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Nave sucks by johninnj
Jun 10, 2009 (7:26 am)
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Our sytems suck (07 G35)...Acura/Honda's is far superior. The fact that I have to pull over when flying down the highway to see anything more than 5 choices of where to eat borders on insane. I enjoy my portable when we take the girlfriend's car MUCH MUCH more. I only got navi in the G for the music-box.
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Re: Nave sucks [johninnj] by sjaieve
Jun 10, 2009 (12:20 pm)
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Replying to: johninnj (Jun 10, 2009 7:26 am)

I actually think its a great Nav, you can use the voice commands to enter your destination if you wish. I personally have never been annoyed by the need to stop in the rare event that I need to use it, its something I can live with, but then again, people are different. On another note, I am no fan of Acuras, never been never will so when I hear their Navs enable this, its a none event for me.
 
Lexus completly disables the touch screen once in motion. I am not sure about the Germans, but their cars have never been known for their hi-tech interiors so would not be suprised if there isnt much to offer there.
 
So generally speaking, LEX/Infiniti would be Good Navs, Acura would be Excellent, given that you cant disable them, but then again, who cares about Acura
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Re: Nave sucks [sjaieve] by johninnj
Jun 11, 2009 (5:29 am)
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Replying to: sjaieve (Jun 10, 2009 12:20 pm)

lol lol Acuras are great cars...just not very muscular and they made the RL look like a hyundai...new TL is hideous though. I have taken long trips and wanted to stop to eat....having 5 options at 80mph is ridiculous. The irony being that I reloaded every few miles to see what else was around....so tell me whats more dangerous lol I could maybe even accept the touch-screen disable...unfortunately, they disable options 6-100 also. Makes no sense. It would have made more sense to tie the touch-screen disable into the passenger seat airbag sensor...that way the attorneys could rest easier at night knowing the the driver has their hands on the wheel while the passenger scrolls around. I passed on navi in my previous two cars, and unless they sucker me in with backup camera and music box on my next car (Prob G37), I will pass on it again. That being said...other than the bad mpgs and the inability to over-ride the recirc button...this car is SPECTACULAR ! !
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Re: Nave sucks [johninnj] by taxesquire
Jun 12, 2009 (1:16 am)
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Replying to: johninnj (Jun 11, 2009 5:29 am)

Well said. I have a 2004 Acura TL, and while I am looking fwd to getting a G when my lease is up, I will miss the TL's nav.
 
I very rarely enter my destination at a dead stop. Seems like an oversight that Infiniti didn't provide a voice command to let you scroll to the next screen of destinations (like "next screen").
 
With points of interest that you save into the system manually, are you able to categorize them? For ex, I have categories like "school" "business" "restaurants". They help me access my poi more quickly. If the G allows that, maybe you can mitigate the issue (at least with your preset poi) by est a lot of categories. Guess that'll only help if you can access categories 6 on with voice?
 
Anyone ever use an aftermarket hack to disable the restriction?
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Re: Nave sucks [taxesquire] by sjaieve
Jun 12, 2009 (7:17 am)
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Replying to: taxesquire (Jun 12, 2009 1:16 am)

LOL, I want to assure of one thing. The last thing that will be on you mind when you move over to the G37 is the Nav in your current Acura. You are going to go through these phases:
 
1-During break in, you will be enjoying the hi-tech offered, probably downloading some cds into you music box etc.
2-After break-in you are going to be going wide open throttle, there will come a time when you will think maybe there is too much horsepower in this beast, LOL.
3- You will realize that 99% of the time, things will go your way on the highway, you can do anything you want, I mean anything.
4-You will fall in love with the exhaust note, they will be days you will just drive with all windows down, not because its hot, but you just want to listen.
 
So I am sure you will be able to move on very quickly from the NAV in the Acura, it will be the last thing on your mind.
 
All the best
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Re: Nave sucks [taxesquire] by johninnj
Jun 12, 2009 (7:50 am)
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Replying to: taxesquire (Jun 12, 2009 1:16 am)

I made the same switch. I couldn't help you with the POI on the navi as I dislike it so much I rarely use it. VERY good upgade, but the car is not without flaws. You will also miss your great highway MPGs...your more comfortable (on long trips) seats....your headlights are brigther (trust me)....though mine articulate which is surprisingly effective....and might be annoyed that the car will force you to suck in other cars exhausts in some situations (Can't override the recirc at times).
I haven't seen a hack, but my car is a lease, so I haven't looked too hard. The bluetooth setup will make the TL seems like MS DOS vs NT lol But don't try to dial with the touchscreen or the touch phonebook while you drive....that's a NO NO lol
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Re: Nave sucks [sjaieve] by johninnj
Jun 12, 2009 (7:52 am)
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Replying to: sjaieve (Jun 12, 2009 7:17 am)

Break-in? Whats that lol lol
I did triple-digits on the local highway the first day I got it...the exhaust note and thrust was too tempting !
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Re: Nave sucks [johninnj] by sjaieve
Jun 12, 2009 (9:06 am)
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Replying to: johninnj (Jun 12, 2009 7:52 am)

I played it safe, although the 1200 mile break in period was toooooooooo long. I have to agree with your point on the exhaust fumes though, at times you will suck them in. I had an IS250 prior to the G and there was a button that would just take the nasty air out and leave the interior smelling fresh again.
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Re: Navigation problems [johndoesy] by yuxmyyg
Jul 23, 2009 (12:59 pm)
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Replying to: johndoesy (Dec 27, 2007 12:06 pm)

I had this problem exactly the same as yours. I bought 2008 G35xS with Prem, Nav packages in May 2008. After several weeks, I saw the map was spinning from time to time, roughly 2-3 times every 30 minutes. It looked like the GPS lost satellite signal and could not find current location. After 2-3 minutes it was back to normal. But sometimes, the current location showed wrong places, even worse, different roads or parking lots. Many times the guidence was too late for turning.
I am not sure other people have the similar issues or not.
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Navigation Unlock? by ajohansson
Aug 10, 2009 (10:13 am)
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Hello from Sweden!
I have a problem with my FX35 that i shipped from the states...I knew that the Nav system was a problem. Think its locked to US region... but there must be a way to unlock the system and make the Navigation open to all maps...the GPS must be the same all over the world...Hopefully someone could help me with this issue...it must be the same problem on all cars exported to Europe.
 
I was thinking to either unlock the DVD player...or make a regionfree copy of a europe map would solve it...but i dont know how to do it.
 
I would be so happy if someone out there can help...Greetings from Sweden//Arne Johansson

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