Sat nav

[Mr Savage]

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.

It may seem complex now because its different but once a few have been done I would imagine it being fairly straightforward. Someone like Eddie will soon be able to install these systems I would imagine.

The RNS510 was £2,000 from VW and then £500 through e-bay. So yes, chances are they will get cheaper (I'd imagine they'll add more revisions and newer models as time goes on too & they need to make them easily replaceable. Otherwise what would VW mechanics do when something goes wrong with the unit?

[p3asa]

What do you get if you don't spec Nav? Is it just a head face plate like the Nav or is it a fully functioning head unit?
If its just the face plate with all the gubbins in the glove box still, then chances are it would be easy just to add the Nav at a later date.

[monkeyhanger]

You'll get a touchscreen interface for the CDplayer in the glovebox, your connected storage options for music and your radio. It'll flick over to the graphical display for your parking sensors when doing a parking maneuvre. In short it does everything the nav unit does, except the map/nav bit.

[mcmaddy]

It'll be a good 18 months two years before cheap affordable nav or pro nav will be available from the like of fleabag or even Ed. It's still nigh on impossible to get cheap dab RNS 510's and they've been available for nearly a year now.

[Jimble]

Hopefully there will be less on the market due to it being a little more difficult to steal, so unless they're refurbs or pinched from the factory they should be few and far between?

[mcmaddy]

Hopefully there will be less on the market due to it being a little more difficult to steal, so unless they're refurbs or pinched from the factory they should be few and far between?

Rarer they are, more expensive they will be.

[Mr Savage]

The thing is with the Nav Pro yes you get a 64GB SSD drive but you can buy 64GB SD cards quite easily today and that will hold the same amount of music (obviously). SSD is very fast at loading data but an SD card loads music more than quick enough not to notice any difference. So that side, in my opinion is pointless.

You can watch DVD's with the Nav Pro, I can on my RNS 510 also, how many DVD's have I watched on it? 0. So again, a feature that I wouldn't use.

Bigger screen and better resolution. Fantastic but again I can only see this being a benefit with the maps and rear view camera. Why do you need a bigger, higher-resolution screen for switching radio channels or going through the settings.

Now if it had personal wifi hotspot it would be a totally different story for me. But I think you gain very little for an extra £1,000 which let's face it, is a lot of money.

Yes it will be a while until these are available and cheap on e-bay but they will be available eventually and if you really miss having a bigger screen then you could probably upgrade quite easily and cheaply at a later date.

Of course it's down to personal preference really, I just think people are over-looking the most expensive option a little.

[Hobojim]

So have you gone for basic sat nav Mr Savage or none at all ?

[Mr Savage]

So have you gone for basic sat nav Mr Savage or none at all ?

Basic Nav as I felt it offered the best for the money.

[Gryzor]

Whilst the standard "Discover" looks nice, the screen on the "Pro" variant looks so much nicer.

It does, but not £1000 or whatever it costs nicer!  I bought a 46" TV with full media capabilities for less than that!