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OctaneGuy · Sep 28th, 2003, 06:24 AM

I have the DVD Nav in my 3 week old 03 MC and it's fabulous. My father has a Lexus LS430 with Nav and it's comparable. Not the same. First the MINI Nav doesn't have a touch screen. The UI takes some getting used to. And I believe the MINI Nav requires you to THINK a bit more. For instance, when you approach a turn in the LS 430, it'll ding ding to let you know to turn now. On the MINI, a voice will say in the next 400 feet, turn right. So you gotta be able to judge 400 feet! Sometimes it'll say in the next 400 feet, take the 2nd right and that can get confusing!

But you learn quickly. Within a few hours, I had no trouble.

I used my Nav extensively while driving my MC back from Memphis, TN to Los Angeles, CA. I visited 12 states and used the Point of Interest for gas, motels, and restaurants. It was very accurate.

Now that I'm back in Los Angeles, I use the POI much less, and use mostly the realtime Mapping Overview set to 1 Mile or 1/4 Mile to help me identify street names. Today I was motoring in San Marino, and the NAV allowed me to stay away from dead end streets, allowing me to explore as much as I wanted, and easily be able to get back to my friends house.

Sep 28th, 2003, 06:24 AM	#7
OctaneGuy MINI2 Sr. & c3 President Join Date: Jun 2003 Location: Los Angeles, CA Local Time: 08:55 PM Posts: 533 Offline	I have the DVD Nav in my 3 week old 03 MC and it's fabulous. My father has a Lexus LS430 with Nav and it's comparable. Not the same. First the MINI Nav doesn't have a touch screen. The UI takes some getting used to. And I believe the MINI Nav requires you to THINK a bit more. For instance, when you approach a turn in the LS 430, it'll ding ding to let you know to turn now. On the MINI, a voice will say in the next 400 feet, turn right. So you gotta be able to judge 400 feet! Sometimes it'll say in the next 400 feet, take the 2nd right and that can get confusing! But you learn quickly. Within a few hours, I had no trouble. I used my Nav extensively while driving my MC back from Memphis, TN to Los Angeles, CA. I visited 12 states and used the Point of Interest for gas, motels, and restaurants. It was very accurate. Now that I'm back in Los Angeles, I use the POI much less, and use mostly the realtime Mapping Overview set to 1 Mile or 1/4 Mile to help me identify street names. Today I was motoring in San Marino, and the NAV allowed me to stay away from dead end streets, allowing me to explore as much as I wanted, and easily be able to get back to my friends house. Octane Guy c3:Lets Motor for a Worthy Cause ::: Or Find a MINI Motorer near you!