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My mom's BMW had the most bizarre method. You'd have to search through a database of every city in the country (without narrowing it down by state first), then
by sli 9y ago
My mom's BMW had the most bizarre method. You'd have to search through a database of every city in the country (without narrowing it down by state first), then input only the first letter of the street, then scroll through the list to find the street you need. Simply typing the street name in full was not an option, you were allowed only one character(or maybe three, it's been a while). This was all done entirely with knobs and buttons, no touchscreen. Easily the most clunky nav system I've ever used.
It was also wildly out of date.
Needless to say, everyone who drove it used their phone, because Google Maps was already more advanced and easier to use before that car was even built.
- r00fus 9y agoHoly smokes - that's the same as the cheapo aftermarket GPS system my in-laws in France owned (that we borrowed while going between family houses). Acceptable for the 800km cross-country trip but not so hot for the quick 20km outing to a new resto. Given the drive included portions where our Free-data TMO plan didn't cover, we had to rely on that nav system for the long trips.