Those of you with factory navigation...

Re: Those of you with factory navigation... (S40Racer)

I agree, i also barely use it. when i do it usually gives me a longer route than I already know. Its also very vague on the actual address location, it just tells u left or right on the street and is not exact. The plus side is it gives u fairly accurate arrival times (if u drive the speed limit ) and its pretty fun to watch peoples reactions when it pops up. http://********************/smile/emthup.gif Not sure worth the extra $$$ if u know ur directions well

Re: Those of you with factory navigation... (Modernman)

Honestly, a $200 or $300 Garmin will be 10x better than the factory navigation system.

1) The factory nav is like $2000+ installed.
2) If you don't have the address of where to go, you are pretty much out of luck. The POI database is very very limited, and searches aren't always that great. There are also some small quirks in searching for POIs (It takes a long time to type in without a touch screen, and if you view details of one POI, then go back, you have to re-enter/re-search what you were looking for)
3) If you have the address of where you are going, it works 85% of the time. Sometimes, it has trouble detecting intersections, and it just takes a little while to enter the address in.
4) No entry while moving-now that sucks.

I have the factory nav in my 07 S80 (No traffic updates), and I rarely use it (I might have used it 15 times in the past year and a half). However, I do keep it popped up since I have it - it looks nice.

I have a HTC Touch Pro, and put Garmin Mobile XT on there, and that is soo much better than the Volvo nav. First of all, the POI database is much larger, and on top of that, if something isn't in the POI, you can do a Google Local search and get addresses that way. Secondly, its touch screen, so it takes much less time to enter destinations. Plus, I get live weather and traffic information over 3G, plus fuel prices, restaurant reviews, etc. Best part is, if I look up a restaurant, I can just hit Where To, Nearby, Restaurants, pick one, read the review, hit the phone number, make a reservation, then hit Navigate, and it will take me there.

Oh - one more thing. You can't compare the Acura Nav to the Volvo Nav - they are in two different leagues. The Acura nav system is the best stock navi system in my opinion.

Re: Those of you with factory navigation... (vivek9856)


Thanks for that tip vivek, I too have an HTC Touch Pro. How much did Garmin Mobile XT cost you?
EDIT: And how does the Garmin XT navigation work if you have to make a call or receive an incoming call?

S40racer: Maybe look into finding the nav screen housing and motor from a junk yard and just install into the exiting screen panel your own nav system that you buy separately. I've been thinking about this, since I really like the way the nav pops up but I am not a big fan of the whole interface since, as mentioned already, it is somewhat time-consuming and hard to attempt unless you are doing it before you hit the road. Just buy the nicest GPS nav system you can, and wire it to work through the existing housing. It would be a lot easier if you had the existing nav already, but I am pretty sure it would still be much cheaper than $2600, save you some space in your glovebox, and have a better interface.

Modified by carreragt7 at 12:04 PM 3-22-2009

Re: Those of you with factory navigation... (carreragt7)


Carreragt, I sent you a message because some people on here might be opposed to me posting how I got Garmin XT for free. However, if you pay for it, it is $99.

As to calls: When you receive a call, the incoming call window pops up, you can accept, talk, and if you hit end once, you return to Garmin, and if you keep pressing end, you return to the home screen.

If you want to make a call, just press the send button, and the dialer comes up. It all works perfectly fine.