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Old 03-02-2017, 05:10 PM
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looking to update the nav disks in my 2010 g s. there are two of them in the set, would I get two new ones for the $159 cost? thx gary.
Old 03-02-2017, 05:50 PM
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1 only, 2 are not used anymore...
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Now they are $179 plus sales tax in your state. One disk. Released Jan 2016, so a year old. Ver 10.00
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Is the new disk a new map format or just a update on new roads etc. and is 179 the best price? Thanks. Hebe
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Is the new disk a new map format or just a update on new roads etc. and is 179 the best price? Thanks. Hebe
Map update only. The best price from gmnavdisc.navigation. You can buy an offshore copy for $100, but I chose not to. GM had a $20 discount, but it expired a month ago. $179 does not include $3 shipping and sales tax if it's shipped to any state with a GM dealer. You figure out which ones that might be.

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Old 03-02-2017, 06:55 PM
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Originally Posted by Hebebad
Is the new disk a new map format or just a update on new roads etc. and is 179 the best price? Thanks. Hebe
It's road updates and POI updates only. The graphics are the same from 2005-2016 version.
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How often does a new version come out. I'd like to update too but would like to wait for the newer version if it's not to long.
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Originally Posted by tealex
How often does a new version come out. I'd like to update too but would like to wait for the newer version if it's not to long.
There will not not be anymore updates this is the last one .....
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Originally Posted by tealex
How often does a new version come out. I'd like to update too but would like to wait for the newer version if it's not to long.
I asked the GM nav guy and he said that they had received no notification of this being the last update. He had also received no notice of a future release.
Old 03-02-2017, 11:54 PM
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IMHO paying the better part of $200 for a few new roads and POI is ridiculous. Between the car's nav and my cell phone, I've got it covered.
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I still have a 2007 disc in my '05, and only twice in 11 years has it not been able to find an address.

Save your money, and don't update.
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Originally Posted by owc6
I still have a 2007 disc in my '05, and only twice in 11 years has it not been able to find an address.

Save your money, and don't update.
I had the disk from 2011, but it got old trying to plot a route into Missouri where you knew there was a new highways, including the new I-70 bridge built in 2015 that went across the Mississippi River, but the old disk said it wasn't there. You always got routed some crazy long way when you knew there was a shorter way to get to your destination.

The GPS would complain that the Corvette isn't a boat and kept telling you to make a U-Turn. So while you could just ignore it until you reached the other side and reached an existing highway, it got old after a couple years. That's why I broke down and bought a new disk. I bought new Nav updates for my two Fords also.

Life is too short to mentally have to plot a route the Nav system was supposed to do for you. If you have one, you want it to do what you paid for it to do. If you live someplace where time stood still and there is no expansion of the road infrastructure, then you probably could get away with using an old disk.
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Originally Posted by ByRiver
I had the disk from 2011, but it got old trying to plot a route into Missouri where you knew there was a new highways, including the new I-70 bridge built in 2015 that went across the Mississippi River, but the old disk said it wasn't there. You always got routed some crazy long way when you knew there was a shorter way to get to your destination.

The GPS would complain that the Corvette isn't a boat and kept telling you to make a U-Turn. So while you could just ignore it until you reached the other side and reached an existing highway, it got old after a couple years. That's why I broke down and bought a new disk. I bought new Nav updates for my two Fords also.

Life is too short to mentally have to plot a route the Nav system was supposed to do for you. If you have one, you want it to do what you paid for it to do. If you live someplace where time stood still and there is no expansion of the road infrastructure, then you probably could get away with using an old disk.
I updated to each new DVD since 2008, and on version 9, a newly constructed highway near my hometown, that was completed in 2013 was not on the map.
On version 10-2016 update, this new highway was on the DVD.
So, it is best to get the latest version. I would say that any highway or road finished in late 2014 would be on the latest version 10 (2016).
The POI's have also added many new hotel and restaurant brands that were not on the previous versions.
I always make a copy from the original to use, just to be sure that the original DVD does not get damaged.
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Originally Posted by Hebebad
IMHO paying the better part of $200 for a few new roads and POI is ridiculous. Between the car's nav and my cell phone, I've got it covered.
Originally Posted by owc6
I still have a 2007 disc in my '05, and only twice in 11 years has it not been able to find an address.

Save your money, and don't update.
I'm in this camp also. There are some new roads but most of the 'improvement' is just more POIs which are another name for advertisements. Also I agree about making a copy and using that in the car...keep the original as a backup disc. Lots of used discs on Ebay too, if you just have to have a newer one. V 10 is the latest and last. Going from the east/west discs to just one for the whole country is a nice feature, but only relevant when crossing the middle of the country.

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Just ordered my update (Ver. 10 - 2016). While we have a pair of Garmin GPS units and one would work just fine in our '07 Vette, I must admit it is nice to have the directional prompts show up on the HUD. Also, I will use a copy of the disc in the car and save the original as backup.

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What do you need an update for? Almost without exception, even roads that have been worked on are in the same location, and POI surely hasn't changed much. If you want it just to have it, do it, but if you think you are going to gain something more than you currently have, save your money. Just my opinion...
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Originally Posted by buckmeister2
What do you need an update for? Almost without exception, even roads that have been worked on are in the same location, and POI surely hasn't changed much. If you want it just to have it, do it, but if you think you are going to gain something more than you currently have, save your money. Just my opinion...
We live in an area where there have been significant changes (though I know most of them); but the only edition of the NAV disc which came with our car is 2007. . . . I figured there'd be some changes and new POIs for the Bay Area of CA (where we frequently go).

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Old 03-04-2017, 05:05 AM
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Originally Posted by bassman50
Just ordered my update (Ver. 10 - 2016). While we have a pair of Garmin GPS units and one would work just fine in our '07 Vette, I must admit it is nice to have the directional prompts show up on the HUD. Also, I will use a copy of the disc in the car and save the original as backup.

Steve
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That is what I do. I have updated a few times and when I buy the new one I sell the last one on eBay and so far the average cost to update after selling the prior disc has averaged around $25.
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Anyone ever purchase from this site? It states some disks are new, others are used but they have been tested.

http://www.carsnavigation.com/tag/part-number-23286274/
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Originally Posted by Kevjud
Anyone ever purchase from this site? It states some disks are new, others are used but they have been tested.

http://www.carsnavigation.com/tag/part-number-23286274/
They're located in Bosnia, for whatever that's worth to you. After using their "chat" feature, I decided to go with GMnavdisc.navigation.com
I think I'll put my ver 9.00 on ebay and recoup some of the cost.

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