Um, no, it does *not* do POI's *near route*. It just shows you POI's relative to where you are right then, i.e., local POIs to you right at that instant. So for example, if I plot a pat from KY to NY, and say find me the IHOPs near the route, on a Garmin, I might get something in PA (hundreds of miles away from KY) that's 300 yards off the route in PA. In the corvette I will not get things off the route. I just get POIs near me. The Garmin also shows POIs near you, too, but the ability to get POIs near my route, anywhere on my path is a very nice feature missing on the vette.

Also, it has no real traffic. I guess if we want to play semantics, yes, the word traffic shows up. But what most people want when we speak of traffic is to show spots where the traffic is right on the map, and to route around it. So getting text alerts (sporadically at best--I have yet to see this show up and I drive in NYC regularly--if ever it would show up it would be in NYC) and then figuring out where on the route that might be (if it's even relevant to your route), doing so yourself, and then you, yourself, having to route around that traffic--that extremely limited traffic information is available on the vette. Realistically, this is so far off what current GPSs offer by way of traffic integration as to just be plain sad.

 

I bought my C6 used and it did not have NAV.. it has 6 CD however I have a Magellan in my DD and LOVE it (so much so, that I bought another for my Vette)... My wife has an Audi .. it HAS Factory NAV.. it seems to be like comparing a Model T to a ZR1 The Magellan is so much more user friendly....

With my Magellan I can just "Speak" the words.. "Distance to Destination" It will reply verbally.. 23 miles to your destination & you will arrive at 4:27PM

Or I can ask it for "Nearest Gas, Restaurant, Coffee, Motel, and it will TELL me...

If I were to buy a new Vette now I would NOT get the NAV I'd save the $1700 and add some mods that I would like and use more often...

 

One thing I don't like about the factory NAV is that traffic services are not available. That is a major shortcoming in a NAV that costs about $1800

 

I noticed you never mention the Voice Command. Is it because you never could get it to work, just like I could never get it to work? That helps it earn the "it sucks" reputation too.



I dont like stuff hanging my windshield either. I use the CF "cupholder mod" using a paint spray can lid as the mounting point for my Garmin. Works very well for me. So to remove the Garmin, close up the cupholder and one never knows it was there.

I agree. I have '07 Nav 3LT too. While I use the Garmin in my C6, I would still get the Nav again-it looks good and use it as a touchscreen for radio and playing CD MP3's. It is not worth $1700 though.