I have used them and find it more a toy than anything else. I Drove all over Sothern Cal this spring and only got lost once for 5 minutes as I figured out of to get back on to the freeway by reading signs.

I seldom use the miles to empty on my DIC now as I just have to look at the gauge to know what I have.

I am sure some really need and want a NAV but for me make it an option as I have other things I would rather see in the car like a standard or optional Heads Up. I want the new generation with color like the Vette.

Or I would rather see more or better radio options. MP3 plug in or a indash hard drive to down load music into.

It won't be long till we have the internet indash in many cars.

 

lol...lol...lol couldnt agree more.

 

You think the new Camaro will have a indash hard drive??

 

CD's still can't hold the amount of music that an MP3 player can. Even if you burn MP3's onto the CD. It's much more convenient to carry around ONE MP3 player, than a bunch CD's. Not to mention switching the CD's vs hitting a button on the MP3 player.

Also, CD's will in just a few short years be gone from cars just like cassette. MP3's and a hard drive are the best options.

 

It may not at the start but I am sure it will have a MP3 player dock like in the HHR.

The 08 CTS now is offereing a 40 GiG indash hard drive that can support nav, MP3 and I believe Video.

Now that it has started in time the hard drive will be most if not all cars in the future. It is like Stablility control. Only a few cars had it to start and by 2012 it will be in most even before it is made manditory.

The fact is CD's are going to go away like the tape player sooner than you think. Cars will have pretty much a indash PC where you can down load info and internet along with music. They now have hard drives that can take the shock and heat of a car and with the improvment of flash memory I expect we may see something in that mode too.

We have not even seen the start of the electronic's in the car yet. There is so much they can and will do in the next ten years. It is not long before we will see much more than the one 12 Volt battery system in cars as they are nearly out grown it already.

I just joined the MP-3 crowd and really now understand the benifits. Record companys now just want to sell you a down load as it saves Production, Materials, Storage, Shipping, Middle men, Retailers, ETC. The bottom line is it has a quality sound and much more profit. I suspect they will also control it more with programs that only they can unlock [or till a hacker figures it out].

 

I'd rather not see it. Its just extra crap I'd have to take out and sell on ebay. They are nice, I've used GPS navigation with a laptop in some major cities(vegas, chicago) for business. Anyways, if its an option then I'm for it, if its standard I'm against it.