Need a cheap and good Nav for around 200ish
09-11-07, 06:50 AM
#17
I've had a Garmin street pilot GPS for almost 2 years now, it's the reason I didn't even consider paying like 3k to have nav in my IS (it cost massively massively less than 3k and doesn't cripple itself when I put the car in drive). You can get -good- standalone nav systems for 1/10th what lexus charges nowadays (and move it to another car is you want). You lose the backup camera, but it's not like the IS is a big enough car to really need one... and you lose BT, but a good BT headset is under 50 bucks.
09-11-07, 08:18 AM
#18
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I've had a Garmin street pilot GPS for almost 2 years now, it's the reason I didn't even consider paying like 3k to have nav in my IS (it cost massively massively less than 3k and doesn't cripple itself when I put the car in drive). You can get -good- standalone nav systems for 1/10th what lexus charges nowadays (and move it to another car is you want). You lose the backup camera, but it's not like the IS is a big enough car to really need one... and you lose BT, but a good BT headset is under 50 bucks.
09-11-07, 08:31 AM
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There are a lot of sites that review gps', this is the one I check frequently for new models. Plus they have a lot of reviews and alerts on falling prices.http://www.gpslodge.com
I went el cheapo on my first one and now I shopping for a better model. Buy right the first time.
I went el cheapo on my first one and now I shopping for a better model. Buy right the first time.
09-11-07, 11:56 AM
#22
The nice thing about the factory nav (which is more like $2500 than $3k) is that it's always available without being a target for thieves. I've been seeing lots of stories in the media recently (e.g. http://www.baltimoresun.com/news/loc...,2494094.story) about thefts of portable car electronics.
The theft thing is a fair point if you live someplace with decent crime rates and aren't likely to remember to hide it in the console or someplace when you get out of the car..
I know if this car was for my wife we might've gone that way as she never remembers to put it in the console when she uses our Garmin in her car and I'm not riding with her...(thankfully crime rates here are nearly non-existant, but it would've long ago been stolen from her vehicle in most places)
09-11-07, 01:42 PM
#23
You can find the Garmin I series (i2, i3, i5) for around or under $200. Amazing little gps. I take it on all my business trips and has never failed me in the ~2 years i've had it 
09-11-07, 01:44 PM
#24
The nice thing about the factory nav (which is more like $2500 than $3k) is that it's always available without being a target for thieves. I've been seeing lots of stories in the media recently (e.g. http://www.baltimoresun.com/news/loc...,2494094.story) about thefts of portable car electronics.
09-11-07, 03:55 PM
#25
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No argument about the cheaper map updates with Garmin, a fact that is made even more painful because most people consider Garmin's map vendor, Navteq, to be superior to Fujitsu Denso's (Lexus) vendor, TeleAtlas.
09-12-07, 05:56 AM
#26
It's still $2500 if you order the ML system and navigation as separate options. It's $3000 if you order the ML/Nav bundle, but the extra $500 is to upgrade the six disc changer from CD to DVD.
No argument about the cheaper map updates with Garmin, a fact that is made even more painful because most people consider Garmin's map vendor, Navteq, to be superior to Fujitsu Denso's (Lexus) vendor, TeleAtlas.
No argument about the cheaper map updates with Garmin, a fact that is made even more painful because most people consider Garmin's map vendor, Navteq, to be superior to Fujitsu Denso's (Lexus) vendor, TeleAtlas.
09-12-07, 07:12 AM
#27
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I've seen them as low as $179
