2010G6E turbo New Member 9 Member For: 14y 1m Gender: Male Location: Tom Price WA. Posted 11/01/11 11:58 PM Share Posted 11/01/11 11:58 PM Hi all, has any one got sat nav in there car, was wondering how it is and how easy it is to use. AM tossing up to get a portable one or get the in built one, ( factory one )any info would be great thanks. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
INASNT Member 361 Member For: 18y 2m 28d Gender: Male Location: Melbourne Posted 11/01/11 11:59 PM Share Posted 11/01/11 11:59 PM Its like a $2000 option still isent it? Rip off when good GPS's are $300-$400. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Turbonator Donating Members 108 Member For: 13y 10m 24d Gender: Male Posted 12/01/11 12:37 AM Share Posted 12/01/11 12:37 AM The built-in Sat Nav from Ford is not user friendly. It uses a remote instead of a touch screen. Garmin, Navman, TomTom etc., are easier to use and cheaper to upgrade when the installed map becomes obsolete. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rusty XR6T Donating Members 516 Member For: 14y 7m 18d Gender: Male Posted 12/01/11 02:17 AM Share Posted 12/01/11 02:17 AM factory sat nav is CRAP!!! go and check out ASL... you will be surprised what they have, some very cool stuff for the FGASL Automedia Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tony L Member 80 Member For: 14y 1m 20d Gender: Male Location: Melbourne Posted 12/01/11 07:48 AM Share Posted 12/01/11 07:48 AM I found the factory sat nav a pain in the rear end Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
harryh Donating Members 166 Member For: 14y 1m 21d Gender: Male Location: Sydney Posted 17/01/11 09:30 AM Share Posted 17/01/11 09:30 AM Yep, I have it and its ordinary. I also have a portable one (a Tom Tom 720) which is miles better but I still use the in built one because it is much more convenient than having to plug in the portable one each time I use it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tuono Member 312 Member For: 14y 5d Posted 19/01/11 12:43 AM Share Posted 19/01/11 12:43 AM Hi all, has any one got sat nav in there car, was wondering how it is and how easy it is to use. AM tossing up to get a portable one or get the in built one, ( factory one )any info would be great thanks.I've got one. Its the only one I've owned or used and I think its great. You ask it where you want to go and it tells you. The maps are great. But I have had very limited experience with them. Being intergrated is the go. Sticking one on your window is ordinary, unless you dont have a choice of course. $2000 is a lot of coin. Mine was included in the 50th upgrade. Not sure if I would pay the $2000 if it wasnt. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
alpha Member 266 Member For: 17y 8m 14d Gender: Male Location: Perth Posted 19/01/11 02:37 PM Share Posted 19/01/11 02:37 PM $2000 is pretty steep..I was thinking of getting one, but realised that it is not often that I would use it. I have a portable one and have used 4 times last year. If I was frequent user (ie courier) then I may think about it. I think the ASL ones are better and cheaper, but again after a few years the software has to be upgraded at a cost. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rusty XR6T Donating Members 516 Member For: 14y 7m 18d Gender: Male Posted 19/01/11 09:59 PM Share Posted 19/01/11 09:59 PM OEM Sat Nav doesnt have free upgraded maps for ever either, not too sure what Ford charge for map updates Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tofo17 Member 7 Member For: 14y 1m 1d Posted 21/01/11 06:48 AM Share Posted 21/01/11 06:48 AM Have had my G6ET since December and it has factory satnav. The only way to interact with it is through the remote, which is completely ridiculous and fiddly as others have said. Not only that, if the batteries die in the remote you can't use it, not even turn it on. This happened to me last weekend Once programmed though it works well, has good visual resolution and gives good voice directions. I wouldn't option it if buying a car new, much better third party options. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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