Re: Lower resale for Nav units
since the TCH also includes the energy screen with minute by minute graphics of FE and the ability to look at FE over any period you want to test, that premise is invalid. I contend that I have increased my FE by at least 5% by using this screen. Over the life that I will keep the TCH, that will more than offset depreciation of the NAV system with fuel savings.[/quote]
The Canadian version of the TCH navigation system looks the same as the US version but does NOT include the energy screens. The Toyota navigation unit in is a dealer installed option that costs over C$3,000 (US$2,800) by the time you add in sales taxes! The lack of energy screens plus the poor navigation accuracy were the main reasons I asked the dealer to remove it and got a refund. Also the voice recognition feature is an embarrasing joke most of the time!
I now have a $650 portable Garmin unit which has several advantages, it is much more accurate, announces street names when coming up to a turn, includes maps for all of Europe and I can buy a map for Mexico. Also the annual map update cost is US$75 as compared with the several hundred dollars that Toyota charges!
I agree that it would be nice to have the unit properly installed without wires but it is hard to justify the cost of Toyota's version for the TCH, especially in Canada.
Last edited by Paulgw : 05-17-2007 at 02:06 PM.
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