are their upgrades to the maps? Anyone have one for sale?

 

no upgrades yet... people need to bitch to mazda some more....

the maps sorta blow. its great for when im in calgary or toronto, but when im in London it is worthless.

The navi system is the one component of my purchase which i regret

 

I couldn't justify spending $1500 on the Nav. I'll head out sometime and buy a nice mobile unit for 1/3 the price and one that you can update over the net with ez.

 

I have an aftermarket navigation that cost a fraction of the price. The maps are great! Best part is that it uses my palm pilot as the screen and came with a mount for the car. Oh and it uses a sexy brit girl's voice.

 

Wow ! Nice one ! How much $$

 

1500??? my dealer quoted me $3000 !! i didn't get it either, but some days i wish i had it.. but if it sucks for canada then i'm glad i didn't get it


MrJynx

 

If i could turn back time....

i would only change the nav. no nav would be way better... and yea that nav was somthing stupid like 3000.

yesterday my parents picked up a unit for when they travel to europe, the maps are way better and you can get updates really easily. If your interested i can get the name/model for you

 

Mine was installed. When I baulked at the cost that was factored into the price, the salesman got a mechanic to explain that removing it would not be worth the hassle and the dash would have to be replaced. Whether all true or not, I don't know. Anyway, I like it a lot, but wish Mazda had an upgraded DVD.
One other thing.. travelling to Northern Ontario as I do twice a year(okay, not a 'frequent flier') the map quits just above North Bay.

 

by the way, anyone tried driving down to the states using the Nav ? how useful was it ?

 

what did they get?? i have to buy a GPS for my dad's bday, he wants one we can take up north into the bush. if it can do road maps to that's a bonus! (which i'm sure it does)


MrJynx

 

yeah I have navi, not worth it.

 

My Palm Nav unit was about $600 including the palm itself. I think you can buy the GPS unit separately for about 350 or so.

 

actually there where are you located?

There is a store call Fifth Gear 905-799-8008 - Talk to Terrence
that sells the really good ones for cheap.

just tell him Peter from 3P Magazine send ya and he will take care of you with an extra discount

 

cool, i've spoken to terrence before.. his shop is actually around the corner from my house

 

Magellan Road Mate 760... but it was pricey - 1500ish

 

i used my Navi up in Montreal and down is the states it worked well... the only reason that I got navi is cuz the wife always gets lost and she drives the 8 a lot... and i also added the module to switch the DVD rom to play DVD movies... that's the only good thing about it...

 

hey, just curious.. how did you do that? I wanted to do that a while ago, but someone told me it wouldnt work.

 

Hey Bluefrenzy, I have a Palm Zire, and would like to get the NAV unit, where did you get yours from??