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GMC Acadia vs Yukon vs Toyota Sequoia

9 messages,  Last post on Sep 30, 2008 at 2:01 PM

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#7 of 9 Correction by liameen

Sep 02, 2008 (7:01 am)

Replying to: liameen (Aug 27, 2008 4:44 am)
I was mistaken about the price of OnStar ( mentioned in the previous post) on our Buick Enclave. It is $17 for the basic service but it is actually $28 per month for the OnStar "Turn-by-Turn" Navigation/Diagnostic service. However, the Buick list price for the in-dash navigation system is $3025, therefore you would pay the $28 for OnStar's navigation for 108 months (or 9 years) to catch up with the price of the in dash system. The OnStar nav is quite good. It calls out the turns, giving street names through the car's stereo system. It also gives the turns in script in the driver information center where the odometer is. You do not, however, have the map display. There are other OnStar benefits as well, such as being able to unlock the car via satellite if you lock yourself out, tracking the car in the event of theft, a monthly diagnostic report e-mailed to you, telling you if you need to change the engine oil, tire pressures, and many other service issues.

#8 of 9 Re: Correction [liameen] by xier

Sep 11, 2008 (10:14 pm)

Replying to: liameen (Sep 02, 2008 7:01 am)
Wow - 28 bucks. I was not aware OnStar offered NAV - how does it work?

#9 of 9 On Star "Turn By Turn" Nav. by liameen

Sep 30, 2008 (2:01 pm)

Replying to: xier (Sep 11, 2008 10:14 pm)
You press a button located on the rearview mirror and this puts you speaking with a live operator. You then give the operator the address, or the operator will help you find an address or point of interest. They are quite good. When you finish with the operator,(it doesn't take very long) the directions are sent electronically to the car and the directions are called out by an automated voice, similar to a GPS or Nav system. The voice give adequate warning of upcoming turns and gives street names. The directions also appear in script on the vehicle information system located by the speedometer, which is a good place for it. The only drawback is that you do not have a live map- you just have the voice and script. I found it to be fine in comparison to the Nav system in our Buick and a Garmin GPS that I have.

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