gps vs no gps
11-01-10, 03:59 PM
#18
I'm a practical and literal person. I believe that instructions on a complicated subject must have been written by the engineer that designed it. Maybe that comes from my military training or I developed it on my own, but I've been called taking things 'too literally' for as long as I can remember.
Anyway, like most folk, I jumped right in thinking I'd figure it out and had the same problems as many of you. I reverted to the dreaded book as thick as the 'Health Care' bill. So sitting in my driveway with the car on and the book open in my hands, I actually 'tried' a few suggestions. I spoke slower (a chore for me), as clearly as possible (for a GA Redneck), and angled my voice toward the mic (above the mirror). I gave it the 'destination' command and answered all the city, street, street # questions and it spit out a route. I picked another one talking the same way. No problem. So I picked another one, talking in my usual fashion (fast, toward the w/s and with accent {they don't program redneck speak in Japan) and I could have sworn it said 'HUH ??? I'm not changing to an English professor but it works for me now.
A word of warning tho. Less than two weeks after I got it we made a breakin trip to FL with my wife and her best friend Ronda. We stayed with some friends that had a B&B in Green Cove Springs and took them all out to dinner. After dinner and on the way back to the Inn I was showing off the NAV (bad move after a pitcher of beer and still green with product knowledge). I didn't have the phone correctly paired and was trying to call someone back here in Georgia to show it off. I kept saying "Call Bob W". I don't remember what the NAV lady's response was but she kept asking for something I'd already done and I finally yelled "Shut up biyatch (thank you Anita for the spelling)". The car got colder then the AC was ever able to make it. Later my wife's friend Ronda slipped a note under the door to 'never call her a biyatch again. She had been offering suggestions and thought I was yelling at her
. It took the next two days to thaw out the atmosphere.
But aside from all that, the system does work, I know 'cause if it works for me, it'll do it for you. Just spend some time in your driveway with some patience and the book. The time you spend will reward you.
Elaborating over
Anyway, like most folk, I jumped right in thinking I'd figure it out and had the same problems as many of you. I reverted to the dreaded book as thick as the 'Health Care' bill. So sitting in my driveway with the car on and the book open in my hands, I actually 'tried' a few suggestions. I spoke slower (a chore for me), as clearly as possible (for a GA Redneck), and angled my voice toward the mic (above the mirror). I gave it the 'destination' command and answered all the city, street, street # questions and it spit out a route. I picked another one talking the same way. No problem. So I picked another one, talking in my usual fashion (fast, toward the w/s and with accent {they don't program redneck speak in Japan) and I could have sworn it said 'HUH ??? I'm not changing to an English professor but it works for me now.
A word of warning tho. Less than two weeks after I got it we made a breakin trip to FL with my wife and her best friend Ronda. We stayed with some friends that had a B&B in Green Cove Springs and took them all out to dinner. After dinner and on the way back to the Inn I was showing off the NAV (bad move after a pitcher of beer and still green with product knowledge). I didn't have the phone correctly paired and was trying to call someone back here in Georgia to show it off. I kept saying "Call Bob W". I don't remember what the NAV lady's response was but she kept asking for something I'd already done and I finally yelled "Shut up biyatch (thank you Anita for the spelling)". The car got colder then the AC was ever able to make it. Later my wife's friend Ronda slipped a note under the door to 'never call her a biyatch again. She had been offering suggestions and thought I was yelling at her
. It took the next two days to thaw out the atmosphere.But aside from all that, the system does work, I know 'cause if it works for me, it'll do it for you. Just spend some time in your driveway with some patience and the book. The time you spend will reward you.
Elaborating over
11-01-10, 06:16 PM
#19
I have a 450h without the GPS/NAV, and it comes with basic LCD display which looks fine (probably less distracting too). The Blutooth pairing with my (Palm Pre) smartphone works great, and you can dial by name or number, though I usually just use one of the six presets. I mounted a Garmin GPS to the front/left of the LCD, and the frequent (and relatively inexpensive) updates ensures I have the latest road info and POI's available. See thread here for more details and pics...
https://www.clublexus.com/forums/hyb...th-no-nav.html
https://www.clublexus.com/forums/hyb...th-no-nav.html
I am wondering if the $3000 GPS option is worth it. What can you do with the GPS that you cannot without the GPS besides the obvious. I have an Android phone and there is no way any car GPS can beat Google maps and navigation and i hardly even use that on my phone. i dont care about voice activation but i would like to be able to pair my phone with the car so i can chat with people by speaking into the air and hear then thru the stereo speakers. can i be happy without the GPS? also how cheap does the display look without the GPS? thanks.
11-01-10, 06:51 PM
#20
No, I don't play soccer!
Jim, don't lie. I'm sure you're getting Nav Lady inebriated with your charm because I swear she doesn't like women. Look what happened when you had other women in your RX 
Getting back to topic, IMO getting the RX with nav is worth it especially for resale value. More features and toys to play with too.
Getting back to topic, IMO getting the RX with nav is worth it especially for resale value. More features and toys to play with too.
11-01-10, 07:20 PM
#21
for those of you w/ navi, what screen page do you usually have the system fix on when you are driving?
I find it kinda annoying that I can only have either the main menu, navi map or display off to look at...(all the other settings screen are pretty ugly)
Really wish they would give us a better radio screen page to look at..
I find it kinda annoying that I can only have either the main menu, navi map or display off to look at...(all the other settings screen are pretty ugly)
Really wish they would give us a better radio screen page to look at..
11-01-10, 07:27 PM
#22
I haven't really used the voice commands as the car doesn't seem to like my voice! I learned from the Lexus service if you push the call button on the steering wheel then the voice and say Dial ______ it will work. Don't remember seeing that in the book. I've looked at the dvd and used the Enform clips on my iPhone. But, I love being able to change all the settings that used to be done by the dealer. When I had the loaner I found all the things were in different places because there wasn't navigation and I didn't like the tiny backup in the mirror.
11-03-10, 06:18 AM
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anybody has the HUD? Is it worth it? Almost no dealer has a vehicle on the lot with it and has to be custom ordered, therefore not much negotiation on the price...
11-03-10, 08:03 AM
#26
The reason for the AWD and hitch will be to have a device that mounts to it (Segvator) and will carry my Segway w/o having to load it inside.
And I got a discount on my special order.
11-03-10, 11:30 AM
#30
No, I don't play soccer!
Laser cruise control is pretty useless around here with all the congestion. The range is far even on the shortest setting. But with fewer cars it basically makes it nothing more than glorified cruise control. Now if it worked under 30 MPH like on MB, more like an accident avoidance system, that would be nice. Pre-collision, well, let's just hope I don't need it. At least it's there if I do. Safety first and foremost. There's so many idiots on the road