Many manufacturers now use a navigation system as part of the standard
package so you pay for it whether or not you ever use it. It isn't portable,
it usually isn't as up to date as the hand held units and you sure can't
take it with you when you go off walking through a strange area. I object to
being forced to buy what should be options, some of which I will never
use. Reminds me of a successful businessman that once took me to lunch in a
Cadillac he's owned for 6 months. He didn't have a clue what all the
blinking lights and features of the car were, didn't want and would never use
them, but was proud that it came with all that useless crap. Go figure.
Bill
In a message dated 3/28/2011 8:57:21 A.M. Pacific Daylight Time,
geoff at 1956mga.com writes:
I will agree with Barney (? I think that was who said it) that I think it's
a shame that it's tough to get a new car without GPS/Sat nav built in, as
most I've seen built into cars are far behind the technology I carry in my
pocket. I'd hate to pay more (whether as an option, or just built into the
price) for a system that is technologically inferior to the one I carry in
my phone. But I don't buy new cars often, and the last one I did was very
inexpensive, so hopefully it'll be a few years before I have to do that.
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