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13 messages, Last post on Apr 01, 2007 at 5:56 AM
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Hi, My wife and are pretty close to buying a CX-7 AWD Grand Touring. So far I have avoided dealerships (apart from a test drive) and gotten quotes online, but I have a couple of questions I was hoping someone here could answer. 1. AWD GT w/ Tech Package, Sirius, Wheel Locks and Moonroof Deflector. Edmunds' TMV says $32,783, but I've seen better deals in the deal thread. I have a quote for $30,502 including destination charge. Fees are an additional $290. Is this a good price for Northern NJ? And does anyone have a recommendation for NJ Mazda dealerships? 2. Can the side mirrors fold in? When I went for a test drive I forgot to test this. 3. Does anyone know who makes the Nav software or what sat system they use? I'm also curious about the points of interest - are there a lot? And are they limted to generic terms like food or gas? I know you can't enter text while driving so I was curious about how it works in practice. The Mazda site doesn't have much information about the system (unless I missed it). Thanks |
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Replying to: albanese (Jan 03, 2007 10:32 am) |
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Replying to: albanese (Jan 03, 2007 10:32 am) 2. YES, according the manual. I haven't actually tried it. 3. Nav software is by Navteq. Don't know what satellite system. POI's seem decent, but I wouldn't say they are completely up to date. There are lots of different categories. You can narrow food down by type (like "italian food"). It covers ATMs and shopping and groceries and museums, and quite a lot of other cateogires. Desination where you type in the address you have to pull over to do. If you are driving you can use voice commands. For example, say "I'm hungry" and restaurants will come up. I keep mine with POIs showing always, by default. If you have a destination set and run into traffic you can say "detour" and it will change the route to go another way. You can also set preset destinations. Then while driving you can say "preset destination 1" and it will map a route from you current location to whatever you have preset destination 1 set to. You can also set a home point. So say "go home" and it will map a route to your home from where ever you are. I've been pretty happy with the system so far. Apparently, updates will come from either Navteq or Mazda in the future.
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I have everything mentioned less the sirus and your price seems fair. If you want a great handling vehicle with a splash of dash (both stylistically and zoom) then you would be hard pressed to do better for less than an added $5,000.  Tech system is a reall safety feature if you live in an area with lots of children. Nav features are not the greatest, but may improve with an upgrade from Mazda. I miss my CX-7 greatly as I am now in New Zealand for more time than I had planned.  Good luck. NMK |
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Replying to: albanese (Jan 03, 2007 10:32 am) According to Mazda, NAVTEQ makes the mapping software, however, the NAVTEQ website makes no mention of supporting CX-7 and in an email I receive from them, they deny supporting the CX-7. I imagine this discrepancy will be resolved in the future. The map software, i.e the POIs, is less ambitious than other nav systems I've used. In northern VA, if I were to search for Target (the dept store) or Best Buy, virtually none of those stores are listed. By contrast, NAV systems sold by Fujitsu-Ten, have tons of listings. Notably, there are extensive listings for food and gas. Just seems to be the focus of NAVTEQ designers. Other than that, the NAV system works well. You can't enter search data while in motion, but you can while stopped at a traffic signal, etc. Vince.
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Replying to: vbbuilt (Jan 04, 2007 4:38 am) Thanks for the info on the Nav system. Its good to know about the lack of non-travel points of interest. My wife recently used a garmin and she liked that she was able to pull up the closest staples to where she was.
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Replying to: albanese (Jan 04, 2007 7:52 am)  Vince. |
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Replying to: cxrabbit (Jan 03, 2007 1:03 pm) Does the nav system speak directions with street names? Thanks
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Replying to: albanese (Jan 06, 2007 7:58 pm) Vince.
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Replying to: vbbuilt (Jan 08, 2007 4:36 am) Oh well. Thanks.
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