![]() Assuming I could of paid for built in Navigation on my last 3 vehicles, using a Garmin has probably saved me literally thousands of dollars. This is the 3rd vehicle I've been able to use the Garmin in, and with what was less than a $150 dollar original purchase, that's a pretty good value for a decade of automobile navigation, and being able to NOT pay for Navigation in 3 different vehicle choices. I suppose having navigation built into the head unit would be nice, but I've never really missed it. I keep updating the maps (free) and the software, and it still works great. I own a 2016 EX, and I use a Garmin that is at least 10 years old. I could be wrong, but I doubt it's really supported or possible, at least officially. If you could easily or economically add factory navigation, it would kind of defeat the purpose of designation. I mean the reason Honda makes differences in trim levels, and extra's IS to get you to upgrade. ![]() I've never read a thread where anyone claims to have done it, or had it done. But I doubt upgrading after purchase is possible or happens. I tried "Game Stop" and "GameStop", but got nothing but a few hits from out of state.You would need to call the dealership and hope they really know, or give a sincere answer. As an example, I recently failed to find a used videogame store called "GameStop" by searching "Name". It's almost impossible to find something by name unless you know exactly how it's spelled out in the DB. IMO, the search feature is in desperate need of an update. I'm more interested in updates to the actual software. Don't be surprised if newly constructed roads don't make it on updated maps for several years. If you are interested in having the latest maps, please be sure to check the navigation website to see what has been added in the most recent release (there is a document that specifies what is new). This is the first year I've ever received a letter from Honda advertising their updated maps, but it's still entirely voluntary. Whether you keep your maps updated is entirely up to you. I'm pretty sure the Nav unit is manufactured by Alpine which uses NavTeq maps.Īs far as I know, Alpine has provided updated maps annually for Honda vehicles and the price has been roughly the same for the last 5 years. That the end (I assume), so it's back to work now.Īddendum - just to add salt to the wound, last night I got another email from Honda about ordering the Nav update AND another email from my dealership about bringing the car in for scheduled service. So, as I told all the people I talked to I would do, I'm now telling everyone I know about this so they don't get ripped off by Honda. Once again, I had someone telling me how he understood my concern - but wasn't actually going to do anything about it. I pointed out that that was a bunch of crap and that we paid Honda for the car and nav system so it's up to Honda to fix the problem. He just passed the buck again and claims that it's Alpine's fault since they make the actual nav system and the update disk. I just got a (blocked!) call from someone named Joanathan at Honda. I emailed the saleswoman we originally bought the car from to let her know what was going on and that I expected a better response from Honda if they ever wanted us as a future customer. ![]() ![]() I called that and explained it again to another person, who was also nice but said all he could do was forward the info to the dealer we bought the car from (Norm Reeves Honda) and that they might do something. The customer support person was very nice but said that the navigation group doesn't set the price and gave me the number for Honda customer service. I usually hae to check my iPhone to make sure it's not trying to send us into the middle of a freeway pileup. The Honda unit doesn't even have traffic data. I quickly found some nice GPS units on with 5" screens, FREE LIFETIME MAP UPDATES and FREE TRAFFIC ALERTS. I could only assume that they believe their customers are really stupid. I couldn't believe that they were not only trying to rip people off for this, but make them feel like they were getting a great deal with the free shipping. The letter made a big deal of how they were giving us free shipping on the disk - oh boy! Oh yeah - they wanted $185 for the disk! Not really - a year and a half went by and I finally just got a letter from Honda about the update disk. No big surprise and I figured there would be an update soon. When we got it, we quickly saw that the GPS was missing many recently biult roads in our area. It was certainly more expensive than a 3rd-party model, but thought it was worth it since it was all integrated. When I got the Insight for Meri last year, I got the fancy version with the in-dash navigation system. Well, it looks like our Insight is our first and last Honda since I won't ever buy anything again from a company with their horrible business practices.
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