Mazda5 NAV System Questions
Hello,
We plan on buying a Mazda5 in the next two weeks or so; it'll be a Touring w/automatic.
Our last remaining question is whether to get the navigation or not. I've always told myself that, the next time I got a new car, it'd have GPS in it. Now that I'm faced with the opportunity, I'm not so sure, especially with the $2000 premium. I've never actually used one for getting around, so I'm not sure how this one compares, etc. I imagine I'd want it for those odd times when we discover that we need to go somewhere we've never been before or when we want to know where the nearest gas station or Chinese restaurant is.
So, do we go with the built-in navigation, or do we shop around for a portable unit to keep in the glove compartment?
Thanks!
TW
We plan on buying a Mazda5 in the next two weeks or so; it'll be a Touring w/automatic.
Our last remaining question is whether to get the navigation or not. I've always told myself that, the next time I got a new car, it'd have GPS in it. Now that I'm faced with the opportunity, I'm not so sure, especially with the $2000 premium. I've never actually used one for getting around, so I'm not sure how this one compares, etc. I imagine I'd want it for those odd times when we discover that we need to go somewhere we've never been before or when we want to know where the nearest gas station or Chinese restaurant is.
So, do we go with the built-in navigation, or do we shop around for a portable unit to keep in the glove compartment?
Thanks!
TW
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I am also interested in buying the 5 probably the 2007 model. I think you should get a portable navigation system instead of the built-in one. In this way, you can use it in any car you have. I'm getting the Garmin c330 (about $450) thru my nephew and that's a big difference from the $2000 you'd spend in the 5. It's also a very good system and highly rated. They sell them a lot on Ebay. Good luck on your new car!
Rick
1. The screen on the Mazda nav is 7 inches. The after market ones are 3 maybe 4 inches.
2. If you get nav on the touring, it comes with TPS.
I don't like to buy items that are built in. T=these items will become relics in about 2 years and nobody wants them after that. Technology is changing too fast to have something
built in. Unless you plan to change cars every 24 or 36 months.
Just my opinion.
Thanks for any help.
Jim
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-eBay
-Contact Mazda USA directly? I don't have NAVI but my in-laws Bimmer gets a yearly update CD from BMW (subscription based I believe)
1) active when something is plugged into the aux input below the shifter.
2)seems on euro spec cars if equipe with rear seat entertainment package another aux input is located in the third row?
There are empty connectors on back of head unit, but no simple rca...sorry