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Subaru navigation system review cnet
Subaru navigation system review cnet





Then I sold the Prius and bought the Forester without GPS, and got me a Tom Tom. I used to own a Toyota Prius with the GPS and I thought it was hot stuff. The capabilities of the system are very limited compared to a store bought GPS, sure there is a little bit more information on individual POIs, but do you really need all that info? Most store bought GPS gives you the capability of inserting your own points, downloading new maps, new POI icons, etc, etc etc. Sit down on a Toyota with GPS and you will see the system is very, very similar. The factory nav system is a standard system that a Japanese company sells to Toyota, Subaru and a few others. 'Bout as often as you see someone with Walkman cassette. How often do you see someone jogging down the street with their portable (huge) CD walkman. Digital music stored in memory devices has been standard for several years now. I remember when CDs had LONG become the standard for car audio, and manufacturers were still pushing cars with cassette players. You should be able to delete the radio for credit - full credit. There should be far more flexibility in audio/gps at auto purchase time. GPS - useful, accurate, up to date, should be standard as well. Sub par audio, that as a line item, is substantially overpriced, and underfeatured.Įvery car rolling off the line should have blue tooth capability built in. Manufacturers and their suppliers for years have been pushing sub par audio on the consumer. I mean, really, more time is spent putting cup holders here and there, but no factory place to store/hold a cell phone? There should be a provision for mounting GPS units. Them current equipment, then they should design adaptability into the cars interior. If manufacturers cannot deal with suppliers that provide







Subaru navigation system review cnet