perfect. Many complaints about the Avalon’s GPS and I fully understand why. To me it is almost perfect because I understand it, and it has never failed me so far. Almost perfect because I did notice a glitch (no wonder Toyota honored my complaint to my full satisfaction). Amaury '08 Limited
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Replying to: amauhry (Jun 29, 2008 5:39 pm) |
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Replying to: bwia (Jun 29, 2008 2:14 pm) bob |
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I complained to my dealer about the ver 6.1 nav software. They tell me they will sell me ver 7.1 for $299...no special deals just because I bought the car from them two weeks ago. Nice guys! The dealer says it has more secondary roads available for navigation...not just display. They cannot tell me specifics about the new roads added. I am tempted to upgrade...but I am wondering when the next version of the nav software/database will come out. It appears Toyota has released a new version almost every year. My ver 6.1 is dated 2006 and ver 7.1 was apparently released in Oct 2007. Will there be a Gen 3 ver 8.1 coming out in October of this year? Have any of you downloaded the Gen 2 & 3 ver 7.1 from the www.mininova.org site, created a DVD and successfully used it in an Avalon Limited to replace Gen 3 ver 6.1? Several folks on that site have apparently done so...but they appear to be super techies...that know DVD software and hardware inside and out. jordanfl Avalon Limited '08
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Replying to: jordanfl (Jul 05, 2008 8:53 am) |
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I have 2006 Avalon, Limited. Manual says to use, I believe 92-93 Octane. If I use lower Octane, will it damage my engine? If Octane is used for high performance, (if high performance means faster speed) it would not apply to me. I don't have understanding of what performance means, it could mean performance of Specs. I bought the car Oct./05, and reached 15,000 last month. Another thing I found out from the 15K check up, is that wipers are not replaced on the Avalon. The description on the card I received from Dealer had wipers replaced listed. Well, I assumed that was done. Now weeks later I'm on the highway and here comes the rain. The wipers were in same condition (before check up). I called dealer when I arrived home and told them that the wipers were not wiping as new ones should and that they were replaced last month. After being placed on hold for almost five minutes, I was told that Avalon wipers are not included in the 15K check up, that they have separate motor unit, or something like that, and it would cost 42.00 per wiper. I argued that their Ad listed wipers replaced. Long story short the Mgr. said that he would replace at no charge, because I was not told that wipers were not replaced. Mind you I paid 265.00 for check up and that was advertised as a Special. I am not happy with the Nav. system, because I can not have radio on when using. When audio comes on it does not lower radio volume. That's a poor feature. My friend has a GMC and her Nav. audio, lowers radio volume and after message, radio goes back to same volume. Thanks for reading. Seems I can't win for losing. Avvy
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Replying to: avvy (Jul 05, 2008 11:20 am)
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The Gen 3 ver 7.1 Navigation DVD Toyota is currently selling as an upgrade for folks with older Gen 3 systems is based on the NAVTEQ 2006Q4 Navigable Roads in USA. I have read several web sites indicating other vehicles are already using NAVTEQ 2007...and folks really like it. If you are considering an upgrade, I would wait for the next release from Toyota based on NAVTEQ 2007. I am betting it will come out later this year. jordanfl Avalon Limited '08 |
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jordanfl; I just read your Thread. We just bought a 2008 Limited with the NAV unit. It's taking us quite awhile to learn how to use it. I can't even figure out where the NAV DVD is located? Do you know? Chevrolet made this easy to find on our Corvette. I guess I can't determine what version our DVD is, until I can find it. We don't see many secondary roads on our screen either. The one on my Vette shows lots of side roads in the 1/2 mile range. We have to put the Avalon down to 1/16 or so, in order to see anything else. Is the dealer supposed to have all of the answers for this thing? GM has a special website just for the NAV system. They answer the questions and sell you the newer DVD's there.
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