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geekmorgan @ Feb 26th 2008 4:03PM
I know right?! I'm sure a Navigation unit would add to resale value, but I'd much rather stick with my easy to update TomTom than buying special dealer-sold DVD updates etc.
Allan @ Feb 26th 2008 4:06PM
Actually I've heard that many of them have the potential to hurt resale...
Oh ya:
http://gadgets.autoblog.com/2007/05/09/in-dash-nav-systems-do-damage-to-resale-value/
mr @ Feb 26th 2008 4:36PM
They don't hurt resale, they just don't maintain their value as well as the rest of the car.
Sean @ Feb 26th 2008 9:23PM
This is hard to believe but nav systems actually REDUCE resale value, I couldnt find the link but I deffinatly read it does. Now I realize this may be hard to believe but the explaination they gave is navagation units are so rapidly improving in user interface, ease of use and features. Ever use a in dash nav unit thats like 5 years old? (its bad) just this year my parents bought a 328xi bmw with the idrive nav now just a couple months later they annouce edge and a full internet explorer browser built in. Alot of these companies make it difficult to use your own in dash units because of the propietary shape of the unit and or place after-market unit would go not really standard double din
lad @ Feb 27th 2008 12:13AM
If you want a kick and you have "Streets and Trips with GPS" on your laptop," take it with you on your next plane trip. It's great to see the ground speed in excess of 500mph, to observe an altitude of 32,000feet and to point to exactly where you are above the ground.
adam @ Feb 27th 2008 11:07AM
lets not forget a lot of the factory in dash nav systems also tie a lot of the car itself into the user interface. i have a lexus is350 and without the nav my bluetooth phone, engine diagnostic, phonebook, cd and mp3 cd/dvd navigatoin would all be quite annoying on the go with a led output. i'm not saying its worth 2k necessarily, it is a jacked up oem price but imo it really depends on the car and how the navigation is integrated.
some navs are necessities to fill the dash, some like pop ups are actually ugly.
cordite @ Feb 27th 2008 11:54AM
lad, I don't know if you've ever read the airline safety card. While you can use a laptop, iPod, or any number of cd players, PMP or DVD players you can NOT use a GPS receiver. While it may seem harmless to use what appears to be just a radio receiver it is not allowed. Plus if you get caught and refuse to turn it off, you can expect the police to greet you at the gate. Buh Buy.