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Without lifetime (and I do mean lifetime) map updates, a built-in navigation system is a complete non-starter for me. I bought my current car with a navigation
by mikevp 9y ago
Without lifetime (and I do mean lifetime) map updates, a built-in navigation system is a complete non-starter for me.
I bought my current car with a navigation system in 2008. It's massively annoying to me that Toyota charges more for a single map update than Garmin and Tom-Tom do for a brand new GPS unit with lifetime map updates included.
Not to mention I've already got a far superior navigation system on my phone.
I keep cars for a long time. I drove my previous car for 22 years.
- CamperBob2 9y agoToyota probably signed unfavorable deals with their OEM that require them to pay hefty royalties on every map update. The terms may have seemed reasonable at the time, and now they're stuck with them. It may not be entirely their fault.
- milkytron 9y agoDo you have any evidence of this, or this happening to other car manufacturers?
- CamperBob2 9y agoNo, just experience in other industries. Don't get me wrong, I'm not making excuses for Toyota. I get the same BS from my own car's manufacturer. Their map updates are more like $300, and even the dealer thinks it's a galactic ripoff.