Sat nav

[Bill_the_Bear]

if the VW unit is kept up to date then it's no worse than a standalone sat nav. maps are provided by navteq which are one of if not the best maps

Android and iPhone are supported a billion times better than any system VW or tomtom or whatever because any amateur can add virtually any function they want with just a few hours of programming.  There are hundreds of apps you can download to do anything from adding speed camera locations to recording your journey to simply changing the colour or theme or appearance to integrating with your PC or anything really.

But I want the integrated system.  Best solution will be when cars use android based operating systems so you can download apps like a phone.  Years before that happens I suppose though.

[Hawaii-Five-O]

Hobojim here's a nice run through of the basic NAV. I think it looks good.

http://m.youtube.com/watch?v=GyBUcCno_i8

I'm seriously considering adding it to my spec if it doesn't push my BW back.

[dippy_x]

I run TomTom on my smartphone.  Paired with a brodit clip and holder it's a pretty decent combo.  Always have my phone with me so it's always there to be used.  In spite of this I did seriously get an urge to add Pro Nav.  The larger screen and res is really desirable but I have no interest in any of the other features.

Luckily my urge subsided.  I swear it must be part of the VW plan.  The long wait is too much time for procrastination and self doubting - I find myself wanting to add / modify my order everyday (thanks mostly to this site I guess  )

[matchboy]

Thanks for the vid. I'd only seen the Pro in the flesh and not the one I've ordered and I'm more than happy with that - does the job albeit not as pretty as the Pro but that doesnt concerrn me. Good to see it in action!

[p3asa]

.......... How will it affect residuals?

The thing with extras is, you won't get your money back. They will make your car more desirable if selling privately but as far as book price goes, your car packed full of extras would command the same price as the exact same car with no extras at all.

You select an option to improve an experience usually and with that improved experience you feel good every time you get behind the wheel - The cost you place against that feeling is what you are battling.

So you might not get that money back on options but it is ££ well spent if it truly makes your experience a daily pleasure while owning it

Yeah I couldn't agree more. I was only answering the OP about about his residuals question 

[master_hayabusa]

Hobojim I deliberated over this just like you are now. In the end I decided that Google Maps on my Samsung Galaxy S3 was far better than the basic nav and will only get better with time. Get a little clip or cradle that sticks to the windscreen and you're sorted.

I must emphasise that if the basic nav had a google maps interface and was able to update itself I would have ticked this option box.

[monkeyhanger]

I wonder how soon these nav units will be available to buy for reasonable money in the aftermarket - plenty of ebay suppliers for new RNS510 around £300 (light fingered VAG/Blaupunkt employees?).

Chances are that the new system will be standard equipment for a good number of years, seeing as the MK5 and 6 Golf, as well as all the other VAG models over the last 8 or 9 years have been fitted with the RNS510.

Wouldn't be surprised to see a standalone Discover Pro for self fitting on the net for £500-600 in the not too distant future - at that price I might be tempted, plus you can whip it out and reinstall in your next VAG or sell it on - much more residual proof.

I found a new standard discover nav system for MK7 Golf on ebay the other day but I can't find it now (it was from an international seller and the naming of it would make it hard to find, I stumbled on it by accident) - it was £370.

[Bill_the_Bear]

Are they becoming more complex to install now what with the SSD, media system in the glovebox, MFD and steering wheel integration, and all the integration with the car's set up?  Or despite that is it basically a box that you can plug into a socket without having to set up all the individual components manually?

[monkeyhanger]

Are they becoming more complex to install now what with the SSD, media system in the glovebox, MFD and steering wheel integration, and all the integration with the car's set up?  Or despite that is it basically a box that you can plug into a socket without having to set up all the individual components manually?

RNS was a 1 box doddle on my dad's MK5 Golf. I would hope for ease and speed of installation on the production line that these would be no more complex than they need to be. Maybe a single interface that connects with the glovebox player MFD and steering wheel, a grounding wire and a connection to the antenna for radio reception.

[mcmaddy]

Totally different set up on the new systems. They are all linked in with the glovebox now so its not as easy as just replacing the headunit like it was on the rns510's. A lot more complex unfortunately.