bigbill25 Posted May 21, 2004 Share Posted May 21, 2004 I was cruising around other coutry's Subaru sites and found this on the German site: http://www.subaru.de/showroom/outback/outback-int/outback-int-multidisplay.htm This is a Flash demo of the Nav system. It seems to have the following: Navigation (with simple input over touch screen and clear route guidance) 3 "analog" gagues (battery voltage, momentary gasoline consumption, attitude of the accelerotor pedal) Maitenance schedules Outside temp Clock There were are also three tabs they don't talk about... Anyone want to start a petition to persuade Subaru to get this here in the US (and perhaps Canada and Down Under)? --Bill Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cookie Posted May 21, 2004 Share Posted May 21, 2004 far cheaper and more reliable. It mystifies me that navigation is necessary to anyone with an IQ of more than room temperature. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bigbill25 Posted May 21, 2004 Author Share Posted May 21, 2004 cookie said: far cheaper and more reliable. It mystifies me that navigation is necessary to anyone with an IQ of more than room temperature.Wow! Impressive speed on the trash-reply! Personally, I tend to enjoy technology... Is there anyone on this board from a country that has offers these? I would love to hear a first hand report. --Bill Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tiny Clark Posted May 21, 2004 Share Posted May 21, 2004 These displays/nav systems are real popular in Germany now. Even Opel is installing them in their mid-level entries. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bigbill25 Posted May 21, 2004 Author Share Posted May 21, 2004 I sent a message to www.oemvalue.com who sells a lot of OEM Nav systems for other makes, especially Toyota. They said they could not get the Subaru one, but that it looked VERY similar to the Toyota Nav unit. It seems they are using the same supplier... --Bill Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
malpert Posted March 27, 2006 Share Posted March 27, 2006 do you have the navigation i just got it and have questions marv alpert@mail.com Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ranger83 Posted March 27, 2006 Share Posted March 27, 2006 cookie said: How about a road map? Far cheaper and more reliable. It mystifies me that navigation is necessary to anyone with an IQ of more than room temperature. OK - quick! Show me how to zoom scale on a map? Detour from your route when the highway ahead is blocked? Give you your precise speed and compass heading? Give speed-based directions for upcoming highway exits and turns? Automatically reroute you if you miss an exit or turn? Road maps are frequently out of date, and you need many of them if you are navigating metro areas. I used to carry: - Boston city map. - Metro region city guide (city street maps). - New England map - Eastern US map (included NJ, PA and NY) - Massachusetts map - NH State Highway map - ME State Highway map - VT State Highway map - CT State Highway map Most state rest areas have official highway maps - usually free - but they're often out of them, or they're old. The GPS navigates based on the shortest travel time; can navigate to multiple destinations; will give you the distance and travel time on each leg, including ETA; and will point to the nearest gas stations, hospitals, ATM's etc along the way. I have many examples, but here's one of the best. I was driving up Route 4 in FL towards Rt 95 to St Augustine. I saw a backup on the ramp - two lanes, stopped dead. I hit DETOUR - 2 miles - and the GPS sent me up Route 4 a mile to a state highway that paralleled Route 95. the traffic jam was several miles long, and I avoided all of it. A friend of mine has a Garmin Quest. It is a car-oriented system but has a battery. When he has to park in a strange city, he marks his parking space as a waypoint. When he wants to get back to his car, it shows him the shortest way back, even if he has no clue were he is. Of course, if you don't drive much, you surely don't need maps or GPS. But "anyone with an IQ of more than room temperature" would understand this, no? Roads in the Northeast are not straight and flat. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cookie Posted March 27, 2006 Share Posted March 27, 2006 I must have been a bit crabby that day. It is true that for some folks these can be great. Most of the folks I know who have them use them as another gadget. If you were doing sales or delivery they would be handy. I'm still not that impressed with them, but I am not constantly trying to find new addresses. If that's what floats your boat have at it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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