I am planning on getting a TL-s in a couple of weeks, but I am having a hard time deciding if i should get the navi or not. Is it really worth it? What does everyone here think? Thanx in advance.

 

navi, it just looks so damn cool. oh and it also helps you find your way around..

 

Check out this link for more info :

http://www.acura-tl.com/forum/showth...highlight=navi

Cheers !!!

 

Get it. I have had it in both of my Acura's and loved it. You will regret it if you don't. Besides that, it looks cool as hell

 

Definitely NAV!!!

You'll not regret it!!!

 

Even if you don't know the area well, how many times have you been sitting in traffic and wished you knew the fastest way to get around it. I use it all the time.

the only reason I wouldn't get it would be if I lived out in the sticks where the map doesn't get as detailed

 

i was in your position one week ago... i was going to get no navi b/c i felt like a cheap person...

seriously, tell them to do a navi demo.. like how to use it and crap when u test drive your TL... u must have navi.. i dont know how i survived w/o it.

GET NAVI... you'll thank all of us later

 

Get it or regret it later!

 

NAV systems will be a determining factor in all future car purchases I make.

NAV rocks!!!!!!

 

with such a great reveiw i think i will dish out the 2k and get the navi. Thanx again for all your input.

 

YES, YES, YES . You will regret it if you don't

 

I wasn't planning on getting the NAVI, but when I went shopping for my car, it wasn't available in the color I wanted without the NAVI, so I ended up getting it (Got it for roughly ~$1500 more than the price of the car without the NAVI so I thought it was worth it). After having it for less than 1 week I immediately can appreciate its uses. I've been able to find a lot of new routes to places I knew how to get to already, plus I've been able to find quite a few new places.

I'm also taking a business trip soon to an office in PA and I've already gotten directions for it from the NAVI

NAVI is definitely worthwhile!!!

 

Definately get it....its a good feature plus they say Acura navi is the best out there.

 

In my opinion, the Navigation system changes the TL-S into a whole other car. It is definitely worth it....and the girls, they go crazy over it!

 

GET IT!

:-jon

 

Definitely GET IT!!! It's the coolest feature of the car!!!

 

Navi all the way...I kick myself everyday for not getting it.

 

I'm on the don't get it side.

It's simply not worth $2,000.

$2,000 will buy a lot of other nice goodies for your ride like custom wheels, a kick ass stereo upgrade, and more.

It's $2,000.

Keep in mind that it's $2,000.

$2,000 :-)

$2,000 would buy a nice 50" HDTV.

 

wow i never thought of it that way...

50" HDTV.... or the navi......................



hmmmm........................ :o :o :o

 

Yea...well if you get the navi...you can do the navi conversion and play DVDs and video games in here...I say get it. It's accurrate and good...if u have it, u'll use it.

 

Or...................you could by a KIA and with the money you save, build a real home theater!.....


GET THE NAVI!!! Really, there are two types of TL owners: 1) Those with NAVI and 2) Those who don't have NAVI, and rationalize that it is not worth the money and that's why they don't have it.


:-jon

 

I like that analogy. If you want to buy it to aid you in driving that's one thing but if you want it for a techno gadget then you have to consider other techno gadgets. Such as an XBOX with 30 games, a new high end PC, HDTV(As you mentioned.), etc. It's all relative. Of course if you have unlimited funds then you can have them all.

 

Hey Steveb! Long time no post!
Good to hear from you!

:-jon

 

LOL!! Very funny and true!

 

When i went to pick up my 03 TL-S about 2 months ago, it did not have the navi, then after looking it over i saw 2 dents in it and my dad raised enough hell that they gave me the same car with the navi for free!! So my advice to you is LOOK THE CAR OVER VERY CAREFULLY, you never know you might just find a gift from the dealer

 

Well, its all in how you want to spend your money :-)

I agree that if you do a lot of driving to places you don't know for business or pleasure, it may be worthwhile. I know the state like the back of my hand, so I don't need it, and will drop the $2,000 into a nice set of wheels and mods instead.

I also guarantee that within the next 2-3 years, you'll see the Nav system as either a ~$500 option, or even standard equipment.

It's simply not worth $2,000 - you can buy a nice high-end Garmin GPS unit that does the exact same thing for around $400 - and even take it with you hiking.

 

Can't compare those $400 units with the Honda/Alpine unit. Trust me. I shopped for one to put into my wife's '98 Land Cruiser. A unit with comparable features, detail and processing speed was over $2k installed.

As for me, I'm pretty good with directions and thought that it was just going to be a toy. I use it much more than I thought I would, and would definitely buy another one.

It's all a matter of opinion.

 

Exactly my feelings. I'm a techno-geek and knew I just *had* to have the navi. My wife, who is the Anti-Geek, said she'd buy me a Rand McNally atlas for $4.00 and save the $1996 for something else. But now that she's driven the car and used the navi, she wants a navi when she gets her next car. I never had one before either, and I wouldn't be without one in the future if I could help it.

And my dealer knocked the price down to $1700 so that helped some.

 

I spent all last year working with advanced GPS hardware in the local delivery industry, believe me, you can get the exact same functionality and more for $400.

Better still, you can even download the data to a PC and keep a historical record of where you've been, miles driven, time on the road, average speed, and more. Can't do that with a car-fixed Nav unit :-)

Again, I'm not knocking the Acura Nav system - it's THE best one offered by any car make, it's just not worth $2,000 - Acura is probably making $1,500 on every one unit it includes in a car.

 

I hear you about the PC, but that laptop kinda obstructs your vision when it's sitting on your dashboard, and what do you do with all those wires?

Just giving you sh!t.

As for those $400 units, from what I've seen, they don't seem to have has much map detail as the DVD based systems do. I may be wrong, it's just my opinion.



As for historical data, I'm not so sure. I once accessed the "secret" diagnostic screens, in the system. Lot's of cool stuff including showing you which satellites you are currently in communication with, along with a screen that I think had historical trip data. Not sure, but I'll have to check it out again.

 

Dude, that was the same thing with me. My wife thought it was just a toy. She loves it now and wants one for her Land Cruiser. She's horrible with directions, one day she took my car and was driving around looking at houses. She wasn't paying attention to where she was going and was quickly "turned around". She called me and said "This is so cool! No matter where I go, I don't have to figure out how to get home!".

She also thought that about the steering wheel mounted stereo controls. When I told her how cool they were she thought I was being a geek. Now she asks me if it can be retrofitted in her car!

Her 'Cruiser as does the '02+ TLs have something that my '01 doesn't. One touch express up for the windows and one touch express for the moonroof.

Such a little thing, but way cool.

 

But, how would you fit it into the dashboard? :wow:

Seriously though, if you chose Navi, test drive the car extensively. Read my thread in this topic and make sure you don't get a lemon.
Joe in LA

 

If you occasionally get stuck in heavy traffic the detour function is one of the best reasons to get the Navi. If you often need to dial 411 on your cell to get a number then the Navi will likely save you from having to use your air time for that. Just a couple of lesser known reasons where the Navi comes in very handy.