Henry,
We have a Volvo XC90 with a nav screen that rises up out of the top of the
dash into an awesome position; very well thought our and effective. The
steering wheel has controls and a remote control works too. Unfortunately,
the rest of the system, while not a bad system, is not up to the same level
of sophistication as are the better aftermarket units.
Jack
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From: fot-bounces+jibjib=att.net@autox.team.net
[mailto:fot-bounces+jibjib=att.net@autox.team.net] On Behalf Of Henry Frye
Sent: Wednesday, January 02, 2008 8:58 AM
To: fot@autox.team.net
Subject: Re: [Fot] GPS Products
I have a Garmin Nuvi 350. I think it's one model below the one that has the
built in traffic receiver.
I think it kicks butt on any factory installed NAV system for the simple
reason it gets mounted to the bottom of the windshield or top of the
dashboard and is an easy glance to see rather than looking way down onto the
dash. Touch the screen and it tells you where the gas stations are, also
food, hotel, etc. Full trip set info as well.
I have ridden in an 07 Honda CRX and an 07 Audi A4, both with factory nav
systems and I preferred what the Nuvi was telling me, and how it presented
it.
The system will always get you where you are going, but not necessarily the
fastest route. It does not work in cities with tall buildings until it gets
a good signal, then it kind of deals OK, but is far from perfect. Helen
tells me it took many blocks in New York City to get it's bearings, but did
eventually find itself. It worked great in Washington DC.
I don't know how the units that get traffic data work, I would be interested
to hear from someone who has one. The Garmin has put me in traffic
nightmares, and using my GoogleMaps application on my smartphone has shown
much better routes available. The Nuvi 350 is upgradeable to include
traffic, so I have been thinking about it.
>From the very first trip I was so impressed with it I was shocked I
waited so long to buy one. It takes ALL the stress out of finding where you
are going.
Jack is right about these things being hot for thieves at the moment.
Cheers
> -----Original Message-----
> From: BillDentin@aol.com
> Subject: [Fot] GPS Products
>
>
> I would value hearing any strong feelings from FOT listers on GPS
systems.
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