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 Why people order Nav?



Yesterday I played with the built-in Nav at the dealer and with Garmin in Car Toys. Here are my thoughts:

BMW Nav:
- is not easy to use. Typing an address is a nightmare without remote or touch-screen
- it does not allow to find a place/address by entering a phone number
- it disables the ability to play MP3's in E90
- it replaces the "BMW professional" radio/CD player (which I think is very good) with very basic CD/DVD slots
- it forces to control the music system through single iDrive knob (instead of multiple functional buttons on the "BMW professional" radio/CD)
- from what I read (I haven't tested that) the directions are not as accurate as with third party Nav systems
- it is extremely overpriced at $2000
+ it looks very nice on the dashboard as a built-in system (some people disagree and claim that one hump looks better, so I think it's an individual preference)
+ it has large screen

Garmin Nav:
+ is very easy to use, has lots of functions and touch-screen
+ it allows you to enter a phone number to find associated place/address
+ doesn't disable the ability of playing MP3
+ leaves the original "BMW professional" radio/CD and climate control in place
+ is portable, so you can take it anywhere
+ costs anywhere from 500-1100 depending on model
- doesn't look as great as built-in Nav in the dashboard
- has smaller screen

Basically, taking functionality and price as priority, Garmin by far wins in both categories. So, why do people buy BMW Nav then? Do they sacrifice functionality and price just for nicer look? I wonder...
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Also for BMW Nav:

+ sucks in adddresses from phones or over the net so you don't have to type them in.
+ offers extra features for many other options on the car (everything from seat heaters throught to Blue tooth)
+ will be important to have for upcoming cool software upgrades (iPodYour BMW v2, email, dvd etc).

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Also for BMW Nav:

+ sucks in adddresses from phones or over the net so you don't have to type them in.
+ offers extra features for many other options on the car (everything from seat heaters throught to Blue tooth)
+ will be important to have for upcoming cool software upgrades (iPodYour BMW v2, email, dvd etc).
is this stuff applicable to E46 too?

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is this stuff applicable to E46 too?
doubt it, they for the iDrive only

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I wonder if other Festers can help us with here with one item missing from your list, whether by getting the Nav, and hence the DVD slot, you can get the DVD player option for the back seats.

What I am asking is can you only get the DVD back seat option if you have the DVD player already installed. Maybe X3 owners know this who got that option?

Another of course for Europe only is the TV option, where you can watch TV in the Nav screen when you are parked.

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Greg, I take you are not ordering the NAV and we'll see a Garmin unit in your E90?


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