Performance Pack or Not? Have you?

[CraigW]

The trouble is £1750 for a sat nav is so expensive.  Do you think in 6 months you will be able to buy the unit and just retro fit it?

I would doubt it to be honest. I think you would be hard pushed to find one of these units on the open market, at least not in the immeditate future. Even then you may find that the units are only being sold by some dodgy seller living abroad. I had the same problem with my current car in that i budgeted just to get into the base spec. In retrospect, i wish at the time i had taken the plunge and went for the upgraded alloys and the sat nav as after a year of ownership i was always thinking that I had missed out. However, at the end of the day everyone has their personal budget and you have to feel comfortable about what you can and can't afford   

[RhysH]

They will come put on the market Craig, as did RNS510 for the mk5 etc. I think for some its not the initial cost, it's the fact I would begrudge paying that much. It does look fantastic and if I got one its one thing I would want. However question for me wether to wait and see if can retro fit later on and save couple £.

Though I am tight 

[mcmaddy]

£1750 for the new sat nav sounds expensive but when you consider the rns510 was costing more as an option and you never got free maps for three years either. I doubt very much you will be able to just flash the software of the lower priced unit, not even VW are that slack! Your not only getting sat nav though your also getting a hard drive for music for the people who don't Bluetooth music or use USB or ipods etc. Your also getting dab radio which only recently became available on the rns510 so the £1750 is looking quite a good deal in comparison? oh and the 8” screen is bigger too 

[mcmaddy]

They will come put on the market Craig, as did RNS510 for the mk5 etc. I think for some its not the initial cost, it's the fact I would begrudge paying that much. It does look fantastic and if I got one its one thing I would want. However question for me wether to wait and see if can retro fit later on and save couple £.

Though I am tight 

Need to factor in you won't have a roof mounted aerial if you don't spec sat nav from factory (I think).

[CraigW]

They will come put on the market Craig, as did RNS510 for the mk5 etc. I think for some its not the initial cost, it's the fact I would begrudge paying that much. It does look fantastic and if I got one its one thing I would want. However question for me wether to wait and see if can retro fit later on and save couple £.

Though I am tight 

It's a fair enough point. Yes, the unit is very expensive but the hassle (not to mention risk) involved in tyring to find a decent one as well as then trying to retrofit depending on wiring etc (not sure if it's just plug and play) just to save what would probably only be few £'s is not worth it imo

[Jimble]

The trouble is £1750 for a sat nav is so expensive.  Do you think in 6 months you will be able to buy the unit and just retro fit it?

This unit is different in that the screen in the dash is just that, a screen and all the workings are in the glovebox, i assume this is to make it harder to steal and retrofit.

Someone has posted pictures from etka on here about it.

[JoeGTI]

I don't think it'll be a simple retro fit like the RNS was. The screen is just that, a screen. All the other hardware, the DVD drive, SD slots, wiring, etc is all in the glovebox.

[Jimble]

I don't think it'll be a simple retro fit like the RNS was. The screen is just that, a screen. All the other hardware, the DVD drive, SD slots, wiring, etc is all in the glovebox.

Are you a parrot?

[JoeGTI]

I don't think it'll be a simple retro fit like the RNS was. The screen is just that, a screen. All the other hardware, the DVD drive, SD slots, wiring, etc is all in the glovebox.

Are you a parrot?

Oops, great minds, I hadn't seen your post 

[RhysH]

Oh that's interesting! Jimble do you have a link to that post where shows about all the wiring etc. certainly adds a diffident dimension if its not going to be a stand alone unit! Like pesky bmws.

In which case it would be an option to have, I was just hoping like last nav it would have been plug and play swap:(