Christobol

I just bought a new 2013 GS F Sport a week ago at an amazingly low price (46.9) since it had been sitting on the lot for a nearly a year. In looking at the software versions, I'm wondering if I'm behind and if I can get upgraded or should buy an upgrade to a more current version, especially considering that I've only had the car a week.

Navigation - V6613910
Bluetooth - 21.210
Gracenote - 05052 (2012-06-1)

Are you guys on the same level? If not, what year is your GS. Seems kind of odd to buy a car with a one year old map database (assuming I bought the car on the production date), or two years old from the date I drove it off the low.

I'm not sure about the other versions, but I've noticed that the bluetooth connection with my Droid Maxx is less than idea at controlling audio apps (inconsistent really).

Christobol

Well I found a conversation from December and someone had a Nav version of V6614000 which is newer than mine.

Seems like no one else has checked their recently. I'm really curious what a recently made 14 comes with.

ttagakchya

Got a 2014, manufacturerd 05/2014 with the following:

Navigation: - V6614200
Bluethooth: - 21.220
Gracenote: - 05574 (2013-05-1)

Infamous3

lmao you realize this is the internet right? Nobody here knows who you are and never will. What your paranoid that anonymous strangers will know how much you paid of your car?

Christobol

No so people don't feel bad about how much more they paid. Do you want to find out that had to talked to another sales guy at another dealer on the perfect day of the month you could have bought your car for 5k less?

Christobol

Ah okay, that's good to know. I'll have to look for the release notes to see the difference.

ItzFilyO

We share our prices here all the time.

harryra

Maybe he won't share because he actually paid more for a 2013 than a 2014.....

BeverlyGS

So what did you pay? We all share our prices. If you got a great deal, we'll congratulate you. Nobody will be jealous of your price.

Christobol

46.9, normal F Sport w/ML package

BRJACKET

Congrats on that deal. Around my area it hard to even find an F-sport with ML. I think you did well!

Christobol

Thanks! If I had bought back in Jan I could have gotten the same car for 46200, but didn't like the way the dealership dealt with the financing. It was a Sunday so I take an option loan and hope that my bank could offer a better rate, considering I've never had a car loan which is a major negative when you apply for a 40k loan. I bought my old IS300 in case (new) and my SC430 was a private family loan. Later that day (just before the dealer offered a great rate) I found out that the 2013 F-Sports didn't have the 8 speed, that only the 14's had the 8 speed. I decided to wait until Dec/Jan of 14/15 to buy a 14 at a good discount. Unfortunately my SC was totaled by a mom rushing her daughter to prom and kind of threw a wrench in those plans.



Anyway back to the subject of the thread. Does anyone know if we can get an upgrade on the bluetooth, and possibly nav firmware without paying for the maps? I ask because I've noticed my car's NAV is quite delayed in rerouting me due to traffic when compared to Google Maps, and I have issues with my bluetooth controlling audio on my phone consistently.

shrinkwrap

This sounds somewhat similar to a problem I am having. Please keep us posted re: any solutions you find.

dseag2

It may be hard for you to believe, but not all of us tell everyone what we paid for everything just because we are anonymous. To me, it's nobody else's business. Also, my time is worth as much as my money, and I don't care to take days out of my schedule to negotiate a price that someone on the internet in another state said they got for their car. If I think I got a good value for what I paid I go with it. Lastly, since this is the internet and (as you say) everyone is anonymous strangers how do you know they are even telling the truth when they quote what they paid?

BTW, I bought my fully loaded '13 GS F Sport back in April 2012 when the car was scarce for $52k. (Yeah sure.)

Christobol

This is exactly why I didn't post the price initially.