2012 Navigation
Melting Slicks
Joined: Mar 2010
Posts: 2,861
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From: DC Metro
DC Area Events Coordinator
Using a smartphone for nav:
Small screen
No HUD interface
Low volume for voice directions
xxxxx Music does not mute during voice directions
Must remove phone from belt/pocket to use nav
Must connect power cord for longer use
Must put back on belt/pocket when parking, to avoid theft
etc
Phone nav systems work, and the factory nav system works.
Neither is perfect.
Small screen
No HUD interface
Low volume for voice directions
xxxxx Music does not mute during voice directions
Must remove phone from belt/pocket to use nav
Must connect power cord for longer use
Must put back on belt/pocket when parking, to avoid theft
etc
Phone nav systems work, and the factory nav system works.
Neither is perfect.
But it is really annoying that a $50K-$130K car still leaves us debating if a cell phone GPS can do a better job.
Cheers,
JB
Drifting
Joined: Jun 2011
Posts: 1,823
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From: Anthem AZ
Using a smartphone for nav:
Small screen
No HUD interface
Low volume for voice directions
Radio does not mute during voice directions
Must remove phone from belt/pocket to use nav
Must connect power cord for longer use
Must put back on belt/pocket when parking, to avoid theft
etc
Phone nav systems work, and the factory nav system works.
Neither is perfect.
Small screen
No HUD interface
Low volume for voice directions
Radio does not mute during voice directions
Must remove phone from belt/pocket to use nav
Must connect power cord for longer use
Must put back on belt/pocket when parking, to avoid theft
etc
Phone nav systems work, and the factory nav system works.
Neither is perfect.
Moderator
Joined: Dec 2002
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Likes: 4,342
From: Lakewood Ranch, FL
Both a NAV and a can opener are appliances and I view them as such. I don't expect a lot of drama when I open a can of beans, not do I expect a bunch of drama when I want the NAV to get me from point A to point B. I have the factory NAV but I USE a cheap Garmin 40LM that I purchased for $85 at Best Buy. I get four map updates a year for free for the life of the unit. If it takes a crap I can replace it for under a hundred dollars. Do that with the factory NAV after the 3 yr warranty runs out(and replace the factory NAV in the 30 seconds it takes to replace a Garmin in your Corvette). For that matter, get the latest map update disc(once a year) for under a hundred dollars for that factory NAV (that has the cute little arrows on your windshield).
When I was a kid I was fascinated by Rube Goldberg and his machines. For that reason, I'm surprised that I'm not in love with the factory NAV, as it is a Rube Goldberg compared to a Garmin.
When I was a kid I was fascinated by Rube Goldberg and his machines. For that reason, I'm surprised that I'm not in love with the factory NAV, as it is a Rube Goldberg compared to a Garmin.
Moderator
Joined: Dec 2002
Posts: 40,888
Likes: 4,342
From: Lakewood Ranch, FL
The Nav unit in the Corvette is essentially the same unit that resides in my ex wife's Lexus. It ain't just the Corvette.
Safety Car
Joined: Apr 2004
Posts: 3,996
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From: Louisville KY
Just for info sake. My 2013 C6 has the NAV. The directions show up in the HUD along with the voice. The MPH stay in view and the words for the direction of turn and the name of the street, and the tenths of a mile left til the turn.
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From: La Center WA
Yup, same for all C6 factory nav systems going all the way back to 2005. Let's face it, there's been a lot of technology introduced since this system came out in 2004. Newer nav systems have additional features, no question about it. Still, I like the C6's factory system and wouldn't consider a C6 without it.
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Nav poi problem
I have a 2012 gs with nav and when i go to poi and ask for restaurant for example it asks for city and when i put that in i don't get any locations and the "list" function doesn't seem to work. If i put in the proper name the address will come up, but that is not very convenient when i don't know the name of the restaurant i amy wish to go to when i am out of town. It is the same with all the other categories. I have been to my gm dealer twice and he says that is the way the system works and so i always have to have my garmin with me to get poi's. I have a hard time believing gm made the nav this way when a $100 garmin does everything. The mapping portion works fine.
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From: Far NW 'burbs of Chicago
St. Jude Donor '13
Mine works ok, but since I'm not in the car; I can't recall exactly how I do it.
Nobody's POI lists are very accurate, even stuff from my Iphone, which should be up to the minute, gives closed or incorrect locations sometimes.
Nobody's POI lists are very accurate, even stuff from my Iphone, which should be up to the minute, gives closed or incorrect locations sometimes.