Navi DVD update

Hello,


is there an alternative to get a new data DVD for your toyota than only to
go to your dealer?

I feel there is little competition on the market, since the prices for new
DVD are very high!

best wishes,


Micha

Michael Westphal wrote:[color=blue]
> I feel there is little competition on the market, since the prices
> for new DVD are very high![/color]

Next time don't buy a factory Nav system. I wouldn't own one of those
if it was given to me.

By the time the car manufacturer's navigation system supplier designs,
builds, and sells you a 'built in' unit for your (fill in the year)
Toyota (or whatever) it is already obsolete.

"Travis Jordan" <no.one@no.net> wrote in message
news:M9sJf.64628$6Q3.62765@fe07.news.easynews.com...[color=blue]
> Michael Westphal wrote:[color=green]
>> I feel there is little competition on the market, since the prices
>> for new DVD are very high![/color]
>
> Next time don't buy a factory Nav system. I wouldn't own one of those
> if it was given to me.
>
> By the time the car manufacturer's navigation system supplier designs,
> builds, and sells you a 'built in' unit for your (fill in the year)
> Toyota (or whatever) it is already obsolete.
>
>[/color]

Sorry but the Toyota NAV is superior to anything out there - and it
integrates with your steering wheel. I am getting the Ansic for my Vette,
but even that doesn't compare to the Toyota (lexus) one.

"Dan J.S." wrote:[color=blue]
> Sorry but the Toyota NAV is superior to anything out there -
> and it integrates with your steering wheel. I am getting the
> Ansic for my Vette, but even that doesn't compare to the Toyota
> (lexus) one.[/color]

Our Magellan RoadMate 700's original cost was a fraction of
Toyota's cost. Software updates are free. Map/database
updates costs are reasonable. We can use it in _all_
our cars. When we sell a car, it doesn't go away.
And most of all, if a repair is ever needed, you
don't have to go to a Toyota dealer's service department
to get it fixed.

We got Toyotas because they make (some of the) best cars.
They're not in the navigation system business.
They're in the car business.

We recently bought MS Streets & Trips 2006 with the
GPS option, $99. We use it on the laptop while in the car.
(The passenger does.) It's interesting, it's certainly cheap,
but it's nowhere near the quality and features of the Magellan.
Though it has some features that the Magellan doesn't have.

"ll" <lkslittle@REMOVEcomcastTHIS.net> wrote in message
news:43F75279.6B80D871@REMOVEcomcastTHIS.net...[color=blue]
> "Dan J.S." wrote:[color=green]
>> Sorry but the Toyota NAV is superior to anything out there -
>> and it integrates with your steering wheel. I am getting the
>> Ansic for my Vette, but even that doesn't compare to the Toyota
>> (lexus) one.[/color]
>
> Our Magellan RoadMate 700's original cost was a fraction of
> Toyota's cost. Software updates are free. Map/database
> updates costs are reasonable. We can use it in _all_
> our cars. When we sell a car, it doesn't go away.
> And most of all, if a repair is ever needed, you
> don't have to go to a Toyota dealer's service department
> to get it fixed.
>
> We got Toyotas because they make (some of the) best cars.
> They're not in the navigation system business.
> They're in the car business.
>
> We recently bought MS Streets & Trips 2006 with the
> GPS option, $99. We use it on the laptop while in the car.
> (The passenger does.) It's interesting, it's certainly cheap,
> but it's nowhere near the quality and features of the Magellan.
> Though it has some features that the Magellan doesn't have.[/color]

I have the Magellan too, I use it when i travel and rent cars. The
useability is not as intuitive as Toyota, you have wires all over (unless
you hard wire it) and its processor is not quick enough for certain
adjustments. Also, by having a built in one, you can use it when you dont
plan on using it. Just the other day I avoided traffic by going down side
streets in an area i was not familiar with. By having this top down view.

Dan J.S. wrote:[color=blue]
> Sorry but the Toyota NAV is superior to anything out there - and it
> integrates with your steering wheel. I am getting the Ansic for my
> Vette, but even that doesn't compare to the Toyota (lexus) one.[/color]

Does the Toyota NAV have integrated XM traffic information?

[url]http://www.garmin.com/products/sp2730/[/url]

"Travis Jordan" <no.one@no.net> wrote in message
news:FvKJf.20615$5o2.3741@fe06.news.easynews.com...[color=blue]
> Dan J.S. wrote:[color=green]
>> Sorry but the Toyota NAV is superior to anything out there - and it
>> integrates with your steering wheel. I am getting the Ansic for my
>> Vette, but even that doesn't compare to the Toyota (lexus) one.[/color]
>
> Does the Toyota NAV have integrated XM traffic information?
>
> [url]http://www.garmin.com/products/sp2730/[/url]
>
>[/color]

The new ones will, to me, integration with the car is more important.