Navigation sucks!!!
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The NAV in my '07 was garbage...the NAV in my present '08 is garbage...that is, compared to the state of the art units you get in a Lexus or Infiniti. I'm really disappointed to hear that GM is still installing garbage in the new vettes
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If you have an iphone I recommend the MotionX-GPS Drive app. I believe it's higher rated than the Garmin NAV app and I think I paid $0.99 (cents) for the basic app and $10 for one-year live voice guidance. I've gotten more accurate results using MotionX than friends using their expensive, dedicated NAV systems. You can run the app through your car's NAV display screen if you want. IMO this NAV app does it and there are no expensive annual updates.
I've heard good things about the (free) Google NAV app for android phones. I rode in a friend's Caddy and I think he used OnStar NAV. I don't much like Apple or Google (i.e., the Borg) but like them or not they do certain things well.
There are options...good luck!
I've heard good things about the (free) Google NAV app for android phones. I rode in a friend's Caddy and I think he used OnStar NAV. I don't much like Apple or Google (i.e., the Borg) but like them or not they do certain things well.
There are options...good luck!
Thanks.....
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Not going to add anything useful other than to further my post some might say.
I really do not understand the preference for navigation.
Map/books have always worked for me and I get a better over all view of the area with a glance.
I really think it is a marketing gimmick that has made most think it is needed luxury product.
Ya I am navigator hater or a least a non believer.
I really do not understand the preference for navigation.
Map/books have always worked for me and I get a better over all view of the area with a glance.
I really think it is a marketing gimmick that has made most think it is needed luxury product.
Ya I am navigator hater or a least a non believer.
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Tell me how "In 10 words or less" or I'll already have it done with my Garmin.
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I know this has been beat pretty much to death, but the navigation program in my new 2012 GS just plain sucks!!!! 
I mean really sucks - I have used it on three occasions to go from Little Rock, AR to Petite Jean State Park (in Arkansas) and have gotten three totally different and bogus routes. Thank goodness I know how to get there because I am not sure the NAV system would have gotten me there on any of the three trips. [/U]
I mean really sucks - I have used it on three occasions to go from Little Rock, AR to Petite Jean State Park (in Arkansas) and have gotten three totally different and bogus routes. Thank goodness I know how to get there because I am not sure the NAV system would have gotten me there on any of the three trips. [/U]
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It is also the same as the 2012.40 that I downloaded this past weekend. There are only two major suppliers of Navigation Data that all the hardware people use: Tele Atlas and Navteq. They are the ones responsible for database errors and both have methods in place for the end users to send updated/accurate information. By the way - my house is 639 feet north of the map location in the Vette and the truck (Garmin) which use NavTeq and the CTS which uses Tele Atlas.
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You mean I can go to MapQuest on my PC in my home/office/motel room, etc, type in the address I want to go to, and hit "enter' and it will magically down load to the NAV in my Z06. I wasn't aware I could send any remote signals to my Z06, other then using the buttons on the FOB.
Tell me how "In 10 words or less" or I'll already have it done with my Garmin.
Tell me how "In 10 words or less" or I'll already have it done with my Garmin.
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Okay, now I understand. In addition to the $1750 I paid for the Factory NAV, I also have to pay OnStar $300 a year for the Turn-by-Turn plus $200 a year for a new NAV disc....or I can just use my $85 Garmin 40LM that has FREE map updates for life, that I also can use in any of my other three cars that don't have OnStar or a GM factory NAV installed.
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I know this has been beat pretty much to death, but the navigation program in my new 2012 GS just plain sucks!!!!
I mean really sucks - I have used it on three occasions to go from Little Rock, AR to Petite Jean State Park (in Arkansas) and have gotten three totally different and bogus routes. Thank goodness I know how to get there because I am not sure the NAV system would have gotten me there on any of the three trips.
Has anyone thought of or found a replacement DVD disc with better navigation programing?
Is there any aftermarket nav system that will plug in and still allow use of the radio controls on the steering wheel and nav display to the HUD?
I mean really sucks - I have used it on three occasions to go from Little Rock, AR to Petite Jean State Park (in Arkansas) and have gotten three totally different and bogus routes. Thank goodness I know how to get there because I am not sure the NAV system would have gotten me there on any of the three trips.
Has anyone thought of or found a replacement DVD disc with better navigation programing?
Is there any aftermarket nav system that will plug in and still allow use of the radio controls on the steering wheel and nav display to the HUD?
Paul
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Okay, now I understand. In addition to the $1750 I paid for the Factory NAV, I also have to pay OnStar $300 a year for the Turn-by-Turn plus $200 a year for a new NAV disc....or I can just use my $85 Garmin 40LM that has FREE map updates for life, that I also can use in any of my other three cars that don't have OnStar or a GM factory NAV installed.
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Travelor, State Parks are an issue for my GPS also. Most cover many square miles and have no central location. I cursed mine out the first time I tried to get to a state park in rural PA. It took me to a farm house in the middle of nowhere, (which was actually within bounds of the park). Happened again when I tied to get to a different state park and it essentially led me to a seasonal snowmobile path..... Major PITA, but I think it's the location rather than the GPS.
Same issues with my Pioneer Z120
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The nav unit in our 2003 Acura is easier to use and it is much more intuitive. I use a Garmin with lifetime maps in my 06 Corvette.
I still do not understand why car nav units need to be updated with DVDs. Why can't they be updated via a USB port using a laptop in a manner similar to the update procedure for portable nav units.
I still do not understand why car nav units need to be updated with DVDs. Why can't they be updated via a USB port using a laptop in a manner similar to the update procedure for portable nav units.