2008 Navigation Package
#31
Re: 2008 Navigation Package
You can easily install an aftermarket NAV like the Eclipse 5510 I have in mine.
I paid less then $1000 for it & it's better than even the 08 factory NAV except it doesn't have the Hybrid screens.
My unit plays DVD/DVD-R movies & CDR/MP3 discs, has a backup camera & has an internal high power AMP.
~John
I paid less then $1000 for it & it's better than even the 08 factory NAV except it doesn't have the Hybrid screens.
My unit plays DVD/DVD-R movies & CDR/MP3 discs, has a backup camera & has an internal high power AMP.
~John
#33
Re: 2008 Navigation Package
Yup, the Kenwood is a good choice also. I picked the Eclipse because the mapping is better than the Garmin(I have a Garmin also with the latest mao set, so I can directly compare the two).
You need to decide which features are most important in each individual case.
~John
You need to decide which features are most important in each individual case.
~John
#34
Re: 2008 Navigation Package
Looks like most of the latest generation of aftermarket in-dash NAV/DVD units are around $1500-$2000 once you purchase all the adapters to suit your personnal preference (ipod, rearview camera, sat.radio, bluetooth, etc.)
I understand the opening in the dash of the 05/06/07 models will accept the double-DIN units but is tight and/or requires some small amount of modification.
I still like the Pioneer AVIC-Z1....comes with 30GB of storage...20GB for the NAV and 10GB reserved for whatever music you want to store - don't have to bring along your ipod and it comes with the Gracenote CDDB software already loaded.
I understand the opening in the dash of the 05/06/07 models will accept the double-DIN units but is tight and/or requires some small amount of modification.
I still like the Pioneer AVIC-Z1....comes with 30GB of storage...20GB for the NAV and 10GB reserved for whatever music you want to store - don't have to bring along your ipod and it comes with the Gracenote CDDB software already loaded.
Last edited by glennb; 04-13-2007 at 12:19 PM.
#35
Re: 2008 Navigation Package
I liked it too, I actually owned a Z1 for a while(I sold it on ebay)
The Z1 has some awesome features, but it is hands down the absolute worst NAV unit I have ever used(& I've been using GPS units for years). The POS Z1 is totally incapable of plotting an intelligent route from point A to point B(what really took the cake was when it told me to "make a legal U-Turn" as I was travelling down a 4 lane divided highway.
I found a Pioneer message board & there where tons & tons of complaints with the same issues about the useless NAV function.
~John
#36
Re: 2008 Navigation Package
The probs I found with the Z1 were:
* lots of folks complaining about the Nav
* You have to jump through hoops to get the address entry while moving (thinking of passenger entering address)
* The HD is nice, but you have to transfer from an Audio CD, as most of my collection is already in MP3, I didn't want to transfer back to cd to transfer back.
I liked the Eclipse, but I thought it was a step backwards in losing the street name (heck the factory nav even had that!) So, it with the Kenwood having a reputable Nav, a good Ipod interface, there were few compromises.
* lots of folks complaining about the Nav
* You have to jump through hoops to get the address entry while moving (thinking of passenger entering address)
* The HD is nice, but you have to transfer from an Audio CD, as most of my collection is already in MP3, I didn't want to transfer back to cd to transfer back.
I liked the Eclipse, but I thought it was a step backwards in losing the street name (heck the factory nav even had that!) So, it with the Kenwood having a reputable Nav, a good Ipod interface, there were few compromises.
#37
Re: 2008 Navigation Package
I'm not sure what you mean by "losing the street name" however, my Eclipse certainly does every function that the POS factory setup did.......
~John
#38
Re: 2008 Navigation Package
I.E. Here in NC, we have a bunch of highways that bundle together, so take the next left vs take the next left on I 40 means a lot. I know the Eclipse shows it, but its nice not to have to look at it when folks are qualifying for Nascar down here...
Last edited by mikesus; 04-13-2007 at 06:04 PM.
#39
Re: 2008 Navigation Package
~John
#40
Re: 2008 Navigation Package
hey thanks David for the info. the dealer that we went to found me one with the nav system already in it so I bought it and my wife did not want the nav so we got her one they had on the lot. but thanks!!