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Safety Car
Joined: Oct 2012
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From: Austin Texas
St. Jude Donor '15
X the nav.. I use OnStar turn by turn, don't need to buy disc's and it ( OnStar) is good over most of the country. The monthly cost is less per year than nav,if you figure it out for 4 years. And you don't have to update. As for mag ride, a big yes. does wonders for handling, although I am speaking of a C6. I would guess that the new stuff in the C7 will even be better.
Last edited by rcooper; Jun 17, 2013 at 05:07 PM. Reason: put in Z51 instead of mag ride
Racer
Joined: Mar 2013
Posts: 461
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From: Richmond VA
Getting both. Nav will help resell for sure if you ever step up. Also, I do not want an option on my 8 inch touchscreen that does nothing for me. Also I am getting the Nav for a good deal!! Getting a heck of a deal here in Richmond va at heritage Chevrolet
Le Mans Master
Joined: Oct 2004
Posts: 8,615
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From: Haymarket Virginia
X the nav.. I use OnStar turn by turn, don't need to buy disc's and it ( OnStar) is good over most of the country. The monthly cost is less per year than nav,if you figure it out for 4 years. And you don't have to update. As for mag ride, a big yes. does wonders for handling, although I am speaking of a C6. I would guess that the new stuff in the C7 will even be better.
I am a visual type person and need to see where I'm going rather than someone telling me where to go, I have a wife for that!
Plus it's a added benefit when you resell the car.
Safety Car
Joined: Apr 2007
Posts: 4,547
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From: Southeast, WI
X the nav.. I use OnStar turn by turn, don't need to buy disc's and it ( OnStar) is good over most of the country. The monthly cost is less per year than nav,if you figure it out for 4 years. And you don't have to update. As for mag ride, a big yes. does wonders for handling, although I am speaking of a C6. I would guess that the new stuff in the C7 will even be better.
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Le Mans Master
Joined: Oct 2004
Posts: 6,813
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From: Toronto Ontario Canada
Disagree with this. NAV won't do anything for resale. It may be somewhat modern today but in a few years will look pretty obsolete.
Melting Slicks
Joined: May 2013
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From: Fairfax VA
I think you might be wrong here, kind of. The nav may not command a higher price, but it would certainly make it easier to sell in 3-4 years.
Le Mans Master
Joined: Oct 2004
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From: Toronto Ontario Canada
The C7 NAV unit will not change during the entire C7 model build. GM does not work that way. You will find that within a year or two the 100 dollar units will offer more features or better performance. Thats just the way it is. Its the price of technology. If you really want it get it but don't think it will add value to your car when the NAV unit becomes obsolete.
Le Mans Master
Joined: Oct 2004
Posts: 8,615
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From: Haymarket Virginia
Not saying you'll get your full $800 out of it but you could get more, or even if it's easier to sell the car.
I'm sure you can add it later but it's not going to be cheaper that a factory installed option. Why would GM do that to themselves? No one would buy it from the factory and wait!
Le Mans Master
Joined: Jul 2009
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From: Los Angeles California
I'm getting both. The nav won't add much value at this point since all of the Vettes will come with screens. However, this nav is supposed to be WAY updated and will not be obsolete as fast as others may think.
To put things in perspective, my mom's 2007 navigation isn't the nicest looking Nav anymore, but it certainly still works great. Others have mentioned that they could use their phones for Nav (including myself), but the truth is that it's far less convenient. I use my Google Nav all the time, but I would prefer it to be integrated into the car.
This brings me to my last point: the Nav in the 2014 is fully integrated into both the center cluster screen and the heads up display. Even if the infotainment display showing the nav was ugly, you could change your display back to the radio mode and just use the HUD and cluster screen instead. (Which is how you should do it anyway.)
I'm fairly certain that the map upgrades won't be that expensive anymore. The market is tapped and there's a lot of competition. From what I understand, new maps are less than $100.
To put things in perspective, my mom's 2007 navigation isn't the nicest looking Nav anymore, but it certainly still works great. Others have mentioned that they could use their phones for Nav (including myself), but the truth is that it's far less convenient. I use my Google Nav all the time, but I would prefer it to be integrated into the car.
This brings me to my last point: the Nav in the 2014 is fully integrated into both the center cluster screen and the heads up display. Even if the infotainment display showing the nav was ugly, you could change your display back to the radio mode and just use the HUD and cluster screen instead. (Which is how you should do it anyway.)
I'm fairly certain that the map upgrades won't be that expensive anymore. The market is tapped and there's a lot of competition. From what I understand, new maps are less than $100.
Le Mans Master
Joined: Oct 2004
Posts: 6,813
Likes: 287
From: Toronto Ontario Canada
I'm getting both. The nav won't add much value at this point since all of the Vettes will come with screens. However, this nav is supposed to be WAY updated and will not be obsolete as fast as others may think.
To put things in perspective, my mom's 2007 navigation isn't the nicest looking Nav anymore, but it certainly still works great. Others have mentioned that they could use their phones for Nav (including myself), but the truth is that it's far less convenient. I use my Google Nav all the time, but I would prefer it to be integrated into the car.
This brings me to my last point: the Nav in the 2014 is fully integrated into both the center cluster screen and the heads up display. Even if the infotainment display showing the nav was ugly, you could change your display back to the radio mode and just use the HUD and cluster screen instead. (Which is how you should do it anyway.)
I'm fairly certain that the map upgrades won't be that expensive anymore. The market is tapped and there's a lot of competition. From what I understand, new maps are less than $100.
To put things in perspective, my mom's 2007 navigation isn't the nicest looking Nav anymore, but it certainly still works great. Others have mentioned that they could use their phones for Nav (including myself), but the truth is that it's far less convenient. I use my Google Nav all the time, but I would prefer it to be integrated into the car.
This brings me to my last point: the Nav in the 2014 is fully integrated into both the center cluster screen and the heads up display. Even if the infotainment display showing the nav was ugly, you could change your display back to the radio mode and just use the HUD and cluster screen instead. (Which is how you should do it anyway.)
I'm fairly certain that the map upgrades won't be that expensive anymore. The market is tapped and there's a lot of competition. From what I understand, new maps are less than $100.
Le Mans Master
Joined: Jul 2009
Posts: 9,526
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From: Los Angeles California
Thats brings up an interesting point. Since bluetooth enables all of us to use our phones as handfree devices in the car it would be an interesting idea if they allowed your smartphone to integrate with the display units and HUD. Then you could use google maps and other products to interact with the car. I can't see this happening with the C7 but maybe with the C8.
In theory, a Google Maps app could be made for the MyLink system that uses your phone's data connection over Bluetooth. It would be great if they did that, but I don't believe it will ever happen unless GM decides to actually make Google their choice of navigation. The main reason I don't see that happening is because GM will want to make a profit from the navigation. It's hard to do that with a free product.
My biggest "want" at the moment as far as phone-to-car integration is Spotify. I really want Spotify to come up with a MyLink app so I can control the Spotify on my phone with the MyLink display.
Le Mans Master
Joined: Oct 2004
Posts: 6,813
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From: Toronto Ontario Canada
Bluetooth would have to be far faster for that to work. At the moment, you can't transmit video at any reasonable quality over Bluetooth in real time. Bluetooth is very limited in its bandwidth and speed. That's why Intel started the "WiDi" wireless video standard. That's the only real wireless standard that can carry good quality video wirelessly.
In theory, a Google Maps app could be made for the MyLink system that uses your phone's data connection over Bluetooth. It would be great if they did that, but I don't believe it will ever happen unless GM decides to actually make Google their choice of navigation. The main reason I don't see that happening is because GM will want to make a profit from the navigation. It's hard to do that with a free product.
My biggest "want" at the moment as far as phone-to-car integration is Spotify. I really want Spotify to come up with a MyLink app so I can control the Spotify on my phone with the MyLink display.
In theory, a Google Maps app could be made for the MyLink system that uses your phone's data connection over Bluetooth. It would be great if they did that, but I don't believe it will ever happen unless GM decides to actually make Google their choice of navigation. The main reason I don't see that happening is because GM will want to make a profit from the navigation. It's hard to do that with a free product.
My biggest "want" at the moment as far as phone-to-car integration is Spotify. I really want Spotify to come up with a MyLink app so I can control the Spotify on my phone with the MyLink display.
Melting Slicks
Joined: May 2013
Posts: 2,234
Likes: 30
From: Fairfax VA
The C7 NAV unit will not change during the entire C7 model build. GM does not work that way. You will find that within a year or two the 100 dollar units will offer more features or better performance. Thats just the way it is. Its the price of technology. If you really want it get it but don't think it will add value to your car when the NAV unit becomes obsolete.
To your other point, the $100 units now have more feature than most in dash units; people typically prefer the in dash units because they look cleaner, better integration with the car, no wires hanging, no suction devices on the window, etc.