How much to pay for an A4?

[George Selby]

At 04:00 PM 7/31/02, you wrote:
>WE wanted a model with the navigation system, but preferred
>the 1.8tq. We don't know if the 1.8tq has a nav available. If the 3.0
>does, then how much?


How about a handheld or Laptop hooked up to an Delorme Earthmate GPS
receiver?  This would be portable, a hell of a lot cheaper than what the
car companies want for their nav systems, and is update-able for much
cheaper.  Not to mention you can do a bunch of other things with the
handheld or laptop.  I use a Thinkpad with Delorme Street Atlas and the
Earthmate receiver on all long trips, and it works quite well.  It is quite
sensitive, as it can tell you which lane of a four-lane highway you are on
while driving.  Not to mention all sorts of other goodies, like current
speed (I'm sorry officer, your radar must be wrong, my GPS showed a steady
73.4 mph, and I can show you the log to prove it!) time to destination, and
back on track routing if you miss a turn, as well as voice navigation and
commands (two-way voice between you can the computer.)

One other thing to think of: giving the general shoddy quality of factory
radios, do you really think they can make a nav system (much more
complicated system) that won't go on the fritz within 5 years?  I don't.


George Selby
83 Audi Coupe GT
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George Selby
70 F-100 Ranger XLT 460 C6
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83 Audi Coupe GT
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