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Old 05-09-07, 05:10 PM
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Default How is GPS in Washington State?

I am planing to have a family trip starting from So. Cal. up to Seattle. But I am horrible at reading maps(...lol) so i depends alot on GPS/ navigation.

Now the question is, how well is the navigation working in Washington State? Does the one from Lexus provide good turn by turn direction? And is all the streets and POI for WA in our navigation?

If someone could help out, I would really appreciate.

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David
Old 05-09-07, 07:13 PM
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well i work on audi's and i use their nav plus on testdrives, it works real well its got tons of point of interests, gas stations mall's all the nearest dealers ect.. so im guessing lexus should be comparable if not better. they use dvd's and satellite data for guidance.
Old 05-10-07, 12:42 PM
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I've never had a problem with any of the in-car navigations i've used. The biggest negative i've heard from visitors is that we have a lot of streets that change directions and some change names more than once along a route. If you are used to N-S, E-W streets that run for miles and miles like many in California you may get a big confused.
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icic... thanks for the heads up...

also, is it necessary to update my navigation? I mean do i need to buy the latest navigation software to update the street names...ect?
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Originally Posted by davidsong
icic... thanks for the heads up...

also, is it necessary to update my navigation? I mean do i need to buy the latest navigation software to update the street names...ect?
My wife uses the heck out of the NAV in our '04 GX and she's never had a problem.
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