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      06-12-2007, 08:29 AM   #1
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BMW and Mercedes Benz navigation sucks

and they are somewhat admitting it and want to get it fixed. LOL

http://www.autoblog.com/2007/06/11/b...k-i-s-s-i-n-g/

good start at least.
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      06-12-2007, 09:25 AM   #2
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lol good
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Japanese cars have the best navi (IMO).........
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Japanese cars have the best navi (IMO).........
Agree...and specifically I think Acura has the best nav system with Lexus a close second.
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^^ Acura all the way for Navi...i still miss it.
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Agree...and specifically I think Acura has the best nav system with Lexus a close second.
Yup!

Japanese are very good with electronics (although they seem to copy a lot of them and just make them better).
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      06-13-2007, 01:12 PM   #7
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Why dont european cars just use the navs the japanese uses...they're outsource anyway...no?
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      06-13-2007, 01:52 PM   #8
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That is why I dont choose the stock navigation. I use Garmin. HA!
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      06-13-2007, 02:03 PM   #9
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Japanese cars have the best navi (IMO).........
that's because they are years ahead of their competition.. plus they treat the Nav development like "gaming" software, which is the correct way to develop this kind of software...
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Why dont european cars just use the navs the japanese uses...they're outsource anyway...no?
Correct...I know that Acura uses Alpine nav systems. Not sure about the other japanese manufacturers.
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